(a) On or before February 1, 2002, the director shall establish the Cornfield State Park Advisory Committee, which shall be responsible for assisting the department, in an advisory capacity, to plan for interim and permanent land uses and facilities through the general planning process for the Cornfield site. The director shall terminate the advisory committee after the adoption of a general plan for the state park.
(b) The director shall convene and appoint the advisory committee. The members of the committee shall be selected by the director, who shall include, in the advisory committee, representatives from entities, including, but not limited to, local, state, and federal agencies, environmental, historic preservation, and cultural organizations, museums, educational institutions and organizations, individuals and private sector entities, and community-based organizations, including Asian-Pacific Americans, Chinese Americans, Latino community organizations, and other interested ethnic groups.
(c) The department shall take all of the following actions with respect to the development of a state park at the Cornfield site:
(1) Coordinate the implementation of the Cornfield rail yards project, considering recommendations for uses and development from the advisory committee.
(2) Survey statewide and community preferences in a range of park services appropriate for urban state park settings, as assisted by the advisory committee.
(3) Seek input and cooperate with local, state, and federal agencies, environmental, recreational, historic preservation and cultural organizations, museums, educational institutions and organizations, individuals and private sector entities, and community-based organizations, as appropriate, that are interested in the use or development of park and recreational facilities and programs for public benefit at the state park proposed to be located at the “Cornfield” rail yards, including the special needs of children, youths, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities.
(d) The advisory committee shall identify and recommend to the director, not later than 12 months after the date of acquisition of a fee title to the Cornfield site, priorities for long-range plans for the site that meet the needs of Californians and the general public, including park and recreational facilities and programs serving residents within communities surrounding the Cornfield rail yards in central Los Angeles.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 379, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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