CaliforniaWaterfowl hunting reservation application fees from Type A and B areas would enter a fund
The state would set aside fees from waterfowl hunting reservation applications and daily or season-long entry passes at Type A and B wildlife areas; lawmakers must approve spending from the fund.
What it does
Fees from waterfowl hunting reservation applications and daily or season-long entry passes at Type A and B wildlife areas would enter a separate fund. With lawmakers' approval, the department must spend the money to run and maintain those areas and pay reasonable administrative costs directly tied to their public hunting programs. That spending must add to current upkeep spending.
If lawmakers approve spending, the wildlife department must use money from farming or grazing leases on its lands to manage, maintain, restore, and run those lands.
Where visitors need permits for activities besides hunting or fishing on lands the department manages, it must sell hunting or fishing entry permits through its license system. It may sell the other permits there too.
Each year, licensed hunters must have a chance to comment on when wetlands are expected to be flooded in hunting areas of Type A and B wildlife areas.
Argument forIf lawmakers approve spending, waterfowl hunting reservation application and daily or season-long pass fees could pay for added upkeep at Type A and B wildlife areas.
Argument againstWithout lawmakers' approval, Type A and B wildlife areas might wait for extra upkeep paid from waterfowl hunting reservation application and daily or season-long pass fees.
More detail
The state would put waterfowl hunting reservation application and entry pass fees from Type A and B wildlife areas in a separate fund. The fund receives fees from waterfowl hunting reservation applications and daily or season-long entry passes at Type A and B wildlife areas. After lawmakers approve spending, the department must use the money to run and maintain Type A and B wildlife areas and pay reasonable administrative costs directly tied to their public hunting programs. Fund spending must add to current spending to run and maintain those areas. By October 1, 2033, the department must report annual spending for fiscal years 2026–27 through 2031–32, list revenue sources, and break out spending by location.
With lawmakers' approval, the department must use farming or grazing lease money to care for and run lands it manages. This covers money from farming or grazing leases on lands the department manages.
Where it requires permits for visits besides hunting or fishing, the department must use its license sales system for hunting or fishing entry permits. This applies on department-managed lands where the department requires entry permits for activities besides hunting or fishing. The department may also use that system to sell entry permits for visits besides hunting or fishing.
Each year, the department must give licensed hunters a chance to comment on expected wetland flooding. The comments concern hunting areas in Type A and Type B wildlife areas. The department may offer this chance through public meetings or other outreach.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 913, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 26Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6575.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1987 Aguiar-Curry Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 25In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1987 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Cortese. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 19Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 19From special consent calendar.
- Aug 18Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Jun 22In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 11Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 10From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9).Major
- Jun 9
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
- Apr 13In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1987 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 13Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4589.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 9Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Mar 25Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 24From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Re-referred to Com. on W., P., & W.Minor
- Mar 2From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W., P., & W. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 2Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.Minor
- Feb 14From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
- Feb 13Read first time. To print.Introduced
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