California

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• § 66606 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that this title is not intended, and shall not be construed, as authorizing the commission to exercise its power to grant or deny a permit in a manner which w
• § 66606.6 — Nothing in this title shall deny the right of private property owners and local governments to establish agricultural preserves and enter into contracts pursuant to the provisions of the California La
• § 66607 — If any provision of this title or the application thereof in any circumstance or to any person or public agency is held invalid, the remainder of this title or the application thereof in other circums
• § 66610 — For the purposes of this title, the area of jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission includes: (a) San Francisco Bay, being all areas that are subject to tidal act
• § 66611 — No later than December 1, 1971, the commission, after public hearing, of which adequate descriptive notice is given, shall adopt and file with the Governor and the Legislature a resolution fixing and
• § 66620 — The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission is hereby created.
• § 66621 — (a) One Member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one Member of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, shall meet with, and participate in the activities of,
• § 66622 — The members of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of their respective appointing powers.
• § 66623 — The Governor shall select, from among public representatives on the commission appointed pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 66620, a chairperson and a vice chairperson.
• § 66624 — The time and place of the first meeting of the commission shall be prescribed by the Governor, but, in no event, shall it be scheduled for a date later than 10 days after the effective date of this ti
• § 66625 — The headquarters of the commission shall be in the City and County of San Francisco.
• § 66630 — The commission shall make a continuing review of all the matters referred to in Section 66603 and Section 66651.
• § 66631 — In making the review, the commission shall cooperate to the fullest extent possible with the Association of Bay Area Governments; and shall, to the fullest extent possible, coordinate its planning wit
• § 66632 — (a) Any person or governmental agency wishing to place fill, to extract materials, or to make any substantial change in use of any water, land or structure, within the area of the commission’s jurisdi
• § 66632.1 — Nothing in this title shall apply to any project where necessary local governmental approval and a Department of the Army Corps of Engineers permit have been obtained to allow commencement of the diki
• § 66632.2 — (a) The owner or operator of any public service facilities need not obtain a permit from the commission for the construction within or upon any public highway or street of any public service facilitie
• § 66632.4 — Within any portion or portions of the shoreline band that are located outside the boundaries of water-oriented priority land uses, as fixed and established pursuant to Section 66611, the commission ma
• § 66633 — The commission may: (a) Accept grants, contributions, and appropriations from any public agency, private foundation, or individual.
• § 66633.1 — The Legislature finds and declares that because the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission must rely on the expertise provided by volunteer members of advisory boards to make decisi
• § 66634 — The commission shall, in addition to any funds which the Legislature may appropriate for planning activities of the commission, take whatever steps are necessary to attempt to obtain money available o
• § 66635 — The commission shall appoint an executive director who shall have charge of administering the affairs of the commission, subject to the direction and policies of the commission.
• § 66636 — Within a reasonable time, but not to exceed one year from the date of the first meeting of the commission, the chairman of the commission, in collaboration with and with the concurrence of the commiss
• § 66637 — (a) When the executive director determines that a person or governmental agency has undertaken, or is threatening to undertake, an activity that (1) may require a permit from the commission without se
• § 66638 — (a) When the commission, after public hearing, determines that a person or governmental agency has undertaken, or is threatening to undertake, an activity that (1) requires a permit from the commissio
• § 66639 — (a) Within 30 days after service of a copy of a cease and desist order issued by the executive director under Section 66637 or the commission under Section 66638, any aggrieved party may file with the
• § 66640 — (a) Upon the failure of a person to comply with a permit or a cease and desist order issued by the executive director or the commission, or with any provision of this title, the Attorney General, upon
• § 66640.1 — The commission shall create and implement all of the following by the end of the 2020–21 fiscal year: (a) A procedure to ensure that managers perform a documented review of staff decisions in enforcem
• § 66641 — (a) Any person or governmental agency who intentionally or negligently violates any cease and desist order issued, reissued, or amended by the commission or the executive director may be liable civill
• § 66641.5 — (a) In addition to any other penalties, any person or entity who violates this title is subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).
• § 66641.6 — (a) The executive director of the commission may issue a complaint to any person or entity on whom administrative civil liability may be imposed pursuant to this article.
• § 66641.7 — (a) Within 30 days after service of an order issued under Section 66641.
• § 66641.8 — No person shall be subject to both civil liability imposed under Section 66641.
• § 66641.9 — (a) In determining the amount of administrative civil liability, the commission shall take into consideration the nature, circumstance, extent, and gravity of the violation or violations, whether the
• § 66642 — (a) Every civil action brought under the provisions of this division at the request of the commission shall be brought by the Attorney General in the name of the people of the State of California and
• § 66643 — The commission may hold any hearings and conduct any investigations in any part of the state necessary to carry out the powers vested in it, and for such purposes shall have the same power to conduct
• § 66645 — (a) In addition to the provisions of Sections 25302, 25500, 25507, 25508, 25514, 25516.
• § 66646 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, except subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 66645, and notwithstanding any provision of Division 19 (commencing with Section 29000) of the Public Reso
• § 66646.1 — The Legislature finds that the State Water Resources Control Board and the California Regional Water Quality Control Board for the San Francisco Bay Region have the responsibility for establishing the
• § 66646.2 — The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, in coordination with local governments, regional councils of government, and other agencies and interested parties, may develop regional
• § 66647 — (a) There is in the State Treasury a Bay Fill Clean-up and Abatement Fund.
• § 66648 — Fees collected by the commission pursuant to conditions imposed on permit applicants to mitigate the adverse impacts of permitted development, and any funds paid into the Bay Fill Clean-up and Abateme
• § 66650 — This title shall be known and may be cited as the McAteer-Petris Act.
• § 66651 — Pursuant to this title the commission has adopted and submitted to the Governor and the Legislature the San Francisco Bay Plan, a comprehensive plan containing statements and maps concerning the follo
• § 66652 — The commission at any time may amend, or repeal and adopt a new form of, all or any part of the San Francisco Bay Plan but such changes shall be consistent with the findings and declarations of policy
• § 66653 — If a function or activity is within the area of the commission’s jurisdiction and requires the securing of a permit, the commission shall exercise its power to grant or deny a permit in conformity wit
• § 66654 — Within the area of the commission’s jurisdiction under subdivisions (b), (c) and (d) of Section 66610, any uses which are in existence on the effective date of this section may be continued, provided,
• § 66655 — If, prior to September 1, 1969, any city or county has adopted an ordinance or issued a permit authorizing a particular use or uses within the areas defined in subdivisions (b), (c) and (d) of Section
• § 66656 — (a) Any person claiming an exemption from the permit requirements of Section 66632 for placement of fill within the area of the commission’s jurisdiction under subdivisions (a), (c), and (d) of Sectio
• § 66657 — In eminent domain or inverse condemnation proceedings for any property within the area of the commission’s jurisdiction, in determining “just compensation,” as used in Section 19 of Article I of the C
• § 66658 — Until the termination of the existence of the commission, it shall have all powers and duties prescribed by Chapters 1 (commencing with Section 66600) to 4 (commencing with Section 66630), inclusive,
• § 66659 — The commission shall continue in existence until such time as the Legislature provides for the termination of the existence of the commission or for the transfer of the commission’s functions and duti
• § 66660 — The commission shall make a supplemental report, or reports, containing all of the following: (a) The results of any continued or further studies made by the commission; (b) Such other information and
• § 66660.1 — Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, the jurisdiction of the commission, except for the control of fill or extraction of materials shall not include the shoreline within a city
• § 66661 — The commission shall annually file a supplemental report with the Governor and the Legislature by the fifth legislative day of each regular session of the Legislature commencing not later than the 197
• § 66663 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that because of the shallowness and high rate of sedimentation of the San Francisco Bay, dredging is essential to establish and maintain navigational channels
• § 66663.1 — The Legislature further finds and declares that it is in the interest of the state to accomplish the following: (a) Establish the relative importance of dredging needs so that the most important proje
• § 66663.2 — The Legislature further finds and declares that the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, the State Water Resources Control Board and relevant California regional
• § 66663.3 — The Legislature finds and declares that the commission should avoid duplication of effort in carrying out its role in the Long Term Management Strategy by making maximum use of information available f
• § 66664 — “Bay” means all portions of San Francisco Bay, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 66610.
• § 66664.1 — “Commission” means the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
• § 66664.2 — “Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, as described in Section 12220 of the Water Code.
• § 66664.3 — “Dredged material disposal” means the placement of material extracted by dredging.
• § 66664.4 — “Dredging” means the extraction of sand, mud, or other materials from San Francisco Bay, its tributaries, the delta, or coastal state waters.
• § 66664.5 — “Reuse” means the use of dredged material as a construction material or for some other beneficial purpose.
• § 66664.6 — “Upland disposal” means disposal of dredged material in areas not subject to tidal action.
• § 66666 — No provision of this chapter shall be construed to change any existing regulatory authority under Division 6 (commencing with Section 6001), Division 7 (commencing with Section 8600), or Division 13 (
• § 66670 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the White Slough Protection and Development Act.
• § 66671 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the area of White Slough, consisting of at least 336 acres of tidal wetlands, 132 acres of tidally influenced wetlands, and 103 acres of adjacent upland,
• § 66672 — The Legislature further finds and declares that the area of White Slough was not within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission from the time the commission w
• § 66673 — The Legislature further finds and declares that the breaches in the Napa River levees have caused a major sewerline to be covered by tidal waters, which could lead to serious water pollution in sensit
• § 66674 — The Legislature further finds and declares that it is in the public interest to provide flood protection to the residents and property surrounding White Slough, to relocate the flooded sewerlines in W
• § 66675 — The Legislature further finds and declares that use of State Highway Route 37 now exceeds the highway’s capacity, and that widening of the highway to four lanes with a minimum amount of fill may only
• § 66676 — The Legislature further finds and declares as follows: (a) The provisions of this chapter are required because of extraordinary circumstances which have developed in the area of White Slough caused by
• § 66677 — The Legislature further finds and declares that, in order to preserve the integrity and to assure the continued wildlife use of White Slough, to provide adequate flood protection, to reduce air pollut
• § 66678 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “City” means the City of Vallejo.
• § 66679 — (a) The city, in consultation with the county, the commission, the department, and other affected local, state, and federal agencies, has previously prepared a draft White Slough Specific Area Plan pr
• § 66680 — The commission shall review and approve, or disapprove, the plan on the basis of whether the plan provides all of the following: (a) Permanent protection and enhancement of marshes, tidelands, tidally
• § 66681 — The plan shall be implemented as follows: (a) The city and the county shall adopt the relevant provisions of the plan into their general and specific plans, shall adopt land use ordinances that implem
• § 66682 — The commission shall issue a permit for all, or any portion, of the White Slough Project only if the commission finds that the work is consistent with the plan, subdivision (b) of Section 66681, and a
• § 66690 — This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as, the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Act.
• § 66691 — The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) The public has an interest in the San Francisco Bay and the surrounding watershed lands as one of the most valuable natural resources of the state
• § 66692 — (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the area referred to as the San Francisco Bay Area includes the nine Bay Area counties and navigable waters and tributaries under tidal influence that are part of
• § 66693 — (a) The San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail is hereby established.
• § 66694 — (a) The commission shall conduct a public process to develop a San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area.
• § 66700 — This title shall be known and may be cited as the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Act.
• § 66700.5 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The nine counties surrounding the San Francisco Bay constitute a region with unique natural resource and outdoor recreational needs.
• § 66701 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this title: (a) “Advisory committee” means the Bay Restoration Advisory Committee convened by the governing
• § 66702 — (a) The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority is hereby established as a regional entity with jurisdiction extending throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
• § 66702.5 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the authority should complement existing efforts by cities, counties, districts, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the State Coast
• § 66703 — (a) The authority shall be governed by a board composed of seven voting members, as follows: (1) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or county, or an elected member of a special
• § 66703.1 — The members of the board are subject to the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000)).
• § 66703.2 — A member shall exercise his or her independent judgment on behalf of the interests of the residents, the property owners, and the public as a whole in furthering the intent and purposes of this title.
• § 66703.4 — (a) A member appointed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 66703 may receive a per diem for each board meeting that he or she attends.
• § 66703.5 — The board shall elect from its own members a vice chair who shall preside in the absence of the chair.
• § 66703.6 — (a) The time and place of the first meeting of the board shall be at a time and place within the San Francisco Bay Area fixed by the chair of the board.
• § 66703.7 — (a) Not later than six months after the date of the board’s first meeting described in subdivision (a) of Section 66703.
• § 66703.8 — (a) The board is the legislative body of the authority and, consistent with this title, shall establish policies for the operation of the authority.
• § 66704 — The authority has, and may exercise, all powers, expressed or implied, that are necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this title, including, but not limited to, the power to do all of the
• § 66704.05 — (a) If the authority proposes a measure pursuant to subdivision (a) or (e) of Section 66704 that will generate revenues, the board of supervisors of the county or counties in which the measure is prop
• § 66704.1 — The authority shall not acquire or own real property.
• § 66704.3 — All records prepared, owned, used, or retained by the authority are public records for purposes of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.
• § 66704.5 — (a) The authority may raise funds and award grants to public and private entities, including, but not limited to, owners or operators of shoreline parcels in the San Francisco Bay area, excluding the
• § 66705 — (a) The board shall provide for regular audits of the authority’s accounts and records and shall maintain accounting records and shall report accounting transactions in accordance with generally accep
• § 66705.5 — The authority shall be funded through gifts, donations, grants, state or local bonds, assessments, other appropriate funding sources, and other types of financial assistance from public and private so
• § 66706 — This title shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2049, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2049, deletes or extends that date.
• § 66799 — (a) Any business which advertises a household toxic product intended for use by the general public shall provide clear and reasonable warning that the product should not be placed in the trash unless
• § 66799.1 — This section shall not apply to household use pesticides subject to storage and labelling requirements pursuant to the Food and Agricultural Code or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
• § 66799.2 — Small or incidental advertisers of household toxic products are exempt from this Article provided that any advertiser with an annual California advertising budget for household toxic products of fifty
• § 66799.3 — The Department of Health Services shall issue regulations to implement this Article, including but not limited to defining “household toxic products” (Section 66799), defining the nature and quantity
• § 66799.4 — The remedies for violations of this Article are as provided in Government Code Section 12269.
• § 66800 — The Legislature of California hereby ratifies and approves the “Tahoe Regional Planning Compact” as set forth below.
• § 66801 — The provisions of this interstate compact executed between the States of Nevada and California are as follows: TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING COMPACT ARTICLE I.
• § 66802 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The State of California, by and through the Governor, agrees to cooperate with the State of Nevada in seeking to have the amendment to
• § 66900 — The Legislature of California hereby ratifies and approves the “Tahoe Conservancy Agency Compact” as set forth below.
• § 66901 — The provisions of this interstate compact executed between the States of Nevada and California are as follows: TAHOE CONSERVANCY AGENCY COMPACT Article I.
• § 66905 — It is found and declared that the waters of Lake Tahoe and other resources of the Lake Tahoe region are threatened with deterioration or degeneration, which may endanger the natural beauty and economi
• § 66905.1 — It is further declared that by virtue of the special conditions and circumstances of the natural ecology, developmental pattern, population distribution, and human needs in the Lake Tahoe region, the
• § 66905.10 — “Fund” means the Tahoe Conservancy Fund.
• § 66905.2 — It is further found and declared that there is a need to maintain an equilibrium between the region’s natural endowment and its manmade environment, to protect the natural environment, including water
• § 66905.5 — As used in this title: “Region” includes that part of Lake Tahoe within the jurisdiction of the State of California, the adjacent parts of the Counties of El Dorado and Placer lying within the Tahoe B
• § 66905.6 — “Conservancy” means the California Tahoe Conservancy.
• § 66905.7 — “Governing body” means the governing board of the California Tahoe Conservancy.
• § 66905.8 — “Local public agency” means a city, county, district, or joint powers agency.
• § 66905.9 — “Nonprofit organization” means any private, nonprofit organization which qualifies for exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has among its princ
• § 66906 — There is created the California Tahoe Conservancy as a state agency within the Resources Agency.
• § 66906.1 — (a) The governing body of the conservancy shall be composed of seven voting members and one ex officio nonvoting member.
• § 66906.2 — The members of the conservancy appointed under subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (e), and (f) of Section 66906.
• § 66906.3 — The governing body shall elect from its own members a chairman and vice chairman, whose terms of office shall be two years, and who shall be subject to reelections, except that a new chairman or vice
• § 66906.4 — A majority of the total voting membership of the governing body shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the conservancy.
• § 66906.5 — The conservancy shall establish and maintain an office within the region.
• § 66906.6 — The governing body shall determine the qualification of, and it shall appoint and fix the salary of, the executive officer of the agency, and shall employ such other staff pursuant to the State Civil
• § 66906.7 — The conservancy’s expenses may be paid out of any conservancy funds, including funds acquired through monetary gifts and from the lease or rental of conservancy property.
• § 66906.8 — The conservancy may select and hire private consultants or contractors to provide services necessary to achieve the purposes of this title.
• § 66906.9 — The Tahoe Conservancy Fund is hereby created.
• § 66907 — The conservancy may select and acquire real property or interests therein in the name of and on behalf of the state, for the purposes of protecting the natural environment, providing public access or
• § 66907.1 — (a) The conservancy may acquire interests in land by means of land exchanges and is authorized to enter into all alternatives to the acquisition of fee interests in land, including, but not limited to
• § 66907.10 — The conservancy may improve and develop lands for the purpose of protecting the natural environment or otherwise meeting the objectives of this title.
• § 66907.11 — The conservancy may merge or split parcels, adjust boundary lines, or take similar actions as part of the acquisition of land or as needed in order to facilitate the management of land.
• § 66907.12 — On an annual basis or as may be required, the executive officer of the conservancy shall report to the Director of General Services regarding privately owned properties within the conservancy’s jurisd
• § 66907.2 — The conservancy is authorized to accept and hold real property or any interest therein acquired through gift, exchange, donation, or dedication.
• § 66907.3 — The conservancy may designate or enter into an agreement with any public agency to provide real estate services and assign authority to execute agreements for the acquisition or disposal of real prope
• § 66907.4 — (a) Acquisition of real property or interests therein under this title, when the value is in excess of five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) per lot or parcel, is subject to the Property Acqu
• § 66907.5 — The conservancy may request the State Public Works Board to exercise the power of eminent domain pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of Titl
• § 66907.6 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the conservancy may enter into an option to purchase lands in fee or lesser interest.
• § 66907.7 — (a) The conservancy may award grants to local public agencies, state agencies, federal agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, the Tahoe transportation district established under Section 66801,
• § 66907.8 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law and except as provided in subdivision (b), the conservancy may lease, rent, sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer any real property or interest therein,
• § 66907.9 — The conservancy shall take whatever actions are reasonably necessary and incidental to the management of lands and facilities under its ownership or control.
• § 66908 — The conservancy may receive gifts, donations, subventions, grants, rents, royalties, and other financial aids and funds from private and public sources.
• § 66908.1 — The conservancy may fix and collect fees for any services rendered by it.
• § 66908.2 — Proceeds from any lease, rental, sale, exchange, transfer of land, interest therein, or option thereon, or income shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available for expenditure for the purposes
• § 66908.3 — The conservancy is authorized to lease lands acquired in accordance with Section 66907.
• § 66950 — This title shall be known and may be cited as the Lake Tahoe Acquisitions Bond Act.
• § 66951 — It is found and declared that: (a) The waters of Lake Tahoe and other resources of the region are threatened with deterioration or degeneration which endangers the natural beauty and economic producti
• § 66952 — The State General Obligation Bond Law is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this ti
• § 66953 — As used in this title, and for the purposes of this title, the following words shall have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means the Lake Tahoe Acquisitions Finance Committee created by Section
• § 66954 — There is in the State Treasury the Lake Tahoe Acquisitions Fund, which fund is hereby created.
• § 66955 — For the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this title, the Lake Tahoe Acquisitions Finance Committee is hereby
• § 66956 — The committee is hereby authorized and empowered to create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California, in the aggregate amount of eighty-five million dollars ($85,000,000),
• § 66957 — Moneys in the fund shall be available for expenditure in accordance with this title by a new or existing federal, state, regional, or local agency, or any combination thereof, to be designated by stat
• § 66958 — (a) When sold, the bonds authorized by this title shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is
• § 66959 — If the value of any land to be purchased by the agency has been substantially reduced by any statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or other order adopted after January 1, 1980, by state or local gover
• § 66960 — All money deposited in the fund pursuant to any provision of law requiring repayments to the state for assistance financed by the proceeds of the bonds authorized by this title shall be available for
• § 66961 — There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of this title, such an amount as will equal the following: (a) That sum annually as will be necessary to pay th
• § 66962 — For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this title, the Director of Finance may by executive order authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the am
• § 66962.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2), if the Treasurer sells
• § 66963 — The committee may authorize the State Treasurer to sell all or any part of the bonds herein authorized at such time or times as may be fixed by the Treasurer.
• § 66964 — All proceeds from the sale of bonds, except those derived from premiums and accrued interest, shall be available for the purpose provided in Section 66957 but shall not be available for transfer to th
• § 66965 — All proposed appropriations for the programs specified in this title shall be included in a section in the Budget Bill for the 1983–84 and each succeeding fiscal year, for consideration by the Legisla
• § 66966 — The agency designated by the Tahoe Area Land Acquisition Commission, or if none is so designated, the California Tahoe Conservancy Agency, shall be deemed the “board” for purposes of Section 16722.
• § 6700 — (a) The holidays in this state are: (1) Every Sunday.
• § 67000 — It is found and declared that the waters of Lake Tahoe and other resources of the Lake Tahoe region are threatened with deterioration or degeneration, which may endanger the natural beauty and economi
• § 67001 — It is further declared that by virtue of the special conditions and circumstances of the natural ecology, developmental pattern, population distribution and human needs in the Lake Tahoe region, the r
• § 67002 — It is further found and declared that there is a need to maintain an equilibrium between the regions’ natural endowment and its manmade environment, to preserve the scenic beauty and recreational oppo
• § 6701 — (a) If January 1, February 12, March 31, July 4, September 9, November 11, or December 25 falls upon a Sunday, the Monday following is a holiday.
• § 6702 — Every Saturday from noon to midnight is a holiday as regards the transaction of business in the public offices of the state and political divisions where laws, ordinances, or charters provide that pub
• § 67020 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this title.
• § 67021 — “Region” includes that part of Lake Tahoe within the jurisdiction of the State of California, the adjacent parts of the Counties of El Dorado and Placer lying within the Tahoe Basin in the State of Ca
• § 67022 — “Agency” means the California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
• § 67023 — “Governing body” means the governing board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
• § 67024 — “Regional plan” shall mean the long-term general plan for the development of the region.
• § 67025 — “Interim plan” shall mean the interim regional plan adopted pending the adoption of the regional plan.
• § 6703 — (a) Public offices of the state, state institutions, and the University of California shall be closed on Admission Day.
• § 6704 — The legislative body of any city or district may, by ordinance or resolution, provide that every Saturday is a holiday as respects the transaction of business in the public offices of such cities or d
• § 67040 — There is created the California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency as a separate legal entity and as a political subdivision of the State of California.
• § 67041 — The governing body of the agency shall be constituted as follows: (a) One member appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the Counties of El Dorado and Placer, and one member appointed by the City Cou
• § 67042 — The members of the agency shall serve without compensation, but the expenses of each member shall be met by the body which he represents in accordance with the law of that body.
• § 67042.1 — When any member of the agency has a direct personal financial interest in a matter officially coming before the agency he shall disclose the fact of his interest and abstain from participation in any
• § 67043 — The term of office of the members of the governing body shall be at the pleasure of the appointing authority in each case.
• § 67044 — The governing body of the agency shall meet at least monthly.
• § 67045 — The position of a member of the governing body shall be considered vacated upon his loss of any of the qualifications required for his appointment and in such event the appointing authority shall appo
• § 67047 — The governing body shall elect from its own members a chairman and vice chairman, whose terms of office shall be two years, and who shall be subject to reelections, provided that a new chairman or vic
• § 67048 — A majority of the members of the governing body shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the agency.
• § 67049 — A technical advisory committee shall be appointed by the agency.
• § 6705 — A special or limited holiday is a holiday applying only to a special class or classes of business, or a special class or classes of persons, and not appointed to be generally observed throughout the S
• § 67050 — The agency shall establish and maintain an office within the region.
• § 67051 — (a) Each California member of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency who represents the state in matters officially coming before the agency shall comply with the requirements of the Political Reform Act
• § 6706 — Whenever any act of a secular nature, other than a work of necessity or mercy, is appointed by law or contract to be performed upon a particular day which falls upon a holiday, such act may be perform
• § 67060 — The governing body shall determine the qualification of, and it shall appoint and fix the salary of, the executive officer of the agency, and shall employ such other staff as may be necessary to execu
• § 67061 — The governing body may contract with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for the services of such staff of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency as may be needed to execute the powers, functions, and duti
• § 6707 — When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it h