Resource conservation: Native American tribes: traditional ecological knowledge: policy: conservation and management of lands.

Existing law establishes the Natural Resources Agency, composed of departments, boards, conservancies, and commissions responsible for the restoration, protection, and management of the state's natural and cultural resources. This bill would require the agency, no later than January 1, 2024, to conduct regional workshops with Native American tribes across the state to solicit the input, priorities, and concerns of Native American tribes regarding the state's collection, acquisition, storage, and use of traditional ecological knowledge, as defined. The bill would require the agency, no later than July 1, 2024, in consultation with the Governor's tribal advisor, to adopt a policy regarding the state's collection, acquisition, storage, and use of traditional ecological knowledge, as provided. The bill would require, on and after July 1, 2024, every department, board, conservancy, and commission under the agency to, among other things, incorporate the policy described above, including in guidelines for grant programs that offer land conservation or management funding.