§ 2624 Habitat Protection Fund Use

Fish and Game Code·California

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This law says money can only be set aside for land that is a natural habitat and is being destroyed, heavily changed, or losing its value.

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•Funds can only be used for land that is a habitat.
•The habitat must be facing destruction, big changes, or a big loss of value.
•Money can't be spent on land that isn't threatened.

Example

A wetland is being drained to build a shopping center.

The state can use the special funds to buy or protect that wetland because the habitat is being destroyed, but it can't use the money for a park that isn't under threat.

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§ 2624 Habitat Protection Fund Use

Funds available pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2620 may be encumbered only for lands constituting habitat that is subject to destruction, drastic modification, or severe curtailment of habitat values. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 19 at the June 5, 1984, election. Operative July 1, 1984, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

subdivision (b) of Section 2620 destruction drastic modification severe curtailment of habitat values

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 2624.

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