BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB
446 (Ridley-Thomas)
As Amended September 1, 2015
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |77-0 |(June 1, 2015) |SENATE: |40-0 |(September 2, |
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Original Committee Reference: NAT. RES.
SUMMARY: Extends the sunset date for the Baldwin Hills
Conservancy (BHC) to January 1, 2026.
The Senate amendments extend the sunset of the Conservancy
rather than eliminate it.
EXISTING LAW:
1)Established BHC in 2000 in the Natural Resources Agency (NRA)
and authorizes the BHC to acquire and manage public lands
within the Baldwin Hills area, is the land area currently
within the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, the Baldwin
Hills community, and the surrounding property.
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2)Prohibits BHC from regulating land use and exercising the
power of eminent domain.
3)Authorizes BHC to fix and collect fees for the use of any land
owned or controlled, or for any service provided, by BHC.
Prohibits fees in excess of the cost of maintaining and
operating the land or of providing the service for which the
fee is charged.
4)Provides BHC with the first right of refusal to acquire lands
suitable for park and open space within its prescribed
territory, and authorizes BHC to accept private or public
lands offered for recreational trails.
5)Specifies that the board of BHC consist of 13 voting members
and 7 nonvoting members. The 13 voting members of the board
include the Secretary of NRA, the Director of Parks and
Recreation, the Director of Finance, the Director of the Los
Angeles County Department of Parks, the member of the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors within whose district the
majority of the Baldwin Hills area is located, and 6 members
of the public appointed by the Governor. The seven nonvoting
members are: the Secretary of the California Environmental
Protection Agency; the Executive Officer of the State Coastal
Conservancy; the Executive Officer of the State Lands
Commission; an appointee of the Governor with experience in
developing contaminated sites, commonly referred to as
"brownfields;" the Executive Director of the Santa Monica
Mountains Conservancy; the Director of the Culver City Human
Services Department; and the Director of the Department of
Conservation. Allows designees to serve for members of the
board.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, this bill's annual costs are at least $350,000
beginning in 2018 through 2025 from the Environmental License
Plate Fund (special) for conservancy's administrative costs.
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COMMENTS: BHC jurisdiction covers approximately two square
miles and is the smallest of the state's 10 conservancies. BHC
is located approximately six miles from downtown Los Angeles.
There is significant oil production activity in the BHC's
jurisdiction. BHC plans to restore former oil production lands
to open space and make them available to the public as oil
production ceases. The goal of BHC is to eventually connect
public land into one big park (two square miles) to serve the
area. This will help the surrounding residents have access to
the open space in a region that is lacking in park space.
Analysis Prepared by:
Michael Jarred / NAT. RES. / (916) 319-2092 FN:
0002051