Wildlife areas: San Jacinto Wildlife Area.

Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife in the Natural Resources Agency and prescribes the functions and responsibilities of the department with regard to the implementation, administration, and enforcement of laws regulating fish and wildlife in the state. Existing law requires the department to prepare a draft management plan for public review for parcels wholly within its jurisdiction, as provided. This bill would enact the San Jacinto Wildlife Area Preservation Act. The bill would require the department, beginning January 1, 2025, and every 15 years thereafter, to prepare an update to the management plan for the San Jacinto Wildlife Area, as provided. The bill would require the department to develop partnerships with community-based organizations, including environmental organizations, for purposes of fundraising for, maintaining the habitat of, engaging in conservation projects for, and providing recreational programs in, the San Jacinto Wildlife Area. The bill would require the department, on or before December 31, 2025, and annually thereafter, to hold a public hearing relating to the San Jacinto Wildlife Area, as provided. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Jacinto Wildlife Area in the County of Riverside.