(a) The administrator shall fund only those projects approved by the Environmental Enhancement Committee.
(b) For purposes of this article, an enhancement project is a project that acquires habitat for preservation, or improves habitat quality and ecosystem function above baseline conditions, and that meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Is located within or immediately adjacent to waters of the state, as defined in Section 8670.3.
(2) Has measurable outcomes within a predetermined timeframe.
(3) Is designed to acquire, restore, or improve habitat or restore ecosystem function, or both, to benefit fish and wildlife.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 35, Sec. 59. (SB 861) Effective June 20, 2014.)