California Fish And Game Code Section 1572

(a) The department, in partnership with nonprofit conservation groups and other interested nongovernmental organizations that seek to increase and enhance wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities, shall work cooperatively to plan and develop a program to facilitate public access to private lands for wildlife-dependent recreational activities. (b) (1) Once the terms of the program have been established and approved by the partnership, the commission shall verify that sufficient demonstration of private landowner and program participant interest has been shown to support the program. (2) The department may impose user fees or apply for grants, federal funds, or other contributions from nonstate sources to fund the program. (3) The Department of Finance shall verify that sufficient funds exist in the SHARE Account to start the program. Upon that verification, in order to facilitate the implementation of the program, the commission shall adopt regulations and fees, in addition to those established in Section 3031, for the management and control of wildlife-dependent recreational activities on land that is subject to this article. (c) The SHARE Account is hereby established in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund. Money deposited in the account from the sources cited in subdivision (d) shall only be used for the purposes set forth in this article and to repay the General Fund or the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, as appropriate, for any expenses incurred by the department, commission, or the Department of Finance in establishing the program. (d) No General Fund moneys shall be used for the program. Funds may also be used for wildlife conservation purposes on lands subject to an agreement under the program. No moneys shall be available for the program unless the Legislature appropriates moneys to the department therefor. (e) The department shall maintain data on the types of wildlife-dependent recreational activities preferred by users.