California Senate Bill SB679 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 679AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 5, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Senator Wolk FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act to add Section 5013.2 to the Public Resources Code, relating to state parks. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 679, as amended, Wolk. State parks: acquired land: limits on disposition or use. The Department of Parks and Recreation, with the consent of the Department of Finance, is authorized to acquire title to or any interest in real property that the department deems necessary or proper for the extension, improvement, or development of the state park system. The department is also authorized to accept monetary and real property gifts to be used in any connection with the state park system. This bill would prohibit land acquired  on and after January 1, 2010,  for the state park system, through public funds or gifts, from being disposed of or used for other than park purposes without the express authority of an act of the Legislature.  A request   This bill would require the California Parks and Recreation Commission to certify that all requests  for that authority  would be required to  provide for the substitution of other  lands   land  of equal environmental value  or other value for which the park was established  and fair market value and reasonably equivalent usefulness and location to those to be disposed of or used for other than park purposes. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 5013.2 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: 5013.2. (a) Land acquired for the state park system with public funds or through receipt of gifts or bequests from individuals or private entities with the express purpose of  growing   expanding  or maintaining the state park system shall not be disposed of or used for other than park purposes without the express authority of an act of the Legislature. (b)  A request   The California Parks and Recreation   Commission shall certify that all requests for authority to dispose of or use for other than park purposes land described in subdivision (a) shall provide for the substitution of other  lands   land  of equal environmental value  or other value for which the park was established  and fair market value and reasonably equivalent usefulness and location to those to be disposed of or used for other than park purposes. (c) Gifts or bequests received on and after January 1, 2010, for the purposes described in subdivision (a) are subject to disposal or use for other than park purposes if the substitution requirements in subdivision (b) are met.