BILL NUMBER: SB 669	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 19, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 8, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 1, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 26, 2007

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Torlakson

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2007

   An act to amend Section 5854 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to the environment.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 669, Torlakson. Continuous regional recreation corridors.
   Existing law requires the Delta Protection Commission to adopt a
plan and implementation program for a continuous regional recreation
corridor around the delta, including bicycle and hiking trails and a
finance and maintenance plan.
   This bill would additionally require the plan to promote water
conservation, encourage greater infill and compact development,
protect natural resources and agricultural lands, and revitalize
urban and community centers, consistent with a delta resource
management plan adopted by the commission.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 5854 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   5854.  (a) In accordance with the requirements of subdivision (c),
the commission shall develop and adopt a plan and implementation
program, including a finance and maintenance plan, for a continuous
regional recreational corridor that will extend around the delta,
including, but not limited to, the delta's shorelines in Contra
Costa, Solano, San Joaquin, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties. This plan
shall link the San Francisco Bay Trail system to the planned
Sacramento River trails in Yolo and Sacramento Counties. This plan
shall include a specific route of a bicycling and hiking trail, the
relationship of the route to existing and proposed park and
recreational facilities and land and water trail systems, and links
to existing and proposed public transportation and transit. The
transportation and transit links may include, but are not limited to,
roadside bus stops, transit facilities, and transportation
facilities. This plan shall promote water conservation, encourage
greater infill and compact development, protect natural resources and
agricultural lands, and revitalize urban and community centers in a
manner that is consistent with the delta resource management plan,
pursuant to Section 29760. The continuous regional recreational
corridor planned and executed pursuant to this chapter shall be
called the Great California Delta Trail. The continuous regional
recreational corridor shall include, but not be limited to, bikeway
systems, and hiking and bicycling trails.
   (b) The Great California Delta Trail plan shall do all of the
following:
   (1) Provide that designated environmentally sensitive areas,
including wildlife habitats and wetlands, shall not be adversely
affected by the trail.
   (2) Provide for appropriate buffer zones along those portions of
the bikeway system adjacent to designated environmentally sensitive
areas and areas with private uses, when appropriate.
   (3) Provide that the land and funds used for any purposes under
this chapter are not considered mitigation for wetlands losses.
   (4) Provide alternative routes to avoid impingement on
environmentally sensitive areas, traditional hunting and fishing
areas, and areas with private uses, when appropriate.
   (5) Provide that no motorized vehicles, except to the extent
necessary for emergency services, including, but not limited to,
medical and structural emergencies, and for handicap access, be
allowed on the trail.
   (c) The commission may develop and adopt the plan and the
implementation program if it receives sufficient funds, from sources
other than the General Fund, to finance the full costs of developing
and adopting the plan. The commission shall submit the plan and the
implementation program to the Legislature and each of the counties
within the commission's service area not later than two years after
the commission determines that sufficient funds will be available to
complete the plan and implementation program.
   (d) The commission shall administer the funds used in the planning
of the trail.