Bill > AB2566

This bill establishes the Huron Hawk Conservancy within the Natural Resources Agency to acquire and manage public lands in a specific area north of the City of Huron, known as the "Huron Hawk area," for purposes including recreation, open space, wildlife habitat restoration, and educational uses. The conservancy will be governed by a 12-member board of directors, with appointments from local agencies like Fresno County and the City of Huron, as well as state officials and public members. The bill also creates the Huron Hawk Conservancy Fund to hold money for the conservancy's operations, which can be funded through legislative appropriation, general obligation bonds, or contributions from member agencies and other public or private entities. The conservancy will have powers to manage lands, employ staff, recruit volunteers, acquire property from willing sellers, provide technical assistance, undertake improvement projects, and award grants, but it will not have the power to levy taxes, regulate land use, or exercise eminent domain. This bill will become operative only upon legislative appropriation or the approval of a general obligation bond, and it acknowledges that it may create state-mandated local programs for which reimbursement procedures are outlined.

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