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Nevada County Grand Jury • 2007-2008

Oak Woodlands Show Me The Money!!! Reason for Investigation

Published: September 07, 2007 9 pages

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Findings 7 findings

Nevada County is compliant with OWCA guidelines as it is not mandatory for Counties to provide the State with an Oak Woodlands Management Plan.

As of September 7, 2007, there is $16 million in the State Wildlife Conservation Board grant fund for OWCA. No further funding has been authorized by the California legislature.

State Wildlife Conservation Board OWCA funds are generated from taxpayer dollars.

State Wildlife Conservation Board OWCA funds are not available to Nevada County residents or other entities because the County has not provided an Oak Woodlands Management Plan.

The County Planning Department will include in their planning projects for the next fiscal year an Oak Woodlands Management Plan. The project will be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for prioritization and funding.

The Grand Jury found that the State Wildlife Conservation Board OWCA funds are available to Nevada County to fund the cost of a plan in order for County landowners/residents/builders to avail themselves of the grant funds. Oak Woodlands P a g e 2

Fourteen counties currently have submitted Oak Woodlands Conservation plans. This includes counties nearby Nevada County: Placer, Yuba, Butte, and Sutter. $7.6 million has been paid in grants under OWCA to counties since 2002. Conclusions The Nevada County Planning Department has not taken advantage of grant monies available from the State in order to develop and submit to the state an Oak Management Plan. The State Wildlife Conservation Board OWCA funds are not available to Nevada County residents or other entities because the County has not provided an Oak Woodlands Management Plan.

Recommendations 2

R1

The County should apply for grant monies from the Wildlife Conservation Board in order to develop an Oak Management Plan.
R2

The County should submit an Oak Management Plan to the State in order for residents to have available to them grant monies from the Wildlife Conservation Board. Required Response Board of Supervisors May 12, 2008 Oak Woodlands P a g e 3

Conclusions 2

CL1 Page 2

State Wildlife Conservation Board OWCA funds are not available to Nevada County residents or other entities because the County has not provided an Oak Woodlands Management Plan.
CL2 Page 3

The Nevada County Planning Department has not taken advantage of grant monies available from the State in order to develop and submit to the state an Oak Management Plan. The State Wildlife Conservation Board OWCA funds are not available to Nevada County residents or other entities because the County has not provided an Oak Woodlands Management Plan.

No Responses Found 1

Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.

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