Amended in Senate April 5, 2016

Senate Bill No. 1374

Introduced by Senator Lara

February 19, 2016

An act begin insert to add Section 32621.5 to the Public Resources Code, end insert relating to the begin delete lower Los Angeles River. end delete begin insert San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1374, as amended, Lara. begin delete Lower Los Angeles River. end delete begin insert San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy: stormwater capture projects. end insert

Existing law provides for the protection, enhancement, and restoration of rivers in this state. Existing law establishes the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy for the purpose of, among others, providing for the public’s enjoyment and enhancement of recreational and education experiences on public lands in the San Gabriel Watershed and Lower Los Angeles River. begin insert Existing law prescribes the functions and duties of the conservancy with regard to the preservation and protection of lands and watersheds within the territory, as described, of the conservancy and imposes certain limitations on the conservancy with respect to actions that affect water or water management in those watersheds. end insert

This bill would begin delete declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would preserve open space, promote recreational opportunities, and create watershed improvements along the Lower Los Angeles River. end delete begin insert require the conservancy to identify projects, consistent with those limitations and the Los Angeles River Master Plan, that would maximize the capture of stormwater along the Lower Los Angeles River. end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 32621.5 is added to the end insert begin insert Public Resources
Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

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begin insert 32621.5. end insert   

The conservancy shall identify projects, consistent
with the Los Angeles River Master Plan and this chapter, that
would maximize the capture of stormwater along the Lower Los
Angeles River.

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to preserve open space, promote recreational
opportunities, and create watershed improvements along the Lower
Los Angeles River.

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