Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

Federal grant funds shall be used to accomplish the purposes of this division to the maximum extent possible. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1087.)

It is further declared to be the intent of the Legislature that, in making grants for park, recreation, or conservation purposes from funds received pursuant to Section 507(n) of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U. S.C. Sec. 460kk(n)), the conservancy shall prima…

In accomplishing the objectives of this division, private landowners, local governments, and all other public agencies shall be encouraged to participate in the programs authorized by this division by voluntary incentives. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1087.)

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that there are existing problems of substandard lots, incompatible land uses, conflicts with recreational use, and inadequate resource protection which, in some cases, cannot be addressed in a feasible manner by local government exercise of …

In order to avoid the continuing problems identified in Section 33008, each local government’s implementation of the plan shall be a necessary condition of that local government receiving any money pursuant to this division. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1087.)

For purposes of compliance with federal law, the references to the Santa Monica Mountains Comprehensive Planning Commission shall be deemed to mean the conservancy. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1087.)

This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the Laird-Leslie Sierra Nevada Conservancy Act. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 726, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The Sierra Nevada Region is a globally significant area, including many national and state parks, the highest peaks in the 48 contiguous states, and large, pristine areas that are open for public use. (b) The Sierra Nev…

For purposes of this division, the following terms shall apply: (a) “Board” means the Governing Board of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. (b) “Conservancy” means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. (c) “Fund” means the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Fund created pursuant to Section 33355. (d…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the mountains and natural community conservation lands of the Coachella Valley in Riverside County contain unique and important open-space, wildlife, scenic, environmental, anthropological, cultural, scientific, educational, and recr…

The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy is hereby created as a state agency within the Resources Agency to acquire and hold, in perpetual open space, mountainous lands surrounding the Coachella Valley and natural community conservation lands within the Coachella Valley, and to…

(a) The territory of the conservancy consists of that portion of Riverside County bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the highest elevation of the San Jacinto Mountains and the range line common to Range 2 East and Range 3 East, S.B.M., in the vicinity of the west…

(a) The governing board of the conservancy consists of the following 20 voting members: (1) The mayor or a member of the city council of each of the Cities of Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, and Rancho Mira…

(a) The term of each voting member of the governing board shall be two years and until his or her successor is appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled within 60 days of its occurrence by the appointing authority. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no supervisor, mayor, or member…

The voting members of the conservancy’s governing board shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson, and other officers as determined to be necessary, from among the persons designated in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 33503, to serve for one-year…

A majority of the members appointed to the governing board of the conservancy shall constitute a quorum, and, except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 33702, no official action relating to the acquisition of any interest in real property shall be taken by the governing bo…

Each voting member of the governing board designated in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 33503 shall receive compensation in an amount set by the governing board, not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75) for each day, or portion thereof, and not to …

(a) Meetings of the governing board are subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). (b) The governing board shall meet to conduct business of the conservancy only …

This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the Salton Sea Conservancy Act. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 771, Sec. 1. (SB 583) Effective January 1, 2025.)

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Coastal Resources and Energy Assistance Act. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1027, Sec. 2.)

The Legislature finds and declares that it is essential that the state, in cooperation with local governments, invest a portion of federal revenues derived from the extraction of publicly owned, nonrenewable offshore energy resources for the sound protection and management of the…

The Legislature further finds and declares that the federal government’s accelerated and expanded federal offshore leasing program, in conjunction with the State Lands Commission’s submerged lands leasing program, have placed a greater strain on state and local government efforts…

The Legislature further finds and declares, therefor, that a portion of federal revenues derived from the extraction of offshore energy resources should be expended by the state to further the following goals: (a) Provision of financial assistance to coastal counties and cities a…

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Santa Clara Valley Open-Space Authority Act. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 99, Sec. 2. (SB 422) Effective January 1, 2016.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) In Santa Clara County, open-space preservation and creation of a greenbelt are immediate high priorities needed to counter the continuing and serious conversion of these lands to urban uses, to preserve the quali…

“Agricultural activity” has the same meaning as “agricultural activity, operation, or facility, or appurtenances thereof” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 3482.5 of the Civil Code. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

“Authority” means the Santa Clara Valley Open-Space Authority created pursuant to this division in the County of Santa Clara. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 99, Sec. 4. (SB 422) Effective January 1, 2016.)

“County” means the County of Santa Clara. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

“Governing board” means the governing body of the authority. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Ocean Protection Act. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 719, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California’s coastal and ocean resources are critical to the state’s environmental and economic security, and integral to the state’s high quality of life and culture. A healthy ocean is part of the state’s legacy, and …

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The coastal waters offshore of the state and the ocean ecosystems associated with those waters are natural resources that the state holds in trust for the people of the state. (b) It is the state’s policy that all publi…

The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this division is to integrate and coordinate the state’s laws and institutions responsible for protecting and conserving ocean resources, including coastal waters and ocean ecosystems, to accomplish all of the following objec…

This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Ocean Resources Management Act of 1990 (CORMA). (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1637, Sec. 1.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The Pacific Ocean and its many renewable and nonrenewable resources are of economic, environmental, aesthetic, recreational, military, and scientific importance to the people of the state and the nation. (b) Huma…

The Legislature further finds and declares all of the following: (a) It is the policy of the State of California to do the following: (1) Assess the long-term values and benefits of the conservation and development of ocean resources and uses with the objective of restoring or ma…

(a) No authority is created under this division, nor shall any of its purposes or provisions be used by any public or private agency or person, to delay or deny any existing or future project or activity during the preparation and delivery of the report and plan required by this …

This division shall be known and may be cited as the “Natural Heritage Preservation Tax Credit Act of 2000.” (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 113, Sec. 1. Effective July 10, 2000.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The continued economic development of California will be fostered and improved if conflicts over the use of natural resources can be resolved without litigation or disputes. (b) The economic development of California ca…

Any person, who is a citizen of the United States or who has declared his or her intention to become a citizen, and who discovers a vein or lode of quartz, or other rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, lead, tin, copper, or any other valuable deposit, may locate a claim…

The locator of any lode mining claim shall define the boundaries of the claim so that they may be readily traced, but in no case shall the claim extend more than 1,500 feet along the course of the vein or lode, or more than 300 feet on either side thereof as measured from the cen…

The location of a placer claim shall be made in the following manner: (a) By erecting at the point of discovery thereon a conspicuous and substantial monument, and by posting in or on the monument a notice of location containing all of the following: (1) The name of the claim. (2…

The relocation of any lode or placer mining location which is subject to relocation shall be made as an original location is required to be made. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 259, Sec. 11.)

As to any placer mining claim which has been otherwise validly located or relocated since July 20, 1935, and as to which claim the locator or relocator has not performed the work thereon required by former Sections 1426da and 1426dc of the Civil Code for the reason that literal c…

The failure or neglect of the locator or locators to comply with the requirements of Section 3900, 3901, or 3903 shall render the location null and void, unless the failure or neglect is curable under Section 3908, in which event the location shall be voidable. (Added by Stats. 1…

The locator of a tunnel right or location shall locate his or her tunnel right or location by erecting at the face or point of commencement of the tunnel a conspicuous and substantial monument in or on which there shall be posted a notice of location, which notice shall contain a…