DIVISION 22.9. SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY [32630. - 32659.9.]
Division 22.9 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 574, Sec. 1.
§§ 32630–32659.9 · 40 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions §§ 32630–32632 · 3 sections
- § 32630 This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the San Diego River Conservancy Act.
- § 32631 (a) The San Diego River is a natural, historic, and recreational resource in the heart of San Diego. From its headwaters near the town of Julian in east San…
- § 32632 For the purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Conservancy” means the San Diego River Conservancy established by this…
CHAPTER 2. The San Diego River Conservancy §§ 32633–32638 · 6 sections
- § 32633 There is in the Natural Resources Agency, the San Diego River Conservancy, which is created for the following purposes: (a) To acquire and manage public lands…
- § 32634 (a) The governing board of the conservancy shall consist of 16 voting members and two nonvoting members. (b) The voting members of the board shall consist of…
- § 32635 The members of the conservancy that are not full-time public employees may be compensated for attendance at regular meetings of the conservancy at the rate of…
- § 32636 The governing board shall elect from its own members a chairperson and vice chairperson, whose terms of office shall be two years, and who may serve more than…
- § 32637 (a) A majority of the total voting membership of the governing body shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the conservancy. If a…
- § 32638 The governing board shall adopt its own rules and procedures necessary to conduct its business.
CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties §§ 32639–32656.1 · 19 sections
- § 32639 The conservancy shall establish an office within the San Diego River watershed. The conservancy may rent or own real and personal property and equipment…
- § 32640 All meetings of the governing board are subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of…
- § 32641 The governing body shall determine the qualification of, and shall appoint, the executive officer of the conservancy and shall employ other necessary staff…
- § 32642 The conservancy may do any of the following to assist in the decisionmaking process for the purposes of this division: (a) Establish advisory boards, panels,…
- § 32643 The conservancy may do any of the following to provide necessary services: (a) Select and hire private consultants or contractors. (b) Enter into memorandums…
- § 32644 The jurisdiction of the conservancy is limited to the watershed of the San Diego River.
- § 32645 The conservancy may take any of the following actions for the purposes of this division: (a) Select and acquire real property or interests in real property in…
- § 32646 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conservancy has the first right of refusal to acquire any public lands that are suitable for park and open…
- § 32647 The conservancy may designate or enter into an agreement with any public agency to provide real estate services, and may assign authority to execute agreements…
- § 32648 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conservancy may not enter into an option to purchase land in fee simple or a lesser interest for an amount in…
- § 32649 (a) The conservancy may award grants to any local public agency, state agency, joint powers agency, special district, tribal nation, and nonprofit organization…
- § 32650 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conservancy may lease, rent, sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer any real property or interest in real…
- § 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…
- § 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.
- § 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…
- § 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:…
- § 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…
- § 32656 The conservancy may sue and be sued.
- § 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…
CHAPTER 4. San Diego River Conservancy Fund §§ 32657–32658 · 2 sections
- § 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.
- § 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…
CHAPTER 4.5. San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium §§ 32659–32659.9 · 10 sections
- § 32659 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium Program will establish advisory panels for the…
- § 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…
- § 32659.2 The conservancy shall establish the San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium Program to create advisory panels to work cooperatively with local public agencies…
- § 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…
- § 32659.4 The conservancy shall establish the following advisory panels: (a) The Otay River Watershed Advisory Panel, comprised of the following members: (1) A…
- § 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…
- § 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)…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…