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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1767
Author: Holden (D)
Amended: 7/2/14 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER COMMITTEE : 7-0, 6/10/14
AYES: Pavley, Evans, Hueso, Jackson, Lara, Monning, Wolk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cannella, Fuller
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 55-18, 5/5/14 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy: property
destruction: fines
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill increases the $1,000 maximum fine for
crimes against property owned or managed by the Santa Monica
Mountains Conservancy (Conservancy) to $1,500.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1.Establishes the Conservancy in the Natural Resources Agency
and prescribes the membership, functions, and duties of the
Conservancy with regard to the preservation, protection, and
management of specified lands in the Santa Monica Mountains.
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2.Creates a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than
$1,000, or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than
six months, or both that fine and imprisonment for
unauthorized dumping on property owned or managed by the
Conservancy.
3.Creates a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than
$1,000, or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than
six months, or both that fine and imprisonment for injuring,
defacing, or destroying any property owned or managed by the
Conservancy.
This bill increases the $1,000 maximum fine for crimes against
property owned or managed by the Conservancy to $1,500.
Background
The Conservancy was established in 1980 as an entity within the
Natural Resources Agency. It acquires and protects lands within
the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, which is an area of
approximately 650,000 acres, generally encompassing the mountain
areas of eastern Ventura County, western Los Angeles County, and
the mountain areas surrounding the San Fernando, La Crescenta,
and Santa Clarita valleys.
In addition to its open space preservation work, the Conservancy
contracts for law enforcement within its territory. The
Conservancy is traditionally funded by statewide bond proceeds
and general fund expenditures.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local:
No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/4/14)
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The Mountains Recreation and
Conservation Authority, a joint powers agency that includes the
Conservancy, states that this bill helps alleviate the extensive
financial burdens caused by illegal dumping.
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ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 55-18, 5/5/14
AYES: Alejo, Ammiano, Atkins, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta,
Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau,
Chesbro, Cooley, Dababneh, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong,
Frazier, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Hall,
Roger Hern�ndez, Holden, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Lowenthal,
Medina, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel
P�rez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez,
Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk,
Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
NOES: Allen, Bigelow, Ch�vez, Conway, Dahle, Donnelly, Beth
Gaines, Grove, Hagman, Harkey, Jones, Linder, Maienschein,
Nestande, Olsen, Patterson, Wagner, Waldron
NO VOTE RECORDED: Achadjian, Fox, Gorell, Logue, Mansoor,
Melendez, Vacancy
RM:k 8/5/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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