BILL NUMBER: SB 685	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Evans

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to amend Sections 5821 and 5826 of the Public Resources
Code, relating to parks.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 685, as introduced, Evans. Parks: Mendocino Woodlands Outdoor
Center
   The Mendocino Woodlands Outdoor Center Act requires the Department
of Parks and Recreation to administer as a unit of the state park
system the Mendocino Woodlands Outdoor Center. The act finds that the
location and facilities of the center are well suited to serve as an
outdoor education center.
   This bill would also include in these findings that the natural
resources of the center make it well suited to serve as an outdoor
education center.
   The act requires the department to consult with the Department of
Education and authorizes the department to cooperate with any
individuals or agencies that have jurisdiction or expertise in
matters pertaining to outdoor education.
   The bill would also authorize the department to cooperate with the
Department of Education on matters pertaining to outdoor education.

   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 5821 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   5821.  The Legislature finds that there is need for a program to
enable the children of the state to better comprehend the outdoors,
particularly the social and economic importance of the study,
conservation, protection, and utilization of natural resources. The
Legislature further finds that the  location  
locale, natural resources,  and facilities of the Mendocino
Woodlands Outdoor Center are especially well suited to serve
primarily as an outdoor education center under the control and
management of the Department of Parks and Recreation, as a unit of
the state park system.
  SEC. 2.  Section 5826 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   5826.  The department shall consult with the Department of
Education, and may cooperate with  the Department of Education,
 individuals  ,  and agencies having jurisdiction or
expertise in matters pertaining to the outdoor education programs
contemplated in this chapter.