California

Public Resources Code - PRC

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

• § 4650 — (a) With the approval of the Director of General Services, the director may make sales of forest products from state forests that do not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in value without advertis
• § 4650.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, timber from state forests shall not be sold to any California division of a primary manufacturer, or to any person for resale to a primary manufacturer,
• § 4651 — The management of state forests and the cutting and sale of timber and other forest products from state forests shall conform to regulations prepared by the director and approved by the board.
• § 4652 — (a) The department may collect recreational user fees for overnight camping and reserved group activities in a demonstration state forest.
• § 4653 — State-owned lands classified by the department and approved by the board as not suited to the growing of forest products, or necessary to the management of the forest, shall be sold according to state
• § 4654 — There shall be paid to each county in which lands acquired for state forest purposes are situated, out of funds hereafter made available for such purpose, an amount equivalent to taxes levied by the c
• § 4655 — Tax-deeded lands classified as forest lands, pursuant to Chapter 4.
• § 4656 — This chapter does not interfere with the reasonable use of state forests for hunting, fishing, recreation and camping, except as otherwise provided by law.
• § 4656.1 — The board may establish rules and regulations, in accordance with Chapter 3.
• § 4656.2 — The department shall protect the state forests from damage and preserve the peace therein.
• § 4656.3 — Any person who violates the rules and regulations pertaining to the state forests established by the board is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one
• § 4657 — Insofar as the provisions of this chapter may be in conflict with any other provision of this division, the provision of this chapter shall control.
• § 4658 — The Mountain Home Tract Forest in Tulare County shall be developed and maintained, pursuant to this chapter, as a multiple-use forest, primarily for public hunting, fishing, and recreation.
• § 4659 — (a) For purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “City” means the City of Fort Bragg.
• § 4660 — It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to establish and preserve an intensively managed, multifaceted research forest which is representative of forest activities as a living forest in Sa
• § 4661 — The department may permit a limited amount of commercial timber operations on the property within the Soquel Demonstration State Forest in order to provide funds for the maintenance and operation of t
• § 4662 — The department is responsible for the establishment and development of the Soquel Demonstration State Forest and for ongoing maintenance and operations.
• § 4663 — The department, in coordination with the advisory committee, shall adopt a general plan for the state forest which reflects the long-range development and management plans to provide for the optimum u
• § 4664 — The duties and authority of the department pursuant to this article shall only arise if the state acquires the property comprising the Soquel Demonstration State Forest.
• § 4671 — The department may, in accordance with the policy of the board, engage in and demonstrate methods of developing, using, and protecting the forest and wild land resources of the state.
• § 4672 — The department may, in accordance with the policy of the board, engage in surveys of soil, vegetation, and forest products on the forest, range, and watershed lands of the state.
• § 4673 — The department, with the approval of the Director of General Services, may enter into an agreement with any federal agency for the purpose of investigating the effect of forest cover in the conservati
• § 4674 — The department may, with the approval of the Department of General Services, enter into a cooperative agreement, upon the terms and under the conditions as the director deems wise, for either of the f
• § 4675 — It is in the public interest and to the benefit of the state that watershed lands are rehabilitated to conserve water and soil and to prevent destructive floods.
• § 4676 — (a) The director may authorize any work for any purpose authorized by Section 4675 as an exercise of the director’s emergency powers and may request the assistance of any federal agency or person in c
• § 4681 — State nurseries shall be maintained under the management of the department for all of the following purposes: (a) Operation of a state seed bank to provide facilities for the processing and storage of
• § 4682 — The department shall construct and maintain such buildings, improvements, and equipment, and shall employ and fix the compensation of such employees as may be necessary to carry out this article.
• § 4683 — The department may purchase nursery stock and seed, and may distribute stock or seed for the following purposes: (a) Public planting or reforestation of public lands, giving emphasis to forest and wat
• § 4684 — Trees, plants, nursery stock, and seeds which are sold pursuant to this article shall be sold at prices that are established by the department and approved by the board.
• § 4684.5 — Notwithstanding Section 4684, the director may give such forest seedlings or native plants for the purposes of reforestation or soil erosion control at the end of each season’s sales as are, in his de
• § 4685 — The Governor, on behalf of the state, may receive all conveyances or donations of real or personal property necessary to vest in the state the title to any site for a state nursery and to any equipmen
• § 4691 — It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the welfare of the people of this state that the need for wood, lumber, poles, piling, wood pulp and other forest products, augmented by the growth of po
• § 4692 — The department may make surveys and prepare maps setting forth the areas of nonrestocking forest lands.
• § 4693 — The department may undertake experiments and studies, on lands owned by the state or made available by private owners through cooperative agreements pertinent to determining costs and feasible methods
• § 4694 — Experimentation and studies shall be conducted with the advice and cooperation of the University of California School of Forestry.
• § 4695 — The department may collect the additional seed required, increase the capacity of state nurseries, purchase the necessary equipment and employ the necessary personnel to effectuate the purposes of thi
• § 47000 — The Legislature finds and declares that, because hazardous substances are an integral part of daily life, it would benefit the public to have access to practical and consistent information concerning
• § 47001 — The Legislature also finds that the disposal of hazardous substances by households can be injurious to sanitation workers, the general public, and wildlife and domestic animals, and can pose a threat
• § 47002 — The Legislature further finds and declares that each household in the state should have reasonable access to legal, convenient, and environmentally safe methods for the disposal of hazardous substance
• § 47003 — The Legislature, therefore, declares that the state should assist the efforts of local governments and other agencies to provide safer disposal methods for household hazardous waste and to provide pub
• § 47004 — For purposes of this chapter, “hazardous waste” has the same meaning as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, and “hazardous substance” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision
• § 4701 — The director, upon the recommendation of the board, may accept on behalf of the state gifts of land suitable for forestry purposes or suitable for the purposes of reforestation or afforestation, and m
• § 4702 — The acceptance of the land or contributions shall be subject to such conditions or restrictions as the board deems advisable.
• § 4703 — Before accepting conveyance of the land, the director shall have the title examined.
• § 47050 — The board shall, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, develop and implement a public information program to provide uniform and consistent information on the proper disposa
• § 47051 — The public information program shall be designed to provide uniform responses to public inquiries about household hazardous substances, and to assist the efforts of counties required to provide househ
• § 47052 — The public information program shall include the development of pamphlets or other written materials which could be used by local agencies in conjunction with household hazardous waste collection or o
• § 47100 — After a countywide integrated waste management plan has been revised pursuant to Section 41770, and the revision has been approved pursuant to Sections 41760 and 41800, the county shall implement that
• § 47101 — Section 47100 does not prohibit a city or county from jointly implementing the household hazardous waste collection, recycling, and disposal program, or another local agency from implementing the prog
• § 47102 — The board shall designate a household hazardous waste coordinator to advise and assist local governments and other agencies which offer programs for household hazardous waste management.
• § 47103 — The board shall provide technical assistance to local governments and other agencies which establish household hazardous waste management programs.
• § 47104 — The board shall prepare, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, guidelines and a state policy to guide the efforts of local agencies to provide household hazardous waste coll
• § 47105 — The guidelines required by this article shall include all the following elements: (a) Development of a model operation plan for community household hazardous waste collection, recycling, and disposal
• § 47106 — In establishing guidelines on which products should be disposed of as hazardous waste, the board shall consider such factors as toxicity, concentration of toxic ingredients in a product, and other app
• § 47107 — The guidelines and operation plan prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, upon request, be made available to local agencies and the public.
• § 47108 — In developing the guidelines required by this article, the board shall, to the extent feasible, consult existing sources of information, including household hazardous waste collection programs which h
• § 47109 — Any city or county may, upon a vote of the governing body of the city or county, authorize an increase in solid waste collection fees to offset the cost to the city or county of establishing, publiciz
• § 47115 — A pharmaceutical manufacturer that sells or distributes a medication in California that is usually intended to be self-injected at home through the use of a hypodermic needle, pen needle, intravenous
• § 47115.5 — The plan required pursuant to Section 47115 shall include, at a minimum, a description of the actions, if any, taken by the manufacturer to do the following: (a) Provide for the safe collection and pr
• § 47116 — (a) The manufacturer shall post and maintain a copy of the plans required pursuant to Section 47115 on its Internet Web site.
• § 4712 — As used in this article: (a) “Owner” includes any individual, partnership, corporation, or association.
• § 4713 — Pine beetles and other insect pests or plant diseases which are harmful, detrimental and injurious to timber and forest growth are a public nuisance.
• § 4714 — Every owner of timber or timberlands shall control or eradicate the insect pests or plant diseases on lands owned by the owner or under the owner’s control.
• § 4714.5 — The movement of eucalyptus wood containing live Eucalyptus Longhorn Borers or their larvae in trucks or trailers is prohibited.
• § 4715 — The department, in accordance with policy established by the board, may enter into agreements with any owner and with any agency of government, including the federal government, for the purpose of con
• § 4716 — (a) Whenever the director determines that there exists an area that is infested or infected with insect pests or plant diseases injurious to timber or forest growth and that the infestation or infecti
• § 4717 — The department may make the necessary surveys and appraisals to obtain pertinent data and information on insect infestations and disease infections.
• § 4718 — If the director determines that insect or disease control work within the designated zone of infestation or infection is no longer necessary or feasible the director shall, with the approval of the bo
• § 47200 — (a) The board shall expend funds from the account, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the making of grants to cities, counties, or other local agencies with responsibility for solid waste mana
• § 47201 — The board shall adopt regulations for implementation of this article, including, but not limited to, criteria for selecting grant recipients.
• § 47202 — All expenses incurred by the board in carrying out this article shall be payable from the account.
• § 47203 — Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the board shall allocate, from the account, an amount not to exceed sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), to the Hazardous Waste Control Account, for expenditure for
• § 4721 — It is the policy of the state to preserve as far as possible the species Sequoia gigantea in the interest of conservation, both of soil and of the species itself, and for the benefit of present and fu
• § 4722 — Upon the finding of the Department of Parks and Recreation or the director, or both, that any Sequoia gigantea grove is suitably situated and is of a size and character which justifies its preservatio
• § 4723 — Pursuant to Sections 4721 and 4722, the Department of Parks and Recreation, or the department, on favorable recommendation of the board, may acquire any forested lands on which are found growing trees
• § 4725 — Nothing in this article shall be construed as establishing a policy to acquire any such Sequoia gigantea groves for preservation and conservation out of any money appropriated for acquisition of land
• § 4726 — Any person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, any tree “over 16 feet in diameter,” in the groves of big trees situated in the Counties of Fresno, Tulare, or Kern, is gui
• § 4727 — Upon the arrest and conviction of any person for violation of Section 4726, the party informing is entitled to one-half of the fines collected.
• § 4731 — Corporations may be formed under the general corporation laws of this state for the protection and development of forest and other renewable natural resources, except as the provisions of such laws ar
• § 4732 — All shares of stock issued by the corporation shall have a par value, and, in addition to other requirements prescribed by law, the articles of incorporation shall set forth all of the following: (a)
• § 4733 — No shareholder of any corporation formed pursuant to this article shall receive or accept from the corporation in repayment of his investment in its shares any sum in excess of the par value of the sh
• § 4734 — Any corporation formed pursuant to this article may, if so authorized by the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation, borrow money from or sell, pledge, or discount its securities to any c
• § 4735 — Any corporation operating in or upon forests or forest lands of this state which borrows money from any corporation or agency established under the authority of the federal government for the purpose
• § 4736 — No operation of a corporation operating pursuant to this article, involving the cutting of timber or other work upon forest lands shall be commenced without the approval of the board.
• § 4737 — The board shall make regular examination of the properties of such corporations during the operating season at intervals of not more than two months apart.
• § 4738 — The operation of any corporation formed pursuant to this article shall, in addition to the requirements of this article, be subject to any stipulations or provisions contained in any contract which ma
• § 4740 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The department has extensive technical expertise in wildland fire prevention and vegetation management on forest, range, and watersh
• § 4741 — (a) In accordance with policies established by the board, the department shall assist local governments in preventing future high-intensity wildland fires and instituting appropriate fuels management
• § 4742 — (a) The state recognizes the problem of recruitment and retention of foresters who engage in fuel reduction at the department.
• § 4743 — (a) For purposes of this section, “environmentally sensitive vegetation management” means vegetation management that reduces catastrophic wildfire risk over the long term while supporting native wildl
• § 4750 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the Sudden Oak Death Management Act of 2002.
• § 4750.1 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The need for expanding the current efforts to slow the spread of sudden oak death grows more urgent with the discovery of each new plant ho
• § 4750.2 — As used in this article, “task force” means the California Oak Mortality Task Force.
• § 4750.3 — It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state, to the extent feasible, to stop the spread of sudden oak death and conserve oak trees and other plant species affected by the disease.
• § 4750.4 — (a) (1) The department shall implement a program to detect, remove, and treat, if possible, trees infected with Phytophthora ramorum.
• § 4750.5 — (a) The department shall provide information and technical assistance to cities, counties, districts, regional entities, homeowner neighborhood groups, and nonprofit organizations on Phytophthora ramo
• § 4750.6 — The director, with advice from the task force, may enter into contracts to provide assistance for project costs associated with the implementation of this article.
• § 4750.7 — (a) (1) The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall expend funds, subject to appropriation in the Budget Act, on sudden oak death management activities pursuant to this section.
• § 4751 — (a) (1) Except as provided in Section 4752, this section shall apply to any conservation easement, as defined in Section 815.
• § 4752 — For any conservation easement purchased with state funds on or after January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2022, inclusive, wherein land subject to the easement includes some forest lands, or consists comp
• § 47550 — A city, county, or local agency operating a household hazardous waste collection, recycling, and disposal program in accordance with Article 3 (commencing with Section 47100), and in accordance with A
• § 4770 — For purposes of this article, “task force” has the same meaning as the task force described in Section 4005.
• § 4771 — (a) On January 1, 2022, the task force, including, but not limited to, the Natural Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of Planning and Research, and the depart
• § 4771.6 — (a) On or before June 30, 2025, the task force, in consultation with the Range Management Advisory Committee of the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, established pursuant to Section 741, sh
• § 4781 — The people of the state have a direct interest in the protection and improvement of public and private lands which are principally used or useful for range or forage purposes for domestic livestock an
• § 4782 — This article shall be administered by the department.
• § 4783 — The department may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with any person, firm, public or private corporation, district, or municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the state,
• § 4784 — In furtherance of such contracts and agreements, and also independently of them, the department shall engage in experimental land clearance and revegetation of such lands in the interests of protectio
• § 4785 — The department shall from time to time prepare reports setting forth data as to experiments conducted and the department’s findings and conclusions with reference to those experiments and submit these
• § 4786 — In making such experiments and in conducting or supervising land clearance pursuant to the agreements or contracts contemplated by this article, the department shall have available such fire crews and
• § 4787 — The department, with the approval of the board, may make such regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article.
• § 4788 — The department may accept contributions of money from any private source to carry out the powers and duties imposed upon it by this article.
• § 4789 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Forest and Rangeland Resources Assessment and Policy Act of 1977.
• § 4789.1 — The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) The forest resources of California provide vitally important economic and environmental benefits to the people of California.
• § 4789.2 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Board” means the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.
• § 4789.3 — (a) Under policy guidance from the board and in consultation with the Secretary of the Resources Agency, the director shall prepare and submit to the board and the Secretary of the Resources Agency, a
• § 4789.4 — (a) Based on a review of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 4789.
• § 4789.5 — The board shall hold public hearings on the assessment and the proposed policy statement prepared pursuant to Sections 4789.
• § 4789.6 — (a) The board, assisted by the director, shall biennially determine state needs for forest management research and recommend the conduct of needed projects to the Governor and the Legislature.
• § 4789.7 — (a) The director shall convey the assessment and its updates to federal agencies charged with managing public land within the state.
• § 4790 — The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Forest lands, while often managed to produce wood fiber for building materials and paper manufacture, also provide public benefits, including employment op
• § 4790.5 — The Legislature further declares that, except as specifically provided in this chapter the state shall not claim any right, title, or interest in the land, trees, or other vegetation which are the sub
• § 47901 — (a) All revenues received by the board shall be deposited in the specified account in the fund.
• § 47902 — Notwithstanding Section 16475 of the Government Code, all interest earned and other increment derived from the investment of revenues in an account in the Integrated Waste Management Fund shall be dep
• § 4791 — The purpose of this chapter is to encourage private and public investments in, and an improved management of, forest lands and resources within the state to ensure adequate future high quality timber
• § 4792 — In furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the department is authorized to enter into agreements and make loans and otherwise carry out the purposes of this chapter.
• § 4793 — As used in this chapter: (a) “A county with high unemployment” means a county with an annual unemployment rate, as reported by the Employment Development Department, higher than the mean annual unempl
• § 4794 — (a) Agreements may be entered into and loans may be made by the director pursuant to this chapter for all of the following purposes: (1) Preparation of management plans for forest land.
• § 4795 — (a) The director may enter into agreements with eligible landowners pursuant to which the landowner will undertake forest resource improvement work in return for an agreement by the director to share
• § 4795.5 — A forest landowner who has entered into an undue hardship agreement with the Controller for the payment of inheritance taxes pursuant to Section 14143.
• § 4796 — (a) The director may make the following types of loans relating to forest resource improvement projects: (1) The director may make loans for forest resource improvement work to cover all or part of a
• § 4797 — To be eligible for participation in an agreement pursuant to Section 4795 or loan pursuant to Section 4796, the following conditions must be met: (a) The application requirements of Section 4799 are s
• § 4797.5 — (a) Any cost share payments advanced pursuant to Section 4795 shall be refunded to the director in the event of either: (1) The filing of an application for rezoning or immediate rezoning pursuant to
• § 4798 — Cost share payments or loans pursuant to this chapter may be made for forest resource improvement work which is also the subject of payments or other assistance provided pursuant to federal law; provi
• § 4799 — In addition to the requirements of Section 4797, to be eligible to participate in agreements pursuant to Section 4795, or receive loans pursuant to Section 4796, the landowner shall do all of the foll
• § 4799.01 — (a) When allocating available funds among projects proposed pursuant to this chapter, the director shall select those projects that, in the judgment of the director, produce the greatest public benefi
• § 4799.02 — To carry out the provisions of this chapter and to facilitate participation in the program authorized by this chapter, the director may promulgate such regulations, guidelines, or publications as the
• § 4799.03 — (a) The director shall work cooperatively with other public agencies of local, state, and federal government to encourage such agencies to undertake forest resource improvement work and otherwise acco
• § 4799.04 — To effectuate the purposes of this chapter, the department is authorized to: (a) Collect or contract for adequate supplies of high-quality seed and take whatever steps are necessary to insure to the m
• § 4799.05 — (a) (1) The director may provide grants to, or enter into contracts or other cooperative agreements with, entities, including, but not limited to, private or nongovernmental entities, Native American
• § 4799.06 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978.
• § 4799.07 — The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Trees are a vital resource in the urban environment and as an important psychological link with nature for the urban dweller.
• § 4799.08 — (a) The purpose of this chapter is to: (1) Promote the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities, including, but not limi
• § 4799.09 — As used in this chapter the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Disadvantaged community” means a community identified as a disadvantaged community pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health
• § 4799.10 — (a) (1) The department shall implement a program in urban forestry to encourage better tree management and planting in urban areas to increase integrated, multiple benefit projects by assisting urban
• § 4799.10.2 — (a) (1) The department shall complete a statewide strategic plan, in consultation with nonprofit organizations, cities, counties, other local governments of urban areas, and disadvantaged and low-inco
• § 4799.11 — (a) The department shall provide technical assistance to urban areas with respect to all of the following: (1) Planning for regional, county, and local land use analysis projects related to urban fore
• § 4799.12 — The director, with advice from other appropriate state agencies and interested parties, may make grants to provide assistance of 25 to 90 percent of costs for projects meeting guidelines established b
• § 4799.12.1 — (a) Moneys appropriated from the California Community and Neighborhood Tree Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, established pursuant to Section 18735 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to the department s
• § 4799.13 — (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury, the Forest Resources Improvement Fund.
• § 4799.14 — The department is authorized to conduct surveys, studies, and research concerning the economic and environmental costs, benefits, and feasibility of utilizing wood wastes and forest growth for thermal
• § 4799.15 — The department is further authorized to provide technical and other assistance to public and private agencies and persons with respect to forest management, species selection, and other matters as to
• § 4799.16 — The department shall coordinate its activities and cooperate with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission in the development of surveys, studies, and research concerning the
• § 4800 — It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to do all of the following: (a) To provide coordination on wildlife and timberland issues within the Resources Agency.
• § 48000 — (a) Each operator of a disposal facility shall pay a fee quarterly to the State Board of Equalization, which is based on the amount, by weight or volumetric equivalent, as determined by the Department
• § 48001 — The revenue from the fees paid pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 48000 shall, after payment of refunds and administrative costs of collection, be deposited in the Integrated Wast
• § 48001.5 — (a) The revenue from the fees paid pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 48000 shall, after payment of refunds and administrative costs of collection, be deposited in the State Solid
• § 48002 — The state board shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out Section 48000, including, but not limited to, provisions governing collections, reporting, refunds, and appeals.
• § 48003 — The state board may not spend more than 1 2 percent of the total revenues deposited, or anticipated to be deposited, in the account during a fiscal year for the administration of this chapter during t
• § 48004 — (a) The money in the account shall be used by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the following purposes: (1) The administration and implemen
• § 48005 — Unless otherwise specified, all money received by the board shall be deposited in the Integrated Waste Management Account and shall be used by the board, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the
• § 48006 — The board may exempt from all fees any operator of a solid waste landfill that receives less than a monthly average of five tons per operating day of solid waste.
• § 48007 — (a) Recycled materials and inert waste removed from the waste stream and not disposed of in a solid waste landfill shall not be included for the purpose of assessing fees imposed pursuant to Section 4
• § 48007.5 — (a) On or before January 1, 2004, the board shall adopt and file with the Secretary of State, pursuant to Section 11346.
• § 48008 — (a) Any operator of a solid waste landfill that pays a fee pursuant to this chapter may impose on its users an administrative fee of not more than 5 percent of the fees paid to the State Board of Equa
• § 48010 — (a) (1) An owner of a landfill for which evidence of financial ability is maintained pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 43600) of Chapter 2 of Part 4, whose landfill is operating on Januar
• § 48011 — (a) For the purposes of this article, “solid waste landfill” means a disposal site that is required to maintain evidence of financial ability pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 43600) of Chap
• § 48012 — After January 1, 2016, as part of the annual report required pursuant to Section 40507, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall report on expenditures from the State Solid Waste Postc
• § 48013 — Except as provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 48010, an owner of multiple landfills for which evidence of financial ability is maintained pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Sec
• § 48020 — (a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meaning: (1) “Codisposal site” means a hazardous substance release site listed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 7
• § 48021 — (a) In prioritizing the sites for cleanup pursuant to Section 48020, the board shall consider the degree of risk to public health and safety and the environment posed by conditions at a site, the abil
• § 48022 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Pursuant to the legal framework and definitions pertaining to solid waste contained in this division, the board and the local enforcement a
• § 48022.5 — (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) “Burn dump site” means a solid waste disposal site that meets
• § 48023 — (a) If the board expends any funds pursuant to this article, the board shall, to the extent feasible, seek repayment from responsible parties in an amount equal to the amount expended, a reasonable am
• § 48023.5 — (a) In addition to the remedies authorized under Section 48023, any costs or damages incurred under this article by the board constitute a lien upon the real property owned by any responsible party th
• § 48024 — Any contract entered into by the board pursuant to Section 48021 or 48022 is exempt from approval by the Department of General Services pursuant to Section 10295 of the Public Contract Code.
• § 48025 — The board may adopt regulations for the implementation of this article.
• § 48026 — All expenses which are incurred by the board in carrying out this article shall be payable solely from the trust fund.
• § 48027 — (a) (1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that effective response to cleanup at solid waste disposal and codisposal sites requires that the state have sufficient funds available in the trust f
• § 48028 — Any funds appropriated for the purpose of the program that are not expended shall remain in the trust fund for future expenditure by the board for the purposes of this article or until this article is
• § 4805 — (a) The director shall establish a schedule of user fees for persons using the department’s data base developed pursuant to Section 4802, which does not exceed the reasonable costs for developing, upd
• § 4810 — For purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall apply: (a) “Agreement” means the Good Neighbor Authority Agreement entered into between the state and the federal government pursuant to Section
• § 48100 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that illegal disposal of solid waste on property owned by innocent parties is a longstanding problem needing attention and that grants provided under this
• § 48101 — (a) The grant program shall be established to make grants available to public entities and Native American tribes for the purposes described in subdivision (b) of Section 48100 in an amount not to exc
• § 48102 — No farm or ranch property is eligible for a grant pursuant to this chapter if it is determined by the public entity or Native American tribe that the owner was responsible for the illegal disposal of
• § 48103 — (a) The board shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter.
• § 48104 — Each year, as part of the annual report required to be submitted pursuant to Section 40507, the board shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on all of the following: (a) Actions the board ha
• § 48105 — All solid waste collected as a result of cleanup or abatement under the grant program shall be recycled or reused to the maximum extent feasible and cleanup or abatement activities shall be conducted
• § 48106 — Nothing in this chapter is intended to relieve any party who is responsible for the generation or illegal deposition of the solid waste from liability for removal costs if the party can be identified.
• § 4811 — (a) There is continued in existence in the State Treasury the Good Neighbor Authority Fund, originally established pursuant to Chapter 18 of the Statutes of 2020.
• § 4812 — (a) Under an agreement between the state and the federal government, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall establish a program for purposes of conducting ecological restoration and fire
• § 48500 — If any provisions of this division or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this division which c
• § 48501 — In any civil action brought pursuant to this division in which injunctive relief is sought, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove at any stage of the proceeding that irreparable damage will occ
• § 48502 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the powers and duties of the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to Chapter 6.
• § 4851 — As used in this article, “lumber” means all timber, whether in logs, boards, planks, or beams, and whether in rafts or otherwise.
• § 4852 — Whenever any lumber drifts upon any island in any of the waters of this state, or upon the bank of any such waters, the owner of the lumber may remove it on payment or tendering to the owner or occupa
• § 4853 — If the owner of the lumber does not, within three months from the time it was so drifted, take the lumber away, the owner or occupant of the land shall deliver a bill of his charges, together with the
• § 4854 — When sold, the proceeds of the lumber shall be applied first to the payment of the charges of sale and in liquidation of the expenses and damages awarded to the claimant.
• § 4855 — The rejection by the judge of any claimant’s right to the proceeds is conclusive, unless within six months thereafter the claimant commences action to obtain the proceeds.