As used in this division, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Board” means the governing board of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
(b) “Conservancy” means the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy. The conservancy may also be known as the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
(c) (1) “Territory” means the territory of the conservancy that consists of those portions of the Counties of Los Angeles and Orange located within the San Gabriel River and
its tributaries, the lower Los Angeles River and its tributaries, the San Gabriel Mountains, the Dominguez Channel watershed, and Santa Catalina Island, including, without limitation, all of the following:
(A) The hydrologic basin or watershed that coincides with the upper San Gabriel River watershed, including the Upper Rio Hondo tributary, but not including any land area within the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33100) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 33200) of Division 23. The hydrologic basin or watershed is bounded by the San Gabriel Mountains to the north, the San Jose Hills to the east, the Puente Hills to the
south, and by a series of hills and the Raymond Fault to the west.
(B) The hydrologic basin or watershed that coincides with the lower San Gabriel River watershed.
(C) The San Gabriel Mountains, including the Foothills Mountains Conservancy and the Puente Hills and San Jose Hills area, except any land area within the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33100) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 33200) of Division 23.
(D) The hydrologic basin or watershed that coincides with the lower Los Angeles River south of the northernmost boundary of the City of Vernon, as of June 1, 1999, except any land area within the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, as described in
Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33100) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 33200) of Division 23.
(E) The hydrologic basin or watershed that coincides with the Dominguez Channel watershed bounded by Manchester Boulevard in the City of Inglewood to the north and the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors to the south.
(F) Santa Catalina Island, including the City of Avalon and unincorporated areas on the island.
(2) To assist persons in understanding the breadth of the territory included within the territory described in paragraph (1), the Legislature declares that that territory includes the territory in all of the following cities and areas:
(A) The territory within the city or community boundaries, as of January 1, 2022, of the following cities and communities: Alhambra, Anaheim, Arcadia, Artesia, Avalon, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Bradbury, Buena Park, Carson, Cerritos, Claremont, Commerce, Compton, Covina, Cudahy, Cypress, Diamond Bar, Downey, Duarte, El Monte, Fullerton, Gardena, Glendora, Hawaiian Gardens, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Park, Industry, Irwindale, La Habra, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, La Palma, La Puente, La Verne, Lakewood, Lawndale, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Lynwood, Maywood, Monrovia, Montebello, Monterey Park, Norwalk, Palos Verdes Estates, Paramount, Pico Rivera, Pomona,
Rosemead, San Dimas, San Gabriel, San Pedro, Santa Fe Springs, Seal Beach, Signal Hill, South El Monte, South Gate, Temple City, Vernon, Walnut, West Covina, Whittier, Willowbrook, and Wilmington.
(B) Portions of the following cities and communities that fall within the definition of territory described in paragraph (1): Brea, El Segundo, Los Angeles, Inglewood, Placentia, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, and Torrance.
(C) The unincorporated areas of the Counties of Los Angeles and Orange adjacent to the San Gabriel River and its tributaries, the lower Los Angeles River and its tributaries, the Dominguez Channel watershed, Santa Catalina Island, the San Gabriel Mountains, the Foothill Mountains, the Puente Hills, and the San Jose Hills area
including, but not limited to, East Los Angeles.
(d) Nothing in this section shall affect the jurisdiction of any other state conservancy.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 718, Sec. 3. (SB 1122) Effective January 1, 2023.)