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Public Resources Code - PRC

8,181 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 30610.3 — (a) Whenever the commission determines (1) that public access opportunities through an existing subdivided area, which has less than 75 percent of the subdivided lots built upon, or an area proposed t
• § 30610.4 — (a) Upon establishment of an acquisition cost pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 30610.
• § 30610.5 — Urban land areas shall, pursuant to the provisions of this section, be excluded from the permit provisions of this chapter.
• § 30610.6 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is in the public interest to provide by statute for the resolution of the lengthy and bitter dispute involving development of existing legal lots
• § 30610.8 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that a dispute exists at the Hollister Ranch in the County of Santa Barbara with respect to the implementation of public access policies of this division
• § 30610.81 — (a) (1) To ensure public access to Hollister Ranch in the County of Santa Barbara, the commission shall, in collaboration with the State Coastal Conservancy, the Department of Parks and Recreation, an
• § 30610.9 — (a) This section applies only if the governing body of a local government elects to designate the commission as the processing and permitting authority for purposes of this section.
• § 30610.91 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that designing and building complete streets that safely accommodate the needs of nonmotorized vehicles, pedestrians, and motorized vehicles in the coastal zone
• § 30611 — When immediate action by a person or public agency performing a public service is required to protect life and public property from imminent danger, or to restore, repair, or maintain public works, ut
• § 30612 — An application for a coastal development permit to demolish a structure shall not be denied unless the agency authorized to issue that permit, or the commission, on appeal, where appeal is authorized
• § 30612.5 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The California coast is a unique and exceptional resource of international renown.
• § 30613 — (a) The provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 30519, subdivision (b) of Section 30600, and subdivision (b) of Section 30610.
• § 30614 — (a) The commission shall take appropriate steps to ensure that coastal development permit conditions existing as of January 1, 2002, relating to affordable housing are enforced and do not expire durin
• § 30615 — (a) As used in this section: (1) “Event” means a competition event within the coastal zone.
• § 30616 — (a) (1) The California Offshore Wind Energy Fisheries Working Group is hereby established.
• § 30617 — As part of the commission’s federal consistency process, when reviewing a workforce development plan submitted to the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management consistent with conditions 5 and 6 of th
• § 30620 — (a) By January 30, 1977, the commission shall, consistent with this chapter, prepare interim procedures for the submission, review, and appeal of coastal development permit applications and of claims
• § 30620.1 — (a) The Coastal Act Services Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, to be administered by the commission.
• § 30620.2 — The Coastal Access Account is hereby created in the State Coastal Conservancy Fund.
• § 30620.5 — (a) A local government may exercise the option provided in subdivision (b) of Section 30600, if it does so for the entire area of its jurisdiction within the coastal zone and after it establishes proc
• § 30620.6 — The commission shall, not later than August 1, 1978, and after public hearing, adopt public notice and appeal procedures for the review of development projects appealable pursuant to Sections 30603 an
• § 30621 — (a) The commission shall provide for a de novo public hearing on applications for coastal development permits and any appeals brought pursuant to this division and shall give to any affected person a
• § 30622 — The commission shall act upon the coastal development permit application or an appeal within 21 days after the conclusion of the hearing pursuant to Section 30621.
• § 30623 — If an appeal of any action on any development by any local government or port governing body is filed with the commission, the operation and effect of that action shall be stayed pending a decision on
• § 30624 — (a) The commission shall provide, by regulation, for the issuance of coastal development permits by the executive director of the commission or, where the coastal development permit authority has been
• § 30624.7 — The commission may, after a public hearing, by regulation, adopt procedures for the issuance by the executive director of waivers from coastal development permit requirements for any development that
• § 30624.9 — (a) For purposes of this section, “minor development” means a development which a local government determines satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) Is consistent with the certified local co
• § 30625 — (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 30602, any appealable action on a coastal development permit or claim of exemption for any development by a local government or port governing
• § 30626 — The commission may, by regulation, provide for the reconsideration of the terms and conditions of any coastal development permit granted by the commission solely for the purpose of correcting any info
• § 30627 — (a) The commission shall, by regulation, provide procedures which the commission shall use in deciding whether to grant reconsideration of any of the following: (1) Any decision to deny an application
• § 30700 — For purposes of this division, notwithstanding any other provisions of this division except as specifically stated in this chapter, this chapter shall govern those portions of the Ports of Hueneme, Lo
• § 30700.5 — The definitions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 30100) and the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 30800) and Section 30900 shall apply to this chapter.
• § 30701 — The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) The ports of the State of California, including the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District, constitute one of the state’s primary econo
• § 30702 — For purposes of this division, the policies of the state with respect to providing for port-related developments consistent with coastal protection in the port areas to which this chapter applies, whi
• § 30703 — The California commercial fishing industry is important to the State of California; therefore, ports shall not eliminate or reduce existing commercial fishing harbor space, unless the demand for comme
• § 30705 — (a) Water areas may be diked, filled, or dredged when consistent with a certified port master plan only for the following: (1) Construction, deepening, widening, lengthening, or maintenance of ship ch
• § 30706 — In addition to the other provisions of this chapter, the policies contained in this section shall govern filling seaward of the mean high tide line within the jurisdiction of ports: (a) The water area
• § 30707 — New or expanded tanker terminals shall be designed and constructed to do all of the following: (a) Minimize the total volume of oil spilled.
• § 30708 — All port-related developments shall be located, designed, and constructed so as to: (a) Minimize substantial adverse environmental impacts.
• § 30710 — Within 90 days after January 1, 1977, the commission shall, after public hearing, adopt, certify, and file with each port governing body a map delineating the present legal geographical boundaries of
• § 30711 — (a) A port master plan that carries out the provisions of this chapter shall be prepared and adopted by each port governing body, and for informational purposes, each city, county, or city and county
• § 30712 — In the consideration and approval of a proposed port master plan, the public, interested organizations, and governmental agencies shall be encouraged to submit relevant testimony, statements, and evid
• § 30714 — After public notice, hearing, and consideration of comments and testimony received pursuant to Section 30712, the port governing body shall adopt its master plan and submit it to the commission for ce
• § 30715 — (a) Until such time as a port master plan or any portion thereof has been certified, the commission shall permit developments within ports as provided for in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 30600).
• § 30715.5 — No development within the area covered by the certified port master plan shall be approved by the port governing body unless it finds that the proposed development conforms with such certified plan.
• § 30716 — (a) A certified port master plan may be amended by the port governing body, but an amendment shall not take effect until it has been certified by the commission.
• § 30717 — The governing bodies of ports shall inform and advise the commission in the planning and design of appealable developments authorized under this chapter, and prior to commencement of any appealable de
• § 30718 — For developments approved by the commission in a certified master plan, but not appealable under the provisions of this chapter, the port governing body shall forward all environmental impact reports
• § 30719 — Any development project or activity authorized or approved pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed certified by the commission as being in conformity with the coastal zone managemen
• § 30720 — If the application of any port master plan or part thereof is prohibited or stayed by any court, the permit authority provided for in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 30600) shall be reinstated in t
• § 30721 — (a) The Legislature recognizes that Port Hueneme is unique in its relationship to the coast in that it is the only deep water port operated by a harbor district, and is without access to city or count
• § 30800 — The provisions of this chapter shall be in addition to any other remedies available at law.
• § 30801 — (a) Any aggrieved person shall have a right to judicial review of any decision or action of the commission by filing a petition for a writ of mandate in accordance with Section 1094.
• § 30802 — Any person, including an applicant for a permit or the commission, aggrieved by the decision or action of a local government that is implementing a certified local coastal program or certified port ma
• § 30803 — (a) Any person may maintain an action for declaratory and equitable relief to restrain any violation of this division, of a cease and desist order issued pursuant to Section 30809 or 30810, or of a re
• § 30804 — Any person may maintain an action to enforce the duties specifically imposed upon the commission, any governmental agency, any special district, or any local government by this division.
• § 30805 — Any person may maintain an action for the recovery of civil penalties provided for in Section 30820 or 30821.
• § 30805.5 — Any action pursuant to Sections 30805 or 30822 to recover civil fines or penalties under this chapter shall be commenced not later than three years from the date on which the cause of action for the r
• § 30806 — (a) Any civil action under this division by, or against, a city, county, or city and county, the commission, special district, or any other public agency shall, upon motion of either party, be transfe
• § 30808 — In addition to any other remedy provided by this article, any person, including the commission may bring an action to restrain a violation of the terms and conditions of an urban exclusion imposed pur
• § 30809 — (a) If the executive director determines that any person or governmental agency has undertaken, or is threatening to undertake, any activity that (1) may require a permit from the commission without s
• § 30810 — (a) If the commission, after public hearing, determines that any person or governmental agency has undertaken, or is threatening to undertake, any activity that (1) requires a permit from the commissi
• § 30811 — In addition to any other authority to order restoration, the commission, a local government that is implementing a certified local coastal program, or a port governing body that is implementing a cert
• § 30812 — (a) Whenever the executive director of the commission has determined, based on substantial evidence, that real property has been developed in violation of this division, the executive director may cau
• § 30820 — (a) Any person who violates any provision of this division may be civilly liable in accordance with this subdivision as follows: (1) Civil liability may be imposed by the superior court in accordance
• § 30821 — (a) In addition to any other penalties imposed pursuant to this division, a person, including a landowner, who is in violation of the public access provisions of this division is subject to an adminis
• § 30821.3 — (a) In addition to any other penalties imposed pursuant to this division, a person, including a landowner, who is in violation of any provision of this division other than public access, including, bu
• § 30821.6 — (a) Any person or governmental agency who intentionally or negligently violates any cease and desist order issued, reissued, or amended by the executive director or the commission, or any restoration
• § 30822 — Where a person has intentionally and knowingly violated any provision of this division or any order issued pursuant to this division, the commission may maintain an action, in addition to Section 3080
• § 30823 — Any funds derived under this article shall be expended for carrying out the provisions of this division, when appropriated by the Legislature.
• § 30824 — In addition to any other applicable penalty, any commission member who knowingly violates Section 30324 is subject to a civil fine, not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).
• § 30900 — If any provision of this division or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the division which can
• § 30901 — This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Watershed, Clean Beaches, and Water Quality Act.
• § 30902 — The purpose of this division is to establish a statutory framework for funding water quality, clean beaches, and watershed protection projects from the proceeds derived from the issuance and sale of b
• § 30903 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Clean beaches, clean water, and healthy watersheds are necessary to support both human communities and the state’s native fish and w
• § 30904 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the purpose of maintaining clean beaches, clean water, and an integrated and coordinated watershed program is to protect beaches, coastal waters, rivers, lakes
• § 30905 — It is the intent of the Legislature to invest in projects that will reduce beach contamination and increase visitor days, including, but not limited to, developing the comprehensive capability to moni
• § 30906 — It is the intent of the Legislature to invest in clean water projects that will do all of the following: (a) Assist small local communities in meeting water pollution control requirements.
• § 30907 — It is the intent of the Legislature to require state agencies to encourage and support both of the following: (a) The development of coordinated and complementary strategies and solutions for watershe
• § 30908 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the state should coordinate and integrate its watershed programs and implement those programs by working with diverse interests at the local level.
• § 30909 — It is the intent of the Legislature to invest in watershed management partnerships that use a community-based collaborative approach to meeting the state’s watershed management goals.
• § 30910 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.
• § 30915 — The purpose of this chapter is to provide authorization for projects that restore and protect the water quality and environment of coastal waters, estuaries, bays, and near shore waters.
• § 30916 — (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, funds provided under this chapter may be used by the board, in consultation with the State Coastal Conservancy, to award grants not to exceed five million do
• § 30917 — The board shall provide opportunity for public review and comment in awarding funds pursuant to this chapter, and may, in consultation with the State Coastal Conservancy, adopt regulations to implemen
• § 30920 — (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide authorization for projects that restore and protect the water quality and environment of marine managed areas, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 36
• § 30921 — (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature for that purpose, funds may be expended by the board, in consultation with the State Coastal Conservancy, the California Coastal Commission, and, as appropria
• § 30925 — (a) For the purposes of this article, “small community” means a municipality with a population of 20,000 persons or less, a rural county, or a reasonably isolated and divisible segment of a larger mun
• § 30930 — The board may award grants under this article to local public agencies for projects designed to implement stormwater runoff pollution reduction and prevention programs, including, but not limited to,
• § 30935 — (a) The board may award grants under this article to local public agencies and nonprofit organizations for projects that protect the beneficial uses of water throughout the state through the control o
• § 30940 — (a) The board may award grants to public agencies or nonprofit organizations for the purposes of improving agricultural water quality through monitoring, demonstration projects, research, construction
• § 30945 — The purpose of this article is to establish a program for integrated watershed management to improve water quality, protect and restore habitat and fisheries, reduce flooding, control erosion and sedi
• § 30946 — The California Environmental Protection Agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Resources Agency to ensure that the program established under this chapter is coordinated with ot
• § 30947 — (a) The Integrated Watershed Management Program is hereby established.
• § 30948 — Consistent with Section 30947, the board shall establish an accelerated selection and contracting procedure for projects that meet all of the following criteria: (a) The project is part of an approved
• § 30949 — No more than 50 percent of the funds made available to the board for the purposes of this article shall be used for the purposes of Section 30948.
• § 30950 — (a) For the purposes of this article, “small community” means a municipality with a population of 20,000 persons or less, a rural county, or a reasonably isolated and divisible segment of a larger mun
• § 30960 — The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall initiate a comprehensive, long-range planning process for the use of ocean waters offshore of California, may use the advisory panel appointed pursu
• § 30970 — This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021.
• § 30971 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California has 1,264 miles of coastline, and, if small bays and inlets are included, it has up to 3,000 miles of coastline located on the w
• § 30972 — (a) (1) There is hereby created within the Ocean Protection Council the California Sea Level Rise State and Regional Support Collaborative.
• § 30973 — (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act, the collaborative shall expend not more than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) annually from appropriate bond funds and oth
• § 30985 — (a) A local government lying, in whole or in part, within the coastal zone or within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission shall develop a sea level rise pl
• § 30985.2 — (a) On or before December 31, 2024, the California Coastal Commission, in close coordination with the Ocean Protection Council and the California Sea Level Rise State and Regional Support Collaborativ
• § 30985.4 — This division does not reduce, alter, or diminish the authority of a state or local agency.
• § 30985.5 — Local governments that receive approval by the California Coastal Commission or the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, as applicable, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 309
• § 30985.6 — The operation of this division is contingent upon an appropriation for its purposes by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
• § 30985.7 — (a) A local government is encouraged to consult with the California Coastal Commission, on or before January 1, 2029, in preparation of a local coastal program or an amendment to a local coastal progr
• § 30985.8 — For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (a) “California Sea Level Rise State and Regional Support Collaborative” means the California Sea Level Rise State and Regional Support
• § 30988 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that Santa Monica Bay is a public trust for present and future generations of Californians, and an invaluable element in the ecosystem of southern California.
• § 30988.2 — (a) The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project is hereby renamed the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission.
• § 30988.3 — The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission shall prioritize in its educational, monitoring, and bond proceeds expenditure decisions, proposals, or projects designed to achieve bay restoration objecti
• § 3100 — For the purposes of this chapter, the state is divided into districts, the number and boundaries of which shall be fixed by the director.
• § 31000 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
• § 31001 — “Certified local coastal plan or program” means any plan or program or land use plan of a local program adopted by the commission pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 30500) of Division 20.
• § 31002 — “Conservancy” means the State Coastal Conservancy.
• § 31004 — “Commission” means the California Coastal Commission established under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 30300) of Division 20.
• § 31005 — “Bay commission” means the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, established under Title 7.
• § 31006 — (a) “Coastal zone” means that area of the state as defined in Section 30103.
• § 31007 — “Coastal restoration project” means an action taken by a public agency, including the conservancy, or a nonprofit organization, to correct undesirable development patterns in the coastal zone.
• § 31008 — “Coastal resource enhancement project” means an action taken by a public agency, including the conservancy, or a nonprofit organization, to restore, as nearly as possible, degraded natural areas to th
• § 31009 — “Department” means the Department of Parks and Recreation.
• § 3101 — The supervisor shall appoint one chief deputy and at least one district deputy for each of the districts provided for in this chapter, and shall prescribe their duties.
• § 31010 — “Local public agency” includes, but is not limited to, a city, county, city and county, district, association of governments, or joint powers agency.
• § 31011 — Any funds received by the department pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the State Parks and Recreation Fund.
• § 31012 — (a) The Coastal Trust Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to receive and disburse funds paid to the conservancy in trust, subject to the right of recovery to fulfill the purposes of the
• § 31013 — “Nonprofit organization” means any private, nonprofit organization that qualifies under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
• § 31014 — “Bay plan” means the San Francisco Bay Plan as adopted by the bay commission.
• § 31015 — “Suisun Marsh Protection Plan” means the plan approved as provided in Division 19 (commencing with Section 29000).
• § 31016 — “Local plan” means any land use plan of a local public agency, port district, regional park or open-space district, or recreation and park district whose jurisdiction is included, in whole or in part,
• § 31017 — “Public agency” includes, but is not limited to, local public agencies, state agencies, federal agencies, colleges and universities, intergovernmental bodies, and federally recognized Indian tribes.
• § 3103 — The chief deputy shall be a competent engineer or geologist, preferably licensed in the state, and experienced in the development and production of oil and gas.
• § 3104 — Each district deputy shall be a competent engineer or geologist, preferably licensed in the state, and experienced in the development and production of oil and gas.
• § 3105 — An office under the supervision of a district deputy may be maintained in each district.
• § 31050 — The Legislature finds and declares that the agricultural lands located within the coastal zone contribute substantially to the state and national food supply and are a vital part of the state’s econom
• § 31051 — The Legislature further finds and declares that agricultural lands located within the coastal zone should be protected from intrusion of nonagricultural uses, except where conversion to urban or other
• § 31052 — The Legislature further finds and declares that lands within the coastal zone, principally in rural areas, are vacant or improperly utilized because of inadequate circulation patterns, poor lot layout
• § 31053 — The Legislature further finds and declares that important fish and wildlife habitat, natural areas, and scenic and environmental resources within the coastal zone have been degraded due to indiscrimin
• § 31054 — It is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to provide for the State Coastal Conservancy, which should report to the Governor and to the Legislature, with responsibility for implem
• § 31055 — No funds may be expended or granted under this division, unless and until such funds are appropriated by the Legislature.
• § 31056 — (a) The conservancy is not required to provide funding for projects within the San Francisco Bay in the areas described in Section 31006, until the Legislature appropriates funds for such purposes.
• § 3106 — (a) The supervisor shall so supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities attendant to oil
• § 3106.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and notwithstanding any notice of intention, supplemental notice, well stimulation treatment permit, or similar authorization issued by the supervisor or district de
• § 3106.5 — Acting with the approval of the director, the supervisor may annually expend, from the amount appropriated to the division, up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to support activities at the West Kern
• § 3107 — A district deputy in each district, designated by the supervisor, shall collect all necessary information regarding the oil and gas wells in the district, with a view to determining the presence of oi
• § 3108 — (a) On or before the first day of October of each year the supervisor shall make public, for the benefit of all interested persons, a report in writing showing: (1) The total amounts of oil and gas pr
• § 3108.5 — (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, the supervisor shall make all public information collected or maintained by the division, with priority given to well records, well logs, notices of intention, suppl
• § 3109 — The supervisor may publish any publications, reports, maps, or other printed matter relating to oil and gas, for which there may be public demand.
• § 3110 — All money paid to the Treasurer pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 3400) shall be deposited to the credit of the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund, which is hereby established i
• § 31100 — There is in the Resources Agency the State Coastal Conservancy, consisting of the following seven members: (a) The chairperson of the commission.
• § 31100.5 — Three Members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and three Members of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, shall meet with the conservancy and participate in it
• § 31101 — (a) The members appointed under subdivisions (a) and (d) of Section 31100 shall serve for a term of four years.
• § 31102 — The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall select one of the public members to serve as the chair of the conservancy.
• § 31103 — The conservancy shall determine the qualifications of, and it shall appoint and fix the salary of, the executive officer of the conservancy, who shall be exempt from civil service, and shall appoint s
• § 31103.1 — Pursuant to Section 1090 of the Government Code, an officer or employee of the conservancy shall not be deemed to be financially interested in a contract made in their official capacity when all of th
• § 31104 — The conservancy may apply for and accept federal grants and receive gifts, donations, subventions, rents, royalties, and other financial support from public and private sources.
• § 31104.1 — The conservancy shall serve as a repository for lands whose reservation is required to meet the policies and objectives of the California Coastal Act of 1976 (Division 20 (commencing with Section 3000
• § 31104.2 — The conservancy is the designated agency in the state for planning and coordinating federal surplus land sales in the coastal zone.
• § 31104.3 — 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
• § 31105 — The conservancy is authorized to acquire, pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850), Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code) real property or any interests
• § 31106 — The State Public Works Board may, pursuant to Section 31105, use the power of eminent domain for the purposes specified in this division.
• § 31107 — Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the Director of General Services, when so requested by the conservancy, shall lease, rent, sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer any land, interest therein, or
• § 31107.1 — The Department of General Services and the conservancy shall jointly develop and implement appropriate procedures to ensure that land acquisition, leasing, options to purchase, land disposal, and othe
• § 31108 — On January 2, three years after the most recent report was submitted, the conservancy shall prepare and submit to the Governor and to the Legislature a report describing progress in achieving the obje
• § 31108.5 — The conservancy shall not expend any fees received pursuant to Section 30526, except to restore, replace, or improve resources or ecological systems in a manner that is consistent with the certified l
• § 31109 — Where certification of a local coastal plan or program is required under this division as a condition of action by the conservancy, the conservancy may take such action, including the funding of proje
• § 3111 — (a) All money received in repayment of repair work done as provided in this chapter shall be returned and credited to the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund for expenditure as provided in Se
• § 31111 — In implementing this division, the conservancy may fund and do all of the following: (a) Prepare plans and feasibility studies.
• § 31111.3 — When granting funds appropriated by Assembly Bill 74 (Chapter 23 of the Statutes of 2019) for purposes of addressing transboundary flows and pollution in the Tijuana River Valley, the conservancy is e
• § 31111.5 — (a) In implementing this division, the conservancy may award a grant to a for-profit entity to accomplish the removal or alteration of the San Clemente Dam if the conservancy finds that the project is
• § 31112 — With respect to its publications, the conservancy may accept subscriptions and nonpolitical advertising, and proceeds from them.
• § 31113 — (a) The Climate Ready Program is hereby established and shall be administered by the conservancy to address the impacts and potential impacts of climate change on resources within the conservancy’s ju
• § 31115 — When a state agency that owns or manages land or water areas within the coastal zone has identified sensitive resource values and locations and types of development pursuant to Section 30525, and when
• § 31115.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conservancy may undertake projects in the City of San Juan Capistrano pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 31150) and Chapter 8 (commencing wi
• § 31116 — (a) Funds may be granted to a nonprofit organization under this division if the nonprofit organization enters into an agreement with the conservancy, subject to terms and conditions specified by the c
• § 31117 — Notwithstanding any provision of this division, the executive officer shall submit any plan or project proposed to be carried out pursuant to this division within the coastal zone portion of the Santa
• § 31118 — The conservancy may seek repayments of funds granted pursuant to this division on terms and conditions as it deems appropriate to carry out the provisions of this division.
• § 31119 — (a) (1) The conservancy may undertake educational projects and programs for adults and for pupils in kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, and award grants to nonprofit organizations, educational insti
• § 3112 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or of law and except as provided in the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.
• § 31120 — In awarding grants to, or entering into agreements with, a federally recognized Indian tribe, the conservancy shall recognize and respect the limited sovereignty of the tribe.
• § 31122 — Funds not otherwise restricted may be awarded by the conservancy, on and after January 1, 2020, for funding grants to nonprofit organizations that offer scientific, educational, or heritage programs t
• § 31123 — (a) The conservancy may authorize advance payments on a contract or grant awarded pursuant to this division in accordance with Section 11019.
• § 3113 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.
• § 3114 — (a) By July 30, 2019, and annually thereafter, the Department of Conservation, in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board, shall report to the fiscal and relevant policy committees o
• § 3115 — On or before July 1, 2023, the division shall develop and implement an education and outreach program to provide training to local governmental entities on materials collected and maintained by the di
• § 31150 — The conservancy may acquire fee title, development rights, easements, or other interests in land located in the coastal zone in order to prevent loss of agricultural land to other uses and to assemble
• § 31150.1 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conservancy may enter into an option to acquire an interest in real property for an agricultural preservation project, when the Legislature appropriates
• § 31151 — In acquiring interest in agricultural lands, as provided in this division, the conservancy shall give the highest priority to urban fringe areas where the impact of urbanization on agricultural lands
• § 31152 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division to the contrary, the conservancy shall not act to acquire any interests in lands in the coastal zone for agricultural purposes unless the conserva
• § 31153 — If the conservancy is unable to purchase an interest in agricultural land which meets the provisions of Section 31152, the conservancy may request the State Public Works Board to acquire the interest
• § 31154 — The conservancy is authorized to lease lands acquired in accordance with the provisions of Section 31150.
• § 31155 — Proceeds from the sale or lease of lands acquired under the provisions of Section 31150 shall be deposited with the conservancy and, after transmission of any payments required by Section 31154, shall
• § 31156 — The conservancy may award grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of acquiring fee title, development rights, easements, or other interests in land located in the coastal
• § 31160 — The San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program is established pursuant to this chapter, to be administered by the conservancy, to address the resource and recreational goals of the San Francisco Bay a
• § 31161 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the nine counties that bound San Francisco Bay constitute a region with unique natural resource and outdoor recreational needs.
• § 31162 — The conservancy may undertake projects and award grants in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area that will help achieve the following goals of the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program: (a) To i
• § 31163 — (a) The conservancy shall cooperate with cities, counties, and districts, the bay commission, other regional governmental bodies, nonprofit land trusts, nonprofit landowner organizations, and other in
• § 31164 — (a) The San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program Account is hereby created in the State Coastal Conservancy Fund, for the purpose of depositing and disbursing funds, upon appropriation by the Legisl
• § 31165 — In order to benefit the San Francisco Bay region, the conservancy may undertake projects and award grants for activities that are compatible with the preservation, restoration, or enhancement of ocean
• § 31170 — The Santa Ana River Conservancy Program is hereby established, to be administered by the conservancy, to address the resource and recreational goals of the Santa Ana River region, as provided in this