Cal. PRC § 4752
This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 4752, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.
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Official statutory text
For any conservation easement purchased with state funds on or after January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2022, inclusive, wherein land subject to the easement includes some forest lands, or consists completely of forest lands, to the extent not in conflict with federal law, the terms of any applicable bond, or the requirements of any other funding source, the landowner shall agree, as part of the easement management plan, to maintain and improve forest health through promotion of a more natural tree density, species composition structure, and habitat function, to make improvements that increase the land’s ability to provide resilient, long-term carbon sequestration and net carbon stores as well as watershed functions, to provide for the retention of larger trees and a natural range of age classes, and to ensure the growth and retention of these larger trees over time.
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