California

Public Resources Code - PRC

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

• § 71204.3 — (a) The commission shall adopt regulations governing ballast water management practices for vessels arriving at a California port from a port outside of the Pacific Coast Region.
• § 71204.5 — (a) On or before January 1, 2005, the commission shall adopt regulations governing ballast water management practices for vessels arriving at a California port or place from a port or place within the
• § 71204.6 — On or before January 1, 2012, the commission, in consultation with the board, the United States Coast Guard, and a technical advisory group consisting of interested persons, including, but not limited
• § 71205 — (a) (1) The master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of a vessel carrying, or capable of carrying, ballast water, that visits a California port, shall provide the information described in s
• § 71205.3 — (a) The commission shall adopt regulations that do all of the following: (1) Require an owner or operator of a vessel carrying, or capable of carrying, ballast water that operates in the waters of the
• § 71206 — (a) The commission, in coordination with the United States Coast Guard, shall take samples of ballast water, sediment, and biofouling from and inspect at least 25 percent of the arriving vessels subje
• § 71207 — (a) Nothing in this division restricts a state or local agency, board, commission, or department, or a subdivision of one of those entities, from enforcing this division, if the total fines imposed by
• § 71210 — (a) The commission, in consultation with the board, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and a technical advisory group made up of interested persons, incl
• § 71211 — (a) (1) The Department of Fish and Wildlife, in consultation with the commission and the United States Coast Guard, shall collect data necessary to establish and maintain an inventory of the location
• § 71212 — On or before January 31, 2005, and updated triennially, the commission, in consultation with the board, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the United States Coast Guard, shall submit to the Legi
• § 71212.1 — On or before April 30, 2026, and updated semiannually, the commission shall publish on its internet website both of the following: (a) A summary of the information provided in the ballast water manage
• § 71213 — (a) The commission, the board, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, in consultation with interested stakeholders, shall identify and conduct any other research determined necessary to carry out th
• § 71215 — (a) (1) The Marine Invasive Species Control Fund is hereby created.
• § 71216 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c), a person who intentionally or negligently fails to comply with the requirements of this division may be liable for an administrative civil penalty in
• § 71217 — A person who violates subdivision (c) of Section 71216 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year.
• § 71271 — If a federal program and regulations similar to the program and regulations developed pursuant to this division are established and implemented, the commission shall submit a report to the Legislature
• § 71275 — (a) The California Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the following agencies, shall examine ways to improve public and worker safety through enhanced oversight of refineries and to
• § 713 — The department is responsible for the fire protection, fire prevention, maintenance, and enhancement of the state’s forest, range, and brushland resources, contract fire protection, associated emergen
• § 71300 — (a) For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Department” means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
• § 71301 — (a) As part of the unified education strategy specified in subdivision (c) of Section 71300, the office, in cooperation with the Secretary for Environmental Protection, the Natural Resources Agency, t
• § 71302 — (a) Using the education principles for the environment required to be developed pursuant to Section 71301, the office, in cooperation with the Secretary for Environmental Protection, the Natural Resou
• § 71303 — (a) As determined appropriate by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Department of Education shall incorporate into publications that provide examples of curriculum resources for teach
• § 71304 — (a) The office, in coordination with the Secretary for Environmental Protection, shall be responsible for the statewide coordination of regulatory administrative decisions that require the development
• § 71305 — (a) The Environmental Education Account is hereby established within the State Treasury.
• § 71340 — (a) The Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, through the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program established pursuant to Part 4.
• § 71341 — The California Climate Change Assessment shall provide an integrated suite of products that report the impacts and risks of climate change, based on the best available science, and identify potential
• § 71342 — (a) The Office of Planning and Research shall engage with regional and local governments, tribes, vulnerable communities, businesses, and members of the public, as necessary, in determining the scope
• § 71343 — (a) The implementation of this part is contingent upon an appropriation of funds by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute for purposes of this part.
• § 71350 — For purposes of this part, “office” means the Office of Planning and Research.
• § 71352 — The Legislature finds and declares: (a) The state has been a leader in climate mitigation efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• § 71354 — The Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program is hereby established to be administered by the office.
• § 71356 — (a) Within one year of an update to the Safeguarding California Plan, the Office of Emergency Services, in coordination with the Natural Resources Agency, the office, and relevant public and private e
• § 71358 — (a) An advisory council to the office is hereby established.
• § 71360 — (a) (1) The office shall coordinate with appropriate entities, including state, regional, or local agencies, to establish a clearinghouse for climate adaptation information for use by state, regional,
• § 71361 — (a) On or before July 1, 2026, and every three years thereafter, the office and the Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with relevant state agencies and to be integrated into the climate adaptat
• § 71365 — (a) (1) To advance the goals of Item 0540-101-3228 of Section 2.
• § 714 — The department is responsible for all of the following: (a) Providing fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement implements and apparatus as necess
• § 71400 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all of the following shall occur: (1) The California Environmental Protection Agency shall work with its partners on the Climate Action Team to develop hea
• § 71410 — (a) For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: (1) “Agency” means the California Environmental Protection Agency.
• § 71420 — For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Agency” means the California Environmental Protection Agency.
• § 71422 — (a) (1) The agency shall oversee the development of a registry for greenhouse gas emissions that result from the water-energy nexus using the best-available data.
• § 71424 — Pursuant to Section 39712 of the Health and Safety Code, entities participating in the registry may qualify for financing opportunities that provide incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• § 71450 — (a) For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: (1) “30x30 goal” means the goal to conserve 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030 established in subdivision (
• § 71451 — In implementing the 10 pathways and specific near-term priority actions described in the Pathways to 30x30 Report to achieve the 30x30 goal, the Natural Resources Agency shall prioritize the following
• § 71452 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.
• § 71453 — (a) The Natural Resources Agency shall develop strategies to reduce barriers and increase support for stewardship of conserved lands in order to further the findings from the Pathways to 30x30 Report,
• § 71460 — For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: (a) “Carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration project” means a carbon dioxide capture project, a carbon dioxide removal project, or
• § 71461 — (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the secretary, in consultation with the state board, shall publish a framework for governing agreements regarding two or more tracts of land overlying the same geologic
• § 71462 — (a) Title to any geologic storage reservoir is vested in the owner of the overlying surface estate unless it has been severed and separately conveyed.
• § 71463 — The State Geologist shall report seismic activity or leakage of carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration project to the state board and may recommend changes in the oper
• § 71464 — A carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration project operator shall do all of the following: (a) Maintain financial responsibility for a period of time that is sufficiently long enough to demon
• § 71465 — (a) (1) An interstate pipeline subject to Part 195 (commencing with Section 195.
• § 715 — The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, in cooperation with the Office of Emergency Services, shall develop a program to certify active duty military pilots to engage in firefighting in the st
• § 71500 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (1) The Pacific Ocean and its rich marine living resources are of great environmental, economic, aesthetic, recreational, educationa
• § 71520 — Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions govern the construction of this division: (a) “Board” or “endowment board” means the Board of Directors of the California Endowment for
• § 71530 — The California Endowment for Marine Preservation is hereby established.
• § 71531 — The endowment is governed by the Board of Directors of the California Endowment for Marine Preservation, consisting of the following members: (a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.
• § 71532 — The term of office of each member of the board appointed pursuant to subdivisions (c) to (e), inclusive, of Section 71531 is six years.
• § 71533 — Any vacancy on the board shall be filled by the appointing authority for the remainder of the unexpired term.
• § 71534 — (a) The board shall conduct its initial meeting as soon as possible after incorporation.
• § 71550 — (a) The members of the board first appointed shall serve as incorporators of the endowment and shall take whatever actions are necessary to establish the endowment pursuant to the Nonprofit Public Ben
• § 71551 — The California Endowment for Marine Preservation shall receive funds generated pursuant to the California Marine Resources Legacy Act (Article 2 (commencing with Section 6420) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 o
• § 71552 — (a) The purpose of the endowment is to create a permanent source of funding for projects and programs that will conserve, protect, restore, and enhance the coastal and marine resources of the state, w
• § 71553 — Members of the board and appropriate staff shall be available to testify before appropriate committees of the Legislature.
• § 71554 — The endowment shall not contribute to, or otherwise support, any political party, candidate for elective public office, or ballot measure.
• § 71555 — The endowment may hire employees and may obtain legal counsel.
• § 71556 — The endowment shall coordinate its activities with the Department of Fish and Game, the California Coastal Commission, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the State Lands Co
• § 71560 — (a) The endowment may receive charitable contributions or any sources of income that may be lawfully received, including loans from the state.
• § 71561 — The endowment funds shall be administered and managed in accordance with all of the following: (a) Reasonably prudent investor standards that will give the fund the capacity to achieve reasonable rate
• § 71562 — Funds held by the endowment shall revert to the state or to another public agency or nonprofit organization approved by the state if the endowment does any of the following: (a) Ceases operations.
• § 716 — (a) Upon approval by the Department of Finance, the department may exercise the same authority granted to the Division of the State Architect and the Real Estate Services Division in the Department of
• § 717 — (a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall establish a working group on expanding wood product markets that can utilize woody biomass, especially biomass that is removed from high hazard
• § 72400 — The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (a) California is home to four of the 13 national marine sanctuaries.
• § 72401 — The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (a) To protect and enhance the quality of the marine waters of the state all of the following should be prohibited: (1) The release of graywat
• § 72410 — (a) Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section govern this division.
• § 72420 — (a) If the appropriate federal agencies approve an application made pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 72440, or if the board determines that an application is not required, an owner or operator o
• § 72420.2 — (a) An owner or operator of a large passenger vessel shall not release, or permit anyone to release, from the vessel, graywater into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.
• § 72421 — (a) The owner or operator shall notify the California Emergency Management Agency immediately, but not longer than 30 minutes, after discovery of any of the following: (1) A large passenger vessel rel
• § 72423 — An oceangoing ship with sufficient holding tank capacity and capability for transfer shall either hold on board or shall transfer sewage and graywater to a pumpout facility, if that facility is availa
• § 72425 — (a) (1) If the master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of an oceangoing ship has operated, or has caused to be operated, the oceangoing ship in the marine waters of the state during 2006,
• § 72430 — (a) A person who violates Section 72420 or 72420.
• § 72440 — (a) (1) The board shall determine whether it is necessary to apply to the federal government for the state to prohibit the release of sewage or sewage sludge from large passenger vessels, sewage from
• § 72440.1 — The board shall request the appropriate federal agencies, as determined by the board, to prohibit the release of waste by large passenger vessels or oceangoing ships in all of the waters in the Channe
• § 72441 — (a) This division does not apply to either of the following: (1) A large passenger vessel or oceangoing ship that operates in the marine waters of the state solely in innocent passage.
• § 72442 — The board may adopt regulations to carry out this division.
• § 730 — (a) There is in the department a State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
• § 7301 — The commission may, in the best interest of the state, sell school lands.
• § 7303 — The commission may, in the best interest of the state, exchange any public lands for lands of the United States of equal area or equal value, and the lands acquired in the exchange may then be sold in
• § 7303.5 — Whenever the commission finds that it is in the best interests of the state for the acquisition of open space or for the purposes of consolidating, assembling, or managing parcels of land for the purp
• § 7305 — When payment has been made for land sold under this article, the purchaser shall be entitled to a patent.
• § 7306 — The commission may sell timber separately from the land.
• § 731 — All members of the board shall be appointed and shall be selected and approved for appointment on the basis of their educational and professional qualifications and their general knowledge of, interes
• § 731.1 — The Legislature declares that some individuals appointed as members of the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection are required to be chosen from backgrounds in the forest products and range lives
• § 732 — Each member of the board shall hold office for four years from the expiration of the term of his or her predecessor.
• § 735 — Each member of the board shall receive compensation for each day during which the member engaged in the performance of official duties, except that the total number of days for which a member, other t
• § 736 — The board shall maintain its headquarters in Sacramento and shall hold meetings at such times and at such places as shall be determined by it.
• § 737 — (a) A member of the board shall not participate in a board action pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 4601) or Article 9 (commencing with Section 4621) of Chapter 8 of Part 2 of Division 4
• § 738 — The Governor shall designate the chair of the board from among the members of the board.
• § 739 — The board may appoint an executive officer who shall be exempt from civil service pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution.
• § 740 — The board shall represent the state’s interest in the acquisition and management of state forests as provided by law and in federal land matters pertaining to forestry, and the protection of the state
• § 7400 — The Legislature finds and declares that, as of January 1, 2020, the commission has acquired roughly 81,643 acres of indemnity school lands and is owed roughly 51,000 additional acres of indemnity scho
• § 7401 — The commission shall ascertain from time to time the number of acres of land to which the state is entitled as indemnity and shall keep on file a statement showing of what those bases consist.
• § 7402 — Whenever the commission determines it to be in the best interest of the state, the commission may select lands of the United States equal in area to the number of acres or as otherwise provided under
• § 7403 — The commission is the general agent of the state for the selection of indemnity lands in lieu of the losses sustained by the state to its school land grants.
• § 7404 — The commission may accept the benefits of the act of Congress approved July 17, 1914, enacted as Section 121 of Title 30 of the United States Code.
• § 741 — (a) The board shall appoint a Range Management Advisory Committee and shall consult with the advisory committee on rangeland resource issues under consideration by the board.
• § 741.5 — (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the Range Management Advisory Committee, established pursuant to Section 741, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, fire ecologists with expertise in
• § 743 — State agencies shall submit to the board plans for, and the results of, all investigations that relate to, or have an effect upon, forest resource utilization for review and comment.
• § 745 — The board shall implement a public information program on matters involving forest management and shall maintain an information file on forest management research and other pertinent matters.
• § 750 — This article may be known and cited as the Professional Foresters Law.
• § 75001 — This Division shall be known and may be cited as the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006.
• § 75002 — The people of California find and declare that protecting the state’s drinking water and water resources is vital to the public health, the state’s economy, and the environment.
• § 75002.5 — The people of California further find and declare that the state’s waters are vulnerable to contamination by dangerous bacteria, polluted runoff, toxic chemicals, damage from catastrophic floods and t
• § 75003 — The people of California further find and declare that it is necessary and in the public interest to do all of the following: (a) Ensure that safe drinking water is available to all Californians by: (
• § 75003.5 — The people of California further find and declare that the growth in population of the state and the impacts of climate change pose significant challenges.
• § 75004 — It is the intent of the people that investment of public funds pursuant to this division should result in public benefits.
• § 75005 — As used in this division, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Acquisition” means the acquisition of a fee interest or any other interest in real property including easements, leases
• § 75009 — The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Fund of 2006, which
• § 7501 — Swamp and overflowed lands belonging to the state may be sold by the commission under rules and regulations prescribed by it and at a price fixed by it, payment to be made in cash to the commission.
• § 75020 — This chapter is intended to provide the funds necessary to address the most critical water needs of the state including the provision of safe drinking water to all Californians, the protection of wate
• § 75021 — (a) The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Health Services for grants and direct expenditures to fund emergency and urgent actions to ensure that safe dri
• § 75022 — The sum of one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Health Services for grants for small community drinking water system infrastructure improvements an
• § 75023 — For the purpose of providing the state share needed to leverage federal funds to assist communities in providing safe drinking water, the sum of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available
• § 75024 — For the purpose of providing the state share needed to leverage federal funds to assist communities in making those infrastructure investments necessary to prevent pollution of drinking water sources,
• § 75025 — The sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Health Services for the purpose of loans and grants for projects to prevent or reduce contamination of groundwate
• § 75026 — (a) The sum of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) shall be available to the department for grants for projects that assist local public agencies to meet the long term water needs of the state includ
• § 75027 — (a) The funding provided in Section 75026 shall be allocated to each hydrologic region as identified in the California Water Plan and listed below.
• § 75028 — (a) The department shall allocate grants on a competitive basis within each identified hydrologic region or sub-region pursuant to Section 75027.
• § 75029 — The sum of one hundred thirty million dollars ($130,000,000) shall be available to the department for grants to implement Delta water quality improvement projects that protect drinking water supplies.
• § 75029.5 — The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) shall be available to the state board for grants to public agencies and non-profit organizations for projects that reduce the discharge of pollutants f
• § 75030 — This chapter is intended to provide the funding needed to address short term flood control needs such as levee inspection and evaluation, floodplain mapping and improving the effectiveness of emergenc
• § 75031 — The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available to the department for the purposes of floodplain mapping, assisting local land-use planning, and to avoid or reduce future flood risk
• § 75032 — The sum of two hundred seventy five million dollars ($275,000,000) shall be available to the department for the following flood control projects: (a) The inspection and evaluation of the integrity and
• § 75032.4 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the funds allocated in Sections 75031 and 75032 are continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes of those sections.
• § 75032.5 — The sum of forty million dollars ($40,000,000) shall be available to the department for Flood Protection Corridor projects that are consistent with Water Code Section 79037.
• § 75033 — The sum of two hundred seventy five million dollars ($275,000,000) shall be available to the department for flood control projects in the Delta designed to increase the department’s ability to respond
• § 75034 — The sum of one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) shall be available to the department for the purposes of funding the state’s share of the nonfederal costs of flood control and flood preve
• § 75041 — The sum of sixty five million dollars ($65,000,000) shall be available to the department for planning and feasibility studies related to the existing and potential future needs for California’s water
• § 75050 — The sum of nine hundred twenty eight million dollars ($928,000,000) shall be available for the protection and restoration of rivers, lakes and streams, their watersheds and associated land, water, and
• § 75050.2 — (a) The state board shall develop project selection and evaluation guidelines for the allocation of funds made available pursuant to subdivision (m) of Section 75050.
• § 75050.4 — The state board and the department shall consult with each other, as necessary, with regard to the development of project selection and evaluation guidelines for the following financial assistance pro
• § 75055 — The sum of four hundred fifty million dollars ($450,000,000) shall be available for the protection and conservation of forests and wildlife habitat according to the following schedule: (a) Notwithstan
• § 75060 — The sum of five hundred forty million dollars ($540,000,000) shall be available for the protection of beaches, bays and coastal waters and watersheds, including projects to prevent contamination and d
• § 75063 — The sum of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) shall be available to provide public access to the resources of the State of California, including its rivers, lakes and streams, its beaches, ba
• § 75065 — The sum of five hundred eighty million dollars ($580,000,000) shall be available for improving the sustainability and livability of California’s communities through investment in natural resources.
• § 75066 — Appropriation of the funds provided in subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 75065 may only be made upon enactment of legislation to implement that subdivision.
• § 75070 — Every proposed activity or project to be financed pursuant to this division shall be in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000).
• § 75070.4 — Acquisitions of real property pursuant to Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 shall be from willing sellers.
• § 75070.5 — Not more than 5% of the funds allocated to any program in this division may be used to pay the costs incurred in the administration of that program.
• § 75071 — In evaluating potential projects that include acquisition or restoration for the purpose of natural resource protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the board, and the State Coastal Conser
• § 75071.5 — The Department of Parks and Recreation, the board, and the State Coastal Conservancy shall work with the United States Department of Defense to coordinate the development of buffer areas around milita
• § 75072 — Up to 10 percent of funds allocated for each program funded by this division may be used to finance planning and monitoring necessary for the successful design, selection, and implementation of the pr
• § 75072.5 — For the purposes of Section 75060 (e), “Monterey Bay and its watersheds” shall be considered to be watersheds of those rivers and streams in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties flowing to the Monterey Ba
• § 75072.6 — For purposes of Section 75060 (f), “San Diego Bay and adjacent watersheds” includes the coastal and bay watersheds within San Diego County.
• § 75072.7 — For purposes of Section 75060 (d), “Santa Monica Bay and watershed” includes the coastal and bay watersheds in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties from Calleguas Creek southward to the San Gabriel River.
• § 75073 — Funds scheduled in Chapter 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this division that are not designated for competitive grant programs may also be used for the purposes of reimbursing the General Fund, pursuant to the Natu
• § 75074 — In enacting Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this division it is the intent of the people that when a project or program is funded herein, funds for such program or project may be used to the full extent aut
• § 75075 — The body awarding any contract for a public works project financed in any part from funds made available pursuant to this division shall adopt and enforce, or contract with a third party to enforce, a
• § 75076 — Chapter 3.
• § 75077 — Funds provided pursuant to this division, and any appropriation or transfer of those funds, shall not be deemed to be a transfer of funds for the purposes of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 2780) o
• § 75078 — The Secretary shall provide for an independent audit of expenditures pursuant to this division to ensure that all moneys are expended in accordance with the requirements of this division.
• § 75079 — The Secretary shall appoint a citizen advisory committee to review the annual audit and to identify and recommend actions to ensure that the intent and purposes of this division are met by the agencie
• § 75080 — Bonds in the total amount of five billion three hundred and eighty eight million dollars ($5,388,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 75088, or s
• § 75081 — The bonds authorized by this division shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of P
• § 75082 — (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this division, the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and
• § 75083 — The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this division in order to carry out the actions specified in this division and, if so, t
• § 75084 — There shall be collected annually in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the
• § 75085 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund, for purposes of this division, an amount that will equal the total of the following: (a) The s
• § 75086 — For the purposes of carrying out this division, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that hav
• § 75087 — All money derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
• § 75088 — Any bonds issued or sold pursuant to this division may be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4
• § 75089 — Notwithstanding any other law, one hundred five million dollars ($105,000,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of this division are reallocated for the purposes of, and shall be auth
• § 75089.5 — Notwithstanding any other law, twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purpose of subdivision (a) of Section 75063, three hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($315,0
• § 75090 — The people of California hereby find and declare that inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this division are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of
• § 751 — The purpose of this article is to declare the existence of a public interest in the management and treatment of the forest resources and timberlands of this state and to provide for the regulation of
• § 75100 — (a) (1) Each state agency disbursing a competitive grant pursuant to this division shall develop project solicitation and evaluation guidelines.
• § 75101 — (a) (1) Costs subsequently recovered from a party responsible for the contamination pursuant to Section 75025 shall be repaid to the state board and deposited in the Groundwater Contamination Cleanup
• § 75102 — Before the adoption of a negative declaration or environmental impact report required under Section 75070, the lead agency shall notify the proposed action to a California Native American tribe, which
• § 75103 — It is the intent of the Legislature that any public funds made available by this division to investor-owned utilities regulated by the Public Utilities Commission should be for the benefit of the rate
• § 75104 — State agencies that are authorized to award a loan or grant financed by this division shall provide technical assistance with regard to the preparation of an application for a loan or grant in a manne
• § 75120 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Council” means the Strategic Growth Council established pursuant to Section 75121.
• § 75121 — (a) The Strategic Growth Council is hereby established in state government and it shall consist of the Director of State Planning and Research, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, the Secre
• § 75122 — The members of the council shall elect a chair of the council every two years.
• § 75123 — (a) A meeting of the council, including a meeting related to the development of grant guidelines and policies and the approval of grants, shall be subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article
• § 75124 — Of the funds made available pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 75065, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is hereby appropriated to the Resources Agency to be used in supp
• § 75125 — The council shall do all of the following: (a) Identify and review activities and funding programs of state agencies that may be coordinated to improve air and water quality, improve natural resource
• § 75126 — (a) An applicant shall declare, in the application submitted to the council for financial assistance for a plan or project pursuant to this chapter, the applicant’s intention to follow a detailed budg
• § 75127 — (a) To support the planning and development of sustainable communities, the council shall manage and award financial assistance to a city or county for preparing, adopting, and implementing a general
• § 75128 — (a) To support the planning and development of sustainable communities, the council shall manage and award financial assistance to a council of governments, metropolitan planning organization, regiona
• § 75129 — (a) To support the planning and development of sustainable communities, the council shall manage and award financial assistance to a city, county, special district, nonprofit organization, or entity f
• § 75129.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the council may, using existing or private funds, provide public members of the California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force, established pursuant to Provision 8 o
• § 75130 — This chapter does not authorize the council to take an action with regard to the exercise of a local government’s land use permitting authority.
• § 752 — (a) “Professional forester,” as used in this article, means a person who, by reason of their knowledge of the natural sciences, mathematics, and the principles of forestry, acquired by forestry educat
• § 75200 — For the purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Council” means the Strategic Growth Council established pursuant to Section 75121.
• § 75200.1 — Consistent with Section 75125, the council, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall review and coordinate the activities of member agencies of the council for the programs included i
• § 75200.2 — The council may designate a state agency or department to administer the program for the disbursement of grants and loans to support the planning and development of sustainable communities consistent
• § 75200.3 — Moneys appropriated to the council pursuant to Section 39719 of the Health and Safety Code may be used by a state agency or department designated by the council pursuant to Section 75200.
• § 7521 — The swamp and overflowed lands belonging to the State were sold prior to September 19, 1939, at the rate of one dollar ($1) an acre.
• § 75210 — The council shall develop and administer the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through projects that implement land use, housing, transportation
• § 75211 — To be eligible for funding pursuant to the program, a project shall do all of the following: (a) Demonstrate that it will achieve a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.