SB 6625-S - DIGEST
(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/14/06)

Establishes the habitat and recreation lands coordinating group.

Provides that, to ensure timely completion of the initial duties assigned to the habitat and recreation lands coordinating group, quarterly progress reports to either the office of financial management or the director are required.

Requires the habitat and recreation lands coordinating group to: (1) Develop language to amend agency land acquisition, management, and disposal plans and policies to help provide for statewide coordination of habitat and recreation land acquisitions and disposals;

(2) Develop standards for producing an interagency, statewide biennial forecast of habitat and recreation land acquisitions and disposals;

(3) Establish procedures for submitting the biennial acquisition and disposal plans;

(4) Develop and convene an annual forum for agencies to coordinate their near-term acquisition and disposal plans;

(5) Develop a recommended standard for interagency geographic information system-based documentation of habitat and recreation lands;

(6) Standardize acquisition and disposal recordkeeping;

(7) Identify a preferred process for centralizing acquisition data;

(8) Develop an approach for monitoring the success of acquisitions;

(9) Identify and commence a dialogue with key state and federal partners to develop an inventory of potential public lands for transfer into habitat and recreation land management status;

(10) Review all habitat conservation plans to achieve uniformity and save costs.