AB 2189, as introduced, Irwin. Rim of the Valley Trail corridor: boundary revisions.
Existing law establishes the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy in the Natural Resources Agency and prescribes the functions and duties of the conservancy with regard to the preservation, protection, and management of specified lands in the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, as defined. For purposes of providing a recreational trail corridor, the zone includes trails and accessways generally following the Rim of the Valley Trail, as specified. Existing law authorizes the conservancy to revise the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Trail corridor in the vicinity of the City of Santa Clarita if it determines, based on relevant scientific information and land use planning studies and after holding at least one public hearing, that a boundary revision is necessary, and to prepare and file a revised map showing the revised boundaries, as prescribed.
This bill would, pursuant to the same process and conditions, also authorize the conservancy to revise the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Trail corridor in the vicinity of the City of Moorpark, and to prepare and file a revised map, as prescribed.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 33204.8 is added to the Public Resources
2Code, to read:
(a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the
4following:
5(1) The boundary of the Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor should
6be determined exclusively upon the best scientific and
7resource-based information regarding trail, recreational, and
8environmental resources in the area.
9(2) Landowners, local government entities, members of the
10public, and other affected parties should be afforded maximum
11participation in the process by which the Rim of the Valley
12Corridor Trail is delineated.
13(b) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements in Section 33105.5,
14if the conservancy determines, based on relevant
scientific
15information and land use planning studies, and after holding at
16least one public hearing in the area that would be affected by a
17revision of the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor,
18that a boundary revision within and in the vicinity of the City of
19Moorpark, as described in paragraph (2), is necessary, the executive
20director shall prepare and file with the Secretary of State, the
21Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, and the Senate
22Committee on Natural Resources and Water, a revised map
23showing the changes in the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley
24Trail Corridor.
25(2) The conservancy shall determine potential boundary
26revisions of the Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor for the area within
27the city limits of the City of Moorpark; the area of the north of the
28city limits and south of Broadway Road between Happy Camp
29Canyon Regional Park and Grimes Canyon Road; and the area
30west of the city limits of the City of
Moorpark, south of Los
31Angeles Avenue, north of the Arroyo Simi, and east of Gabbert
32Canyon Drainage Channel.
33(3) A revised map prepared pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
34supported by relevant scientific information, and shall be in
35accordance with the purposes and objectives of Section 33204.3.
P3 1(c) Notwithstanding Section 33201, this section does not affect
2the jurisdiction of the State Coastal Conservancy.
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