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Committee keeps statewide migratory bird protections permanent by advancing AB 454
Summary
AB 454 would remove the sunset date on the California Migratory Bird Protection Act to maintain state protections for migratory birds against incidental take; the committee voted to pass the bill to Appropriations after supporters said the federal landscape had become uncertain.
Assemblymember (identified in the transcript as) Carlra presented AB 454 to remove the statutory sunset on the California Migratory Bird Protection Act, which mirrors earlier federal interpretations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) that included incidental take protections.
Supporters testified that the MBTA historically covered…
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