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          Date of Hearing:   July 3, 2013

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                   SB 238 (Liu) - As Introduced:  February 12, 2013

          Policy Committee:                              Natural  
          ResourcesVote:5-3

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY

           This bill authorizes the Supervisor of the Angeles National  
          Forest, a nonvoting board member of the Santa Monica Mountains  
          Conservancy (SMMC), to vote on matters relating to projects  
          located within, adjacent to, or substantially affecting, the  
          Angeles National Forest.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Negligible state costs.
           
          COMMENTS

          1)Purpose.    The SMMC is currently developing a resource study  
            in an area known as the "Rim of the Valley."  The Valley  
            Corridor is the area that generally includes the mountains  
            encircling the San Fernando, La Crescenta, Santa Clarita, Simi  
            and Conejo Valleys of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties in  
            southern California

            One purpose of this study is to determine if any portion of  
            the Valley Corridor is eligible to either be considered a unit  
            of the national park system or added to an existing national  
            park.   This bill is intended to allow the Supervisor of the  
            Angeles National Forest to participate in board discussions  
            and vote on matters affecting the Angeles National Forest. 

           2)Background.    The SMMC was established within the Natural  
            Resources Agency in 1980 to acquire and protect lands within  
            the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, which is an area of  
            approximately 650,000 acres, generally encompassing the  








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            mountain areas of eastern Ventura County, western Los Angeles  
            County, and the mountain areas surrounding the San Fernando,  
            La Crescenta, and Santa Clarita Valleys.

            The Board of the SMMC consists of nine voting members, three  
            ex officio members, and six legislative members.   Currently,  
            the ex officio representative from the California Coastal  
            Commission is authorized to vote on SMMC projects proposed  
            within the coastal zone portion of the Santa Monica Mountains  
            Zone.




           Analysis Prepared by  :    Jennifer Galehouse / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081