(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the organization and functions of the Tahoe Resource Conservation District shall be governed by the provisions of this division.

(b) The initial Board of Directors of the Tahoe Resource Conservation District shall be composed of the following five persons who shall each be an owner of land within the area described in Section 9951:

(1) One person appointed by the California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency who may be a member of that agency.

(2) One person appointed by the City of South Lake Tahoe.

(3) One person appointed by the Board of Supervisors of El Dorado County.

(4) Two persons appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Placer County.

(c) Successors to the members of the initial board of directors shall be elected at a general resource conservation district election in accordance with this division.

(d) Moneys received by a resource conservation district pursuant to Section 9505 on lands transferred to the Tahoe Resource Conservation District shall be transferred to the Tahoe Resource Conservation District, and all costs of establishing the Tahoe Resource Conservation District shall be a first charge on those funds. The Board of Directors of the Tahoe Resource Conservation District shall determine whether the treasury of Placer County or of El Dorado County shall be the depository of the funds of the Tahoe Resource Conservation District for the purposes of Article 2 (commencing with Section 9521) of Chapter 4.

(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 68, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007.)