SB 949: Environmental protection: Natural Resources Agency: resource of statewide significance: Santa Cruz Mountains.

The bill aims to designate the santa cruz mountains as a resource of statewide significance that requires special protection. The natural resources agency and its affiliated bodies will work together to encourage collaborative stewardship approaches that support the protection, restoration, and preservation of the santa cruz mountains. This is necessary due to the mountains' unique natural and cultural resources, and the need for a special statute to cover portions of san mateo, santa clara, and santa cruz counties.