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Fish and Wildlife director presents service‑based budgeting results, warns of persistent gaps in species conservation and permitting
Summary
CDFW Director Chuck Bonham told the subcommittee the department’s service‑based budgeting review shows the agency remains underfunded for statutory obligations in species conservation, permitting and park management despite recent improvements; he urged continued investment and use of the budgeting tool to prioritize resources.
Chuck Bonham, director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, briefed the Senate subcommittee on the department’s service‑based budgeting work and findings. Bonham said the exercise — conducted with outside consultants and legislative direction — produced a data‑driven inventory of core tasks and a tool to measure workload against mandates.
The findings: Bonham said the initial analysis identified the department as underfunded by a multiple in core areas; he said the most recent data show the underfunding gap has narrowed from about three times to roughly 2.6 times in certain task areas. He…
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