California § 26403 - Programs and projects eligible for funding from the Resources Account shall be li

§ 26403. Programs and projects eligible for funding from the Resources Account shall be li

Programs and projects eligible for funding from the Resources Account shall be limited to any of the following: (1) Appropriations to the State Coastal Conservancy for grants to public and private agencies for the restoration of urban waterfronts, as described in “An Urban Waterfronts Program for California” required by Chapter 1040 of the Statutes of 1981. Appropriations to the conservancy may include, but shall not be limited to, particular projects identified in that report. (2) Projects under the Roberti-Z’berg Urban Open-Space and Recreation Program Act (Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 5620) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code). (3) Appropriations to the State Coastal Conservancy for grants to public and private agencies for acquisition, development, rehabilitation, restoration, operation, and maintenance of real property and facilities which provide public access ways to or along the coast or the shoreline of San Francisco Bay. (4) Wetland protection, preservation, restoration, and enchancement projects in accordance with the Keene-Nejedly California Wetlands Preservation Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 5810) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code), or, in accordance with provisions governing the State Coastal Conservancy (Division 21 (commencing with Section 31000) of the Public Resources Code). (5) Restoration, enhancement, and preservation of wildlife habitat on federal lands pursuant to the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 670a, et seq.). (6) Acquisition and development of real property for wildlife management in accordance with the purposes of the Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947 (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1300) of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code). (7) Reforestation, urban forestry, and forest improvement projects in accordance with the provisions of Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 4790) of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code. (8) Water reclamation, watershed management, water conservation, instream use, and drainage management programs approved by the Director of Water Resources or the State Water Resources Control Board. (9) Watershed restoration, erosion control, fire hazard reduction, land conservation, and fish and wildlife habitat improvement projects. (10) Acquisition, restoration, and preservation of habitat for rare and endangered species. (11) Programs for the prevention of soil loss and soil degradation. (12) Programs for the preservation and protection of prime agricultural lands. (13) Shoreline erosion control projects. (14) Mitigation of environmental damage resulting from gas or oil production on state lands. (15) Programs to develop a computer-based mapping system to store, refine, analyze, and display resource data. (16) Programs for development and enhancement of renewable agricultural resources. (17) Programs to safeguard public and environmental health from hazardous materials. (18) Programs for geothermal resources assessment. (19) Other programs which enhance and conserve renewable and nonrenewable resources.