INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: November 14, 2024
Subject: Grant Funding Recommendations from the Contra Costa County Fish and
Wildlife Committee
Submitted For: Daniel Pellegrini, Chair, Fish and Wildlife Committee via DCD
Department: Conservation and Development (DCD)
Referral No: IOC 24/5
Referral Name: Allocation of Fish and Wildlife Propagation Funds
Presenter: Maureen Parkes, Conservation and Development Department
Contact: maureen.parkes@dcd.cccounty.us
Referral History:
Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund
The Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund (Fund) was established in accordance with the California Fish and Game Code (Code) 13100 as a repository for fines collected for certain violations of the Code and other regulations related to fish and game. The most common fines are small ($25-$150) and are processed through the four Superior Courts in Contra Costa County. A portion of the fines are deposited into the Fund. The fines typically stem from hunting or fishing violations (e.g. not possessing a valid license) and illegal dumping. Occasionally portions of larger fines that result from violations, including failure to obtain appropriate permits for activities such as streambed alteration, illegal take of a special status species, and pollution of waters are deposited into the Fund. In 2022, due to the settlement of The People of the State of California vs. LP, SFPP, regarding a Kinder Morgan ruptured oil pipeline that leaked a large amount of gasoline into a drainage canal that occurred in November 2020, a deposit of $497,500 was made into the Fund. As of November 7, 2024, the Fund had an available balance of $543,039.69.
FWC Grant Program
The Board has charged the FWC with coordinating a process by which fine money could be appropriately "expended for the protection, conservation, propagation, and preservation of fish and wildlife" [Fish and Game Code 13100]. Since 1996, the FWC has implemented a structured process for reviewing funding ...
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