AB 2779: California Conservation Camp program.
- Session Year: 2015-2016
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2016-02-19
Existing law declares the existence of the California Conservation Camp program to provide for the training and use of the inmates and wards assigned to conservation camps in furtherance of public conservation. Existing law requires, in order to effect the maximum possible conservation and development of natural resources for the benefit of people in the state, specified conservation projects to be undertaken by the California Conservation Camps. Existing law requires the various agencies concerned with conservation projects to consult with and advise each other to promote the conservation projects.
This bill would require the various agencies to consider and adopt incentives and programs necessary to ensure adequate inmate ward participation in conservation camps.
(a)In enacting this chapter, it is the purpose of the Legislature to declare the existence of a California Conservation Camp program to provide for the training and use of the inmates and wards assigned to conservation camps in the furtherance of public conservation.
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(b)It is the policy of this state to require the inmates and wards assigned to such the camps to perform public conservation projects Projects, including, but not limited to, forest fire prevention and control, forest and watershed management, recreation, fish and game management, soil conservation conservation, and forest and watershed revegetation.
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(c)(1)In order to effect the maximum possible conservation and development of natural resources for the benefit of the people of this state, whenever when reasonably possible, conservation projects of a multiple purpose nature shall be undertaken by the California Conservation Camps. The various agencies concerned with conservation projects shall consult with and advise with each other to promote these multiple-purpose conservation projects and and, in order to achieve this goal goal, may enter into such contracts as may be necessary.
(2)The various agencies shall consider and adopt incentives and programs necessary to ensure adequate inmate and ward participation in conservation camps.
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| Feb 19, 2016 | Introduced. To print. |
| Feb 21, 2016 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. |
| Feb 22, 2016 | Read first time. |
| Mar 10, 2016 | Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
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