California

Public Resources Code - PRC

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

• § 8902 — This chapter does not prohibit the use of new surveying technologies or techniques for which FGCS specifications or other accepted specifications have not yet been published.
• § 9 — Whenever any reference is made to any portion of this code or of any other law of this State, such reference shall apply to all amendments and additions thereto now or hereafter made.
• § 90000 — This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024.
• § 9001 — (a) The Legislature hereby declares all of the following: (1) Resource conservation, enhancement, restoration, adaptation, and resilience are of fundamental importance to the prosperity and welfare of
• § 9001.5 — (a) It is the policy of the state that the protection and management of natural and working lands is an important strategy in meeting the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
• § 9002 — It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination: (a) That the construction and maintenance on privately or publicly owned land of works for resource conservation is in the general publi
• § 9003 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that resource conservation districts are legal subdivisions of the state and, as such, are not-for-profit entities.
• § 90050 — (a) In expending funds pursuant to this division, an administering state agency shall give priority to projects that leverage private, federal, and local funding or produce the greatest public benefit
• § 90100 — For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (a) “Committee” means the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Finance Committee created p
• § 90105 — Funds provided by this division shall not be expended to fulfill any environmental mitigation requirements or compliance obligations imposed by law.
• § 90107 — Funds provided by this division shall not be expended to pay the costs of the design, construction, operation, mitigation, or maintenance of isolated Delta conveyance facilities.
• § 90110 — An eligible applicant under this division is a public agency, local agency, nonprofit organization, special district, joint powers authority, tribe, public utility, local publicly owned utility, or mu
• § 90115 — The Legislature may enact legislation necessary to implement programs funded by this division.
• § 90120 — It is the intent of the Legislature that bond moneys shall not be used for shareholder incentives or profits for shareholders of private corporations.
• § 90130 — For grants awarded for projects under this division, the administering agency may provide advanced payments in the amount of 25 percent of the grant award to the recipient, including state-related ent
• § 90133 — For grants awarded for projects under this division, the administering agency may, when awarding a grant, reimburse the grantee’s indirect costs.
• § 90135 — (a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall publish a list of all program and project expenditures pursuant to this division not less than annually, in written form, and shall post an elec
• § 90140 — At least 40 percent of the total funds available pursuant to this division shall be allocated for projects that provide meaningful and direct benefits to vulnerable populations or disadvantaged commun
• § 9015 — As used in this division the following terms have the meanings attributed to them in this article, unless the context otherwise requires.
• § 90150 — To the extent feasible, a project whose application includes the use of services of the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, as defined in Section 14507.
• § 9016 — “Commission” means the State Resource Conservation Commission.
• § 9017 — “Department” means the Department of Conservation.
• § 9018 — “Director” means the Director of Conservation.
• § 9019 — “Division” means the Division of Resource Conservation of the department.
• § 9020 — “Chief” means the Chief of the Division of Resource Conservation.
• § 9021 — “District” or “soil conservation district” means a resource conservation district.
• § 9022 — “Public district” means a district established under the law of this state, other than a resource conservation district.
• § 9023 — “Directors” means the board of directors of a district, and when powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon directors in this division the powers shall be exercised and the duties performed by th
• § 9024 — “Board” means the county board of supervisors.
• § 9025 — “Principal county” means the county in which all or the greatest portion of privately owned land of a district is situated.
• § 9026 — “Principal district” means the district which has the greater land area of two districts proposed to be consolidated.
• § 9027 — “Landowner” or “owner of land” includes a holder of evidence of title and, also, a holder of land under a possessory right acquired by entry or purchase from the United States or the State of Californ
• § 9028 — “Land occupant” or “occupant of land” means a person in possession of land within a district whether as owner, lessee, tenant, or otherwise.
• § 9029 — “Voter” means an elector who is registered to vote pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2100) of Division 2 of the Elections Code, and residing within the district.
• § 9030 — “Proxy” means a written authorization to sign a petition.
• § 9031 — “Person” includes person, association, or corporation.
• § 9032 — “Assessment roll” means the entire assessment roll upon the basis of which real property is taxed for county purposes.
• § 9033 — “Assessment records” includes the assessment roll and all maps and other records relating to the assessment, levy, and collection of taxes, whether in the custody of the assessor or not.
• § 9034 — “Assessor” means the assessing officer of a county by whatever title he may be known.
• § 9041 — This Division 9 of the Public Resources Code, insofar as it is substantially the same as the Division 9 of that code repealed upon the enactment of this Division 9, shall be construed as a restatement
• § 9042 — No action or proceeding relating to or arising out of the Division 9 of the Public Resources Code repealed upon the enactment of this Division 9 commenced before the effective date of this Division 9,
• § 9043 — All persons who, at the time this Division 9 (commencing with Section 9001) goes into effect, are officers or employees of a soil conservation district operating under the Division 9 repealed upon the
• § 9044 — The Imperial Irrigation District may exercise the powers of a resource conservation district under this division in any area within its boundaries in which there is no resource conservation district o
• § 90500 — (a) The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division, exclusive of refunding bonds issued and sold pursuant to Section 95012, shall be deposited in the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Pre
• § 9051 — There is in the Department of Conservation the Division of Resource Conservation.
• § 9052 — The Division of Resource Conservation is in charge of a chief, designated as Chief of the Division of Resource Conservation, who is appointed by the director with the advice and consent of the commiss
• § 90600 — (a) An amount that equals not more than the lesser of 7 percent of the funds or twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) allocated for a grant program pursuant to this division may be used to pay the admi
• § 9061 — The chief shall be responsible to the director for properly carrying out his functions under this division.
• § 90610 — To the extent practicable, a project that receives moneys pursuant to this division may provide workforce education and training, contractor, and job opportunities for vulnerable populations.
• § 9062 — The chief shall assist in the formation, organization and operation of resource conservation districts.
• § 90620 — Funds allocated pursuant to this division may be used by the Natural Resources Agency and its departments, boards, and conservancies to collaboratively fund projects at a landscape or multijurisdictio
• § 9063 — He may advise with organized resource conservation districts as to plans and proposals relating to resource conservation activities, and, when such plans or proposals are presented to him, approve, di
• § 9064 — He may, with the approval of the State Resource Conservation Commission, provide technical assistance to resource conservation districts to aid cooperators in carrying out conservation practices and t
• § 9065 — He may cooperate with the United States, any resource conservation district, county, public district, or person in the furtherance of the purposes of this division, and to that end may receive and use
• § 9066 — Insofar as consistent with the duties, obligations and responsibilities of other public agencies, the chief may promote coordination of the activities of such agencies in furtherance of the control of
• § 9067 — The chief may employ such clerical, technical, or other assistants as he deems necessary.
• § 9068 — The official headquarters of the chief shall be at Sacramento, California.
• § 9069 — All persons, other than temporary employees, serving in the state civil service and engaged in the performance of a function transferred to the Division of Resource Conservation, Department of Conserv
• § 9070 — All money available, including money which becomes available after the effective date of this Division 9, for expenditure by any department, division, board, authority, commission, or officer or emplo
• § 9071 — The Division of Resource Conservation shall succeed to and is hereby vested with all of the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction in matters pertaining to resource conservation
• § 9081 — The commission may receive contributions from the United States, public districts, resource conservation districts, public agencies, or persons and may use such contributions for the purposes of the d
• § 9082 — The commission is authorized on behalf of the state to accept grants from the United States for the control of runoff and floods, the prevention or control of soil erosion, and for water conservation
• § 9083 — All equipment and machinery made available to any resource conservation district pursuant to this Division 9 is subject to call for emergency use in fire, storm, flood or disaster by a federal or stat
• § 9084 — (a) Subject to the availability of funds and any limitations imposed by this division, the department may provide grants to resource conservation districts for the purpose of assisting the districts i
• § 91000 — The sum of three billion eight hundred million dollars ($3,800,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for safe drinking water, drought, flood, and water resilience program
• § 9101 — There is in the Department of Conservation the State Resource Conservation Commission.
• § 91010 — Of the funds made available by Section 91000, one billion eight hundred eighty-five million dollars ($1,885,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to protect and increase
• § 91011 — (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91010, six hundred ten million dollars ($610,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the water board for grants or loans that
• § 91012 — (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91010, three hundred eighty-six million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($386,250,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the D
• § 91013 — Of the funds made available by Section 91010, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Conservation’s Multibenefit Lan
• § 91014 — (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91010, three hundred eighty-six million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($386,250,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the w
• § 91015 — Of the funds made available by Section 91010, seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the California Water Commission for projects unde
• § 91016 — Of the funds made available by Section 91010, sixty-two million five hundred thousand dollars ($62,500,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for capital investments in bracki
• § 91017 — Of the funds made available by Section 91010, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Water Resources and the water board
• § 91018 — Of the funds made available by Section 91010, seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Natural Resources Agency and the Department o
• § 91019 — Of the funds made available by Section 91010, seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Water Resources for projects th
• § 9102 — The members of the commission to be appointed shall consist of the following: (a) Five persons who are directors of resource conservation districts.
• § 91020 — Of the funds made available by Section 91000, one billion one hundred forty million dollars ($1,140,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to reduce flood risk and improve
• § 91021 — Of the funds made available by Section 91020, five hundred fifty million dollars ($550,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Natural Resources Agency and its depar
• § 91022 — Of the funds made available by Section 91020, four hundred eighty million dollars ($480,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Water Resources for the
• § 91023 — Of the funds made available by Section 91020, one hundred ten million dollars ($110,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the water board for grants for multiple-benef
• § 9103 — Within 30 days after his appointment the appointed member shall take and file his oath of office as member of the commission.
• § 91030 — Of the funds made available by Section 91000, six hundred five million dollars ($605,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to protect and restore rivers, lakes, and strea
• § 91031 — Of the funds made available by Section 91030, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Water Resources for projects re
• § 91032 — Of the funds made available by Section 91030, three hundred thirty-five million dollars ($335,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for projects that protect and restore
• § 91033 — (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91030, one hundred seventy million dollars ($170,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to implement the Salton Sea Management P
• § 9104 — The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services as members, but each shall be allowed reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in attendance at meetings of the commiss
• § 91040 — (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91000, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Wildlife Conservation Board for pro
• § 91045 — Of the funds made available by Section 91000, twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Natural Resources Agency for grants to nature and c
• § 9105 — Five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for any purpose, including organization.
• § 91050 — Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the Water Resilience Portfolio, California’s Water Supply Strategy, the Central Valley Floo
• § 9106 — The commission shall elect a chair from its number who shall serve as chair for one year and until the chair’s successor is elected.
• § 9107 — The commission shall appoint a secretary.
• § 9108 — The commission shall cause to be studied and shall consider the whole problem of soil conservation within the state, and it may formulate, in cooperation with other state agencies, interested organiza
• § 9109 — The commission shall determine and advise policies for the guidance of the chief of the division in the performance and exercise of his duties and powers.
• § 9110 — The commission shall aid and encourage, but not conduct, resource conservation activities.
• § 9112 — The commission shall be responsible to the director for properly carrying out its functions under this division.
• § 9113 — The commission shall report annually to the Governor on the resource conservation projects and improvements accomplished by or with the aid of the state, and the commission may from time to time prepa
• § 91500 — The sum of one billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for wildfire prevention, including reducing community wildfire risk and
• § 9151 — A resource conservation district may be formed pursuant to this division to provide resource conservation services for the protection, conservation, restoration, or enhancement of natural resources.
• § 91510 — (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91500, one hundred thirty-five million dollars ($135,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Office of Emergency Services
• § 9152 — The lands included in a district shall be those that further the purpose of this chapter, including, but not limited to, those purposes specified in Sections 9001 and 9151.
• § 91520 — Of the funds made available by Section 91500, one billion two hundred five million dollars ($1,205,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Natural Resources Agency a
• § 9153 — The lands included in any one district need not be contiguous.
• § 91530 — Of the funds made available by Section 91500, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Conservation or State Energy Resources
• § 91535 — Of the funds made available by Section 91500, twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for
• § 9154 — The lands included in any one district may be situated in one or more counties.
• § 91540 — (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91500, thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for uses to reduce wildfire risk related to elect
• § 91545 — (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91500, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the California Conservation Corps or certified commu
• § 9155 — The lands included in a district may be publicly owned or privately owned.
• § 91550 — Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan, and by the Natural Resources Age
• § 9161 — (a) A new district may be formed pursuant to this chapter.
• § 9162 — A proposal to form a new district may be made by petition which shall do all of the following: (a) State that the proposal is made and request that proceedings be taken for the formation pursuant to t
• § 9163 — (a) Before circulating any petition, the chief petitioners shall publish a notice of intention which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500 words in length, setting forth the reasons for
• § 9164 — The petition shall be signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters residing in the area to be included in the district, as determined by the local agency formation commission pursuant t
• § 9165 — A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate counterparts.
• § 9166 — (a) Within 30 days after the date of filing a petition, the executive officer of the local agency formation commission shall cause the petition to be examined and shall prepare a certificate of suffic
• § 9167 — (a) A proposal to form a new district may also be made by the adoption of a resolution of application by the legislative body of any county or city which contains territory proposed to be included in
• § 9168 — Once the chief petitioners have filed a sufficient petition or a legislative body has filed a resolution of application, the local agency formation commission shall proceed pursuant to Chapter 5 (comm
• § 9181 — (a) If the local agency formation commission approves the formation of a district, with or without amendment, wholly, partially, or conditionally, the executive officer shall mail a copy of the resolu
• § 9182 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 9181, if the board of supervisors of the principal county finds that the petition filed with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission pursuant to Sect
• § 9183 — (a) Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the board of supervisors of each county within which territory of the proposed district lies shall transmit by registered ma
• § 9184 — (a) (1) The chief petitioners, the agency filing the resolution, or any member or members of the board of supervisors authorized by the board, any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens
• § 9185 — (a) The elections officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entit
• § 9186 — The notice of the election published pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 9181 shall contain all of the following: (a) The date of the election.
• § 9187 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the formation election and the election of members of the district board shall be held and conducted in accordance with the Uniform District Election
• § 9188 — If the majority of the votes cast at the election is in favor of forming the district, the board or boards of supervisors shall by resolution entered on its minutes declare the district duly organized
• § 9189 — Immediately after adoption of a resolution pursuant to Section 9188, the clerk of the board of supervisors of the principal county shall transmit a certified copy of the resolution along with a remitt
• § 9190 — (a) No informality in any proceeding, including informality in the conduct of any election not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any person, shall invalidate the formation of any d
• § 92000 — The sum of one billion two hundred million dollars ($1,200,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to increase coastal and ocean resiliency and to protect coastal lands, wa
• § 9201 — The initial board of directors of a district formed on or after January 1, 1992, shall be determined pursuant to this article.
• § 92010 — (a) Of the funds made available by Section 92000, four hundred fifteen million dollars ($415,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for projects identified by the State Co
• § 92015 — Of the funds made available by Section 92000, three hundred fifty million dollars ($350,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the State Coastal Conservancy for the pur
• § 9202 — In the case of a district which contains only unincorporated territory in a single county, the district board may be elected or may be appointed by the county board of supervisors.
• § 92020 — Of the funds made available by Section 92000, one hundred thirty-five million dollars ($135,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Ocean Protection Council for gran
• § 9203 — In the case of a district which contains only unincorporated territory in more than one county, the district board may be elected or may be appointed by the boards of supervisors of the counties in wh
• § 92030 — Of the funds made available by Section 92000, seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to implement the California Sea Level Rise Mitigatio
• § 9204 — In the case of a district which contains unincorporated territory and the territory of one or more cities, the district board may be elected or appointed by the county board of supervisors and the cit
• § 92040 — Of the funds made available by Section 92000, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Parks and Recreation to implement the
• § 9205 — In the case of a district which includes only incorporated territory within a single city, the district board may be elected or appointed by the city council.
• § 92050 — Of the funds made available by Section 92000, seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Natural Resources Agency and the Department o
• § 9206 — In the case of a district which includes only incorporated territory in more than one city, the district board may be elected or appointed by the city councils in which the district is located.
• § 92060 — Of the funds made available by Section 92000, seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the State Coastal Conservancy for grants or expen
• § 92070 — Of the funds made available by Section 92000, twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for hatchery u
• § 92080 — Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the California Coastal Commission, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Ocean Protec
• § 92500 — The sum of four hundred fifty million dollars ($450,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to respond to severe weather and increasing temperatures, and address extreme he
• § 92510 — Of the funds made available by Section 92500, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Office of Planning and Research’s Extreme Heat and C
• § 92520 — Of the funds made available by Section 92500, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Strategic Growth Council’s Transformati
• § 92530 — Of the funds made available by Section 92500, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Natural Resources Agency for competitive gran
• § 92540 — Of the funds made available by Section 92500, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to protec
• § 92550 — (a) Of the funds made available by Section 92500, sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Office of Emergency Services and the Strategic G
• § 92560 — Of the funds made available by Section 92500, forty million dollars ($40,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Food and Agriculture for grants to fai
• § 92570 — Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the Protecting Californians From Extreme Heat: A State Action Plan to Build Community Resil
• § 93000 — The sum of one billion two hundred million dollars ($1,200,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the protection of California’s biodiversity and to protect nature and
• § 9301 — (a) The board of directors shall consist of five, seven, or nine directors.
• § 9301.1 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 9301, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more districts into a single resource conserva
• § 93010 — (a) Of the funds made available by Section 93000, eight hundred seventy million dollars ($870,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Wildlife Conservation Board for
• § 9302 — Each director shall take the oath of office.
• § 93020 — (a) Of the funds made available by Section 93000, three hundred twenty million dollars ($320,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to reduce the risks of climate change i
• § 9303 — The directors shall receive no compensation for their services as such, but each shall be allowed reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in attendance at meetings of the directors or when otherwis
• § 93030 — Of the funds made available by Section 93010, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Wildlife Conservation Board for projec
• § 9304 — No director or other officer of the district shall be interested directly or indirectly in the sale of equipment, materials, or services to the district.
• § 93040 — Of the funds made available by Section 93000, ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Natural Resources Agency for the Tribal Nature-Based S
• § 9305 — After all have qualified the directors first elected shall meet and classify themselves by lot into two classes as nearly equal in number as possible.
• § 93050 — Of the funds made available by Section 93010, twenty two million dollars ($22,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation of the Legislature, to the Wildlife Conservation Board for projects for cl
• § 9306 — After such classification the directors shall organize and elect a president from their number who shall serve as such at the pleasure of the directors.
• § 93060 — Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the Wildlife Conservation Board, the Pathways to 30x30 strategy, the Natural and Working La
• § 9307 — The directors shall appoint a secretary who shall serve at the pleasure of, and whose compensation shall be fixed by, the directors.
• § 9308 — The directors shall select a date, time, and place at which regular monthly meetings of the directors shall be held.
• § 9309 — The directors may, by resolution, change the time or place of regular meeting but no such change shall be effective until after a notice of the change is published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Gove
• § 9310 — Special meetings of the directors may be held as required when ordered by a majority of the directors.
• § 9311 — The order for a special meeting shall specify the business to be transacted.
• § 9312 — A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum but on all questions requiring a vote there shall be a concurrence of at least the number constituting a quorum, except that a number less than a
• § 9313 — (a) All meetings of the directors shall be open to the public.
• § 9314 — (a) The term of office of the directors, except those first elected, shall be four years.
• § 9315 — Resignations of directors shall be made in writing to the board of supervisors of the principal county.
• § 9316 — In case of a vacancy in the office of director appointed pursuant to Section 9314, the vacancy shall be filled, as provided in Section 9314, by appointment for the unexpired term by the board of super
• § 9317 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vacancy in the office of a director who has been elected shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.
• § 93500 — The sum of three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for improving climate resilience and sustainability of agricultural lands.
• § 9351 — “General district election” is the district election required to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year, at which a successor shall be chosen for ea
• § 93510 — Of the funds made available by Section 93500, one hundred five million dollars ($105,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Food and Agriculture’s Off
• § 9352 — (a) Directors shall be registered voters in the state.
• § 93520 — Of the funds made available by Section 93500, twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be available to the Department of Food and Agriculture for purposes of
• § 9353 — Except as otherwise provided in the chapter, districts governed by this chapter are subject to the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law.
• § 93530 — Of the funds made available by Section 93500, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Conservation for projects for the pr
• § 9354 — Elected directors shall qualify within 20 days from the date of receipt of their certificates of election by taking the oath.
• § 93540 — Of the funds made available by Section 93500, ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Food and Agriculture for grants that
• § 9355 — The directors so elected and qualified shall take office at noon on the last Friday in November following their election.
• § 93550 — (a) Of the funds made available by Section 93500, thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Conservation, in consultation wit
• § 9356 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), directors shall be elected at large.
• § 93560 — Of the funds made available by Section 93500, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the California Vanpool Authority for grants for the de
• § 9357 — Members of county boards of supervisors shall not be eligible to simultaneously hold office as a district director.
• § 93570 — Of the funds made available by Section 93500, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the State Department of Education, in consultation wit
• § 9358 — Nomination of candidates shall be in writing and signed by at least five landowners of the district.
• § 93580 — Of the funds made available by Section 93500, ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, as part of the Farmworker Housing Component of the Low-Income
• § 9359 — Except as election of directors by division may be provided pursuant to Section 9356, all registered voters in a district shall be qualified electors and eligible to vote in district elections.
• § 93590 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Beginning farmer or rancher” means a farmer or rancher who has not actively operated and managed a farm or ranch with a bona fide in
• § 93600 — Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the Department of Food and Agriculture and the Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Stra
• § 94000 — The sum of seven hundred million dollars ($700,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the creation and protection of parks, outdoor access, and educational institution
• § 9401 — The board of directors of a district shall manage and conduct the business and affairs of the district.