The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy acquires, restores and consolidates lands in the Santa Monica Mountains for park, recreation and conservation purposes. The Conservancy may:

• Lease, rent, sell, transfer or exchange lands for park purposes.
• Award grants or interest free loans to state and local agencies to purchase or restore park, recreation, conservation or buffer-zone areas to ensure that the character and intensity of development on these lands is generally compatible with and does not adversely impact the environment.
• Implement programs to improve access from the inner city areas surrounding the Conservancy, thereby providing recreational opportunities for all residents.
• Manage the Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor recreational trail.

Since department programs drive the need for infrastructure investment, each department has a related capital outlay program to support this need. For the specifics on the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy's Capital Outlay Program, see "Infrastructure Overview."