Bill Text: CA AB2633 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Protection of parklands: American River Parkway: County of Sacramento: removal of persons engaged in the act of unpermitted camping and clearing of unpermitted campsites.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-06-22 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. [AB2633 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB2633-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Assembly  March 24, 2022

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2633

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Introduced by Assembly Member Cooley

February 18, 2022

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An act to amend Section 14530.5 of add Article 8 (commencing with Section 5385) of Chapter 2 of Division 5 to the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste. parklands.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2633, as amended, Cooley. California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act: administration. Protection of parklands: removal of illegal campers and campsites.

Existing law authorizes the Wildlife Conservation Board to authorize the Department of Fish and Game to lease degraded potential wildlife habitat real property for specified purposes to nonprofit organizations or public agencies if the lessee agrees to restore the real property to its highest possible wildlife habitat value and maintain the real property at that value.

Existing law authorizes a county board of supervisors, in order to protect county parks from damage and preserve the peace in them, to confer on the county officer in charge of parks, and on other uniformed park employees that it may designate, the authority to issue citations for specified violations committed within a county park, as provided. Existing law authorizes the establishment of a regional park district, as provided.

This bill would authorize the board of supervisors of a county or any other governing body of parkland or open space to order the removal of illegal campers or clearing of illegal campsites from its special parklands, as defined, to protect and preserve sensitive natural habitat, critical wildlife, flood infrastructure, recreational activities, public facilities, public safety, and the adjacent community from significant environmental degradation.

The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, is established to promote beverage container recycling and provides for the payment, collection, and distribution of certain payments and fees based on minimum refund values established for beverage containers. The act allows the department, as specified, to enter into contracts for consulting, promotion, or advisory services necessary to implement the act and, in addition to any regulations that the department is required by statute to adopt, to adopt any other rules and regulations that the department determines may be necessary or useful to carry out the act or the department’s duties or responsibilities under the act.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these latter provisions.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NOYES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Article 8 (commencing with Section 5385) is added to Chapter 2 of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code, to read:

Article  8. Protection of ParkLands

5385.

 (a) The board of supervisors of a county or any other governing body of any parkland or open space, including, but not limited to, a regional park district as described in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500), may order the removal of illegal campers or clearing of illegal campsites from its special parklands to protect and preserve sensitive natural habitat, critical wildlife, flood infrastructure, recreational activities, public facilities, public safety, and the adjacent community from significant environmental degradation.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “special parklands” includes parklands, open spaces, and natural preserves that have a heightened risk of damage from wildfire or other significant environmental degradation due to the unique and valuable environmental, agricultural, scientific, educational, and recreational resources located therein.

SECTION 1.Section 14530.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

14530.5.

(a)For purposes of entering into contracts for consulting, promotional, or advisory services necessary to implement this division, the requirements of Sections 11042 and 14615 of the Government Code and Sections 10295 and 10318 of the Public Contract Code do not apply to the activities of the department pursuant to this division, except that any sole source contract awarded by the department shall be reviewed and approved by the Department of General Services.

(b)In addition to any regulations that the department is required by statute to adopt, the department may adopt any other rules and regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code that the department determines may be necessary or useful to carry out this division or any of the department’s duties or responsibilities imposed pursuant to this division.

(c)The department may prepare, publish, and issue printed pamphlets, promotional materials, and bulletins that the director determines to be necessary for the dissemination of information to the public concerning the activities of the department pursuant to this division.