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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/368857170/California-Budget-Summary-2018-19#from_embed">https://www.scribd.com/document/368857170/California-Budget-Summary-2018-19#from_embed</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Department of Fish and Wildlife<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Department of Fish and Wildlife manages California’s diverse ﬁsh, wildlife, and plant<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>resources, and the habitats upon which they depend for their ecological value and for their use<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and enjoyment by the public. While other state agencies’ missions cover conservation, the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Department is the state’s trustee agency speciﬁcally charged with protecting and conserving<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ﬁsh and wildlife habitat. The Budget includes $609.7 million($93.9 million General Fund) and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2,171.8 positions for the Department.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Since the completion of the California Fish and Wildlife Strategic Vision report to the Legislature<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>in 2012, the Department has worked with stakeholders to review policies to improve and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>enhance the Department’s capacity and effectiveness in fulﬁlling its core mission. Since that<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>time, the Department has also pursued numerous efforts to align its fees and costs, including<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the establishment of regional conservation investment strategies, mitigation banking, California<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Endangered Species Act permitting fees, revenues for timber harvest plan review, a scientiﬁc<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>collecting permit fee, a lands pass program, indexing fees to account for inﬂation, and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>increasing commercial ﬁshing fees.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Subsequently, the 2017 Budget Act required the Department to reconvene its stakeholder<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>group to provide the Legislature with an update on progress toward meeting the 2012 report’s<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>recommended actions. The Department released this update in October 2017 showing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>numerous accomplishments in meeting the original goals identiﬁed in the 2012 report. This<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>past fall, the Department also produced a new plan in collaboration with the stakeholder group<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>that outlines a future vision for the Department that is only achievable with long-term<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>sustainable funding.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Signiﬁcant Adjustment:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>•Sustainable Funding for Fish and Wildlife—$50.6 million of ongoing funding ($6.6 million<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>General Fund, $18 million Motor Vehicle Account and $26 million Tire Recycling<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Management Fund) to address the structural imbalance in the Fish and Game Preservation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fund and to support the future vision detailed by the Department and stakeholder<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>group. This integrated and sustainable funding proposal supports the four elements<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>identiﬁed this fall with the Department’s stakeholders: (1) expanding conservation efforts,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(2) improving hunting and ﬁshing and increased participation, (3) connecting more<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Californians to the outdoors, and, (4) increasing stability and services for the public and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>private partners of the Department. Speciﬁcally, the proposal consists of two components<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>described below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CONTINUING CRITICAL PROGRAMS ($19.6 MILLION)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The ﬁrst funding component provides $19.6 million to allow the Department to continue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>critical programs supported by the Fish and Game Preservation Fund that are threatened by<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the long-running structural imbalance. While revenues in this Fund have remained relatively<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>stable over the last decade, the expansion of statutory requirements have resulted in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>additional costs. This component avoids funding reductions to the current level of service or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>loss of entire program elements. These activities span all Department functions, and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>include:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Recruitment, retention and reactivation of hunters and anglers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Communication with hunters and anglers to provide timely information on hunting and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ﬁshing opportunities throughout the state.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Preserve ﬁsheries management in support of ﬁsh stocking in California waterways.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Address human-wildlife interaction.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Maintain law enforcement capacity to prevent the illegal take of ﬁsh and wildlife, thereby<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>maximizing ﬁshing and hunting opportunities for law abiding license holders.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Continue native and game ﬁsheries monitoring.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Manage lands for the improvement of wildlife related outdoor recreation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Upgrade and modernize marine ﬁsheries data management systems.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Address emerging management needs relating to commercial ﬁsheries, including<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>permitting, licensing, and environmental review.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in'>EXPANDED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ($31 million)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>The second component is a $31 million augmentation to implement speciﬁc priorities<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>identiﬁed through the stakeholder process and detailed in the future vision for the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>Department, including:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Expanding conservation efforts on land, in rivers and streams, and in the ocean to beneﬁt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>iconic species like salmon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Increasing efforts to recover key declining and endangered species.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]>Increasing hatchery production through scientiﬁc and production support for inland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>ﬁsheries.<o:p></o:p></p><p c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