BILL NUMBER: SB 1921	CHAPTERED  08/22/00

	CHAPTER   217
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   AUGUST 22, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   AUGUST 21, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 7, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   MAY 18, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MARCH 27, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Kelley

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2000

   An act to amend Section 33503 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1921, Kelley.  Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy:
governing board.
   Existing law provides for the Coachella Valley Mountains
Conservancy in the Resources Agency to acquire and hold, in perpetual
open space, mountainous lands surrounding the Coachella Valley and
natural community conservation lands within the Coachella Valley.
The conservancy is governed by a board consisting of 21 voting
members, including 2 members of the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Riverside, appointed by a majority of the membership of the
board of supervisors.
   This bill, instead, would require that only one member of the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside be a member of the
governing board of the conservancy.  The bill also would add the
Director of Finance as a member of the governing board of the
conservancy.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 33503 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   33503.  (a) The governing board of the conservancy consists of the
following 21 voting members:
   (1) The mayor or a member of the city council of each of the
Cities of Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, La
Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, and Rancho Mirage, appointed by a
majority of the membership of the respective city council of each
city.
   (2) The Chairperson of the Tribal Council of the Agua Caliente
Band of Cahuilla Indians.
   (3) One member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Riverside, appointed by a majority of the membership of the board of
supervisors.
   (4) Three members chosen from the general public who reside within
the conservancy's territory, one of whom shall be appointed by the
Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules, and one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly.
   (5) The Secretary of the Resources Agency.
   (6) The Director of Fish and Game.
   (7) The Executive Director of the Wildlife Conservation Board.
   (8) The Director of Parks and Recreation.
   (9) The Director of Finance.
   (10) The Vice President, Division of Agriculture and Natural
Resources, of the University of California.
   (11) The State Director for California of the United States Bureau
of Land Management.
   (12) The Regional Forester for the Pacific Southwest Region of the
United States Forest Service.
   (13) The Regional Director for the Pacific West Region of the
National Park Service.
   (b) Any state or federal official who is a member of the governing
board and whose principal office is not within the territory of the
conservancy may designate a member of his or her executive staff to
vote on his or her behalf and otherwise discharge the duties of the
member when the member is not in attendance.  Notice of that
designation shall be promptly communicated in writing to the
chairperson of the conservancy.
   (c) Each city council, the Tribal Council of the Agua Caliente
Band of Cahuilla Indians, and the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Riverside may appoint an alternate member from its respective
entity to attend the governing board meetings and vote on behalf of
the appointed member and otherwise discharge the duties of the member
when that member is not in attendance.  Notice of the designation
shall be promptly communicated in writing to the chairperson of the
conservancy.