West Coyote Hills Acquisition
The State Coastal Conservancy will consider at its April 23, 2026 meeting an award of grant funding of up to $1,600,000 to the Watershed Conservation Authority to acquire approximately 483 acres of West Coyote Hills. The purpose of the acquisition is for protection, restoration and enhancement of natural and cultural resources and public access compatible with those purposes, and to conduct tribal outreach prior to the acquisition.
Section 5096.501 of Chapter 1.695 of the California Public Resources Code defines a “major acquisition” as one for which one or more state agencies will together spend more than $15 million to acquire land for specified purposes. The law requires a state agency contributing to a major acquisition to post on a public-facing Website certain documents related to the transaction, including an independent appraisal review, a “project justification”, and other environmental documents as appropriate no later than 30 days before consideration and action to award funding. The following information is intended to comply with these requirements.