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CA Pub Res Code § 32651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 32651.

32651.  The conservancy may take any of the following actions for the purposes of this division:(a) Initiate, negotiate, and participate in agreements for the management of land under its ownership or control with a local public agency, state agency, federal agency, nonprofit organization, tribal nation, individual, corporate entity, and partnership, and enter into any other agreement authorized by state or federal law.(b) Improve, develop, and preserve lands for the purpose of protecting the natural, cultural, and historical resources, or otherwise meeting the purposes of this division. Those purposes include protecting environmental resources by preserving and enhancing the state’s most valuable natural resources in the San Diego River area, including natural lands such as wetlands, watersheds, wildlife habitat, and other wildlands, recreation lands such as parks, trails, greenbelts, and other open-space lands, and landscapes with locally unique features and areas identified by the state as deserving special protection.(c) Merge or split parcels, adjust boundary lines, or take similar actions as part of the acquisition of land, or as needed in order to facilitate the management of land under its ownership or control.(d) Fix and collect fees for any service rendered by the conservancy. The amount of the fee may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing the service rendered by the conservancy.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 306, Sec. 8. (SB 214) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 32652.

32652.  The conservancy may receive any gift, donation, subvention, grant, rent, royalty, and other financial aid and funds from any private or public source, or both.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 32653.

32653.  (a) The conservancy may develop and coordinate an integrated program of resource stewardship to manage the entire San Diego River Area in a manner that balances the recreational needs of the surrounding communities with strong protection of the area’s natural resources.(b) The conservancy shall establish policies and priorities within the San Diego River Area, and conduct any necessary planning activities in accordance with the purposes of this division.(c) The conservancy shall establish priorities to be given to projects that create or enhance opportunities that provide recreation, aesthetic improvement, wildlife habitat, wetlands protection, water quality, and natural flood control in the San Diego River Area.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 32654.

32654.  (a) The conservancy, in consultation with other public agencies with appropriate jurisdiction and expertise, may do all of the following for any degraded area:(1) Undertake site improvement projects.(2) Regulate public access.(3) Provide for restoration and rehabilitation.(b) The conservancy may upgrade deteriorating facilities, and construct new facilities as needed for outdoor recreation, nature appreciation and interpretation, and natural resource protection.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32655 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 32655.

32655.  The conservancy has, and may exercise, all rights and powers, expressed or implied, necessary to carry out the purposes of this division, except as otherwise provided.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32656 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 32656.

32656.  The conservancy may sue and be sued.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32656.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 32656.1.

32656.1.  (a) On or before January 1, 2017, and on or before January 1 of every odd-numbered year thereafter, the conservancy shall prepare and submit to the Governor and the Legislature a report that includes all of the following:(1) A description of, and the amount of money expended for, every project funded or undertaken by the conservancy, directly or by an entity under the direction of the conservancy, during the two years prior to the date of the report.(2) A description of the progress made in accomplishing the purposes of this division during the two years prior to the date of the report.(3) Recommendations regarding legislative action that may be necessary to provide funding or other resources to enable the conservancy to more effectively and efficiently carry out its mission, goals, and objectives.(4) A summary of the program established in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 32659).(b) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature in the manner provided in Section 9795 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 738, Sec. 3. (SB 1367) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32657 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 4 - San Diego River Conservancy Fund|Section 32657.

32657.  The San Diego River Conservancy Fund is hereby created. Moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation, for the purposes of this division.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32658 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 4 - San Diego River Conservancy Fund|Section 32658.

32658.  Proceeds or income from any lease, rental, sale, exchange, transfer of land, or interest in real property shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available for expenditure for the purposes of this division, upon appropriation by the Legislature.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32659 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 4.5 - San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium|Section 32659.

32659.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium Program will establish advisory panels for the designated watersheds of the Otay River, the Sweetwater River, and part of the Tijuana River in southern San Diego County.(b) The San Diego region is home to one of the fastest growing populations in the nation, which is expected to grow from its current 3,300,000 people to 4,000,000 people by 2050.(c) Residents in the southern region of San Diego County do not all have direct access to green space and public lands. Park poor communities are highly concentrated south of the San Diego River watershed. One benefit of living in the San Diego region is year-round access to the outdoors and the ability to improve the health and well-being of the general public by improving public access to public lands.(d) The watersheds of the Otay River, Sweetwater River, and Tijuana River are extraordinary natural resources of statewide significance that have been subject to intense development and are in need of conservation, restoration, protection, including protection of sensitive species, improved water quality, and improved overall health of the ecosystems of the individual watersheds.(e) The establishment of the program will enable the state to bring together multiple stakeholders to assess the needs of each watershed’s ecosystem and collaborate on watershedwide programs that conserve, restore, and protect natural, historical and cultural resources, wildlife, water quality, and natural floodwater conveyance, and that enhance the overall health of each watershed for beneficial uses, including public enjoyment of recreation and education.(f) The state has an interest in working with organizations to protect, enhance, and restore the natural, historical, cultural, educational, and recreational resources in rivers and watersheds located in the southern region of the County of San Diego.(g) The intent of the program is to protect and preserve the health of the watershed for each river within the consortium including streams, rivers, wetlands, estuaries, and the diverse natural habitats that are home to plants and animals and that provide educational and recreational opportunities for the public to steward the region’s globally unique and diverse plants and wildlife for future generations to enjoy. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 738, Sec. 4. (SB 1367) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32659.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 4.5 - San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium|Section 32659.1.

32659.1.  The following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Account” means the San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium Program Account established in the San Diego River Conservancy Fund pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 32659.8.(b) “Consortium watershed area” means lands located within the watersheds of the Otay River, the Sweetwater River, and the parts of the Tijuana River within the state, from the headwaters of each river to the Pacific Ocean.(c) “Program” means the San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium Program established pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 226. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32659.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 4.5 - San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium|Section 32659.2.

32659.2.  The conservancy shall establish the San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium Program to create advisory panels to work cooperatively with local public agencies and other entities to identify potential project funding, including grant funding, to be used to restore the consortium watershed area and to improve public access to public lands.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 738, Sec. 4. (SB 1367) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32659.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 4.5 - San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium|Section 32659.3.

32659.3.  (a) The conservancy shall create an advisory panel for each watershed to offer advice, expertise, support, or service to each watershed without compensation in accordance with the following requirements:(1) The conservancy shall solicit the names of persons to serve as members of each panel from organizations and entities representing watersheds in the consortium watershed area, and those persons shall be appointed to serve on the panel representing the area in which the organization or entity is located.(2) The members of the advisory panels shall serve on a voluntary basis and without reimbursement from the conservancy.(3) Each member of an advisory panel shall serve for a two-year term.(4) A member’s service as a member of an advisory panel shall end at the time that person ceases to be employed by, or serve as a representative of, the appointing organization.(5) Advisory panels shall meet at least twice each calendar year at one or more locations within the County of San Diego.(6) Meetings of the advisory panels shall be open to the public and subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(b) In appointing members and facilitating the work of the advisory panels, the conservancy shall be subject to all laws, regulations, and general and specific plans of the legislative body of the city or county with geographic jurisdiction over the specified watershed areas.(c) The conservancy shall prepare an annual report on the status of the meetings of the advisory panels, which shall be included in the executive officer of the conservancy’s report to the governing board.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 738, Sec. 4. (SB 1367) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32659.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 4.5 - San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium|Section 32659.5.

32659.5.  The advisory panels appointed pursuant to Section 32659.4 shall each prepare a strategic plan containing all of the following:(a) A system for prioritizing each designated river watershed that shall give priority to watershedwide projects that create and expand opportunities to protect, enhance, and restore the natural, historical, cultural, educational, and recreational resources of the watershed.(b) A summary of the policies and priorities for each river watershed.(c) A description of each watershed identifying underused, existing public open spaces, trails, and other facilities, and recommendations of ways to provide better public use and enjoyment in the designated areas.(d) A plan for implementing the program in conformance with all related general and specific plans and zoning regulations of the local and regional municipalities within each watershed. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 738, Sec. 4. (SB 1367) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32659.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 4.5 - San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium|Section 32659.6.

32659.6.  The conservancy may do all of the following in implementing the program:(a) Undertake site improvement projects within the consortium watershed area.(b) Provide for public access within the consortium watershed area.(c) Provide for restoration and rehabilitation within the consortium watershed area.(d) Undertake projects directly and award grants to public agencies, Native American Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, and joint powers authorities to help achieve the intent of the program.(e) Upgrade deteriorating facilities and construct new facilities as needed for outdoor recreation, natural education and interpretation, and resource protection within the consortium watershed area.(f) Provide assistance to each advisory panel established pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 738, Sec. 4. (SB 1367) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32659.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 4.5 - San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium|Section 32659.7.

32659.7.  Notwithstanding any other law, the conservancy shall not take any of the following actions:(a) Exercise the power of eminent domain.(b) Manage, regulate, or control the use of any land owned or leased by another public agency, except as provided pursuant to a written agreement with that public agency.(c) Levy a tax.(d) Take any action that interferes with, conflicts with, impedes, adversely impacts, or prevents the planning and implementation of projects and programs contained in adopted local or community plans.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 738, Sec. 4. (SB 1367) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32659.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 4.5 - San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium|Section 32659.8.

32659.8.  (a) The San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium Program Account is hereby created in the San Diego River Conservancy Fund. Moneys in the account shall accrue interest and be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the conservancy for expenditure for the purposes of this chapter.(b) (1) All funds received pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the account.(2) The conservancy may apply for and accept grants, gifts, donations, subventions, rent, royalties, and other assistance from public and private sources on behalf of the program.(3) The conservancy may also accept goods or services contributed to it by a public agency, private entity, or person and, upon receipt, may use the goods or services, for program purposes.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 738, Sec. 4. (SB 1367) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 32659.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 22.9 - SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 4.5 - San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium|Section 32659.9.

32659.9.  The conservancy shall administer funds appropriated to it for the program and may expend those funds for grants, goods, services, control and removal of invasive species, capital improvements, support of the program’s operations, and to carry out the program’s intent and purpose.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 738, Sec. 4. (SB 1367) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 33000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 23 - SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 33000.

33000.  This division shall be known as and may be cited as the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Act.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1087.)
CA Pub Res Code § 33001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 23 - SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 33001.

33001.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, as defined in Section 33105, is a unique and valuable economic, environmental, agricultural, scientific, educational, and recreational resource that should be held in trust for present and future generations; that, as the last large undeveloped area contiguous to the shoreline within the greater Los Angeles metropolitan region, comprised of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, it provides essential relief from the urban environment; that it exists as a single ecosystem in which changes that affect one part may also affect all other parts; and that the preservation and protection of this resource is in the public interest.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 169. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Pub Res Code § 33002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 23 - SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 33002.

33002.  The Legislature further finds and declares that prior to the preparation of the plan by the Santa Monica Mountains Comprehensive Planning Commission, planning for the zone was fragmented and there were ineffective means of determining and resolving conflicting interjurisdictional values, or of evaluating individual projects within the zone as to their effect on the entire region; that in the absence of a governmental mechanism to perform such evaluations, piecemeal development projects were occurring within the zone which resulted in the irreplaceable loss of open space and recreational resources, in the physical and biological deterioration of air, land, and water systems within the zone, and adversely affected regional life-support systems, including fish and wildlife, therefore being harmful to the needs of the present and future population of the region.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1087.)
CA Pub Res Code § 33003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 23 - SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 33003.

33003.  The Legislature further finds and declares that the coastal zone portion of the Santa Monica Mountains Zone has been evaluated as part of the California Coastal Zone Conservation Plan, and because of the unique, important, and threatened nature of the coastal-related resources within the coastal zone, the Legislature determined that the special coastal resources planning and management program established pursuant to the California Coastal Act of 1976 (Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000)) should apply within the coastal zone and that the local coastal program required by such act should be completed in a timely and effective manner by local governments and certified by the California Coastal Commission. It is the intent of the Legislature to facilitate early completion of local coastal programs for the coastal zone portion of the Santa Monica Mountains Zone and that accordingly the jurisdiction of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy should be extended to include, at the time of certification, those portions of the coastal zone for which a local coastal program has been certified.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1087.)
CA Pub Res Code § 33004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 23 - SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 33004.

33004.  The Legislature further finds and declares that the Santa Monica Mountains Comprehensive Planning Commission, composed of representatives of the state government, cities, and counties in the region, and the general public, has adopted a comprehensive plan for the conservation and development of the zone, consistent with the preservation of the resource as set forth in Section 33001.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1087.)
CA Pub Res Code § 33005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 23 - SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 33005.

33005.  Federal grant funds shall be used to accomplish the purposes of this division to the maximum extent possible.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1087.)
CA Pub Res Code § 33006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 23 - SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 33006.

33006.  It is further declared to be the intent of the Legislature that, in making grants for park, recreation, or conservation purposes from funds received pursuant to Section 507(n) of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U. S.C. Sec. 460kk(n)), the conservancy shall primarily operate outside the public ownership area of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area as identified by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to Section 507(d)(2) of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 460kk(d)(2)).(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1087.)
CA Pub Res Code § 33007 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 23 - SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 33007.

33007.  In accomplishing the objectives of this division, private landowners, local governments, and all other public agencies shall be encouraged to participate in the programs authorized by this division by voluntary incentives.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1087.)