Senate Bill No. 856 CHAPTER 30

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1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL Senate Bill No. 856 CHAPTER 30 An act to amend the Budget Act of 2018 by amending Items , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and of, and adding Items , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and to, Section 2.00 of, amending Section of, and adding Section to, that act, relating to the state budget, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, budget bill. [Approved by Governor June 27, Filed with Secretary of State June 27, 2018.] legislative counsel s digest SB 856, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review. Budget Act of The Budget Act of 2018 made appropriations for the support of state government for the fiscal year. This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2018 by amending and adding items of appropriation and making other changes. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill. Appropriation: yes. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018

2 For local assistance, Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing... (1) 0260-Support ,000, Up to $1,000,000 of funds appropriated in this item may be transferred to Schedule (1) of Item , upon order of the Director of Finance, for the administration of block grants to Continuums of Care for emergency housing vouchers, rapid rehousing, emergency shelter construction, and use of armories to provide temporary shelter. 500,000,000 SEC. 2. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For local assistance, Secretary of Transportation... (1) 0270-Administration of Transportation Agency... 12,500, Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $6,500,000 shall be available to Merced County as a grant for use in the development of the California AutoTech Testing and Development Project. This grant shall be administered by the Secretary of Transportation. 2. Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $5,000,000 is one-time funding for a passenger rail planning and feasibility analysis, evaluation of alternatives, and conceptual engineering and initial design to be completed by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, that includes intermodal connectivity, station evaluation, and a potential new station in the Shinn Park region of Fremont connecting Bay Area Rapid Transit, the Altamont Corridor Express, and the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, and other station areas identified through the study with a focus on central and southern Alameda County. 3. Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $1,000,000 is to be distributed to the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District to support bus services for Oakland Unified School District students. 12,500,000 SEC. 3. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018

3 For local assistance, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency... (1) 0320-Administration of Natural Resources Agency... 60,775,000 (a) Armenian Museum... (1,000,000) (b) Italian American Museum of Los Angeles... (250,000) (c) Museum of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) History and Culture... (250,000) (d) The AIDS Monument... (250,000) (e) Ocean Protection Council: Whale and Sea Turtle Entanglement... (7,500,000) (f) Lower Los Angeles River Community Restoration and Revitalization Projects... (20,000,000) (g) Muckenthaler Sprinkler System... (25,000) (h) City of San Francisco-Seawall Earthquake Safety and Disaster Prevention Center... (5,000,000) (i) City of Santa Ana- Advanced Water Metering Infrastructure... (4,000,000) (j) Lassen Courthouse... (8,450,000) (k) City of Daly City- Doelger Center Complex... (1,500,000) (l) City of Colton-Fireman s Paseo Project... (600,000) (m) Cheech Marin Latino Art Museum... (9,700,000) (n) Oakland Museum... (250,000) 60,775,000

4 4 (o) Stanislaus County: Camp Taylor Renovations... (2,000,000) 1. The funds appropriated in Schedule (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), and (o) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure through June 30, The funds appropriated in Schedule (1)(f) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure through June 30, Upon direction of the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, or his or her designee, all or part of these funds may be transferred to another state department or entity, from which they are also appropriated and available for encumbrance or expenditure through June 30, 2023, for the purposes specified in this item. The funds may be expended for capital or non-capital purposes, and may be granted to a local agency for the purposes of Lower Los Angeles River community restoration and revitalization projects. 3. Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1)(e), $1,000,000 shall be made available for the Marine Mammal Rescue and Rehabilitation Network for the purposes of sea lion and seal stranding rescue activities. 4. Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1)(f), $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant to Turnaround Arts: California, to supplement its financial resources for direct services to priority schools along the Lower Los Angeles River corridor. SEC. 4. Item is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, to read: For local assistance, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) 0320-Administration of Natural Resources Agency... 40,000, Of the amount appropriated in this item, $20,000,000 shall be available for urban greening programs. 2. Of the funds appropriated in this item, $20,000,000 shall be utilized for grants to support regional implementation of landscape-level forest health projects to expand the Sierra Nevada Conservancy s Watershed 40,000,000

5 Improvement Program model to the Northern, Coastal, and Southern California regions consistent with the recommendations of the Forest Carbon Plan. The Secretary of the Natural Resource Agency and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall develop and implement prioritized expenditures for the vegetation management program, healthy forests, prescribed burns, or other fuel treatment and forested watershed programmatic work. The prioritization shall include, but not be limited to, identification of key geographic locations that offer strategic importance for any of the following reasons: (a) (b) Reducing wildfire risk to communities. Protecting or enhancing carbon sequestered on the landscape including forests with larger diameter trees. (c) Reducing risk to water supply and maintaining water quality benefits. (d) Increasing climate resiliency of forests in California. (e) Conserving existing biodiversity on the landscape. The plan shall provide for the engagement of property owners in these locations and encourage their participation in this effort, including information regarding the financial assistance available, including, but not limited to, the funds allocated pursuant to section of the Public Resources Code. These provisions shall not limit the ability of the Secretary for Natural Resources Agency to engage in fuels treatment work either through grants or directly on property that has not been prioritized. The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall report on the prioritization of areas for fuel treatment to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature on or before January 31, The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall include in the report a summary of the outcomes for fuel reduction projects conducted in the prior fiscal year including projects in prioritized areas. The requirement for submitting this report shall be inoperative on January 31, 2025, pursuant to Section of the Government Code. The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2020, for support or local assistance. Not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be used for administrative costs.

6 8. 6 The funds allocated in Provision 1 of this item shall not be subject to the restrictions specified in subdivision (b) of Section SEC. 5. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For local assistance, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, payable from the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Fund... (1) 0320-Administration of Natural Resources Agency ,500, The funds appropriated in this item are available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, Of the funds appropriated in this item, $115,500,000 shall be available for the following: (a) $28,750,000 shall be available for river recreation, creek, and waterway improvements, consistent with paragraphs (4), (5), (7), and (10) of subdivision (a) of Section of the Public Resources Code. (b) $4,250,000 shall be available for competitive grants for the California River Parkways Program, consistent with paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section of the Public Resources Code. (c) $10,000,000 shall be available for grants related to marine wildlife and healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems, consistent with subdivision (a) of Section of the Public Resources Code. (d) $10,000,000 shall be available for projects that assist coastal communities, consistent with subdivision (a) of Section of the Public Resources Code. (e) $18,500,000 shall be available for multibenefit green infrastructure investments, consistent with subdivision (b) of Section of the Public Resources Code. (f) $5,000,000 shall be available to the Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency to conduct sediment management in the Feather River, consistent with paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section of the Public Resources Code. (g) $39,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants, consistent with subdivision (a) of 115,500,000

7 7 Section of the Public Resources Code. Not more than 5 percent of this amount may be used for the administrative costs of implementing this program. SEC. 6. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For support of Office of Planning and Research, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) 0370-Strategic Growth Council... 21,165, Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,165,000 shall be included in, and any unused funds revert to, the share of annual proceeds continuously appropriated to the Strategic Growth Council as specified in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section of the Health and Safety Code. 2. Of the funds appropriated in this item, $18,000,000 shall be used to fund research on reducing carbon emissions, including clean energy, adaptation, and resiliency, with an emphasis on California. Grants shall be issued on a competitive basis to institutions, including the University of California, the California State University, federal research laboratories, and private nonprofit colleges and universities located within the state to conduct research consistent with criteria established by the Strategic Growth Council. 3. Of the funds appropriated in this item, $2,000,000 shall be available to provide technical assistance to disadvantaged communities. The Institute for Local Government Beacon Program shall be eligible for up to $1,000,000 of these funds to provide technical assistance to cities and counties to help them take actions to address climate change. 4. The funds appropriated in Provisions 2 and 3 of this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2020, and shall be available for liquidation until June 30, Not more than 5 percent of the amount allocated in Provisions 2 and 3 of this item may be used for administrative costs. 5. The amount allocated in Provision 3 of this item shall not be subject to the restrictions specified in subdivision (b) of Control Section ,165,000

8 8 SEC. 7. Item is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, to read: For local assistance, Office of Planning and Research, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) 0370-Strategic Growth Council... 40,000, The funds appropriated in this item shall be used for the Transformative Climate Communities Program described in Part 4 (commencing with Section 75240) of Division 44 of the Public Resources Code. 2. The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2020, for support or local assistance and shall be available for liquidation until June 30, Not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be used for administrative costs. 40,000,000 SEC. 8. Item is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, to read: For support of Office of Emergency Services, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) 0380-Emergency Management Services... 25,000, The funds appropriated in this item shall be used for the procurement and maintenance of fire engines and support of the California Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System. 25,000,000 SEC. 9. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For local assistance, Department of Transportation, non-state Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), payable from the Federal Trust Fund... (1) Local Assistance... 2,004,035,000 (2) State and Federal Mass Transit... 76,139,000 (3) Regional Planning... 73,400,000 2,153,574,000

9 9 1. Funds appropriated in Schedules (1) and (2) shall be available for allocation by the California Transportation Commission until June 30, 2020, and available for encumbrance and liquidation until June 30, Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this item may be transferred intraschedule or to Item , , , , , or These transfers shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. 3. For Program Local Assistance. For purposes of the Streets and Highways Code, all expenditures from this item shall be deemed to be expenditures from the State Highway Account, State Transportation Fund. 4. For Program Local Assistance. Federal funds may be received from any federal source and shall be deposited in the Federal Trust Fund. Any federal reimbursements shall be credited to the account from which the expenditures were originally made. SEC. 10. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For capital outlay, Department of Transportation, non-state Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), payable from the Federal Trust Fund... 2,344,059,000 (1) Capital Outlay Projects... 2,344,059,000 (a) State Highway Operation and Protection Program... (2,344,059,000) 1. Funds appropriated in this item shall be available for allocation by the California Transportation Commission until June 30, 2020, and available for encumbrance and liquidation until June 30, Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts scheduled in this item may be transferred to Item , , , or These transfers shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. 3. For purposes of the Streets and Highways Code, all expenditures from this item shall be deemed to be expenditures from the State Highway Account, State Transportation Fund.

10 Federal funds may be received from any federal source and shall be deposited in the Federal Trust Fund. Any federal reimbursements shall be credited to the account from which the expenditures were originally made. Funds appropriated in this item are not available for expenditure on specialty building facilities. For the purpose of this item, specialty building facilities are equipment facilities, maintenance facilities, material laboratories, and traffic management centers. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the California Transportation Commission may allocate up to $60,000,000 from this item to provide the required match to any state-sponsored project receiving a federal grant under the Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) grants program authorized by the federal Fixing America s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). The Department of Transportation may expend up to $20,000,000 in state funds (matched with up to $20,000,000 in federal funds) on zero-emission vehicle charging infrastructure, including hydrogen fueling infrastructure, upon authorization of the Department of Finance. The Department of Finance may authorize the expenditure of funds from the proposed sources not less than 30 days after notification has been provided to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or whatever lesser time after that notification the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or his or her designee, may determine. The notification shall include an explanation of the sources of funding that were pursued to fund electric vehicle and zeroemission vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure, why the proposed source was selected, and why other identified sources were not selected. SEC. 11. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For support of Department of Motor Vehicles, payable from the Motor Vehicle Account, State Transportation Fund... (1) 2130-Vehicle/Vessel Identification and Compliance ,745,000 (2) 2135-Driver Licensing and Personal Identification ,324,000 1,0,275,000

11 11 (3) 2140-Driver Safety ,422,000 (4) 2145-Occupational Licensing and Investigative Services... 57,333,000 (5) Administration ,637,000 (6) Administration Distributed ,637,000 (7) Reimbursements to 2130-Vehicle/Vessel Identification and Compliance... 11,775,000 (8) Reimbursements to 2135-Driver Licensing and Personal Identification... 1,685,000 (9) Reimbursements to 2140-Driver Safety... 1,000,000 (10) Reimbursements to 2145-Occupational Licensing and Investigative Services... 89, The Director of Finance may augment the amount appropriated in Schedule (2) by up to $16,600,000 to provide additional resources to alleviate field office wait times. The Director of Finance may not approve any augmentation unless the approval is made in writing and filed with the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations not later than 30 days prior to the effective date of the approval, or prior to whatever lesser time the chairperson of the joint committee, or his or her designee, may determine. SEC. 12. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018 is amended to read: Reappropriation, Department of Motor Vehicles. The balances of the appropriations provided in the following citations are reappropriated for the purposes and subject to the limitations, unless otherwise specified, provided for in those appropriations: 0044 Motor Vehicle Account, State Transportation Fund (.5) Item , Budget Act of 2015 (Chs. 10 and 11, Stats. 2015) (1) Delano: Field Office Replacement Acquisition (1) Item , Budget Act of 2016 (Ch. 23, Stats. 2016) (1) Delano: Field Office Replacement Working drawings (2) Santa Maria: Field Office Replacement Working drawings

12 (2) 12 Item , Budget Act of 2017 (Chs. 14, 22, and 54, Stats. 2017) (2) Inglewood: Field Office Replacement Construction (3) San Diego Normal Street: Field Office Replacement Working drawings SEC. 13. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For support of California Conservation Corps, payable from the Collins-Dugan California Conservation Corps Reimbursement Account... (1) 2360-Training and Work Program... 39,880,000 (2) Administration... 6,945,000 (3) Administration Distributed... 6,945, Notwithstanding Section of the Public Resources Code, the Department of Finance may make a loan from the General Fund to the Collins-Dugan California Conservation Corps Reimbursement Account in the amount of 25 percent of the reimbursements anticipated in the Collins-Dugan California Conservation Corps Reimbursement Account, not to exceed an aggregate total of $7,300,000, to meet cashflow needs from delays in collecting reimbursements. Any loan made by the Department of Finance pursuant to this provision shall only be made if the California Conservation Corps has a valid contract or certification signed by the client agency that demonstrates that sufficient funds will be available to repay the loan. All moneys so transferred shall be repaid to the General Fund as soon as possible, but not later than one year from the date of the loan. 2. Notwithstanding Section 28.50, the Department of Finance may augment this item to reflect increases in reimbursements to the Collins-Dugan California Conservation Corps Reimbursement Account received from another officer, department, division, bureau, or other agency of the state that has requested services from the California Conservation Corps. Any augmentation that is deemed to be necessary on a permanent basis shall be submitted for review as a part of the regular budget process. 39,880,000

13 Notwithstanding Section 28.00, the Department of Finance may augment this item to reflect increases in reimbursements to the Collins-Dugan California Conservation Corps Reimbursement Account received from a local government, the federal government, or nonprofit organizations requesting emergency services from the California Conservation Corps after it has notified the Legislature through a letter to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. Any augmentation that is deemed to be necessary on a permanent basis shall be submitted for review as a part of the regular budget process. Of the amount appropriated in this item, $5,000,000 is from the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for forest health projects and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, SEC. 14. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For support of California Conservation Corps, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) 2360-Training and Work Program... 8,513,000 (2) Administration... 5,000 (3) Administration Distributed... 5, Of the funds appropriated in this item, $2,513,000 is available pursuant to Section of the Public Resources Code. The amount appropriated in this item is not subject to the restrictions specified in subdivision (b) of Section ,513,000 SEC. 15. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For support of State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, payable from the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fund... (1) Transportation Technology and Fuels ,358, ,358,000

14 Funds appropriated in this item shall be available for allocation by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission until June 30, 2022, and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, Of the amount provided in Schedule (1), up to $134,500,000 shall be made available to support zeroemission vehicle infrastructure. SEC. 16. Item is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, to read: For support of State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) Transportation Technology and Fuels... 12,500, The amount appropriated in this item shall be made available to support low carbon fuel production. 2. Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 1.80, funds appropriated in this item shall be available for expenditure or encumbrance until June 30, Notwithstanding Section of the Government Code, funds appropriated in this item shall be available for liquidation until June 30, Not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be used for administrative costs. 12,500,000 SEC. 17. Item is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, to read: For local assistance, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) Research and Development... 64,000,000 (2) (2) Renewable Energy... 4,000, Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated in Schedule (1) shall be used to provide grants, loans, or any financial incentives to food processors to implement projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 68,000,000

15 Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated in Schedule (2) shall be used to support renewable energy projects in the agriculture sector. Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 1.80, funds appropriated in this item shall be available for expenditure or encumbrance until June 30, Notwithstanding Section of the Government Code, funds appropriated in this item shall be available for liquidation until June 30, Not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be used for administrative costs. The funds allocated in Schedule (2) of this item are not subject to the restrictions specified in subdivision (b) of Section SEC. 18. Item is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, to read: For support of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) 2470-Resource Management ,000, Of the funds appropriated in this item, $160,000,000 shall be used for state and local healthy forest and fire prevention programs and projects that improve forest health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by uncontrolled wildfires, including, but not limited to, vegetation management, forest overgrowth reduction, biomass energy generation, and measures to ensure future wildfires are more consistent with historic regenerative fire regime. 2. Of the amount appropriated in this item, $155,000,000 shall be available for the following: (a) Healthy forests in, or adjacent to, state responsibility areas. (b) Local assistance grants that benefit habitable structures within the state responsibility areas, including public education, that are provided by counties and other local agencies, including special districts, with state responsibility areas within their jurisdictions. (c) Grants to Fire Safe Councils or certified local conservation corps for fire prevention projects and activities in, or adjacent to, the state responsibility areas. 165,000,000

16 (d) Grants to qualified nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated ability to satisfactorily plan, implement, and complete a fire prevention project applicable to the state responsibility areas. (e) Inspections by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and local fire departments for compliance with defensible space requirements around habitable structures in, or adjacent to, state responsibility areas, as required by Section 4291 of the Public Resources Code, and in Very High Fire Severity Zones, as required by Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 51175) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. (f) Public education to reduce fire risk in, or adjacent to, the state responsibility areas. Fire severity and fire hazard mapping by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in, or adjacent to, the state responsibility areas. (g) Other fire prevention projects in, or adjacent to, the state responsibility areas, as authorized by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. Notwithstanding any other law, of the amount appropriated in this item, not less than 10 percent shall be granted to city, county, city and county, special district, or other political subdivisions of the state providing fire protection. Of the amount appropriated in this item, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available to the California Conservation Corps for fire prevention projects and activities in, or adjacent to, the state responsibility areas. Of the amount appropriated in this item, up to 5 percent shall be available to pay salaries, benefits, and associated operating and equipment expenses. Of the amount appropriated in this item, $5,000,000 shall be for urban forestry programs. The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2020, and shall be available for liquidation until June 30, The funds allocated in Provision 6 of this item shall not be subject to the restrictions specified in subdivision (b) of Section SEC. 19. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018

17 For support of Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) 2465-Fire Protection... 16,228,000 (2) 2470-Resource Management... 10,904,000 (3) 2475-Board of Forestry and Fire Protection , The funds appropriated in this item are available pursuant to Section of the Public Resources Code. 2. For the purposes of the fiscal year, the funds appropriated in this item and in Item shall not be included in determining the amount of annual proceeds of the fund for purposes of the calculation in Section of the Health and Safety Code. 3. The Director of Finance may adjust amounts in Schedule (1) to provide equivalent fire protection base funding changes to contract counties in accordance with Section 4130 of the Public Resources Code. 4. The funds appropriated in this item are not subject to the restrictions specified in subdivision (b) of Section ,070,000 SEC. 20. Item is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, to read: For support of Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) 2470-Resource Management... 30,000, The funds appropriated in this item shall be available to complete more prescribed fire and other fuel reduction projects through proven forestry practices consistent with the recommendations of the Forest Carbon Plan, including the operation of year-round prescribed fire crews and implementation of a research and monitoring program for climate change adaptation. 2. Of the funds appropriated in this item, up to $7,000,000 shall be available for emissions monitoring of wildfire and prescribed fire as a component of Forest Carbon Plan implementation. Additional funding needs for these efforts will be identified collaboratively between the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Air Resources Board. Upon approval by 30,000,000

18 the Director of Finance and 30-day notification in writing to the chairpersons of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, funding provided in this section to implement the Forest Carbon Plan may be allocated to the Air Resources Board or local air districts for identified wildfire and prescribed fire emissions monitoring needs. The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency and Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall develop and implement prioritized expenditures for the vegetation management program, healthy forests, prescribed burns, or other fuel treatment and forested watershed programmatic work. The prioritization shall include, but not be limited to, identification of key geographic locations that offer strategic importance for any of the following reasons: (a) (b) 18 Reducing wildfire risk to communities. Protecting or enhancing carbon sequestered on the landscape, including forests with larger diameter trees. (c) Reducing risk to water supply and maintaining water quality benefits. (d) Increasing climate resiliency of forests in California (e) Conserving existing biodiversity on the landscape. The plan shall provide for the engagement of property owners in these locations and to encourage their participation in this effort, including information regarding the financial assistance available, including, but not limited to, the funds allocated pursuant to Section of the Public Resources Code. These provisions shall not limit the ability of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to engage in fuels treatment work either through grants or directly on property that has not been prioritized. The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall report on the prioritization of areas for fuel treatment to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature on or before January 31, The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall include in the report a summary of the outcomes for fuel reduction projects conducted in the prior fiscal year, including projects in prioritized areas. The requirement for submitting a report imposed under Provision 6 is inoperative on January 31, 2025, pursuant to Section of the Government Code.

19 19 8. The funds appropriated in this item are not subject to the restrictions specified in subdivision (b) of Section SEC. 21. Item is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, to read: For local assistance, Department of Fish and Wildlife, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) 2600-Management of Department Lands and Facilities... 5,000, The funds appropriated in this item shall be used for wetland restoration projects that will be managed to maintain benefits for at least 50 years, underpinned by conservation easements or equivalently enforceable conservation agreements that endure for at least 50 years. The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall prioritize projects with longer environmental benefits. 2. The Department of Finance may transfer up to 5 percent of funding from this item to Item for administrative expenses associated with this item. 3. The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2023, for local assistance or capital outlay, and shall be available for liquidation until June 30, The funds appropriated in this item are not subject to the restrictions specified in subdivision (b) of Section ,000,000 SEC. 22. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For local assistance, Wildlife Conservation Board, payable from the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Fund... (1) 2710-Wildlife Conservation Board... 39,000, The funds appropriated in this item shall be available as follows: (a) $2,000,000 for the development of regional conservation investment strategies, consistent with 39,000,000

20 subdivision (a) of Section of the Public Resources Code. (b) $26,000,000 to facilitate the implementation of natural community conservation plans, consistent with subdivision (b) of Section of the Public Resources Code. Not more than 5 percent of this amount may be used for administrative costs. (c) $4,000,000 for matching grants to the University of California Natural Reserve System, consistent with subdivision (c) of Section of the Public Resources Code. (d) $7,000,000 for projects according to Wildlife Conservation Board s governing statutes for its specified purposes, consistent with subdivision (d) of Section of the Public Resources Code. Of this amount, $150,000 shall be available for a grant to Trinity County for watershed protection. The amount appropriated in this item is available for encumbrance or expenditure for capital outlay or local assistance until June 30, The funds appropriated in this item are provided in accordance with the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947 and, therefore, shall not be subject to State Public Works Board review. SEC. 23. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For local assistance, Wildlife Conservation Board, payable from the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Fund... (1) 2710-Wildlife Conservation Board... 30,000, Of the amount appropriated in this item, $10,000,000 shall be available for wildlife corridor infrastructure projects, consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of Section of the Public Resources Code. 2. The amount appropriated in this item is available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2020 for capital outlay or local assistance. Not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be used for administrative costs. 30,000,000

21 The funds appropriated in this item are provided in accordance with the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947 and, therefore, are not subject to State Public Works Board review. Of the amount appropriated in this item, $10,000,000 shall be available for projects consistent with subdivision (a) of Section of the Public Resources Code. These funds may be for grants to conservancies for climate adaptation and resiliency projects that are consistent with their governing statutes. Of the amount appropriated in this item, $10,000,000 shall be available for projects consistent with subdivision (f) of Section of the Public Resources Code. These funds may be for grants to conservancies for climate adaptation and resiliency projects that are consistent with their governing statutes. SEC. 24. Item is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, to read: For local assistance, California Coastal Commission, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) 2730-Coastal Management Program... 1,500, The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2020, for support or local assistance and shall be available for liquidation until June 30, Not more than 5 percent of the funds allocated shall be used for administrative costs. 2. The funds appropriated in this item are not subject to the restrictions specified in subdivision (b) of Section ,500,000 SEC. 25. Item is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, to read: For local assistance, State Coastal Conservancy, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) Conservancy Programs... 3,000, The funds appropriated in this item are for the Climate Ready Program. 3,000,000

22 The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2020, for support, local assistance, or capital outlay, and shall be available for liquidation until June 30, Not more than 5 percent of the funds allocated shall be used for administrative costs. The funds appropriated in this item are not subject to the restrictions specified in subdivision (b) of Section SEC. 26. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For local assistance, State Coastal Conservancy, payable from the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Fund... (1) Conservancy Programs... 53,552, The funds appropriated in this item are available for encumbrance or expenditure for local assistance or capital outlay until June 30, The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for the following: (a) $2,935,000 shall be available for the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy, consistent with subdivision (d) of Section of the Public Resources Code. (b) $1,937,000 shall be available for the San Francisco Bay Conservancy Program, consistent with (c) (d) subdivision (b) of Section of the Public Resources Code. $9,750,000 shall be available for river parkway projects along the Santa Margarita River, consis- tent with paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section of the Public Resources Code. Not more than $500,000 of this amount may be used for program delivery costs, and not more than $1,000,000 of this amount may be used for planning and monitoring costs. $19,430,000 shall be available for coastal forest watershed projects, consistent with subdivision (e) of Section of the Public Resources Code. Not more than $930,000 of this amount may be used for program delivery costs, and not 53,552,000

23 23 (e) more than $2,000,000 of this amount may be used for planning and monitoring costs. $19,500,000 shall be available for San Francisco Bay wetlands restoration, consistent with paragraph (10) of subdivision (b) of Section of the Public Resources Code. Not more than $1,000,000 of this amount may be used for program delivery costs, and not more than $2,000,000 of this amount may be used for planning and monitoring costs. SEC. 27. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For local assistance, Department of Parks and Recreation... (1) Local Grants... 43,300, The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for the following: (a) $2,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the California Museum. (b) $2,500,000 shall be available for local grants for the Fox Fullerton Theater Project. (c) $5,000,000 shall be available for local grants for the Anaheim Family YMCA Active Living Center. (d) $10,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the Simon Wiesenthal Center s Museum of Tolerance. (e) $1,400,000 shall be available for a grant to the City of Whittier for rehabilitation of local parks and a trail. (f) $400,000 shall be available for a grant to the City of La Mirada for rehabilitation of the La Mirada Theatre for Performing Arts. (g) $1,500,000 shall be available for a grant to the City of Los Angeles to develop a landfill site into the Cesar Chavez Park. (h) $2,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the City and County of San Francisco for the Richmond Community Center. (i) $5,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the County of Sonoma to replace a community center. 43,300,000

24 24 (j) $300,000 shall be available for a grant to the City of Los Angeles for the Mid Valley Multipurpose Center. (k) $6,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the City of Twentynine Palms for Project Phoenix. (l) $5,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the East Bay Regional Parks District, for the purpose of state-owned land that the district operates and maintains on behalf of the state, including Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore. (m) $1,200,000 shall be available for a grant to the City of La Habra for two splash pads at area parks. (n) $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the City of Lodi for erosion control at Lodi Lake. SEC. 28. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For local assistance, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, payable from the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Fund... (1) 2945-Local Assistance Grants... 33,375, The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy may encumber or expend funds for either capital outlay or local assistance grants until June 30, The conservancy shall not encumber or expend funds for any grant not approved by the Attorney General. 2. The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy shall issue grants from this appropriation only in accordance with the State General Obligation Bond Law and specific provisions of the bond funds from which appropriations have been made, and according to advice it has received from the Attorney General, and, if appropriate, from the Treasurer, respecting the permissible use of bond funds available to the conservancy. 3. Any time that the Attorney General concludes that any use of bond funds has not been consistent with the advice provided by the Attorney General, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy shall follow the instructions of the Attorney General with respect to recovery, refund, or other settlement. 4. The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for the following: 33,375,000

25 25 (a) (b) $8,375,000 shall be available for the Protect or Enhance the Los Angeles River Watershed and its Tributaries Program, consistent with subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section of the Public Resources Code. Of this amount, $150,000 shall be available for a grant to the City of Los Angeles for Los Angeles River greenways restoration in Studio City. $25,000,000 shall be available for conservancy specified purposes consistent with paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of Section of the Public Resources Code. SEC. 29. Item is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, to read: For local assistance, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) 2980-Bay Conservation and Development , The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2020, for support or local assistance, and shall be available for liquidation until June 30, Not more than 5 percent of the funds allocated shall be used for administrative costs. 2. The funds appropriated in this item are not subject to the restrictions specified in subdivision (b) of Section ,000 SEC. 30. Item is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2018, to read: For local assistance, Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, payable from the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Fund... (1) 3180-Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy , The funds appropriated in this item are available for encumbrance or expenditure for capital outlay or local assistance until June 30, ,000

26 26 SEC. 31. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For local assistance, Department of Water Resources, payable from the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Fund of ,541,000 (1) 3230-Continuing Formulation of the California Water Plan... 43,541,000 (2) 3245-Public Safety and Prevention of Damage... 18,000, Of the amount appropriated in this item, $43,541,000 is available for desalination grants and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, Of the amount appropriated in this item, $18,000,000 is available for coastal and San Francisco Bay flood protection, to be awarded as competitive grants or through direct expenditure, and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, SEC. 32. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For capital outlay, Department of Water Resources, payable from the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Fund... (0.5) Urban Flood Risk Reduction Program... 25,000,000 (a) Design-build... 25,000,000 (1) Systemwide Flood Risk Reduction Program... 69,000,000 (a) Preliminary plans... 50,600,000 (b) Design-build... 18,400, The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for multibenefit capital outlay projects that achieve public safety improvements and measurable fish and wildlife enhancement, consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section of the Public Resources Code. 94,000,000

27 By March 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the Department of Water Resources shall submit a report to the fiscal committee of each house of the Legislature and to the Legislative Analyst s Office summarizing activities undertaken on multibenefit flood improvement projects, including a description of expenditures, projects, and planned activities and projects for the forthcoming year. The amounts appropriated in this item are provided for the following purposes: (a) $52,000,000 for the Lower Elkhorn Bypass Levee Setback and Bryte Landfill project; (b) $6,000,000 for the Paradise Cut project; (c) $5,000,000 for the Lower Yolo Bypass Fix-in-Place project; (d) $3,000,000 for conducting a feasibility study for the Deep Water Ship Channel project; (e) $3,000,000 for environmental enhancement projects in the Yolo Bypass; (f) $3,000,000 for the San Joaquin Flood Control Agency Smith Canal Gate; and (g) $22,000,000 for the Southport Setback Levee. Any request to shift funding between the purposes identified in this provision shall require notification to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, and to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, no later than 30 days before encumbering the funds. SEC. 33. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For support of State Air Resources Board, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund... (1) 3510-Climate Change... 17,891,000 (2) 3530-Community Air Protection... 14,604, The funds appropriated in this item are not subject to the restrictions specified in subdivision (b) of Section ,495,000 SEC. 34. Item of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of For local assistance, State Air Resources Board, payable from the Air Pollution Control Fund... (1) 3500-Mobile Source... 78,682, ,682,000