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HomeFish and Game CodeDiv. 2Ch. 9§ 1857 Conservation Investment Strategy Fees

§ 1857 Conservation Investment Strategy Fees

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§ 1857 Conservation Investment Strategy Fees

This law creates a special fund in the state treasury and lets the wildlife department charge fees for certain conservation agreements and plans, putting that money into the fund.

Key Takeaways

  • •A Fish and Wildlife Regional Conservation Investment Strategy Program Fund is set up in the State Treasury.
  • •The department can collect fees from anyone who wants a mitigation credit agreement.
  • •Public agencies or recognized tribes proposing regional conservation strategies or assessments also have to pay fees.
  • •All fees collected go into the fund to help pay the department’s costs.

Example

A builder wants to start a new housing development and needs a mitigation credit to offset environmental impacts.

The wildlife department will charge the builder a fee for the mitigation credit agreement, and that fee will be placed in the new fund to help cover the department’s costs.

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§ 1857 Conservation Investment Strategy Fees

(a)  The Fish and Wildlife Regional Conservation Investment Strategy Program Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. (b) The department shall collect fees or other compensation from a person or entity that proposes to enter into a mitigation credit agreement, and from a public agency or federally recognized tribe that proposes a regional conservation investment strategy or a regional conservation assessment, to pay for all or a portion of the department’s costs relating to the mitigation credit agreement, proposed strategy, or proposed assessment. Fees received pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the Fish and Wildlife Regional Conservation Investment Strategy Program Fund. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 463, Sec. 6. (AB 2805) Effective January 1, 2023.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

Fish and Wildlife Regional Conservation Investment Strategy Program Fundmitigation credit agreementregional conservation investment strategyregional conservation assessment

Related Statutes

  • § 1853 Regional Conservation Assessment Approval
  • § 1852 Regional Conservation Investment Strategies
  • § 1855 Regional Conservation Strategy Limits
  • § 1856 Mitigation Credit Creation Rules
  • § 1850 Regional Wildlife Conservation Planning

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 1857.
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