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AB 907: Office of Outdoor Recreation and Public Lands Enhancement.

  • Session Year: 2017-2018
  • House: Assembly
  • Latest Version Date: 2017-03-14
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Existing law establishes the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development in state government. Existing law requires that the office serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth.

This bill would establish the Office of Outdoor Recreation and Public Lands Enhancement in the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development for specified purposes, including promoting active healthy lifestyles and improving the quality of life for all Californians, and would require the director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to administer the Office of Outdoor Recreation and Public Lands Enhancement. The bill would require the Office of Outdoor Recreation and Public Lands Enhancement to create an advisory group to offer advice, expertise, support, and service to it, without compensation.

Existing law gives control of the state park system to the Department of Parks and Recreation, and requires the Director of Parks and Recreation to promote and regulate the use of the state park system in a manner that conserves the scenery, natural and historic resources, and wildlife for the enjoyment of future generations. Existing law authorizes the department to collect fees, rents, and other returns for the use of any state park system area, with the amounts of those charges to be determined by the department.This bill would require the department to report to the Legislature, by April 15, 2018, its recommendations for a statutory fee policy that would specify the share of state park operational costs that should be borne by park users and the share that should be borne by the General Fund or any alternative funding source.The bill would require the State Park and Recreation Commission, by an unspecified date, to develop, and subsequently update, fee guidelines to be implemented by state park districts in order to provide greater consistency in state park fee structures throughout the state. The bill would also require the commission to adopt a fee-setting process that is consistent on a statewide basis and that provides substantial opportunity for public input.

Discussed in Hearing

Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations1H
May 26, 2017

Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations

Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife6MIN
Apr 4, 2017

Assembly Standing Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife

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