DIVISION 22.7. BALDWIN HILLS AND URBAN WATERSHEDS CONSERVANCY ACT [32550. - 32579.]
Heading of Division 22.7 amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 714, Sec. 1.
§§ 32550–32579 · 27 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 32550–32551 · 2 sections
CHAPTER 2. Definitions § 32553 · 1 section
- § 32553 As used in this division, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) (1) “Baldwin Hills, southern Ballona Creek Watershed, and Upper Dominguez…
CHAPTER 3. Conservancy §§ 32555–32561 · 7 sections
- § 32555 There is in the Natural Resources Agency, the Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy, which is created for the following purposes: (a) To acquire and…
- § 32556 (a) The board shall consist of 15 voting members and 12 nonvoting members. (b) The 15 voting members of the board shall consist of the following: (1) The…
- § 32557 (a) The voting members of the board shall serve for two-year terms. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled within 60 days from its occurrence by the…
- § 32558 The chairperson and vice-chairperson of the board shall be selected by a majority of the voting members of the board for one-year terms.
- § 32559 The conservancy may employ an executive officer and other staff to perform those functions that cannot be provided by volunteers.
- § 32560 All meetings of the board shall be subject to the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of…
- § 32561 All members shall receive reimbursement for actual, necessary, and reasonable expenses. Any member of the board who is not a full-time public employee shall be…
CHAPTER 4. Powers and Duties §§ 32565–32579 · 17 sections
- § 32565 The jurisdiction of the conservancy shall include only those lands or other areas that are donated to, or otherwise acquired by, or are operated by the…
- § 32565.5 The conservancy shall do all of the following: (a) Develop and coordinate an integrated program of resource stewardship so that the entire Baldwin Hills,…
- § 32566 The conservancy may direct the management, operation, administration, and maintenance of the lands and facilities it acquires in accordance with the purposes…
- § 32567 The conservancy shall determine acquisition priorities and may acquire real property or any interest in real property within the Baldwin Hills, southern…
- § 32568 (a) The conservancy may, within the Baldwin Hills, southern Ballona Creek Watershed, and Upper Dominguez Channel area, undertake site improvement projects;…
- § 32569 (a) The conservancy may award grants to local public agencies, state agencies, federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations for the purposes of this division.…
- § 32570 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conservancy may lease, rent, sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer any real property or interest therein or…
- § 32571 (a) Local public agencies may enter into an agreement to transfer responsibility for the management of the land located within the Baldwin Hills, southern…
- § 32572 The conservancy shall restrict access on acquired lands that are unsuitable for parks and open-space use by entering into temporary agreements with other state…
- § 32573 The conservancy shall do all of the following: (a) Establish policies and priorities regarding the territory within the Baldwin Hills, southern Ballona Creek…
- § 32573.1 (a) The Baldwin Hills, Southern Ballona Creek Watershed, and Upper Dominguez Channel Urban Watershed Improvement Program is hereby established, to be…
- § 32574 (a) The conservancy may fix and collect fees for the use of any land owned or controlled, or for any service provided, by the conservancy. No fee shall exceed…
- § 32575 The conservancy shall administer any funds appropriated to it, including any funds appropriated to it for these purposes from any future bond act or local…
- § 32576 The conservancy may recruit and coordinate volunteers and experts to assist with conservancy projects and the maintenance of conservancy lands.
- § 32577 The conservancy shall coordinate its actions with state and local public safety agencies.
- § 32578 The conservancy shall have, and may exercise, all rights and powers, expressed or implied, necessary to carry out the purposes of this division, except as…
- § 32579 The conservancy may sue and be sued.