(a) The State Coastal Conservancy, pursuant to Division 21 (commencing with Section 31000), has the prime responsibility for carrying out projects identified in certified local coastal programs for jurisdictions within the coastal zone portion of the zone, and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy has the prime responsibility pursuant to this division to undertake projects within the coastal zone portion of the zone that implement the park, recreation, conservation, and open-space provisions of the plan.

(b) This section does not affect any project undertaken by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy or the State Coastal Conservancy prior to January 1, 1983, nor shall this section be construed to affect the existing review and approval powers of the California Coastal Commission.

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Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 33201

  • 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.

(c) The State Coastal Conservancy does not have jurisdiction in the zone outside the coastal zone portion of the zone.

(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 598. Effective January 1, 2007.)

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