Bill Text: CA SB355 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
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]
Download: California-2015-SB355-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 355 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 677
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 9, 2015
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR OCTOBER 9, 2015
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 31, 2015
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 27, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 25, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 15, 2015
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 6, 2015
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, 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 its governing board be comprised of 13 voting members and 7
nonvoting members, as specified. Existing law requires that the
voting members include, among other members, representatives of the
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, the Gateway Cities Council
of Governments, and the Orange County Division of the League of
California Cities, as prescribed.
This bill would increase to 15 the number of voting members of the
governing board, by adding 2 members who are residents of a city not
otherwise represented on the governing board at the time of the
member's appointment, one bordering the Lower Los Angeles River and
the other bordering the San Gabriel River, as prescribed. 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 nonvoting members. The bill would
require that those legislators serving as nonvoting members
participate in activities of the conservancy only to the extent that
participation is compatible with his or her duties as a legislator.
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 15 voting members and 9 ex
officio, nonvoting members, as follows:
(a) The 15 voting members of the board shall be 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 Governing Board 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 governing board, and one member
shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules from a list of
two or more potential members submitted by the governing board. If
the governing board 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 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 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
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, appointed by the Governor, who is a resident of a
city, not otherwise represented on the board at the time of the
member's appointment, bordering the Lower Los Angeles River. The
Governor shall make the appointment 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
Governor until he or she appoints a member.
(9) One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a resident of a
city, not otherwise represented on the board at the time of the
member's appointment, bordering the San Gabriel River. The Governor
shall make the appointment from a list of two or more potential
members submitted to the Governing Board of the San Gabriel Valley
Council of Governments. The governing board shall submit lists of
potential members to the Governor until he or she appoints a member.
(10) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, or his or her
designee.
(11) The Secretary for Environmental Protection, or his or her
designee.
(12) The Director of Finance, or his or her designee.
(b) (1) Seven of the ex officio, nonvoting members shall be the
following officers or an employee of each agency designated annually
by that officer to represent the office or agency:
(A) The District Engineer of the United States Army Corps of
Engineers.
(B) The Regional Forester for the Pacific Southwest Region of the
United States Forest Service.
(C) The Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public
Works.
(D) The Director of the Orange County Public Facility and Resource
Department.
(E) A member of the San Gabriel River Watermaster, appointed by a
majority of the members of the San Gabriel River Watermaster.
(F) The Director of Parks and Recreation.
(G) The Executive Officer of the Wildlife Conservation Board.
(2) (A) Two of the ex officio, nonvoting members shall be the
following:
(i) One Member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules.
(ii) One Member of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly.
(B) 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 legislator.
