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Senate committee backs making Habitat Conservation Fund permanent
Summary
A Senate Natural Resources and Water subcommittee recommended SB 427, which would remove the 2030 sunset on California’s Habitat Conservation Fund (HCF), citing the program’s multi‑decade record protecting habitat, creating jobs and improving public access to nature.
Senator Blake Spear, author of SB 427, told the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee that the Habitat Conservation Fund (HCF) has protected more than 1.2 million acres of habitat since voter approval of Proposition 117 in 1990 and that the bill would remove the current July 1, 2030, sunset date on the fund to “offer a necessary, consistent, and reliable revenue source for conservation efforts across the state.”
The bill’s supporters told the committee the HCF helps conserve wildlife corridors, improve climate resilience and expand…
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