California Public Resources Code 5090.15 – (a) There is in the department the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle …
(a) There is in the department the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission, consisting of nine members, five of whom shall be appointed by the Governor and subject to Senate confirmation, two of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and two of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(b) In order to be appointed to the commission, a nominee shall have expertise in or represent one of the following interests:
Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 5090.15
- department: means the Department of Parks and Recreation and "director" means the Director of Parks and Recreation. See California Public Resources Code 5001.1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(1) Off-highway vehicle recreation.
(2) Environmental protection.
(3) Motorized access to nonmotorized recreation.
(4) Law enforcement.
(5) Environmental restoration.
(6) Health and safety.
(7) Rural landowners or residents.
(8) Biological or soil specializations.
(9) Public-at-large.
(c) Whenever a reference is made to the State Park and Recreation Commission pertaining to a duty, power, purpose, responsibility, or jurisdiction of the State Park and Recreation Commission with respect to the state vehicular recreation areas, as established by this chapter, it is a reference to, and means, the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 258, Sec. 20. (SB 155) Effective September 23, 2021.)