BILL NUMBER: AB 2353 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 8, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Logue
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
An act to add Section 66908.5 to the Government Code, and to
amend Sections 31108, 33208, and 33350 of, and to add Sections 32351,
32539, 32573.5, 32604.5, 32638.5, and 33510 to, the Public Resources
Code, relating to conservancies.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2353, as amended, Logue. Conservancies: reporting requirements.
Existing law authorizes various conservancies to acquire, manage,
direct the management of, and conserve public lands in the state.
Existing law requires the State Coastal Conservancy, the Santa
Monica Mountains Conservancy, and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, to
submit a report, at specified times, to the Legislature.
This bill would state that it is the intent of the
Legislature to enact legislation that will require
the Baldwin Hills Conservancy, the California Tahoe
Conservancy, the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, the
San Diego River Conservancy the Sacramento-San
Joaquin Delta Conservancy, the San Joaquin River Conservancy, the
Baldwin Hills Conservancy , the San Gabriel and Lower Los
Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, and the San
Joaquin River Conservancy the San Diego River
Conservancy, and the Coachella Valley Mountain Conservancy to
submit annual biennial reports to the
Legislature and to the Secretary of the N atural
Resources Agency detailing their goals, their progress
toward meeting their goals, and their expenditures, including, but
not limited to, those expenditures relating to
funding, land management costs, administrative costs, and land
and conservation easement aquisition costs
acquisition activities or funding, a project schedule, and progress
toward achieving specified purposes . The bill would also
conform the dates when the existing reports are required to be
submitted by the State Coastal Conservancy, Santa Monica Mountains
Conservancy, and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no
yes . State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 66908.5 is added to the
Government Code , to read:
66908.5. Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the conservancy shall
provide a report to the Legislature and to the Secretary of the
Natural Resources Agency on or before January 1, 2012, and on or
before January 1 every even-numbered year thereafter. The report
shall contain information regarding all of the following:
(a) State and nonstate funding sources and revenues.
(b) Land management costs and administrative costs.
(c) Land or conservation easement acquisition activities or
funding provided to nonstate entities to acquire land or conservation
easements.
(d A schedule of projects undertaken.
(e) A description of progress made toward achievement of the
purposes set forth in Section 66905.2.
SEC. 2. Section 31108 of the Public
Resources Code is amended to read:
31108. Commencing on January 2, 1980, and every third
Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government
Code, on or before January 1, 2012, and on or before January 1 every
even-numbered year thereafter, the conservancy shall prepare
and submit to the Governor and to the Legislature a report describing
progress in achieving the objectives of this division. The report
shall include the following:
(a) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the conservancy's
programs in preserving agricultural lands, restoring coastal habitat,
providing public access to the coastline, and in undertaking other
functions prescribed in this division.
(b) Identification of additional funding, legislation, or other
resources required to more effectively carry out the objectives of
this division.
(c) A discussion of its progress in addressing the goals, priority
areas, and concerns referenced in subdivision (a) of Section 31163,
including, but not limited to, any funds that are received or
disbursed for purposes related to addressing those goals, priority
areas, and concerns.
SEC. 3. Section 32351 is added to the
Public Resources Code , to read:
32351. Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code,
the conservancy shall provide a report to the Legislature and to the
Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency on or before January 1,
2012, and on or before January 1 every even-numbered year thereafter.
The report shall contain information regarding all of the following:
(a) State and nonstate funding sources and revenues.
(b) Land management costs and administrative costs.
(c) Land or conservation easement acquisition activities or
funding provided to nonstate entities to acquire land or conservation
easements.
(d) A schedule of projects undertaken.
(e) A description of progress made toward achievement of the
purposes set forth in Section 32322.
SEC. 4. Section 32539 is added to the
Public Resources Code , to read:
32539. Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code,
the conservancy shall provide a report to the Legislature and to the
Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency on or before January 1,
2012, and on or before January 1 every even-numbered year thereafter.
The report shall contain information regarding all of the following:
(a) State and nonstate funding sources and revenues.
(b) Land management costs and administrative costs.
(c) Land or conservation easement acquisition activities or
funding provided to nonstate entities to acquire land or conservation
easements.
(d) A schedule of projects undertaken.
(e) A description of progress made toward implementation of the
San Joaquin River Parkway Plan.
SEC. 5. Section 32573.5 is added to the
Public Resources Code , to read:
32573.5. Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code,
the conservancy shall provide a report to the Legislature and to the
Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency on or before January 1,
2012, and on or before January 1 every even-numbered year thereafter.
The report shall contain information regarding all of the following:
(a) State and nonstate funding sources and revenues.
(b) Land management costs and administrative costs.
(c) Land or conservation easement acquisition activities or
funding provided to nonstate entities to acquire land or conservation
easements.
(d) A schedule of projects undertaken.
(e) A description of progress made toward achievement of the
purposes set forth in Section 32555.
SEC. 6. Section 32604.5 is added to the
Public Resources Code , to read:
32604.5. Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code,
the conservancy shall provide a report to the Legislature and to the
Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency on or before January 1,
2012, and on or before January 1 every even-numbered year thereafter.
The report shall contain information regarding all of the following:
(a) State and nonstate funding sources and revenues.
(b) Land management costs and administrative costs.
(c) Land or conservation easement acquisition activities or
funding provided to nonstate entities to acquire land or conservation
easements.
(d) A schedule of projects undertaken.
(e) A description of progress made toward achievement of the
purposes set forth in Section 32602 and implementation of the San
Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Parkway and Open Space Plan.
SEC. 7. Section 32638.5 is added to the
Public Resources Code , to read:
32638.5. Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code,
the conservancy shall provide a report to the Legislature and to the
Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency on or before January 1,
2012, and on or before January 1 every even-numbered year thereafter.
The report shall contain information regarding all of the following:
(a) State and nonstate funding sources and revenues.
(b) Land management costs and administrative costs.
(c) Land or conservation easement acquisition activities or
funding provided to nonstate entities to acquire land or conservation
easements.
(d) A schedule of projects undertaken.
(e) A description of progress made toward achievement of the
purposes set forth in Section 32633 and implementation of the
conservancy's Five Year Strategic and Infrastructure Plan (2006-2011)
as specified on the conservancy's Internet Web site.
SEC. 8. Section 33208 of the Public
Resources Code is amended to read:
33208. The Notwithstanding Section
10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before January 1, 2012, and on
or before January 1 every even-numbered year thereafter, the
conservancy shall annually, beginning on January 1, 1981,
transmit to the Governor and the Legislature a two-part
report as follows:
(a) The first part of the report shall include all of the
following:
(1) A listing of, and justification for, the projects proposed to
be undertaken pursuant to Section 33204, a statement of the condition
of the fund, and a certification by the conservancy that each of the
projects proposed to be funded are consistent with the plan.
(2) A priority listing of the projects that shall be developed
after public hearings and findings and with local government
coordination.
(3) A listing of the amount of money necessary, if any, to retire
bonded indebtedness for water and sewer and other utilities already
incurred by property owners which, if left outstanding, would
contribute to further development of the zone in a manner
inconsistent with the plan. Upon appropriation by the Legislature,
the conservancy may make grants from the fund to retire that bonded
indebtedness from any money specifically granted by the Secretary of
the Interior for that purpose.
(b) The second part of the report shall include all of the
following:
(1) A schedule of projects undertaken by the conservancy and a
schedule of grants and loans made by the conservancy.
(2) The program specified in Section 33204 under which each
project, grant, or loan was carried out and the manner and extent to
which the goals of the project, grant, or loan, and the goals of this
division, were achieved and the actual cost thereof, including an
accounting.
(3) A schedule of grants awarded to the conservancy and the
disposition of the funds granted.
(4) The disposition of the funds appropriated to the conservancy
in the fiscal year preceding the year in which the report is made.
(5) A review of local and state government actions taken to
implement the plan.
(6) An identification of additional funding, legislation, or other
resources required which would more effectively enable the
conservancy or local governments to carry out the purposes of this
division.
SEC. 9. Section 33350 of the Public
Resources Code is amended to read:
33350. The Notwithstanding Section
10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before January 1, 2012, and on
or before January 1 every even-numbered year thereafter, the
conservancy shall make an annual a
report to the Legislature and to the Secretary of the Natural
Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land management costs,
and administrative costs.
SEC. 10. Section 33510 is added to the
Public Resources Code , to read:
33510. Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code,
the conservancy shall provide a report to the Legislature and to the
Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency on or before January 1,
2012, and on or before January 1 every even-numbered year thereafter.
The report shall contain information regarding all of the following:
(a) State and nonstate funding sources and revenues.
(b) Land management costs and administrative costs.
(c) Land or conservation easement acquisition activities or
funding provided to nonstate entities to acquire land or conservation
easements.
(d) A schedule of projects undertaken.
(e) A description of progress made toward achievement of the
purposes set forth in Section 33501.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation that will require the Baldwin Hills Conservancy,
the California Tahoe Conservancy, the Coachella Valley Mountains
Conservancy, the San Diego River Conservancy, the San Gabriel and
Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, and the San
Joaquin River Conservancy to submit annual reports to the Legislature
detailing their goals, their progress toward meeting their goals,
and their expenditures, including, but not limited to, those
expenditures relating to land management costs, administrative costs,
and land and conservation easement aquisition costs.