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DIVISION 22.8. SAN GABRIEL AND LOWER LOS ANGELES RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY [32600. - 32622.]

Division 22.8 added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 789, Sec. 1.

§§ 32600–32622 · 20 sections

  1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 32600–32602 · 3 sections
    • § 32600 This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy Act.
    • § 32601 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the San Gabriel River and its tributaries, the lower Los Angeles River and its tributaries, the San Gabriel…
    • § 32602 There is in the Natural Resources Agency the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, which is created as a state agency for the…
  2. CHAPTER 2. Definitions § 32603 · 1 section
    • § 32603 As used in this division, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the governing board of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles…
  3. CHAPTER 3. Conservancy §§ 32604–32609 · 6 sections
    • § 32604 The conservancy shall do all of the following: (a) Establish policies and priorities for the conservancy regarding the San Gabriel River and the lower Los…
    • § 32605 The board shall consist of 15 voting members and 9 ex officio, nonvoting members, as follows: (a) The 15 voting members of the board shall be the following:…
    • § 32606 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the term of each voting member of the board shall be two years. Any vacancy shall be filled within 60 days of its…
    • § 32607 (a) The voting members of the board shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson, and other officers, as determined to be necessary, from among the board…
    • § 32608 Members of the board who are not full-time public employees shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75) per regular meeting, not to…
    • § 32609 (a) A quorum shall consist of a majority of the voting members of the board. All meetings of the board shall be held in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open…
  4. CHAPTER 4. Powers and Duties §§ 32611–32616 · 7 sections
    • § 32611 The conservancy may manage, operate, administer, and maintain the lands and facilities it acquires, in accordance with the purposes set forth in Section 32602.…
    • § 32612 (a) The conservancy may acquire real property or any interest in real property pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section…
    • § 32613 (a) 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…
    • § 32614 The conservancy may do all of the following: (a) Sue and be sued. (b) Enter into contracts with any public agency, private entity, or person necessary for the…
    • § 32614.5 (a) The conservancy may award grants to local public agencies, state agencies, federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations for the purposes of this division.…
    • § 32615 The conservancy shall administer any funds appropriated to it, and may expend those funds for capital improvements, land acquisition, or support of the…
    • § 32616 (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…
  5. CHAPTER 5. Limitations §§ 32620–32621 · 2 sections
    • § 32620 Nothing in this division shall be interpreted to grant the board any regulatory or governing authority over any ordinance or regulatory measure adopted by a…
    • § 32621 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the conservancy shall not take any action that does any of the following: (1) Interferes or conflicts…
  6. CHAPTER 6. Lower Los Angeles River Working Group § 32622 · 1 section
    • § 32622 (a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall appoint, in consultation with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to the extent that the board…