Bill Text: CA SB355 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-10-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 677, Statutes of 2015. [SB355 Detail]

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BILL NUMBER: SB 355	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Lara
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Rendon)

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2015

   An act to amend Section 32605 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and
Mountains Conservancy.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 355, as introduced, Lara. San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles
Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
   Existing law establishes the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles
Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, which is responsible for the
preservation and protection of specified lands within the San Gabriel
and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains area, as defined.
Existing law prescribes the duties of the conservancy, and requires
that it be comprised of 13 voting members and 7 nonvoting members, as
specified. Existing law requires that the voting members include,
among other members, 2 members of the Orange County Division of the
League of California Cities, both of whom shall be a mayor or city
council member of a city bordering the San Gabriel River or tributary
thereof.
   This bill would instead require that only one member of the Orange
County Division of the League of California Cities be a voting
member, and would require that a resident of a city bordering the
Lower Los Angeles River, appointed by the Senator Committee on Rules,
be a voting member. The bill would also increase the number of
nonvoting members to 9, and would require that one Member of the
Senate, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one Member of
the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, serve as
those nonvoting members. The bill would require that those
legislators serving as nonvoting members represent a district that is
at least partially contained within the territory of the conservancy
and participate in activities of the conservancy only to the extent
that participation is compatible with his or her duties as a
legislator.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 32605 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   32605.  The board shall consist of 13 voting members and 
seven   nine  nonvoting members, as follows:
   (a) The 13 voting members of the board shall consist of all of the
following:
   (1) One member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los
Angeles, or his or her designee, who represents the area or a portion
thereof contained within the territory of the conservancy, appointed
by the Governor.
   (2) Two members of the board of directors of the San Gabriel
Valley Council of Governments, one of whom shall be a mayor or city
council member of a city bordering along the San Gabriel River, and
one of whom shall be a mayor or city council member of a city
bordering the San Gabriel Mountains area. One member shall be
appointed by a majority of the membership of that board of directors,
and one member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules
from a list of two or more potential members submitted by the board
of directors. If the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments fails
to provide to the Senate Committee on Rules a list of two or more
potential members, at least 30 days prior to the date a current
member's term of office expires, the Senate Committee on Rules may
appoint a mayor or city council member of a city bordering along the
San Gabriel River or the San Gabriel Mountains, or a member of the
public who resides within the territory of the conservancy.
   (3) Two members of the board of directors of the Gateway Cities
Council of Governments, one of whom shall be the mayor of the City of
Long Beach or a city council member of the City of Long Beach
appointed by the mayor, and one of whom shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the Assembly from a list of two or more potential members
submitted by the executive committee of the board of directors of the
Gateway Cities Council of Governments. The executive committee shall
submit lists of potential members to the Speaker of the Assembly
until an acceptable member is appointed.
   (4)  Two members   One member  of the
Orange County Division of the League of California Cities, 
both of whom   who  shall be a mayor or city
council member of a city bordering along the San Gabriel River or a
tributary thereof.  One member shall be appointed by a
majority of the membership of the city selection committee of Orange
County, and one   The  member shall be appointed by
the Governor from a list of two or more potential members submitted
by the city selection committee.
   (5) One member shall be a representative of a member of the San
Gabriel Valley Water Association appointed by a majority of the
membership of the board of directors of the San Gabriel Valley Water
Association.
   (6) One member shall be a representative of the Central Basin
Water Association appointed by a majority of the membership of the
board of directors of the Central Basin Water Association.
   (7) One member shall be a resident of Los Angeles County appointed
by the Governor from a list of potential members submitted by local,
state, and national environmental organizations that operate within
the County of Los Angeles and within the territory of the conservancy
and that have participated in planning for river restoration or open
space, or both, or river preservation. 
   (8) One member, who is a resident of a city bordering the Lower
Los Angeles River, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. 

   (8) 
    (9)  The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, or
his or her designee. 
   (9) 
    (10)  The Secretary for Environmental Protection, or his
or her designee. 
   (10) 
    (11)  The Director of Finance, or his or her designee.
   (b)    The seven   (1) 
   Seven of the  ex officio, nonvoting members
shall consist of the following officers or an employee of each agency
designated annually by that officer to represent the office or
agency: 
   (1) 
    (A)  The District Engineer of the United States Army
Corps of Engineers. 
   (2) 
    (B)  The Regional Forester for the Pacific Southwest
Region of the United States Forest Service. 
   (3) 
    (C)  The Director of the Los Angeles County Department
of Public Works. 
   (4) 
    (D)  The Director of the Orange County Public Facility
and Resource Department. 
   (5) 
    (E)  A member of the San Gabriel River Watermaster,
appointed by a majority of the members of the San Gabriel River
Watermaster. 
   (6) 
    (F)  The Director of Parks and Recreation. 
   (7) 
    (G)  The Executive Officer of the Wildlife Conservation
Board. 
   (2) Two of the nonvoting member shall be the following:  

   (A) One Member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules, whose Senate district is at least partially contained within
the territory of the conservancy.  
   (B) One Member of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly, whose Assembly district is at least partially contained
within the territory of the conservancy.  
   (C) A member appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall meet with
the conservancy and participate in its activities to the extent that
participation is compatible with his or her duties as a Member of the
Legislator.