BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 446 Page 1 CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS AB 446 (Ridley-Thomas) As Amended September 1, 2015 Majority vote -------------------------------------------------------------------- |ASSEMBLY: |77-0 |(June 1, 2015) |SENATE: |40-0 |(September 2, | | | | | | |2015) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Committee Reference: NAT. RES. SUMMARY: Extends the sunset date for the Baldwin Hills Conservancy (BHC) to January 1, 2026. The Senate amendments extend the sunset of the Conservancy rather than eliminate it. EXISTING LAW: 1)Established BHC in 2000 in the Natural Resources Agency (NRA) and authorizes the BHC to acquire and manage public lands within the Baldwin Hills area, is the land area currently within the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, the Baldwin Hills community, and the surrounding property. AB 446 Page 2 2)Prohibits BHC from regulating land use and exercising the power of eminent domain. 3)Authorizes BHC to fix and collect fees for the use of any land owned or controlled, or for any service provided, by BHC. Prohibits fees in excess of the cost of maintaining and operating the land or of providing the service for which the fee is charged. 4)Provides BHC with the first right of refusal to acquire lands suitable for park and open space within its prescribed territory, and authorizes BHC to accept private or public lands offered for recreational trails. 5)Specifies that the board of BHC consist of 13 voting members and 7 nonvoting members. The 13 voting members of the board include the Secretary of NRA, the Director of Parks and Recreation, the Director of Finance, the Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Parks, the member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors within whose district the majority of the Baldwin Hills area is located, and 6 members of the public appointed by the Governor. The seven nonvoting members are: the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency; the Executive Officer of the State Coastal Conservancy; the Executive Officer of the State Lands Commission; an appointee of the Governor with experience in developing contaminated sites, commonly referred to as "brownfields;" the Executive Director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy; the Director of the Culver City Human Services Department; and the Director of the Department of Conservation. Allows designees to serve for members of the board. FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, this bill's annual costs are at least $350,000 beginning in 2018 through 2025 from the Environmental License Plate Fund (special) for conservancy's administrative costs. AB 446 Page 3 COMMENTS: BHC jurisdiction covers approximately two square miles and is the smallest of the state's 10 conservancies. BHC is located approximately six miles from downtown Los Angeles. There is significant oil production activity in the BHC's jurisdiction. BHC plans to restore former oil production lands to open space and make them available to the public as oil production ceases. The goal of BHC is to eventually connect public land into one big park (two square miles) to serve the area. This will help the surrounding residents have access to the open space in a region that is lacking in park space. Analysis Prepared by: Michael Jarred / NAT. RES. / (916) 319-2092 FN: 0002051