CA AB946

Requires the Governor's office, state agencies, and Legislature to recognize the coequal goals of California's 30x30 conservation goal and the Outdoors for All initiative when distributing resources, with emphasis on maximizing investment in historically underserved urban communities

Encourages decisionmakers to consider urban-specific factors when allocating conservation funds, including higher land acquisition costs, rehabilitation of degraded lands, proximity to populations lacking greenspace access, local health needs from historic lack of greenspace, and available transportation options

Encourages regulatory agencies like the Department of Toxic Substances Control to work with local communities to restore degraded lands as part of an equitable strategy for meeting environmental and conservation goals

Mandates that state funding agencies, including the Natural Resources Agency, Department of Parks and Recreation, state conservancies, and Wildlife Conservation Board, allow urban nature-based projects on degraded lands to be eligible and competitive for state funds

Codifies findings from Los Angeles County's 2022 Parks Needs Assessment Plus (PNA+), which identifies opportunities to convert blighted, degraded, and underutilized urban lands into green spaces and microhabitats in nature-deficient communities