California Code, Government Code - GOV § 11019.82

(1) “Ancestral lands and waters” means lands, resources, and waters within a federally recognized tribe's ancestral territory.

(2) “Cogovernance” is governance that emphasizes collaboration and shared decisionmaking on a government-to-government level.

(3) “Comanagement” means a collaborative effort established through an agreement in which two or more sovereigns mutually negotiate, define, and allocate amongst themselves the sharing of management functions and responsibilities for a given territory, area, or set of natural resources.

(4) “Federally recognized tribe” means a tribe located in the state and acknowledged by the federal government pursuant to the annual list published under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. Sec. 5131) in the Federal Register.

(5) “Natural Resources Agency” means the Natural Resources Agency and each of its departments, boards, conservancies, and commissions identified in Section 12805.

(1) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency or a delegate shall be the signatory, and may enter into cogovernance and comanagement agreements with federally recognized tribes for the purposes of shared responsibility, decisionmaking, and partnership in resource management and conservation within a tribe's ancestral lands and waters.

(2) The scope of cogovernance and comanagement agreements shall be limited to those areas under the jurisdiction of the Natural Resources Agency. The Natural Resources Agency may enter into a cogovernance or comanagement agreement with a federally recognized tribe without further specific legislative authorization.