There is created the California Tahoe Conservancy as a state agency within the Resources Agency. The conservancy is a successor agency to the California Tahoe Conservancy Agency which had similar powers and duties, but which did not function as an operating agency.
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Section § 66906
The California Tahoe Conservancy is established as a state agency under the Resources Agency. It takes over from the California Tahoe Conservancy Agency, which had similar roles but didn't operate as an active agency.
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Section § 66906.1
This law specifies how the governing board of a conservancy in the Lake Tahoe region is structured. There are seven voting members and one nonvoting member. Voting members include representatives from the City of South Lake Tahoe, the counties of Placer and El Dorado, and public members chosen by state officials. Members don't have to be local residents, except for a few specific positions. An additional nonvoting member is appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Members serve at the discretion of those who appoint them, and certain members can represent the conservancy in other roles if there's no conflict of interest. The 'Lake Tahoe region' is defined elsewhere in the legal code.
(a)CA Government Code § 66906.1(a) The governing body of the conservancy shall be composed of seven voting members and one ex officio nonvoting member. The voting members shall be as follows:
(1)CA Government Code § 66906.1(a)(1) One member of the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe, or a designee appointed by that city council who is a resident of the City of South Lake Tahoe.
(2)CA Government Code § 66906.1(a)(2) One member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Placer, or a designee appointed by that board of supervisors who is either an employee of the county or a resident of the county and the Lake Tahoe region.
(3)CA Government Code § 66906.1(a)(3) One member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of El
Dorado, or a designee appointed by that board of supervisors who is either an employee of the county or a resident of the county and the Lake Tahoe region.
(4)CA Government Code § 66906.1(a)(4) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency or his or her designee.
(5)CA Government Code § 66906.1(a)(5) One member appointed from the general public by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(6)CA Government Code § 66906.1(a)(6) One member appointed from the general public by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(7)CA Government Code § 66906.1(a)(7) The Director of Finance or the director’s designee.
(b)CA Government Code § 66906.1(b) The members appointed or designated pursuant to paragraphs (4) to (7), inclusive, shall not be residents of the region.
(c)CA Government Code § 66906.1(c) The members of the governing body of the conservancy
shall serve at the pleasure of the respective appointing authority.
(d)CA Government Code § 66906.1(d) A representative of the United States Secretary of Agriculture shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member of the conservancy.
(e)CA Government Code § 66906.1(e) A member appointed pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (a) may also serve as a representative to any nonstate body created pursuant to Title 7.4 (commencing with Section 66800), to the extent that such service does not involve a conflict of interest.
(f)CA Government Code § 66906.1(f) For purposes of this section, “Lake Tahoe region” has the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 66953.
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Section § 66906.2
This law states that certain members of the conservancy are paid $100 for each day they attend regular meetings. Additionally, all conservancy members can get their reasonable and necessary expenses covered when they go to meetings or perform their job duties.
The members of the conservancy appointed under subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (e), and (f) of Section 66906.1 shall be compensated for attendance at regular meetings of the conservancy at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) per day, and all members of the conservancy shall be reimbursed the actual amounts of the reasonable and necessary expenditures incurred in attending meetings of the conservancy and carrying out the duties of their office.
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Section § 66906.3
The ruling group must choose a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from within their own members. These roles last for two years, but they can be re-elected. However, the group can elect a new chair or vice-chair before the end of the two-year term to complete the rest of that term if needed.
The governing body shall elect from its own members a chairman and vice chairman, whose terms of office shall be two years, and who shall be subject to reelections, except that a new chairman or vice chairman may be elected by the governing body before the expiration of the two-year term for the fulfillment of that two-year term.
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Section § 66906.4
This law says that most of the members of a governing group must be present to officially conduct business. Their decisions are made by the majority of those present, except when they are asking to use eminent domain power, which needs at least five votes in favor. The group can set its own rules and procedures. Also, restrictions on voting by substitutes don't apply here.
A majority of the total voting membership of the governing body shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the conservancy. Provided that a quorum exists, a majority vote of the members present shall be binding on all matters, except a request to the State Public Works Board to exercise the power of eminent domain pursuant to Section 66907.5 which shall require five affirmative votes. The governing body shall adopt its own rules, regulations, and procedures.
The limitations on voting by designees of voting members in Section 7.5 shall not apply to this title.
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Section § 66906.5
This law states that the conservancy must have an office within its region. Additionally, it allows the conservancy to either rent or own property and equipment as long as they follow the relevant laws and regulations.
The conservancy shall establish and maintain an office within the region. The conservancy may rent or own real and personal property and equipment pursuant to applicable statutes and regulations.
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