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Committee backs bill to streamline State Parks land acquisitions and help meet 30x30 goals
Summary
SB 630 would streamline minor real‑property acquisitions for California State Parks and raise waiver thresholds to reduce duplicative reviews by the Department of General Services and the Public Works Board, aiming to clear backlogs and speed conservation transfers.
Sen. Allen presented SB 630, saying state parks face a backlog of small, often donated parcels because duplicative reviews by the Department of General Services (DGS) and the Public Works Board can take years and impose high transaction costs. Allen said the DGS review waiver threshold has not been updated since 1998 and that land values have greatly increased.
The bill would exempt straightforward, lower‑cost transactions from duplicative state review while retaining oversight for larger or complex purchases — such…
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