5090.32.
Under the general direction of the director, the division has the following duties and responsibilities:(a) Planning, acquisition, development, conservation, and restoration of lands in the state vehicular recreation areas.
(b) Direct management, maintenance, administration, and operation of lands in the state vehicular recreation areas.
(c) Provide for law enforcement and appropriate public safety activities.
(d) Implementation of all aspects of the program.
(e) Ensure program compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)) in state vehicular recreation areas.
(f) Provide staff assistance to the commission.
(g) Prepare, implement, and periodically update Prepare and implement plans for lands in, or proposed to be included in, state vehicular recreation areas, including new state vehicular recreation areas. However, a plan need
shall not be prepared or updated in any instance specified in subdivision (c) of Section 5002.2. For purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 5002.2 and this subdivision, unauthorized or otherwise unintended off-highway trails that were not created for the purpose of emergency repair or restoration work authorized by the division, or expansion areas shall not be considered an existing facility or use.
(h) Conduct, or cause to be conducted, surveys, and prepare, or cause to be prepared, studies that are necessary or desirable for implementing the program.
(i) Recruit and utilize volunteers to further the objectives of the program.
(j) Prepare and coordinate safety and education programs.
(k) Provide for the enforcement of Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000) of the Vehicle Code and other laws regulating the use or equipment of off-highway motor vehicles in all areas acquired, maintained, or operated by funds from the fund; however, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall have responsibility for enforcement on highways.
(l) Ensure protection of natural and cultural resources, including by setting unit capacity limits pursuant to Sections 5001.96 and 5019.5.
(m) Prepare and
submit program and strategic planning reports to the department and the Natural Resources Agency, including annually reporting the number and type of injuries and accidents and the number and type of citations and other enforcement actions taken at system units, disaggregated by individual unit.
(n) Post on the department’s Internet Web site all plans, reports, and studies related to off-highway vehicle recreation or otherwise developed pursuant to this chapter, including those regarding conservation, restoration, monitoring, and adaptive management of system units, disaggregated by individual unit.
(o) Report on any closure implemented pursuant to Section 5090.35 at the next commission meeting following the closure.
(p) Complete other duties as determined by the director.