Bill to Fund Condor Preservation Advances
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SACRAMENTO — Legislation that would strengthen the state’s commitment to preserving the California condor won approval in the Senate Thursday and was sent to the Assembly.
The bill, by Assemblywoman Lucy Killea (D-San Diego), would allocate $1.5 million from the state’s Environmental License Plate fund to the condor preservation project. Two-thirds of the money would go to programs at the San Diego and Los Angeles zoos.
The zoos’ programs are designed to breed the rare birds in captivity and, eventually, release them into the wild. Currently, the state pays $270,000 to the zoos for their condor programs.
The bill was passed in the Senate by a vote of 28-6. It is expected to be voted on in the Assembly today.
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