(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of General Services, with the approval of the Director of Parks and Recreation and the State Public Works Board, may convey at no financial consideration to the City of Lake Elsinore, subject to an easement for flood and water storage together with any water rights the state may have in the property, and an easement to the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District for flood and water storage together with any water rights the state may have in the property, upon those terms, conditions, and with the reservations and exceptions that the Director of General Services determines are in the best interests of the state, all the right, title, and interest of the state in that property known as the Lake Elsinore State Recreation Area upon the condition that the property be used for public park and recreation purposes in perpetuity and that park and recreation improvements conform to the Lake Elsinore State Recreation Area General Plan adopted pursuant to Section 5002.2 of the Public Resources Code and current at the time it is conveyed, except that the plan may be amended in accordance with the procedures for amendment of specific plans set forth in Article 8 (commencing with Section 65450) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 if duly noticed public hearings are conducted by the local public agency or agencies prior to adoption. In reviewing any amendment of that plan, the local legislative body shall consider the development criteria of Section 5019.56 of the Public Resources Code.
Upon any breach of the conditions of the conveyance, the state may reenter the property, and upon that reentry, the ownership of the property conveyed shall revert to the state.
(b) The Department of General Services shall be reimbursed by the Department of Parks and Recreation for any cost or expense incurred in the conveyance of any property pursuant to this section.
(c) The City of Lake Elsinore shall make no decisions or take any actions with respect to the use of the property conveyed pursuant to this section unless the city has consulted with affected landowners and considered their concerns.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 57, Sec. 1. Effective May 14, 1992.)