SECTIONS 10680-10685 - California Statutes

FISH AND GAME CODE

SECTION 10680-10685

10680. The people of the State, through their legislative
authority, accept the provisions and benefits of the act of Congress
known as the "Migratory Bird Conservation Act," approved February 18,
1929. Upon approval by the commission, they consent to the
acquisition by the United States, by purchase, lease, gift, or
devise, of such areas of land, water, or land and water, within the
State, as the United States or its properly constituted officers or
agents may deem necessary for migratory bird reservations in carrying
out the provisions of such act of Congress; saving and reserving,
however, to the State such full and complete jurisdiction and
authority over all such areas as are not incompatible with the
administration, maintenance, protection, and control thereof by the
United States under the terms of such act of Congress, and saving and
reserving to all persons within such areas all rights, privileges,
and immunities under the laws of the State, insofar as they are
compatible with the administration, maintenance, protection, and
control of such areas by the United States under the terms of such
act of Congress.

10681. Prior to such approval by the commission, the legislative
body of the county concerned shall have given its written consent to
the commission for the proposed acquisition.

10682. If in any year, on lands hereafter acquired, the in lieu
payments from the United States to the county, pursuant to the
provisions of law, do not equal the taxes assessed on a given
project, the department shall pay from income derived from hunting
privileges on the project an amount equal to the balance of the taxes
on the entire project.
For the purposes of this section, the taxes on a given project are
the assessed taxes on the project at the time of acquisition, plus
any subsequent increases that may accrue from general county
increases in the tax rates, but not subject to re-evaluation of such
project properties after the time of acquisition.

10683. The consent of the State to the acquisition by the United
States of land, water, or land and water for migratory bird
reservations in accordance with this article, is subject to the
condition that the United States conform to the laws of the State
relating to the acquisition, control, use, and distribution of water
with respect to the land acquired.

10684. The consent contained in Section 10680 continues only so
long as the property continues to belong to the United States and is
held by it in accordance and in compliance with each and all of the
conditions and reservations as prescribed in this article, and is
used for the purposes for which it was acquired.

10685. With the approval of the commission, the people of the
State, through their legislative authority, also consent to the
declaration, withdrawal, or determination of any part of any national
forest or power site, and do further consent to the condemnation of
any lands lying and being below an elevation known and described as
minus 230-foot elevation below sea level, as a migratory bird
reservation under the provisions of the act of Congress cited in
Section 10680.