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An act to add Division 22.8 (commencing with Section 32600) to
the Public Resources Code, relating to the San Gabriel and Lower j
Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy. I
[Approved by Governor October 7,1999.Filed
with Secretary of State October 10,1999.]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1355, Havice. San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and
Mountains Conservancy.
(1) Existing law authorizes various conservancies to acquire,
manage,and conserve public lands in the state.
This bill would establish the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles
Rivers and Mountains Conservancy to acquire and manage public
lands within the main San Gabriel Basin, the San Gabriel River and
its tributaries, the Lower Los Angeles River and its tributaries, and
the San Gabriel Mountains.
(2) The bill would become operative only if SB 216 of the
1999-2000 Regular Session is enacted and becomes operative on or
before January 1,2000.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Division 22.8 (commencing with Section 32600) is
added to the Public Resources Code,to read:
DIVISION 22.8. SAN GABRIEL AND LOWER LOS ANGELES
RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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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, and the San Gabriel Mountains, Puente Hills, and San
Jose Hills constitute a unique and important open-space,
environmental, anthropological, cultural, scientific, educational,
recreational, scenic, and wildlife resource that should be held in trust
to be preserved and enhanced for the enjoyment of, and appreciation
by,present and future generations.
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32602. There is in the Resources Agency, the San Gabriel and
Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, which is
created as a state agency for the following purposes:
(a) To acquire and manage public lands within the Lower Los
Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds, and to provide
open-space, low-impact recreational and educational uses, water
conservation, watershed improvement, wildlife and habitat
restoration and protection, and watershed improvement within the
territory.
(b) To preserve the San Gabriel River and the Lower Los Angeles
River consistent with existing and adopted river and flood control
projects for the protection of life and property.
(c) To acquire open-space lands within the territory of the
conservancy.
(d) To provide for the public's enjoyment and enhancement of
recreational and educational experiences on public lands in the San
Gabriel Watershed and Lower Los Angeles River, and -the San
Gabriel Mountains in a manner consistent with the protection of
lands and resources in those watersheds.
CHAPTER 2. DEFINITIONS
32603. As used in this division, the following terms have the
following meaning:
(a) "Board" means the governing board of the San Gabriel and
Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
(b) "Conservancy" means the San Gabriel and Lower Los
Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
(c) "Territory" means the territory of the conservancy that
consists of those portions of Los Angeles County and Orange County
located within the San Gabriel River and its tributaries, the Los
Angeles River and its tributaries, and the San Gabriel Mountains,
including,without limitation,all of the following:
(1) The hydrologic basin or watershed that coincides with the
upper San Gabriel River watershed, including the Upper Rio Hondo
tributary, but not including any land area within the Santa Monica
Mountains Conservancy as described in Chapter 2 (commencing
with Section 33100) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 33200)
of Division 23. The hydrologic basin or watershed is bounded by the
San Gabriel Mountains to the north, the San Jose Hills to the east, the
Puente Hills to the south, and by a series of hills and the Raymond
Fault to the west.
(2) The hydrologic basin or watershed that coincides with the
lower San Gabriel River watershed.
(3) The San Gabriel Mountains, including the Foothills Mountains
Conservancy and the Puente Hills and San Jose Hills area, except any
land area within the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy as
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described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33100) and
Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 33200)of Division 23.
(4) The hydrologic basin or watershed that coincides with the Los
Angeles River south of the northernmost boundary of the City of
Vernon, as of June 1, 1999, except any land area within the Santa
Monica Mountains Conservancy, as described in Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 33100) and Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 33200)of Division 23.
CHAPTER 5. LIMITATIONS
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 city, county, or special district that
pertains to land use,water rights,or environmental quality.
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 with the exercise of the powers or duties
of any watermaster, public agency, or other body or entity
responsible for groundwater or surface water management or
groundwater replenishment as designated or established pursuant to
any adjudication or statute.
(2) Interferes or conflicts with any provision of any judgment or
court order issued, or rule or regulation adopted, pursuant to any
adjudication affecting water or water management in the San
Gabriel River watershed and basin.
(3) Impedes or adversely impacts any previously adopted Los
Angeles County Drainage Area project, as described in the report of
the Chief of Engineers dated June 30, 1992, including any supplement
or addendum to that report as of September 1, 1999, or any
maintenance agreement to operate the project.
(4) Results in the degradation of water quality, or interferes or
conflicts with any action by a watermaster or public agency that is
authorized pursuant to statute, any water right or adjudication
including, but not limited to, any action relating to water
conservation, groundwater recharge, conservation or storage of
water, or both, the pumping of groundwater, water treatment, the
regulation of spreading, injection, pumping, storage, or the use of •
water from local sources, stormwater flows and runoff, or from
imported or reclaimed water that is undertaken in connection with
the management of the San Gabriel River or any branch, stream,
fork, or tributary thereof, a groundwater basin, or groundwater
resource.
(5) Interferes with, obstructs, hinders, or delays the exercise of,
any water right by the owner of a public water system, including, but
not limited to, the construction, operation, maintenance,
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replacement, repair, location, or relocation of any well or water
pumping, treatment, or storage facility, pipeline, or other facility or
property necessary or useful to the operation of the public water
system.
(b) The conservancy shall provide written notice to every water
association in the jurisdiction of the conservancy of any proposed
action, policy, or project that may affect any water right or water
delivery system at least 45 calendar days prior to the date set for
approval of any of those matters by the conservancy.
(c) As used in this section, "adjudication" means any final
judgment or order entered in any judicial proceeding adjudicating
or affecting water rights, surface water management, or
groundwater management.
(d) The conservancy shall consult with other conservancies
within the Resources Agency prior to implementing any project
pursuant to this division in which there may be a jurisdictional
overlap between those conservancies. Each of those conservancies
shall make its best effort to resolve any issues regarding any project
development that is carried out pursuant to this division in a mutually
advantageous and environmentally beneficial manner. Any dispute
between the conservancies shall be referred to the Resources Agency
for resolution.
SEC. 2. This act shall become operative only if Senate Bill 216 of
the 1999-2000 Regular Session is enacted and becomes effective on
or before January 1,2000.
SEC. 3. The Legislature recognizes that Chapter 1 (commencing
with Section 32600) of Division 22.8 of the Public Resources Code, as
added by this bill, is identical to that chapter, as added by Senate Bill
216. It is the intent of the Legislature that Chapter 1 (commencing
with Section 32600) as added by both bills be given effect. It is the
intent of the Legislature that the provisions of Senate Bill 216 which
add Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 32604) and Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 32611) of Division 22.8 of the Public
Resources Code be integrated with Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 32603) and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 32620) of
Division 22.8 of the Public Resources Code, as added by this bill, with
the result that there be one Division 22.8 (commencing with Section
32600)of the Public Resources Code.
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AB 1355
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1355 (Havice)
As Amended September 8, 1999
Majority vote
ASSEMBLY: 55-15 (June 1, 1999)
SENATE: 26-9 (September 9, 1999)
Original Committee Reference: NAT. RES.
SUMMARY : Establishes the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles
Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (Conservancy) as a state agency
within the Resources Agency for the purpose of acquiring and
managing public lands within the watersheds of the Lower Los
Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers for open-space, recreational and
educational uses, and wildlife protection; and for the purpose
of preserving these rivers in a manner consistent with existing
and, adopted flood control projects. Specifically, this bill .
1)Defines the geographic area, or "territory, " to be included
within the Conservancy as follows:
a) The San Gabriel Mountains, including the Foothills
Mountains and the Puente Hills and San Jose Hills area,
except any area within the Santa Monica Mountains
Conservancy (SMMC) ;
b) The hydrologic basin or watershed that coincides with
the upper San Gabriel River watershed, including the Upper
Rio Hondo tributary, bounded by the San Gabriel Mountains
to the north, the San Jose Hills to the east, the Puente
Hills to the south, and by a series of hills and the
Raymond Fault to the west. Area within the SMMC is
excluded; and,
c) The hydrologic basin or watershed that coincides with
the lower San Gabriel River watershed.
d) The hydrologic basin or watershed that coincides with
the Los Angeles River south of the northernmost boundary of
the City of Vernon, except any area within the SMMC.
2) States that the Conservancy has no regulatory or governing
authority over any ordinance or regulatory measure adopted by
any local jurisdiction within its territory. Prohibits the
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Conservancy from taking any action that interferes or
conflicts with the powers, duties, or authorized action of any
watermaster or entity responsible for water supply management;
that interferes or conflicts with any judgment, order, or
regulation adopted pursuant to any adjudication affecting
water rights; that impedes or adversely impacts any previously
adopted Los Angeles County Drainage Act (LACDA) project
included in the LACDA Chief Engineer's report as of September
1, 1999; or, that interferes with any water right of the owner
of a public water system.
3)Requires the Conservancy to provide written notice to every
water association in the territory 45 days prior to approving
any proposed action that may affect any water right or
delivery system.
4)Requires the Conservancy to consult with other conservancies
in the, Resources Agency (RA) prior to implementing any project
which may involve a jurisdictional overlap between the
conservancies. Disputes are to be resolved by RA.
5) Provides that this bill shall only become operative if SB 216
(Solis) , pending in the Senate, on the same subject, also is
enacted and becomes operative on or before January 1, 2000.
In addition, this bill contains language harmonizing its
provisions with the provisions of SB 216.
The Senate amendments .
1) Revise and recast the provisions addressing the creation,
purposes, definition of territory, and limitations on powers
of a new conservancy encompassing the San Gabriel River and
Mountains and the Lower Los Angeles River. The amendments
change the name of the proposed conservancy.
2)Delete the provisions of the bill addressing the composition
of the board of directors of the Conservancy, and the powers
and duties of the Conservancy. These provisions have been
amended into SB 216 (Solis) .
3)Add new provisions harmonizing this bill with SB 216.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill established the Eastern Los
Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, with
substantially the same purposes, territory and limitations on
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powers as are contained in this bill. The provisions in this
bill as it passed the Assembly concerning the powers and duties
and board of directors of the Conservancy were deleted in the
Senate and inserted into SB 216.
FISCAL EFFECT According to the Assembly Committee on
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Appropriations, this bill will result in moderate costs of about
$500, 000 annually to RA and to the Conservancy to administer the
program. These costs may be partially offset by use fees.
Money has been appropriated in the 1999-2000 budget.
COMMENTS : The author of this bill is one of several members in
the Los Angeles-area legislative delegation interested in the
establishment of a multi-jurisdictional agency for the Lower Los
Angeles River and the San Gabriel River watersheds. This year,
there have been ongoing discussions between Senator Solis and
Assembly Member Havice regarding the structure and authorship of
conservancy legislation. Both this bill and SB 216, have
recently been amended to adopt compromise language to authorize
the Conservancy, and to split the language into the two bills.
This bill contains Chapter 1 (General Provisions) , Chapter 2
(Territory) and Chapter 5 (Limitations) . SB 216 contains
Chapter 1, Chapter 3 (Board of Directors) , and Chapter 4 (Powers
and Duties) . Between the two bills, the language is
substantially what originally passed the Assembly in this bill.
Analysis Prepared by Sally Magnani Knox / NAT. RES. / (916)
319-2092
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because Havice held her ground on basic tenets of how any state agency would be run, including the
assurance that a majority of board members would be local elected officials.
Havice began her quest for a conservancy in January, after being approached by the Gateway Cities
Council of Governments, a collection of 27 area cities that include all the communities in her Assembly
district.
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ASSEMBLYMEMBER SALLY HAVICE
56TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
For Immediate Release: April 20, 1999
Contact: Carlos Penilla
Phone: 916/319-2056
HAVICE CONSERVANCY BILL APPROVED ON UNANIMOUS VOTE IN
ASSEMBLY NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
A bill by Assemblywoman Sally Havice (D-Cerritos) to create a regional mountains and rivers
conservancy sailed over smooth waters, passing a crucial legislative committee on a unanimous vote on
Tuesday.
Assembly Bill 1355 would set up a local conservancy that stretches across more than 58 cities and
would be governed by a board comprised primarily of local city council officials. The conservancy
would be able to use park bond money and acquire and manage public lands to create green areas
along the San Gabriel and LA Rivers.
"We worked very hard to get this bill passed, so it is wonderful to see it go out of committee
unanimously," said Havice, whose bill passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on an 8-to-0
vote.
Havice authored AB 1355 at the request of the 27 local cities that comprise the Gateway Cities
Council of Governments, which includes Downey, Long Beach, Lakewood, Artesia, Bellflower,
Cerritos, and Hawaiian Gardens.
Sitting next to Havice at Tuesday's committee hearing were local city councilmembers Frank Colonna,
of Long Beach, Bruce Barrows, of Cerritos and Vice Mayor Wayne Piercy, of Lakewood.
"Sally Havice took on a huge issue with this conservancy bill," said Bellflower Mayor Joe Cvetko. "We
are all very pleased with how Sally has fought for local control for all of our area cities."
"Sally is a gracious and formidable champion on the issue of local control," said Downey Councilman
Robert Winningham.
Havice has already gained the support of a wide range of lawmakers on her bill, including Republican
Assemblymember Robert Pacheco, of Diamond Bar, who is a co-author of AB 1355. Pacheco told city
officials earlier that he likes the local control that the Havice bill provides to cities over land and water
decisions.
In addition to the support from Assemblymember Pacheco, Havice has been joined on AB 1355 by
Assemblymembers Tony Cardenas (D-San Fernando Valley), Marco Firebaugh (D-South Gate), Alan
Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), Ed Vincent (D-Inglewood) and Carl Washington(D-Compton), all of
whom are listed as a co-author.
State Senator Teresa Hughes (D-Paramount) and State Senator Betty Karnette (D-Long Beach),
whose own district overlaps the territory covered by Sally Havice, have each added their names as co-
authors on AB 1355.
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The Havice bill next goes to the Assembly Appropriations committee, for a routine hearing over any
potential costs of the proposal.
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ASSEMBLYMEMBER SALLY HAVICE
56TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
For Immediate Release: July 14, 1999
Contact: Bill Orton
Phone: (562) 866-3391
HAVICE AGREEMENT ON CONSERVANCY FOR SAN GABRIEL AND LOS
ANGELES RIVERS LEADS TO PASSAGE IN KEY PANEL
Assemblywoman Sally M. Havice (D-Bellflower) gained bipartisan approval from a key Senate panel
on her landmark legislation to create a state conservancy that would manage the LA and San Gabriel
Rivers and take in millions of dollars in park and water bonds for the region.
"Creating a conservancy for our two rivers is a gift to our children that will survive the test of time,"
said Havice, who has spent the last six months fighting to put a conservancy bill on the governor's
desk.
Havice, whose district is intersected by both rivers, succeeded in talks with state Senator Hilda Solis
(D-El Monte) to craft an agreement that will allow millions of dollars to flow into the district for parks,
habitat restoration and land acquisition while still protecting needed local flood control projects.
Havice outlined the details of the comprehensive agreement reached with Solis as she presented her
own Assembly Bill 1355 before the Senate Natural Resources committee, chaired by Senator Tom
Hayden.
The conservancy is "a thorny issue and we could use a break on this issue," said Hayden, who urged
fellow senators to accept the Havice agreement and gaveled AB 1355 to speedy 5-to-0 vote. The Santa
Monica Democrat has often battled Havice over the last three years on flood control and
environmental issues.
The Natural Resources Committee stripped the Havice bill down to its core elements and connected it
to SB 216, the conservancy bill by Solis.
In the complex deal between Havice and Solis, the language of the two bills will now be hammered out
over the next month so that both bills will jointly spell out the territory, governing board and other
details for a conservancy.
Solis told the panel that she and Havice had"finally come to some agreement" with the talks and that
her goal is to "create a bill that brings equity and balance for everyone."
"This is a great step forward for both bills," Havice told the committee.
If approved and signed by the Governor, the joint Havice-Solis conservancy bills would set up a state
agency that could accept bond money and use those funds to buy land, to restore habitats along the
rivers and to create greenbelts and parks on the banks. The timing, says Havice, is opportune, in light
of a $2.2-billion park bond being proposed by Assembly leaders Antonio Villaraigosa and Fred Keeley.
The deal to create the conservancy for the two waterways was a tough bargain to strike, in part
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ASSEMBLYMEMBER SALLY HAVICE
56TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
For Immediate Release:April 7, 1999
Contact: Bill Orton
Phone: (562) 809-0010
HAVICE CONSERVANCY BILL GAINS BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT
A bid by state Assemblywoman Sally Havice (D-Lakewood) to create a regional mountains and rivers
conservancy gained crucial bi-partisan support, with the addition of lawmakers from both parties as
"co-authors" of Assembly Bill 1355.
Havice authored AB 1355 at the request of the 27 local cities that comprise the Gateway Cities
Council of Governments, which includes Downey, Lakewood, Bellflower, Artesia and Hawaiian
Gardens.
Havice gained the support of Republican Assemblymember Robert Pacheco, of Diamond Bar, who
shall join as a co-author of AB 1355. Speaking at the annual gccog state lawmaker's luncheon,
Pacheco said that he liked the fact that the Havice bill guaranteed local control to cities over how to
use their own land and water.
Havice herself is very pleased with the response her bill has received in the region.
"The Gateway Cities came to me and asked for this conservancy bill, and it's really an honor for me to
carry this piece of legislation," said Havice, on her association with the Gateway Cities. "I believe that
legislation should come from the grass roots, not from the top down."
Others are quick to share Havice's view.
"Sally Havice took on a huge issue with this conservancy bill," said Bellflower Mayor Joe Cvetko. "We
are all very pleased with how Sally has fought for local control for all of our area cities."
"Sally is a gracious and formidable champion on the issue of local control," said Downey Councilman
Robert Winningham.
In addition to the support from Assemblymember Pacheco, Havice has been joined on AB 1355 by
Assemblymembers Tony Cardenas (D-San Fernando Valley), Marco Firebaugh (D-South Gate), and
Carl Washington (D-Compton), all of whom are now listed as a co-author.
State Senator Betty Karnette (D-Long Beach), whose own district overlaps all of the territory covered
by Sally Havice, has also added her name as a co-author on AB 1355.
The Havice bill, which was subject to lengthy coverage recently in the Los Angeles Times, will be
heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on April 12.
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Sally M. Havice was elected to the State Assembly for the 56th District in
November, 1996. The 56th Assembly District includes the cities of Artesia,
Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Lakewood and portions of Long Beach and
Hawaiian Gardens. She serves as Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Ports
and the Select Committee on School Safety.
Ms. Havice is a life-long member of the community and grew up in the
Cerritos/Norwalk area where she attended local schools and graduated from
Excelsior High School.
After attending business college and working for several years in the private sector,
she was employed in local government. During a successful career in local municipal
government, she returned to school to pursue a degree and credential requirements
to enable her to realize her life-long ambition of becoming a teacher. Consequently,
she earned her two A.A. degrees from Cerritos College, one in Social Studies and
the other in Spanish, with honors; a Bachelor's degree in English, Cum Laude, and a
Master's degree in Linguistics from California State University, Long Beach, with
additional doctoral studies at USC and the University of Hawaii. In addition, as a
small business owner, she was also a successful independent insurance agent for
several years. During this active professional and academic career, she raised three
sons, Edward (a physician), Raul (a police officer), and Joseph(a student). Ms.
Havice also has eight grandchildren.
For twenty-three years Ms. Havice was a professor of English at Cerritos College,
where she taught english composition and literature, as well as speech
communication. At Cerritos College, she also served as Interim Assistant Dean of
Liberal Arts, and Community Liaison for the Cultural Arts. Her work on campus
also included numerous committees such as the Citizens' Resource Advisory,
Cerritos College Faculty Association Executive Board, and the Faculty Senate,
which selected her after her first term as Outstanding Faculty Senator.
Ms. Havice was first elected to the ABC Unified School Board of Education in
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1989 and was re-elected in 1993. Examples of her leadership are the school district's
school safety task force and the initiation of the code of conduct policy for the
members of the board of education.
Over the years Ms. Havice has been very active in her community. A few examples
of her past and present community service include the following:
Helped to implement the Cultural Performing Arts after-school program, which
emphasized music and dance instruction, serving the children of Artesia, Cerritos,
Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, La Mirada and Norwalk.
• Member, Southeast Area Task Force on Youth Violence
• Executive Board, Su Casa Family Violence Shelter
• Board Member, Southeast Regional Occupations Programs
• Member, National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC)
• Member, American Association of University Women
• Member, State Superintendent of Public Education's Advisory Committee
• ABC/Norwalk-La Mirada Gang Prevention Partnership Program - Sister
Schools Peace Project
• Charter Member and Executive Officer, League of United Latin American
Citizens - Southeast Area
• Advisor to several Cerritos College student clubs and organizations, including
Asian Indian Student Club, Korean American Student Association, MEChA,
and the Pilipino American Student Alliance
• Member, Sexual Harassment Task Force - Cerritos College
• President, Cerritos College Faculty Association (CCFA), CTA, 1990-1992;
Vice President, 1986-1990; Secretary, 1980-1986
• Member, Delegate Assembly, California School Boards Association
• Executive Board Member, Granada Park Homeowners' Association
• Charter Member; Optimist International, Sunnyside Chapter
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