CaliforniaWestern Joshua Tree Conservation Act: life-sustaining services: take permit.
What it does
The Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act prohibits any person or public agency from importing into the state, exporting out of the state, or taking, possessing, purchasing, or selling within the state, a western Joshua tree or any part or product of the tree, except as specified. The act authorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife to permit the taking of a western Joshua tree if specified conditions are met, including, but not limited to, that the permittee mitigates all impacts to, and taking of, the western Joshua tree through measures that are roughly proportional in extent to the authorized taking of the western Joshua tree. The act authorizes, in lieu of completing the mitigation measures, a permittee to elect to satisfy the mitigation obligation by paying fees pursuant to a specified fee schedule, as provided.
More detail
This bill would authorize the department to permit the taking of a western Joshua tree without payment of fees or other mitigation upon demonstration to the department that the taking of a western Joshua tree is related to the maintenance, operation, or construction of a life-sustaining service connection to a single-family residence or multifamily residence, including distribution infrastructure, as specified. The bill would require the department to grant or deny that permit within 30 days of a request, or within 10 days of a request to address a threat to health or safety. The bill would allow the permittee 60 days to complete the taking authorized by that permit and the department may extend this 60-day period at its discretion.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 23April 21 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 2. Noes 4. Page 3981.)Latest
- Apr 21
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: fail.Upper
- Apr 10Set for hearing April 21.
- Apr 8April 14 hearing postponed by committee.
- Apr 2Set for hearing April 14.
- Mar 25From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Major
- Feb 26Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
- Feb 13From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
- Feb 12Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced