BILL NUMBER: SB 355	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	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, as amended, 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 it be comprised of 13 voting members and 7 nonvoting members, as
specified. Existing law requires that the voting members include,
among other members, 2 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 the San Gabriel River or tributary
thereof.
   This bill would instead require that only one member of the Orange
County Division of the League of California Cities be a voting
member, and would require that a resident of a city  , not
otherwise represented on the board at the time of the appointment and
 bordering the Lower Los Angeles River,  be  appointed
by the  Senator Committee on Rules, be  
Governor, as prescribed, as  a voting member. 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 those nonvoting members. The bill would
require that those legislators serving as nonvoting members represent
a district that is at least partially contained within the territory
of the conservancy and participate in activities of the conservancy
only to the extent that participation is compatible with his or her
duties as a legislator.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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 13 voting members and nine
nonvoting members, as follows:
   (a) The 13 voting members of the board shall consist of all of 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  board of directors  
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 board of directors, and one member shall be
appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules from a list of two or more
potential members submitted by the board of directors. If the San
Gabriel Valley Council of Governments 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  
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   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) One member of the Orange County Division of the League of
California Cities, who shall be a mayor or city council member of a
city bordering along the San Gabriel River or a tributary thereof.
The 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, who is a resident of a city bordering the Lower
Los Angeles River, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
 
   (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) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, or his or her
designee.
   (10) The Secretary for Environmental Protection, or his or her
designee.
   (11) The Director of Finance, or his or her designee.
   (b)   (1) Seven of the ex officio, nonvoting members
shall consist of 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) Two of the nonvoting member shall be the following:
   (A) One Member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules, whose Senate district is at least partially contained within
the territory of the conservancy.
   (B) One Member of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly, whose Assembly district is at least partially contained
within the territory of the conservancy.
   (C) 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 Member of the
Legislator.