Section 703.5 - Participation in partnerships and collaborations; projects requiring multiple permitsIt is the policy of the state as follows:
(a) That the department and the commission seek to create, foster, and actively participate in effective partnerships and collaborations with other agencies and stakeholders to achieve shared goals and to better integrate fish and wildlife resource conservation and management with the natural resource management responsibilities of other agencies.(b) That the department and commission participate in interagency coordination processes that facilitate consistency and efficiency in review of projects requiring multiple permits, including, but not necessarily limited to, joint state, federal, and local permit review teams that enable early consultation with project applicants, and provide improved sharing of data, information, tools, and science to achieve better alignment of planning, policies, and regulations across agencies.Ca. Fish and Game Code § 703.5
Added by Stats 2012 ch 559 (AB 2402),s 11, eff. 1/1/2013.