BILL NUMBER: SB 1177	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Kehoe

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2010

   An act to add Section 4158 to the Food and Agricultural Code,
relating to agriculture.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1177, as introduced, Kehoe. Agriculture: 22nd District
Agricultural Association: greenway zone.
   Existing law provides that the state is divided into agricultural
districts in which 50 or more persons, who are residents of a
district, may form a district agricultural association for the
purpose of holding fairs for exhibiting all of the industries and
industrial enterprises, resources, and products of the state and
constructing, maintaining, and operating recreational and cultural
facilities.
   This bill would require the 22nd District Agricultural Association
(district) to develop, manage, and maintain a minimum 100-foot wide
greenway zone at a specified location for the purpose of protecting,
enhancing, and restoring the overall environmental quality of the San
Dieguito River and adjacent wetlands. The district also would be
required to develop, manage, and maintain a public access trail, as
specified, in or along the greenway zone. The district would be
required to submit its plan for implementation of the greenway zone
and public access trail to the Department of Fish and Game and the
Department of Parks and Recreation, for review and recommendations,
by July 1, 2011. The district would be required to apply the
Department of Fish and Game's and the Department of Parks and
Recreation's recommendations into the plan and apply for all
necessary permits by January 1, 2012, and complete construction of
the greenway zone by January 1, 2014.
   The bill would require the greenway zone be permanently dedicated
to the use and enjoyment of the public, so that if the district
ceases to exist or sells the property, the greenway and public access
trail remain.
   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 4158 is added to the Food and Agricultural
Code, to read:
   4158.  (a) The 22nd District Agricultural Association shall
develop, manage, and maintain a minimum 100-foot wide greenway zone
along the north bank of the San Dieguito River from Interstate 5 to
the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad right-of-way for the
purpose of protecting, enhancing, and restoring the overall
environmental quality of the San Dieguito River and adjacent
wetlands. The greenway zone shall be planted and maintained with
native vegetation consistent with its purpose.
   (b) The district shall develop, manage, and maintain a public
access trail in the greenway zone in a manner that is consistent with
the purpose of subdivision (a). The recreational trail shall be
situated and constructed so as to provide safe and convenient means
for persons, including bicyclists and hikers, to travel in the
greenway. The recreational trail shall be designed in consultation
with the Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Parks and
Recreation.
   (c) The district shall submit its plan for implementation of
subdivisions (a) and (b) to the Department of Fish and Game and the
Department of Parks and Recreation, prior to July 1, 2011. The
Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Parks and
Recreation shall review the plan and submit recommendations, if any,
to the district prior to January 1, 2012. The district shall apply
the Department of Fish and Game's and Department of Parks and
Recreation's recommendations into the plan and apply for all
necessary permits by January 1, 2012. The district shall complete the
construction of the greenway zone by January 1, 2014.
   (d) At no time shall the area of the greenway zone be used for
development or parking.
   (e) The greenway zone shall be permanently dedicated to the use
and enjoyment of the public, so that if the 22nd District
Agricultural Association ceases to exist or sells the property, the
greenway and public access trail shall remain.