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Board backs AB 1548 to form Monterey Bay Area Stewardship Authority, citing funding for long‑term land stewardship
Summary
After presentations by Trust for Public Land and local conservation partners, the board voted 5–0 to support AB 1548, a bill to create a tri‑county stewardship authority to pool funds and pursue state and federal grants for long‑term habitat stewardship, trails and climate resiliency.
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on April 14 to support AB 1548, which would create the Monterey Bay Area Stewardship Authority to coordinate funding and stewardship across San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.
Presenters from the Trust for Public Land described the authority as a regional mechanism to address long-term stewardship funding gaps that single grants often leave unfilled. The presenters singled out the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority as a model that combined county-level governance, drew state bond…
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