Bill Text: CA SB238 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy members: voting.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-09-06 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 211, Statutes of 2013. [SB238 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SB238-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 238 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 211
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 22, 2013
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 19, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 6, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Senator Liu
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Gatto)
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
An act to amend Section 33200 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 238, Liu. Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy members: voting.
Existing law, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Act,
establishes the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and prescribes the
membership, functions, and duties of the conservancy with regard to
the protection and preservation of lands within the Santa Monica
Mountains Zone, as defined. Existing law requires the conservancy be
composed of 9 voting members and 3 ex officio members, as specified,
and requires the Supervisor of the Angeles National Forest to serve
as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the conservancy.
This bill would authorize the Supervisor of the Angeles National
Forest to vote on a manner related to a project located within,
adjacent to, or substantially affecting, the Angeles National Forest.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 33200 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
33200. (a) The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is hereby
established within the Natural Resources Agency. The conservancy is
composed of nine voting members and three ex officio members. The
voting members are as follows:
(1) The Superintendent of the Santa Monica Mountains National
Recreation Area, or his or her designee.
(2) A member representing the City of Los Angeles, appointed by
the mayor with the approval of the city council.
(3) Three public members who shall be residents of either the
County of Los Angeles or the County of Ventura, one of whom shall be
appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the
Senate Committee on Rules, and one of whom shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the Assembly. At least one of the public members shall
reside within the San Fernando Valley statistical area, as defined in
Section 11093 of the Government Code. The seat of a public member
shall be deemed vacant if the member changes his or her residence to
a county other than Los Angeles or Ventura County.
(4) An elected official who is a representative nominated by the
city councils of those cities which have at least 75 percent of their
areas within the zone who shall be appointed by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles or a member appointed by the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, or that member's
designee.
(5) An elected official who is either a member of the City Council
of the City of Thousand Oaks or a member of the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Ventura and who shall be appointed by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Ventura, or the elected official's
designee.
(6) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency or an employee
of the agency designated by the secretary.
(7) The Superintendent of the Angeles District of the Department
of Parks and Recreation, or his or her designee.
(b) (1) (A) The California Coastal Commission and the State
Coastal Conservancy shall each appoint an ex officio member who shall
be either a member or employee of their respective agency. The ex
officio member appointed by the California Coastal Commission and the
State Coastal Conservancy shall be nonvoting members, except that
the ex officio member appointed by the State Coastal Conservancy may
vote on any matter relating to a project undertaken within the
coastal zone portion of the zone.
(B) On the 10th working day after certification pursuant to
Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 30500) of Division 20 of any local
coastal program, or any portion thereof, for any portion of the
zone, the ex officio member appointed by the California Coastal
Commission may vote on any matter relating to a project undertaken
within the coastal zone portion of the zone and the ex officio member
appointed by the State Coastal Conservancy may not vote on the
matter.
(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Supervisor of
the Angeles National Forest shall also serve as an ex officio,
nonvoting member of the conservancy.
(B) The Supervisor of the Angeles National Forest may vote on a
matter relating to a project located within, adjacent to, or
substantially affecting, the Angeles National Forest.
(c) The chairperson and vice chairperson of the conservancy shall
be selected by the voting members of the conservancy for a one-year
term. A majority of the total authorized and appointed voting
membership of the conservancy constitutes a quorum for the
transaction of any business under this division.
(d) (1) The following members of the conservancy shall be
compensated for attendance at regular meetings of the conservancy at
the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) per day:
(A) The public members.
(B) The member appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Los Angeles or that member's designee, unless the member or
designee is also a member of the board of supervisors, in which case
no compensation shall be paid.
(C) The member appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Ventura or that member's designee, unless the member or designee
is also a member of a board of supervisors, in which case no
compensation shall be paid.
(D) The members appointed by the State Coastal Conservancy and the
California Coastal Commission if these members are not employees of
their respective agency or are not full-time compensated elected
officials.
(E) The appointed member representing the City of Los Angeles.
(2) All members of the conservancy shall be reimbursed for actual
and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the
performance of their duties.
