(a) By January 1, 2026, the conservancy shall be governed by a board of directors. (1) The board shall consist of 15 voting members appointed as follows: (A) One public member appointed by the Governor, who is not an elected official and who resides within 50 miles of the conservancyâs territory. (B) One public member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, who is not an elected official and who resides within 50 miles of the conservancyâs territory. (C) One public member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, who is not an elected official and who resides within 50 miles of the conservancyâs territory. (D) One member who is appointed by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and is a resident of that county, or their designee. (E) One member who is appointed by the Imperial County Board of Supervisors and is a resident of that county, or their designee. (F) One member who is appointed by the Coachella Valley Water District and resides within the districtâs boundaries, or their designee. (G) One member who is appointed by the Imperial Irrigation District and resides within the districtâs boundaries, or their designee. (H) One member who is appointed by the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, or their designee. (I) One representative of a nongovernmental organization focused on environmental justice work in the region appointed by the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency. (J) One representative of a nongovernmental organization focused on fish and wildlife habitat work in the region appointed by the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency. (K) The Director of Finance, or the directorâs designee. (L) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, or the secretaryâs designee. (M) The Director of Fish and Wildlife, or the directorâs designee. (N) The Director of Water Resources, or the directorâs designee. (O) The Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, or the directorâs designee. (2) The board shall also consist of seven ex officio nonvoting members designated as follows: (A) The Secretary for Environmental Protection, or the secretaryâs designee. (B) The Chairperson of the State Water Resources Control Board, or the chairpersonâs designee. (C) The Chairperson of the State Air Resources Board, or the chairpersonâs designee. (D) One representative of the United States Bureau of Land Management, designated by the United States Secretary of the Interior. (E) One representative of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, designated by the United States Secretary of the Interior. (F) One representative of the federal Bureau of Reclamation, designated by the United States Secretary of the Interior. (G) One representative of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, designated by the United States Department of Defense. (b) The local agencies specified in subparagraphs (D) to (G), inclusive, of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall ensure that one of the appointed members of those agencies is the president of the Salton Sea Authority, so that the president of the Salton Sea Authority is always represented on the board. (c) The public members appointed by the Governor, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Speaker of the Assembly, and the representatives of nongovernmental organizations appointed by the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, shall each serve a four-year term. (d) The locally appointed members specified in subparagraphs (D) to (G), inclusive, of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing board of supervisors or water or irrigation district. (e) The tribal representative shall serve at the pleasure of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians. (f) Each voting member specified in subparagraphs (A) to (O), inclusive, of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall have demonstrated interest and expertise in at least one of the conservancyâs purposes described in subdivision (a) of Section 33812. This demonstrated interest
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