CA AB963

Renames the Baldwin Hills Conservancy to the Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy and expands its jurisdiction to include the southern Ballona Creek Watershed and Upper Dominguez Channel areas.

Increases the conservancy's voting board members from 13 to 15 and adds the mayors of Los Angeles and Culver City, an appointee from the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, and the LA County Supervisor for District 2; increases nonvoting members from 7 to 12.

Removes the January 1, 2026 sunset date, making the conservancy permanent indefinitely.

Establishes the Baldwin Hills, Southern Ballona Creek Watershed, and Upper Dominguez Channel Urban Watershed Improvement Program to address climate change adaptation and protect watershed health and community resilience.

Requires the conservancy to develop and adopt a watershed and open-space plan with a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2023, and adds climate resilience as a management objective alongside recreational and natural resource values.