Title GOV, California Gov. Code

Every person who fraudulently alters the draft of any bill or resolution which has been presented to either of the houses composing the Legislature for passage or adoption, with intent to procure it to be passed or adopted by either house, or certified by the presiding officer of…

Every person who fraudulently alters the enrolled copy of any bill or resolution which has been passed or adopted by the Legislature, with intent to procure it to be approved by the Governor, certified by the Secretary of State, or printed or published by the State in language di…

(a) Every person who intentionally, maliciously, with knowledge of the falsity, and with intent to defame a particular legislator, publishes or causes to be published any writing which purports to be a facsimile of an actual bill or resolution, or any part thereof, of the Califor…

Every person who obtains, or seeks to obtain, money or other thing of value from another person upon a pretense, claim, or representation that he can or will improperly influence in any manner the action of any member of a legislative body in regard to any vote or legislative mat…

Every member of the Legislature convicted of any crime defined in this article, in addition to the punishment prescribed, forfeits his office and is forever disqualified from holding any office in the State. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

Any person who shall secure through his influence, knowingly exerted for that purpose, the introduction of any bill, resolution or amendment into the State Legislature and shall thereafter solicit or accept from any person other than a person upon whose request he secured such in…

If the legislative body determines by ordinance to proceed with the establishment of the district pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 53184, the legislative body, or its designated representative, may enter into a reimbursement agreement with any private person or entity, or w…

A reimbursement agreement shall contain both of the following provisions: (a) A requirement that the investor advance funds to the local agency to be used by the local agency exclusively to pay the costs of the work described in the resolution of intention adopted pursuant to Sec…

The investor’s interest in a reimbursement agreement may be negotiable and divisible, as specified in the agreement. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1512, Sec. 1.)

The obligations of the local agency arising from the reimbursement agreement shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues arising from the contingent or noncontingent assessments or levies made pursuant to a financing act levied within the integrated financing district. The gener…

Any obligations arising from the reimbursement agreement are not a debt of the local agency, or a legal or equitable pledge, charge, lien, or encumbrance upon any of its property, or upon any of its income, receipts, or revenues, except the revenues arising from the contingent as…

All income received by the investor from the fund is exempt from taxation in this state, except gift, inheritance, and estate taxes. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1512, Sec. 1.)

The reimbursement agreement may provide for the terms and conditions under which the investor may enforce the convenants and duties imposed by the agreement. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1512, Sec. 1.)

The local agency shall preserve and protect the security of the reimbursement agreement and the rights of the investor against all claims and demands of all persons. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1512, Sec. 1.)

The investor may enforce his or her rights against the local agency, its legislative body, or any of its officers, agents, or employees, and compel them to perform and carry out their duties under this chapter and any reimbursement agreement with the investor. (Added by Stats. 19…

The remedies conferred upon the investor by this chapter do not exclude any other remedy. Each remedy is cumulative and in addition to every other remedy and may be exercised without exhausting, and without regard to, any other remedy conferred by this chapter or other law. (Adde…

The Office of Planning and Research shall serve the Governor and the Governor’s Cabinet as staff for long-range planning and research, and constitute the comprehensive state planning agency. In this capacity, the office shall: (a) Assisted by the Planning Advisory and Assistance …

In developing a land use policy for the state, the Office of Planning and Research shall cooperate with the Department of Transportation and other federal, state, regional, and local agencies in their development of a viable, feasible, and attainable long-range master plan for av…

As used in this article, “State Clearinghouse” means the office of that name established by executive action of the Governor or any successor office designated by the Governor as the clearinghouse for information from the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with the Int…

The “State Clearinghouse” shall submit such information acquired by it pursuant to the application of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-577) to an agency designated for that purpose by concurrent resolution of the Legislature. (Added by renumbering Section 12…

(a) There is in state government, within the State Clearinghouse, the federal grant administrator who is an individual designated by the Governor to serve as the state’s primary point of contact for information on federal grants related to community, economic, and local developme…

(a) The office shall be the coordinating agency in state government for environmental justice programs. (b) The director shall do all of the following: (1) Consult with all of the following: (A) The Secretary for Environmental Protection. (B) The Secretary of the Natural Resource…

The office shall serve as the state’s liaison to the United States Department of Defense in order to facilitate coordination regarding issues that are of significant interest to the state and the department, particularly with regard to any proposed federal Base Realignment and Cl…

On or before January 1, 2021, the Office of Planning and Research shall complete a study on the effectiveness of tax increment financing tools for increasing housing production, including a comparison of the relative advantages and disadvantages of infrastructure financing distri…

(a) The California Complete Count - Census 2020 Office, under the Government Operations Agency, shall partner with local contracted educational agencies to make information described in subdivision (b) about the 2020 federal decennial census available to students and their parent…

(a) In connection with its responsibilities under subdivision (l) of Section 65040, the office shall develop and adopt guidelines for the preparation of and the content of the mandatory elements required in city and county general plans by Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300…

The Office of Planning and Research, when it adopts its next edition of the general plan guidelines pursuant to Section 65040.2, shall include the provisions of, or a reference to, paragraph (3) of subdivision (g) of Section 65302, and any other materials related to fire hazards …

By July 1, 2020, the office shall, in consultation with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, and other fire and safety experts, update the guidance document entitled “Fire Hazard Planning, General Plan Technical Advice S…

When requested by a local or regional agency, the office may furnish information and technical and professional advice on the preparation, adoption, amendment, and implementation of general plans, specific plans, or other local or regional plans, the preparation, adoption, amendm…

(a) The office shall divide the state into regional planning districts. Insofar as possible, the districts shall be established to include: (1) Natural physiographical regions containing complete watersheds of major streams, and the land upon which the waters of such watersheds a…

(a) The office shall notify a city or county with a general plan that has not been revised within eight years. (b) The office shall notify the Attorney General if a general plan of a city or county has not been revised within ten years. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 437…

(a) The Planning Advisory and Assistance Council is hereby created within the office, the membership of which shall be as follows: three city representatives; three county representatives; one representative of each district, provided that at least two of the district representat…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Energy security and military mission goals” means federal laws, regulations, or executive orders, related to alternative fuel and vehicle technology, clean energy, energy efficiency, water and…

The Office of Planning and Research shall develop a housing cost manual which may be used by local agencies in assessing the impact on housing costs of alternative land use proposals and land use regulatory programs of local agencies and as an aid in evaluating private land use p…

(a) On or before January 1, 2004, the Office of Planning and Research shall, if sufficient federal funds become available for this purpose, prepare and publish an advisory planning handbook for use by local officials, planners, and builders that explains how to reduce land use co…

Legislative offices for the use of the Members of the Legislature in the performance of their legislative duties, shall be maintained at all times, and without regard to whether the Legislature is or is not in session, in the State Building in Los Angeles, in the State Building i…

The legislative offices provided for in this article shall be under the management and control of the Senate Committee on Rules. (Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 312.)

The Department of General Services shall provide suitable office space in the State Building in Los Angeles and in the State Building in San Francisco and in an appropriate building in San Diego County and in a state building in Alameda County for the offices provided for in this…

Appropriations for the support of the offices provided for in this article shall be included in the Budget Bill. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 1012.)

The local agency may obtain funds from any source authorized by law to pay for the work described in the resolution of intention adopted pursuant to Section 53181, and may solicit bids, award construction contracts, or perform the work itself, in any manner authorized by law. (Ad…

The legislative body shall, by resolution, determine the rate of and shall levy the contingent assessment as specified in the resolution of intention adopted pursuant to Section 53181. The legislative body shall levy and collect the noncontingent assessment or special tax in the …

The local agency may do all of the following: (a) Prescribe procedures for determining and notifying landowners when the contingent assessment is due and payable and for collecting the assessment. (b) Prescribe a penalty for nonpayment of the contingent assessment within the time…

(a) The legislative body may request the county in which the district is located to collect the contingent assessment on behalf of the district. If the assessment is collected by the county, the county may deduct its reasonable costs incurred for that service before remitting the…

The local agency may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction against the owners of any property to collect delinquent contingent assessments and penalties. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1512, Sec. 1.)

Any contingent assessments including any penalties, when recorded in accordance with Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 3100) of the Streets and Highways Code, shall constitute a lien upon the real property, except that no lien shall be created against any publicly owned prope…

As a separate, distinct, and cumulative remedy established for the collection of the contingent assessment and any penalties, an action may be brought in the name of the local agency in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the lien provided pursuant to Section 53198. Th…