DIVISION 23.5. COACHELLA VALLEY MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY [33500. - 33806.]

Division 23.5 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 977, Sec. 1.

§§ 33500–33806 · 27 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. Establishment and Purposes §§ 33500–33509 · 9 sections

   • § 33500 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the mountains and natural community conservation lands of the Coachella Valley in Riverside County contain…
   • § 33501 The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy is hereby created as a state agency within the Resources Agency to acquire and hold, in perpetual open space,…
   • § 33502 (a) The territory of the conservancy consists of that portion of Riverside County bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the highest elevation of…
   • § 33503 (a) The governing board of the conservancy consists of the following 20 voting members: (1) The mayor or a member of the city council of each of the Cities of…
   • § 33505 (a) The term of each voting member of the governing board shall be two years and until his or her successor is appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled within 60…
   • § 33506 The voting members of the conservancy’s governing board shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson, and other officers as determined to be necessary, from…
   • § 33507 A majority of the members appointed to the governing board of the conservancy shall constitute a quorum, and, except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section…
   • § 33508 Each voting member of the governing board designated in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 33503 shall receive compensation in an…
   • § 33509 (a) Meetings of the governing board are subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of…
2. CHAPTER 2. Powers and Duties §§ 33600–33605 · 6 sections

   • § 33600 The conservancy shall have and may exercise all rights and powers, expressed or implied, necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this division,…
   • § 33601 The conservancy may do all of the following: (a) Sue and be sued. (b) Determine the qualifications of, recommend the salary of, and appoint, an executive…
   • § 33602 The conservancy may adopt regulations governing the use by the public of conservancy lands and provide for their enforcement. Any regulation shall authorize…
   • § 33603 The conservancy may provide interpretive services and facilities and make the minimal improvements necessary to negate the deleterious influence of man on, and…
   • § 33604 Any expenditure by the conservancy that exceeds the amount specified in Section 20162 of the Public Contract Code, except expenditures for the acquisition of…
   • § 33605 The conservancy may accept any revenue, money, grants, fees, rents, royalties, goods, services, donations, bequests, or gifts of any interest in real property…
3. CHAPTER 3. Open-Space Protection Program §§ 33700–33704 · 6 sections

   • § 33700 (a) As used in this chapter, “mountainous lands” means all lands, irrespective of their angle of slope or other natural or manmade terrain features, within the…
   • § 33701 The conservancy may not exercise the power of eminent domain. The conservancy may request the State Public Works Board to exercise the power of eminent domain…
   • § 33702 (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the acquisition of real property or interests in real property under this division is subject to the…
   • § 33702.5 The conservancy may enter into an option to purchase real property in fee or any lesser interest and may transfer an option subject to the requirements of…
   • § 33703 This division is not intended to infringe on the existing authority of the County of Riverside or the cities lying within the conservancy’s territory to plan…
   • § 33704 The Legislature hereby acknowledges the role of the former Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, a California nonprofit corporation, and its successor, the…
4. CHAPTER 4. Finances §§ 33800–33806 · 6 sections

   • § 33800 (a) The conservancy may incur debt only for the purpose of acquiring real property. To acquire that property, the conservancy may only borrow money from, and…
   • § 33802 The conservancy may fix and collect fees for the use by the public of any lands owned or otherwise controlled by the conservancy. No fee shall, however, exceed…
   • § 33803 (a) The conservancy may raise revenues for any lawful purpose of the conservancy pursuant to this chapter. (b) If the conservancy proposes to raise revenue by…
   • § 33804 The conservancy is expressly authorized to raise revenues by any, or a combination, of the following: (a) An assessment to finance capital improvements and…
   • § 33805 Upon making the determination that immediate revenues are insufficient for the acquisition of property, other capital expenses, or the funding or refunding of…
   • § 33806 The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. The money in the fund shall be made available for expenditure by the…