This bill would establish the Monterey Bay Area Stewardship Authority, a regional entity to raise and allocate public and private funds for restoring, enhancing, protecting, engaging in long term stewardship, and improving access for the enjoyment of natural and working lands in the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz.

This bill would authorize the department to enter into an agreement with a California Indian Heritage Center support organization to create a collaborative partnership between California Native American tribes and the department to in support of the California Indian Heritage Center.

Would protect public open spaces and resource conservation lands currently owned by the Federal Government by requiring that they maintain an equivalent zoning designation upon any transfer or sale to a private or nonfederal entity. 

Recognizes outdoor learning as an effective instructional method and establishes a pilot program to demonstrate impact and inform future policy. 

Directs the development of model policies to protect monarch overwintering habitat and ensure that coastal jurisdictions incorporate those protections into their local coastal programs during future updates. Many of these irreplaceable sites are located within California's coastal state parks. 

With the passage of 2024's Proposition 4, voters directed the state to spend $10 billion on projects across California, from protecting water supplies and conserving land to clean energy, park access, and natural disaster response like wildfire recovery.  Unfortunately, regulatory hurdles are slowing down the process of getting funds where they are needed the most. AB 35 clears these hurdles to ensure that projects are funded as soon as possible. 

This bill would formally establish the Outdoors for All initiative in statute, to be administered by the California Natural Resources Agency.