Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) A significant amount of housing built to serve lower income households and very low income households and families is starting to disappear from the housing market. This phenomenon is due to government policies that allow prepaym…

This part may be cited as the Solar and Energy Conservation Mortgage Corporation Act of 1981. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1033.)

The Legislature hereby determines that: (a) There is a national policy of reducing demand for nonrenewable energy sources, recognition of which is especially important to the economic welfare of California residents and is, therefore, an important state policy goal. (b) Widesprea…

The Legislature further declares its intention that the provisions of this part be interpreted and implemented in a manner which will accomplish the following: (a) Maintain a high level of diversity and competition among businesses and institutions which finance energy conservati…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the Housing and Homeless Bond Act of 1988. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 48, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 84 at the November 8, 1988, election.)

As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Bond” means a bond, authorized by Section 53170, that is tax exempt under both state and federal law, or a bond that is tax exempt under state law and taxable under federal law. (b) “Committee” means the …

This part shall be known and may be cited as the Housing and Homeless Bond Act of 1990. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 48, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 107 at the June 5, 1990, election.)

As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means the Housing Committee created pursuant to Section 53202. (b) “Fund” means the Home Building and Rehabilitation Fund created pursuant to Section 53190. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 48, Sec. …

This part shall be known and may be cited as the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 26, Sec. 8. Approved in Proposition 46 at the November 5, 2002, election.)

As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means the Housing Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 53524. (b) “Fund” means the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund created pursuant to Section 53520. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch…

(a) This part shall be known as the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006. (b) This part shall only become operative upon adoption by the voters at the November 7, 2006, statewide general election. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 27, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 1C a…

As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Department of Housing and Community Development for programs administered by the department, and the California Housing Finance Agency for programs administered by the agency. (b) “Commit…

Together with Article 5z (commencing with Section 998.600) of Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code, this part shall be known, and may be cited, as the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 3. Approved in Propos…

As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Department of Housing and Community Development for programs administered by the department, and the California Housing Finance Agency for programs administered by the agency. (b) “Commit…

This part shall only become operative upon adoption by the voters at the November 6, 2018, statewide general election. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)

For purposes of this part: (a) “Local agency” means a city, whether organized under general law or by charter, county, city and county, district, including school, sewer, water, utility, and local and regional park districts of any kind or class, joint powers authority, successor…

The California Surplus Land Unit is hereby created within the Department of Housing and Community Development. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 366, Sec. 1. (SB 791) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Implementation of this part shall be subject to an appropriation of funds by the Legislature for purposes of establishing and funding the activities of the unit. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 366, Sec. 1. (SB 791) Effective January 1, 2022.)

For purposes of this part: (a) “Administering entity” means the governmental entity that is responsible for administering a multifamily affordable housing program. (b) “Committee” means the Housing Development and Finance Committee. (c) “Executive committee” means the Housing Dev…

“District,” as used in this part, means a district formed pursuant to this part or pursuant to any law which it supersedes. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

“Board” or “district board,” as used in this part, means the governing board of a district. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

“Secretary,” as used in this part, means the secretary of a district. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

“Assessor,” as used in this part, means the assessor of a district. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

“Tax collector,” as used in this part, means the tax collector of the county or counties in which a district is located. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1629.)

“Treasurer,” as used in this part, means the treasurer of the county or counties in which a district is located. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1629.)

“Garbage,” as used in this part, shall include all of the following: (a) animal, fruit and vegetable refuse; (b) offal; (c) leaves and cuttings, trimmings from trees, shrubs and grass; (d) inorganic refuse and rubbish; (e) anything thrown away as worthless. (Added by Stats. 1939,…

“Board of supervisors,” as used in this part, means the board of supervisors of the county in which the greatest portion of the area of the district, is situated at the time of the filing of the petition for formation, unless another meaning is specified. (Added by Stats. 1961, C…

No right or obligation accrued by the formation, organization, reorganization or operation of a sanitary district pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 161 of the Statutes of 1891 or the provisions of the Sanitary District Act of 1919 is affected by the repeal of those acts and a…

Pursuant to Section 1002 of the Elections Code, any election held under Chapter 161 of the Statutes of 1891 or the Sanitary District Act of 1919 shall be held on the second Tuesday in March rather than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch…

The definitions in this chapter apply to this division, Division 8 (commencing with Section 8100) and Division 102 (commencing with Section 102100) of this code and Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 7600) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code. (Amended by Stats. 20…

“Human remains” or “remains” means the body of a deceased person, regardless of its stage of decomposition, and includes cremated, reduced, or hydrolyzed human remains. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 28. (AB 351) Effective January 1, 2023.)

“Cremated remains” means the ashes and bone fragments of a human body that are left after cremation in a crematory, and includes ashes from the cremation container. “Cremation remains” does not include foreign materials, pacemakers, or prostheses. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 436…

(a) “Hydrolyzed human remains” means bone fragments of a human body that are left after hydrolysis in a hydrolysis facility. “Hydrolyzed human remains” does not include foreign materials, pacemakers, or prostheses. (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020. (Added b…

(a) “Reduction facility” means a structure, room, or other space in a building or real property where natural, organic reduction of a human body occurs. (b) “Reduced human remains” means the remains of a human body that have been reduced to soil through a process of reduction. “R…

(a) “Cemetery” means either of the following: (1) Any of the following that is used or intended to be used and dedicated for cemetery purposes: (A) A burial park, for earth interments. (B) A mausoleum, for crypt or vault interments. (C) A crematory and columbarium, for interment …

“Burial park” means a tract of land for the burial of human remains in the ground, used or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Except in Part 5 (commencing with Section 9501) of Division 8, “mausoleum” means a structure or building for the entombment of human remains in crypts or vaults in a place used, or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 436, Sec. 5…

“Crematory” means a building or structure containing one or more furnaces for the reduction of bodies of deceased persons to cremated remains. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

(a) “Hydrolysis facility” means a building or structure containing one or more chambers for the reduction of bodies of deceased persons by alkaline hydrolysis. (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 846, Sec. 30. (AB 967) Effective Jan…

“Cremation chamber” means the enclosed space within which the cremation of human remains is performed. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1232, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1994.)

(a) “Hydrolysis chamber” means the enclosed space within which the hydrolysis of human remains is performed and any other attached, nonenclosed, mechanical components that are necessary for the safe and proper functioning of the equipment. Allowable hydrolysis chambers for the di…

“Cremation container” means a combustible, closed container resistant to leakage of bodily fluids into which the body of a deceased person is placed prior to insertion in a cremation chamber for cremation. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1232, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1994.)

(a) “Hydrolysis container” means a hydrolyzable body wrapping into which the body of a deceased person is placed prior to insertion into a hydrolysis chamber. The wrapping must consist of 100-percent protein-based material, such as silk, suede, leather, feather, fur, or wool. (b)…

“Cremated remains container” means a receptacle in which cremated remains are placed after cremation. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1232, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1994.)

(a) “Hydrolyzed human remains container” means a receptacle in which hydrolyzed human remains are placed after hydrolysis. (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 846, Sec. 33. (AB 967) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July …

Except in Part 5 (commencing with Section 9501) of Division 8, “columbarium” means a structure, room, or other space in a building or structure containing niches for inurnment of cremated human remains in a place used, or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes.…