BILL NUMBER: SB 923	CHAPTERED  07/13/99

	CHAPTER   104
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 13, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   JULY 13, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   JUNE 30, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   MAY 13, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 21, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Johnston

                        FEBRUARY 25, 1999

   An act to add Section 5842.5 to the Public Resources Code,
relating to parks and recreation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 923, Johnston.  Urban American River Parkway:  in-line skating.

   (1) Under existing law, the Urban American River Parkway
Preservation Act, the Legislature adopted the American River Parkway
Plan, which is composed of specified management plans adopted by the
County of Sacramento and the City of Sacramento, so as to provide
coordination with local agencies in the protection and management of
the diverse and valuable natural land, water, native wildlife, and
vegetation of the American River Parkway.
   This bill would require the plan to be amended to permit in-line
skating on the parkway on a trial basis until January 1, 2001, under
any terms and conditions that may be established by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Sacramento and the City Council of the
City of Sacramento.  The bill would require the Sacramento County
Department of Parks and Recreation to monitor the trial period for
in-line skating in the parkway and to report its findings to the
board of supervisors and the city council.  The bill would, if the
board of supervisors and the city council determine that the trial
period is successful, authorize the addition of in-line skating to
the list of permitted recreational uses for the parkway.  By imposing
new duties on local governments with respect to amending the
management plans that serve as the basis of the American River
Parkway Plan, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
  (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 5842.5 is added to the Public Resources Code,
to read:
   5842.5.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
American River Parkway Plan adopted by the Legislature pursuant to
Section 5842 shall be amended to permit in-line skating on the
American River Parkway on a trial basis until January 1, 2001, under
any terms and conditions that may be established by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Sacramento and the City Council of the
City of Sacramento.
   (b) The Sacramento County Department of Parks and Recreation shall
monitor the trial period for in-line skating in the parkway
authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) and shall report its findings
to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sacramento and City
Council of the City of Sacramento prior to December 1, 2000.
   (c) If the board of supervisors and the city council determine, on
or after December 1, 2000, that the trial period was successful,
in-line skating may be added to the list of permitted recreational
uses for the parkway on a permanent basis upon the approval of the
board of supervisors and the city council.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a
local agency or school district has the authority to levy service
charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or
level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section
17556 of the Government Code.