Sierra Nevada Conservancy: watershed improvement: tribal organization.
Existing law, the Laird-Leslie Sierra Nevada Conservancy Act, establishes the Sierra Nevada Conservancy to undertake various activities related to protection and conservation of the Sierra Nevada Region, as defined, and prescribes the management, powers, and duties of the conservancy. The act authorizes the conservancy to make grants or loans to tribal organizations, among other entities, to carry out the purposes of the act. The act defines "tribal organization" for these purposes to mean an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, or a tribal agency authorized by a tribe, which is recognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians and is identified in the Federal Register, as provided. Existing law requires two members of the Senate and two members of the Assembly to be appointed, as provided, to meet with the conservancy and participate in its activities, as specified.
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California Legislature
20172018
AB 2849
California AB 2849 (20172018)
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Sierra Nevada Conservancy: watershed improvement: tribal organization.
California AB 2849 (20172018) — Sierra Nevada Conservancy: watershed improvement: tribal organization.
Existing law, the Laird-Leslie Sierra Nevada Conservancy Act, establishes the Sierra Nevada Conservancy to undertake various activities related to protection and conservation of the Sierra Nevada Region, as defined, and prescribes the management, powers, and duties of the conservancy. The act authorizes the conservancy to make grants or loans to tribal organizations, among other entities, to carry out the purposes of the act. The act defines "tribal organization" for these purposes to mean an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, or a tribal agency authorized by a tribe, which is recognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians and is identified in the Federal Register, as provided. Existing law requires two members of the Senate and two members of the Assembly to be appointed, as provided, to meet with the conservancy and participate in its activities, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar AB2849 — 37–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2849 STONE Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 80–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2849 STONE Assembly Third Reading — 71–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Mark Stone — primary (person)
Dahle — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-16 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-17 From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
2018-03-19 Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2018-03-19 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-03-20 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2018-04-12 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-16 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2018-04-26 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 23). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2018-04-30 Read second time and amended. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-05-01 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2018-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5304.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-25 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-06-07 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2018-06-27 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 26). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2018-06-28 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-08-06 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-08-07 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5281.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-14 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2018-08-20 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6359.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-08-27 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2018-09-18 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-18 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 499, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b9107bca-8c69-4b27-8fce-fd814af4ff35. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).