The board may adopt guidelines to implement the program, including the establishment of procedures and a schedule for submittal of applications for grants and a requirement that conservation easements be monitored not less than every two years. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to the guidelines adopted pursuant to this section.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 984, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)