DIVISION 23.3. SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVANCY [33300. - 33356.]
Division 23.3 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 726, Sec. 1.
§§ 33300–33356 · 36 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions §§ 33300–33302 · 3 sections
- § 33300 This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the Laird-Leslie Sierra Nevada Conservancy Act.
- § 33301 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The Sierra Nevada Region is a globally significant area, including many national and state parks,…
- § 33302 For purposes of this division, the following terms shall apply: (a) “Board” means the Governing Board of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. (b) “Conservancy” means…
CHAPTER 2. Sierra Nevada Conservancy §§ 33320–33333 · 14 sections
- § 33320 There is in the Natural Resources Agency the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, which is created as a state agency to do all of the following, working in collaboration…
- § 33321 (a) The board shall consist of 13 voting members and three nonvoting liaison advisers, appointed or designated as follows: (1) The 13 voting members of the…
- § 33322 Members and alternates, if any, shall serve terms as follows: (a) The members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (C) to (E), inclusive, of paragraph (1) of…
- § 33323 (a) The voting members appointed or designated under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 33321 who are not state employees shall be compensated for…
- § 33324 Annually, the voting members of the board shall elect from among the voting members a chairperson and vice-chairperson, and other officers as necessary. If the…
- § 33325 (a) Seven members of the voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the conservancy. The board shall not transact the…
- § 33326 The board may establish advisory boards or committees, hold community meetings, and engage in public outreach using advanced forms of technology, in order to…
- § 33327 The board shall establish and maintain a headquarters office within the region. The conservancy may rent or own real and personal property and equipment…
- § 33328 The board shall determine the qualifications of, and shall appoint, an executive officer of the conservancy, who shall be exempt from civil service. The board…
- § 33329 The board may enter into contracts with private entities and public agencies to procure consulting and other services necessary to achieve the purposes of this…
- § 33330 The conservancy’s expenses for support and administration may be paid from the conservancy’s operating budget and any other funding sources available to the…
- § 33331 The board shall conduct business in accordance with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter…
- § 33332 The board shall hold its regular meetings within, or near, the region.
- § 33333 On or after January 1, 2006, the board shall post agendas for each board meeting on the Internet.
CHAPTER 3. Powers, Duties, and Limitations §§ 33340–33356 · 19 sections
- § 33340 The conservancy’s jurisdiction is limited to the Sierra Nevada Region.
- § 33341 The conservancy shall carry out projects and activities to further the purposes of this division throughout the region. The board shall make every effort to…
- § 33342 In carrying out this division, the conservancy shall cooperate with and consult with the city or county where a grant is proposed or an interest in real…
- § 33343 (a) The conservancy may make grants or loans to public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and tribal organizations in order to carry out the purposes of this…
- § 33344 In the case of a grant of funds to a nonprofit organization or tribal organization to acquire an interest in real property, including, but not limited to, a…
- § 33345 The conservancy shall adopt guidelines setting priorities and criteria for projects and programs, based upon its assessment of program requirements,…
- § 33345.1 (a) The Sierra Nevada Watershed Improvement Program is hereby established, to be administered by the conservancy, to protect, conserve, and restore the health…
- § 33346 (a) The conservancy may expend funds and award grants and loans to facilitate collaborative planning efforts and to develop projects and programs that are…
- § 33346.5 The conservancy may apply for and receive grants to carry out the purposes of this division.
- § 33347 (a) The conservancy may acquire from willing sellers or transferors, an interest in any real property, in order to carry out the purposes of this division.…
- § 33348 Notwithstanding Section 11005.2 of the Government Code or any other provision of law, the conservancy may lease, rent, sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer,…
- § 33349 (a) The conservancy shall take whatever actions are reasonably necessary and incidental to the management of lands or interests in lands under its ownership or…
- § 33350 (a) The conservancy shall make an annual report to the Legislature and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency regarding expenditures, land management…
- § 33351 The conservancy may expend funds under this division to conduct research and monitoring in connection with development and implementation of the program…
- § 33352 (a) The conservancy may receive gifts, donations, bequests, devises, subventions, grants, rents, royalties, and other assistance and funds from public and…
- § 33353 The conservancy may fix and collect a fee for a direct service it renders, provided the service is rendered at the request of the individual or entity…
- § 33354 Proceeds from a lease, rental, sale, exchange, or transfer of an interest or option in real property, and all other income, shall be deposited in the fund for…
- § 33355 The Sierra Nevada Conservancy Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, only…
- § 33356 Nothing in this division grants to the conservancy: (a) Any of the powers of a city or county to regulate land use. (b) Any powers to regulate any activities…