Lawmakers look to expand San Pablo Bay Wildlife Refuge
Draft legislation that would expand the San Pablo National Wildlife Refuge to include 6,934 acres of adjacent baylands owned by the state of California and the nonprofit organization, Sonoma Land Trust was released for public review and comment Tuesday by U.S. Rep. John Garamendi, alongside U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman and U.S. Rep. Thompson. The “San Pablo National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act” would not affect private land ownership or local land use decisions in any way and expressly prohibits the use of eminent domain by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expand the National Wildlife Refuge, Garamendi’s office said.