California Fish and Game Code 1456 – In order to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the board may …
In order to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the board may authorize the department to do all of the following:
(a) Acquire interests in real property and water rights through gift, purchase, lease, easement, and transfer or exchange of easements, development rights or credits, and other interests in real property.
Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 1456
- Board: means the Wildlife Conservation Board. See California Fish and Game Code 1452
- Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 1452
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Program: means the California Desert Conservation Program. See California Fish and Game Code 1452
- Purchase: means "buy" as defined in Section 24. See California Fish and Game Code 68
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Fish and Game Code 83
(b) Coordinate its activities under the program with any governmental program for surplus real property sales in the state.
(c) Award grants to local public agencies, state agencies, tribes, and nonprofit organizations for the purposes of the program.
(d) Exercise any authority and comply with the requirements contained in Sections 1348 and 1350, as appropriate, to preserve and enhance desert habitat for purposes of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 380, Sec. 1. (AB 1183) Effective January 1, 2022.)