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October 2001
California Oak Report
Legislative Round-Up
Assembly Bill 62 (Migden/Wiggins)
Status: Signed by Governor Davis.
AB 62 allocates $3,586,000 to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for development and implementation of measures to control and manage sudden oak death disease (SOD).
Bill supported by California Association of Professional Scientists, California League of Conservation Voters, California Licensed Foresters Association, California Oak Foundation, California State Park Rangers Association, East Bay Municipal District, Regional Council of Rural Counties, Santa Barbara County, Santa Clara County and others.
Assembly Bill 242 (Thomson)
Status: Signed by Governor Davis.
AB 242 creates the Oak Woodlands Conservation Act and establishes the Oak Woodlands Conservation Fund to provide grants for conservation easements, incentive programs, public education and outreach related to conservation of oak woodlands. The bill transfers a minimum of $5 million and a maximum of $8 million from the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air and Coastal Protection Bond Fund to the Oak Woodlands Conservation Fund.
COF thanks the following for their support: American Planning Association, Bay Area Open Space Council, California Association of Realtors, California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, California Association of Winegrape Growers, California Cattleman's Association, California League of Conservation Voters, California Mining Association, California Oak Foundation, California State Association of Counties, California Sportsman's Lobby, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Family Winemakers of California, National Audubon Society, Nature Conservancy, Outdoor Sportsmen's Coalition of California, Planning and Conservation League, Regional Council of Rural Counties, Resource Landowners Association, Shasta Land Trust, Sierra Club California, Sierra Nevada Alliance, Trust For Public Land, Wine Institute and others.
Senate Bill 497 (Sher)
Status: Signed by Governor Davis.
SB 497 closes a legal loophole that had been used for decades to create thousands of lots for homes in rural areas without the environmental oversight or basic services typically required for new subdivisions.
Bill supported by the American Planning Association, California State Association of Counties, League of California Cities, California Lieutenant Governor, California League of Conservation Voters, League for Coastal Protection, Natural Resources Defense Council, Planning and Conservation League, Sierra Club, San Diego Audubon Society, Vote the Coast, CALPIRG, Granada Sanitary District and others.
Assembly Bill 1011 (Pavley)
Status: Signed by Governor Davis.
AB 1011 requires county recorders to maintain a comprehensive index of conservation easements on land within their counties beginning January 1, 2002. The bill also allows the recording of conservation easement agreements entered into prior to January 1, 2002.
Bill supported by the California Coastal Commission, City of Calabasas, Mountains Restoration Trust, Planning and Conservation League, Sierra Club and others.
Senate Bill 198 (Chesbro)
Status: Signed by Governor Davis.
SB 198 extends to 2012 the tax exemption on those lands held as open space by nonprofit land trusts.
Bill supported by the Anza?Borrego Foundation, Ballano Wetlands Land Trust, Bay Area Open Space Council, California Native Plant Society, California State Board of Equalization, California Wilderness Coalition, Center for Natural Land Management, County of San Diego, Ducks Unlimited, Endangered Habitat League, Feather River Land Trust, Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks (Newport Beach), Goleta Valley Land Trust and others .
Giving Thanks
With Thanksgiving approaching, our thoughts turn to the spirit of the season. Since the events of September 11th, this has new significance to each of us. In this context, we wish to express our appreciation to our readership. We also thank our members for their invaluable support.
As you know, we are a non-profit organization dependant on memberships, donations and the sale of products that we either publish or choose to further oak protection.
We invite you to visit our website at http://www.californiaoaks.org/html/merch2.html where you will find a number of books and other tasteful gifts. A membership in the California Oak Foundation would be a thoughtful Christmas present, too.
Your orders help support California Oak Foundation's mission to protect and perpetuate native oak woodlands. We are truly grateful for your assistance in this worthwhile endeavor.
We wish you a happy and healthy holiday season.
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