CA AB2566

Establishes the Huron Hawk Conservancy as a state agency within the Natural Resources Agency to acquire and manage approximately 3,000 acres of the San Luis Canal Westside Detention Basin near the City of Huron in Fresno County

Creates a 12-member governing board including representatives from Fresno County, City of Huron, Wildlife Conservation Board, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Finance, State Lands Commission, and three public members

Authorizes the conservancy to provide recreational, open space, wildlife habitat restoration, and educational uses within the area, which is described as the largest publicly owned riparian habitat in the Tulare Basin

Creates the Huron Hawk Conservancy Fund in the State Treasury, funded through contributions from member agencies, grants, and donations, with expenditures requiring legislative appropriation

Becomes operative only upon appropriation by the Legislature in the Budget Act or approval of a general obligation bond authorizing funds for the conservancy