BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB
1716 (McCarty and Cooley)
As Amended April 26, 2016
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Natural |6-0 |Williams, Cristina | |
|Resources | |Garcia, Gomez, | |
| | |McCarty, Mark Stone, | |
| | |Wood | |
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|Appropriations |14-2 |Gonzalez, Bloom, |Bigelow, Gallagher |
| | |Bonilla, Bonta, | |
| | |Calderon, Daly, | |
| | |Eggman, Eduardo | |
| | |Garcia, Roger | |
| | |Hernández, Holden, | |
| | |Quirk, Santiago, | |
| | |Weber, Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Establishes the Lower American River Conservancy in
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the Natural Resources Agency (NRA), which is created for the
purpose of receiving and expending proceeds from bonds or other
appropriations for the benefit of the American River Parkway
(Parkway). Specifically, this bill:
1)Establishes a 15 voting member governing board (Board) that
consists of:
a) Three members of the Sacramento County Board of
Supervisors;
b) Two representatives of the City of Sacramento;
c) One representative of the City of Rancho Cordova;
d) The Secretary of NRA, or his or her designee;
e) The Director of Finance, or his or her designee;
f) The Director of Parks and Recreation, or his or her
designee;
g) The Director of Fish and Wildlife, or his or her
designee;
h) The Executive Director of the Wildlife Conservation
Board, or his or her designee;
i) The Executive Officer of the State Lands Commission, or
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his or her designee; and,
j) Three members of the public at large, one appointed by
the Governor, one appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules, and one appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
2)Establishes Board policies, procedures, and Conservancy
authorities and priorities.
EXISTING LAW:
1)Establishes ten conservancies in NRA to acquire, manage,
direct the management of, and conserve public lands in the
state.
2)Defines "American River Parkway Plan" (Plan) to mean the
management plans for the Lower American River adopted by the
County of Sacramento on September 10, 2008, by Resolution No.
2008-0946, and by the City of Sacramento on November 6, 2008,
by Resolution No. 2008-731, and endorsed by the City of Rancho
Cordova on September 15, 2008, by Resolution No. 110-2008.
3)Defines "Lower American River" to mean the portion of the
American River between Nimbus Dam and the confluence of the
American River with the Sacramento River and the adjacent
lands as described in the Plan.
4)Declares that the Legislature has adopted the Plan in order to
provide coordination with local agencies in the protection and
management of the Parkway.
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5)Requires land use decisions of state and local agencies to be
consistent with the Plan.
6)Permits the Plan to be amended through a local amendment
process. Specifies that area plans can only be amended if
they are consistent with the plan. Specifies amendments to
area plans will conducted by the Sacramento County Board of
Supervisors through a process outlined in the Plan.
7)Declares it is the intent of the Legislature that the duties
and responsibilities required by adoption of the Plan be
accomplished by utilizing existing staff resources and that no
additional funding be provided, other than that which is
appropriated by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee:
1)Increased cost pressures, potentially in the millions of
dollars, for general obligation bonds or other state funding
to benefit the American River Parkway.
2)Increased annual administrative costs of approximately
$250,000 to $350,000 (Environmental License Plate Fund).
COMMENTS: There are ten Conservancies in the NRA, which include
the Baldwin Hills, Tahoe, Coachella Valley Mountains,
Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta (Delta), San Diego River, San
Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers & Mountains, San Joaquin
River, Santa Monica Mountains, Sierra Nevada, and Coastal.
These conservancies have different missions, but common themes
are to enhance and restore important habitat lands, provide for
public recreation, educational opportunities, and undertake
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watershed restoration activities. Most conservancies focus on
strategic acquisition of land from willing sellers in order to
preserve the land. The Legislature created the Santa Ana
Conservancy and the San Francisco Bay Conservancy within the
Coastal Conservancy. Originally, the authors creating these
programs tried to create new conservancies, but both authors
later pursued programs within the Coastal Conservancy to reduce
the cost of their legislation. None of the ten existing
conservancies cover the Sacramento Valley. The Delta
Conservancy borders Sacramento, but does not include the
Parkway. This bill creates a different type of Conservancy.
The Conservancy is prohibited from acquiring land and actions
would primarily be providing grants.
Analysis Prepared by:
Michael Jarred / NAT. RES. / (916) 319-2092 FN:
0003104