Bill Text: CA SB1374 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: The Lower Los Angeles River Recreation and Park District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-09-22 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 486, Statutes of 2016. [SB1374 Detail]
Download: California-2015-SB1374-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 1374 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 486
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 30, 2016
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 23, 2016
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 19, 2016
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 15, 2016
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 2, 2016
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 16, 2016
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 5, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Senator Lara
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Cristina Garcia)
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
An act to add Article 13 (commencing with Section 5795) to Chapter
4 of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to the Lower
Los Angeles River Recreation and Park District.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1374, Lara. The Lower Los Angeles River Recreation and Park
District.
Existing law provides a process for the establishment of
recreation and park districts, which includes certain provisions of
the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of
2000, and provides that a recreation and park district may organize,
promote, conduct, and advertise programs of community recreation,
establish systems of recreation and recreation facilities, and
acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate recreation
facilities. Existing law enumerates the powers and duties of
recreation and park districts.
Existing law establishes the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles
Rivers and Mountains Conservancy for the purpose of, among others,
providing for the public's enjoyment and enhancement of recreational
and education experiences on public lands in the San Gabriel
Watershed and Lower Los Angeles River. Existing law requires the
Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with the
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to the extent the board
wishes to consult, to appoint the Lower Los Angeles River Working
Group to develop, on or before March 1, 2017, a revitalization plan
for the Lower Los Angeles River watershed that addresses the unique
and diverse needs of the Lower Los Angeles River and the communities
through which it passes, as prescribed.
This bill would specifically authorize the establishment of the
Lower Los Angeles River Recreation and Park District, by petition or
resolution submitted to the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation
Commission before January 1, 2019, subject to specified existing
laws governing recreation and park districts, including their
formation, except as provided. The bill would authorize specified
city councils and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to
appoint the initial board of directors of the district. The bill
would specify that certain of the enumerated powers and duties of the
Lower Los Angeles River Recreation Park District provided by
existing law are subject to the review and approval of the Los
Angeles County Local Agency Formation Commission upon formation,
change of organization, or reorganization under the
Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000.
The bill would specify that the district has financing authority
under existing law and would further prescribe additional functions
and duties of the district, including, but not limited to, the
acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of
open space and parks along the Lower Los Angeles River. Because a
violation of an order or rule of the district would be a crime, this
bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would
require the district to conduct those functions and duties in
coordination with the Lower Los Angeles River Working Group and the
San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to
the necessity of a special statute for the Lower Los Angeles River
Recreation and Park District.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Article 13 (commencing with Section 5795) is added to
Chapter 4 of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code, to read:
Article 13. Lower Los Angeles River Recreation and Park
District
5795. (a) The Lower Los Angeles River Recreation and Park
District may be established subject to this chapter and the
Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000
(Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the
Government Code).
(b) A petition or resolution to establish the district pursuant to
this article and Article 3 (commencing with Section 5782) may not be
submitted to the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation
Commission on or after January 1, 2019.
5795.5. For purposes of this article, "district" means the Lower
Los Angeles River Recreation and Park District.
5795.10. Notwithstanding Article 4 (commencing with Section
5783), the initial board of directors of the district shall consist
of no more than 13 members, as follows:
(a) The city council of each of the following cities may appoint
one representative:
(1) The City of Vernon.
(2) The City of Maywood.
(3) The City of Bell.
(4) The City of Bell Gardens.
(5) The City of Cudahy.
(6) The City of South Gate.
(7) The City of Lynwood.
(8) The City of Compton.
(9) The City of Paramount.
(10) The City of Long Beach.
(b) The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors may appoint two
public members. One of those members shall be a representative of a
nonprofit organization serving the Lower Los Angeles River region.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), a person appointed to
the board of directors shall serve at the pleasure of the city
council or county board of supervisors that made the appointment.
(d) (1) One representative may be jointly appointed by the city
councils of the following cities:
(A) The City of Commerce.
(B) The City of Downey.
(C) The City of Montebello.
(D) The City of Pico Rivera.
(2) The representative appointed pursuant to this subdivision
shall serve for a two-year term.
5795.15. The board of directors may be reorganized pursuant to
Article 6 (commencing with Section 5785).
5795.20. (a) In addition to the powers enumerated in Article 7
(commencing with Section 5786), which shall be subject to review and
approval by the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation Commission
upon formation, change of organization, or reorganization under the
Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000
(Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the
Government Code), and to the financing authority provided by Article
9 (commencing with Section 5788), Article 10 (commencing with Section
5789), and Article 11 (commencing with Section 5790), the district,
shall do all of the following:
(1) Promote the development of open space and parks along the
Lower Los Angeles River.
(2) Identify funding and resources to promote the revitalization
of the Lower Los Angeles River and open spaces along the river for
the benefit and enjoyment of local communities.
(3) Acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate parks and
open space along the Lower Los Angeles River.
(b) The district shall conduct the activities specified in
paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a) in coordination
with the Lower Los Angeles River Working Group established pursuant
to Section 32622 and the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and
Mountains Conservancy established pursuant to Division 22.8
(commencing with Section 32600), which have certain responsibilities
regarding the Lower Los Angeles River.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is
necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the
meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution
because of the urgent need for local park space along the Lower Los
Angeles River and the communities through which it passes.
SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.
