San Diego River Conservancy.

The San Diego River Conservancy Act establishes the San Diego River Conservancy in the Natural Resources Agency, and prescribes the territory, functions, and duties of the conservancy with regard to, among other things, the acquisition, protection, and management of public lands within the San Diego River area, as defined. The act provides that the conservancy has all rights and powers, expressed or implied, necessary to carry out the purposes of the act. The act limits the jurisdiction of the conservancy to the San Diego River area. This bill would modify the definition of the San Diego River area and would limit the jurisdiction of the conservancy to the San Diego River watershed. The bill would also revise the definition of a tribal nation under the act to mean a Kumeyaay Band that is a federally recognized tribe or a nonfederally recognized California Native American tribe, as specified. Under the act, the governing board of the conservancy consists of 15 voting members and 2 nonvoting members, as specified. This bill would add one voting member, a member of the City Council of El Cajon, elected by a majority of the membership of the council, to the governing board.