State parks: transfer: local governments.

(1) Under existing law, the Department of Parks and Recreation has control of the state park system. The department is authorized to enter into an agreement with a city, county, district, or other public agency for the care, maintenance, administration, and control over land in the state park system. The general plan of each unit subject to that agreement is required to be reviewed by the State Park and Recreation Commission. This bill would require the department to enter into negotiations with a city, county, district, or other public agency requesting to enter into an agreement for the operation of a state park that is scheduled for closure due to budget constraints, within 30 days of that request. The bill would require that, if an agreement is not reached before the state park is scheduled to be closed, the city, county, district, or other public agency requesting to operate the state park be offered the opportunity to lease that state park for $1 per year until an agreement can be concluded. The bill would exempt the $1 per year interim lease from the requirements that operating leases or agreements be reviewed by either the Legislature as part of the annual budget process or the State Public Works Board, as prescribed. This bill would also require the State Park and Recreation Commission to review the general plan subject to these agreements within 30 days of the receipt of the general plan. (2) The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on July 1, 2009. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on July 1, 2009, pursuant to the California Constitution.