(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this article, the department may enter into an operating agreement with a qualified nonprofit organization for the development, improvement, restoration, care, maintenance, administration, and control of El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park. The agreement shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) The district superintendent for the department shall provide liaison with the department, the nonprofit organization, and the public.
(2) The nonprofit organization shall annually submit a written report to the department regarding its operating activities during the prior year and shall make copies of the report available to the public upon request. The report shall include a full accounting of all revenues and expenditures for El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park.
(3) All revenues received from El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park shall be expended only for the care, maintenance, operation, administration, improvement, or development of the unit.
(b) The district superintendent for the department shall, following submittal of the annual report under subdivision (a), hold a public meeting for discussion of the report and any operating policies or procedures. Any recommendation resulting from the annual public meeting shall be submitted by the district superintendent to the director for review and approval.
(c) The general plan for El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park shall, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 5002.2, specifically evaluate and define the manner in which the unit is proposed to be operated. The general plan shall be reviewed by the State Park and Recreation Commission for a determination that the unit will be operated in a manner that generally meets the standards followed by the department in its operation of similar units, that enhances the general public use and enjoyment of, and recreational and educational experiences at, the unit, and that provides for the satisfactory management of park resources.
(d) Whenever the department intends to enter into an operating agreement with respect to El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park, the department shall notify each Member of the Legislature in whose district the unit is located of that intention.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 567. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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