(a) The administrator shall fund only those projects approved by the Environmental Enhancement Committee.

(b) For purposes of this article, an enhancement project is a project that acquires habitat for preservation, or improves habitat quality and ecosystem function above baseline conditions, and that meets all of the following requirements:

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Terms Used In California Government Code 8670.71

  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(1) Is located within or immediately adjacent to waters of the state, as defined in Section 8670.3.

(2) Has measurable outcomes within a predetermined timeframe.

(3) Is designed to acquire, restore, or improve habitat or restore ecosystem function, or both, to benefit fish and wildlife.

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 35, Sec. 59. (SB 861) Effective June 20, 2014.)