Marin eligible for over $100,000,000 in funding Vote YES on Prop 68: The Parks and Water Bond
This June, California voters will decide whether the state should continue investing in recreation, non-motorized transportation, natural resource and wildlife conservation, drought and flood protection, coastal preservation, clean water, and parks for disadvantaged neighborhoods. Funds from the $4 billion bond would also help Marin’s land managers accomplish numerous public access and restoration projects, such as the Marin Municipal Water District’s Azalea Hill Plan, which includes a new route for bicycles along the old Liberty Gulch road.
SUMMARY OF FUNDING CATEGORIES WITH BAY AREA ELIGIBILITY
State and Local Parks, Greenways, and River Parkways
- $290 million in funding for local parks
- $30 million for trail and greenway investments
- $25 million for recreational programs and parks in rural communities
- $725 million for the creation and expansion of parks in “park-poor neighborhoods”
- $218 million in funding to “create, expand…and improve state parks and park facilities”
Ocean, Bay, and Coastal Protection
- $20 million for coastal forests
- $35 million for marine protected areas and sustainable fisheries
- $5 million for coastal dune, wetlands, and estuary protection
- $30 million for “lower cost coastal accommodation grants”
- $75 million for California Ocean Protection Trust Fund
Climate Preparedness, Habitat Resiliency, Resource Enhancement, and Innovation
- $443 million to various agencies including:
- $48 million for wildlife corridors & open space (Wildlife Conservation Board)
- $115 million for fishery and riparian restoration projects (Dept. of Fish and Wildlife)
- $60 million for agricultural land conservation and stewardship (Dept. of Conservation)
- $50 million for “for ecological restoration of forests” including urban forests (CalFire)
Join us and Vote YES on Prop 68 this June!
