CA AB1902

Expands resource conservation districts' authority beyond soil and water conservation to include climate adaptation, carbon mitigation, wildfire prevention, biodiversity protection, and forest/agricultural restoration on public and private lands with owner consent.

Authorizes the Department of Conservation to serve as state liaison with resource conservation districts and provide grants, technical assistance, equipment, training, and financial support upon legislative appropriation.

Removes requirement that Department of Conservation give preference to districts providing higher local match funding; instead allows waiver of the 25% local match requirement for districts serving under-resourced or vulnerable communities, or those receiving under $150,000 annually from taxes or assessments.

Requires resource conservation districts to develop long-range work plans (updated every five years) and annual work plans and reports addressing resource conservation projects and programs, with districts sharing these plans with county boards of supervisors and relevant public agencies for informational purposes.

Allows resource conservation districts to enter into interagency agreements with state agencies and permits sale proceeds from district property to be paid to the district treasury rather than county treasury if the district operates under certain organizational structures.