(a) (1) The departmentâs mission is to manage Californiaâs diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment of the public. (2) The departmentâs core programs are the following: (A) Management of departmental lands and facilities. (B) Biodiversity conservation. (C) Hunting, fishing, and public use. (D) Enforcement. (E) Spill prevention and response. (F) Communication, education, and outreach. (3) The department, as a part of a service-based budget review, shall identify strategic goals that reflect the core programs identified in paragraph (2) and support the departmentâs mission and statutory requirements. (b) (1) The department shall contract with an independent entity to conduct a comprehensive service-based budget review and to consult on the development of a service-based budget tracking system. The selected contractor shall have experience conducting similar reviews and consulting on similar systems for a comparably sized state agency or department. (2) The service-based budget review shall study and report on all of the following topics: (A) For each strategic goal identified pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), a definition of the service standards and essential activities required for the department to meet its mission and statutory requirements. (B) Detailed cost estimates and staffing requirements for meeting the service standards and requirements identified pursuant to subparagraph (A), including applicable administrative costs. (C) An analysis of how current service levels, activities, expenditures, and staffing levels compare with the service standards and costs identified pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively. The analysis shall explicitly identify instances and associated costs where the department is not currently meeting its mission or statutory requirements, as well as where it may be conducting activities outside its mission and statutory requirements. (D) An analysis of the departmentâs existing revenue structure and program activities supported by those fund sources. The analysis shall identify any instances where the nature of the activity suggests a different funding source, such as user fees or the General Fund, or a different revenue structure that could be allowable or more appropriate to support the activity, or both allowable and more appropriate to support the activity. (E) The service-based budget review conducted pursuant to this section shall build upon the California Fish and Wildlife Strategic Vision: Recommendations for Enhancing the Stateâs Fish and Wildlife Management Agencies, issued in April 2012, and the Supporting Healthy Fish and Wildlife Populations in California and Getting People Outdoors: An Expenditure Concept to Invest in Our Natural Heritage for All Californians, issued on November 2, 2017. (3) (A) The service-based budget tracking system shall incorporate data collected for the review pursuant to paragraph (2), including the costs and staffing levels associated with both existing service levels and the service level standards developed pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2). (B) The service-based budget tracking system shall allow the department to continuously analyze service levels across its programs and the degree to which service standards are being met. (C) The service-based budget tracking system shall be developed as a tool to inform ongoing and future fiscal decisionmaking processes. (D) The service-based budget tracking system shall be the property of the state even if it is developed using nonstate funding provided pursuant to subdivision (d). (4) To meet the goals of this subdivision, the department shall collect information necessary to inform service-based budgeting. (c) In conducting the service-based budget review and developing the service-based budget tracking system pursuant to subdivision (b), the department shall meet al
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