California Waterfowl Habitat Program.

Existing law authorizes the Director of Fish and Wildlife to enter into land use contracts to conserve waterfowl and waterfowl habitat with nonpublic entities that are owners of record, or with lessees, who have the owners of record execute the contract, of land determined by the director to be important for the conservation of waterfowl, subject to the appropriation of money for that purpose. This bill would also authorize the director to enter into those contracts with public entities.