Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

The operation of any corporation formed pursuant to this article shall, in addition to the requirements of this article, be subject to any stipulations or provisions contained in any contract which may be entered into between the corporation and the corporation or agency establis…

All acts, proceedings, conclusions, and findings of fact, including the levy of an assessment, by the directors of a district concerning an improvement district therein shall be conclusive except in an action or proceeding instituted within six months after the acts, proceedings,…

An action to determine the validity of an assessment or of any warrants may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The department has extensive technical expertise in wildland fire prevention and vegetation management on forest, range, and watershed lands. When appropriately applied, this expertise can have significant public…

(a) In accordance with policies established by the board, the department shall assist local governments in preventing future high-intensity wildland fires and instituting appropriate fuels management by making its wildland fire prevention and vegetation management expertise avail…

(a) The state recognizes the problem of recruitment and retention of foresters who engage in fuel reduction at the department. Due to the continuing need to recruit new foresters to fill vacancies, retain seasoned fuel reduction experts, reduce turnover rates, and provide compara…

(a) For purposes of this section, “environmentally sensitive vegetation management” means vegetation management that reduces catastrophic wildfire risk over the long term while supporting native wildlife and biodiversity. (b) For purposes of this section, “type conversion” means …

At any time prior to the incurring of any indebtedness or upon the full payment of all indebtedness of an improvement district, a petition, signed and acknowledged by not less than the number of owners of real property constituting the improvement district required to sign a peti…

A hearing on dissolution shall be had in the same manner and after the same notice as is required for the formation of an improvement district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

The directors may, after the hearing, order the improvement district dissolved. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

The order of dissolution shall be recorded in the same manner as the order forming the improvement district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Sudden Oak Death Management Act of 2002. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 854, Sec. 1. Effective September 25, 2002.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The need for expanding the current efforts to slow the spread of sudden oak death grows more urgent with the discovery of each new plant host and the spread of the disease to an increasing number of counties. (b) The ca…

As used in this article, “task force” means the California Oak Mortality Task Force. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 854, Sec. 1. Effective September 25, 2002.)

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state, to the extent feasible, to stop the spread of sudden oak death and conserve oak trees and other plant species affected by the disease. The purpose of this article is to accomplish all of the following: (a) Prevent the introduct…

(a) (1) The department shall implement a program to detect, remove, and treat, if possible, trees infected with Phytophthora ramorum. This program shall encourage tree management and replanting in urban and other infected areas and assist counties in seeking innovative solutions …

(a) The department shall provide information and technical assistance to cities, counties, districts, regional entities, homeowner neighborhood groups, and nonprofit organizations on Phytophthora ramorum. (b) The department and any other state agency may assist local tree mainten…

The director, with advice from the task force, may enter into contracts to provide assistance for project costs associated with the implementation of this article. Eligible projects shall include all of the following: (a) Infected tree detection, including coordination of local a…

(a) (1) The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall expend funds, subject to appropriation in the Budget Act, on sudden oak death management activities pursuant to this section. The department shall take into account the recommendations of the task force for the expendit…

(a) (1) Except as provided in Section 4752, this section shall apply to any conservation easement, as defined in Section 815.1 of the Civil Code, contracted for purchase with state funds on or after January 1, 2023, wherein land subject to the easement is composed of existing for…

For any conservation easement purchased with state funds on or after January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2022, inclusive, wherein land subject to the easement includes some forest lands, or consists completely of forest lands, to the extent not in conflict with federal law, the term…

For purposes of this article, “task force” has the same meaning as the task force described in Section 4005. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 387, Sec. 2. (SB 456) Effective January 1, 2022.)

(a) On January 1, 2022, the task force, including, but not limited to, the Natural Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of Planning and Research, and the department, in coordination with the relevant lead federal, state, local, and tribal a…

(a) On or before June 30, 2025, the task force, in consultation with the Range Management Advisory Committee of the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, established pursuant to Section 741, shall develop a strategic action plan to expand the use of prescribed grazing to s…

In a fund called the “Resort Improvement District General Fund,” the treasurer shall place and keep the money levied by the board for that fund. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

The proceeds of the sale of revenue bonds or general obligation bonds or proceeds of special assessments levied by the board shall be deposited with the treasurer and shall be placed in a fund to be called the “Resort Improvement District Construction Fund No. ____” (inserting nu…

The money in any construction fund shall be used for the purpose indicated in the resolution calling the election upon the question of the issuance of bonds, or for the purpose described in the resolution of intention in the assessment proceedings, or for repayment of money borro…

The bond moneys may also be used for interest and working capital for the period of construction and for twelve (12) months thereafter, and also to pay the costs of their authorization and issuance including fees for legal, engineering, fiscal, economic or other service. (Added b…

Any money in the construction fund determined by resolution of the board to be in excess of the amounts required for completion of the improvement authorized may, by the resolution so determining, be transferred to any other fund of the district and be used for any lawful purpose…

In a fund called the “Resort Improvement District Bond Fund ____” (inserting series number), the treasurer shall keep money levied or collected for that fund. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

No part of the money belonging in the bond fund may be transferred to any other fund or be used for any purpose other than the payment of principal and interest of the bonds of the district, or for repayment of money borrowed for the purpose of paying the principal and interest o…

Except as provided in Sections 25402.11 and 25531, if the commission finds that any provision of this division is violated, or a violation is threatening to take place that constitutes an emergency requiring immediate action to protect the public health, welfare, or safety, the A…

(a) Within 30 days after the commission issues its determination on any matter specified in this division, except as provided in Section 25531, any aggrieved person may file with the superior court a petition for a writ of mandate for review thereof. Failure to file such an actio…

Any evaluations in the reports required by Section 25309 and any findings and determinations on the notice of intent pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 25500) shall not be construed as a final evaluation, finding, or determination by the commission and a court action …

If any provision of subdivision (a) of Section 25531, with respect to judicial review of the decision on certification of a site and related facility, is held invalid, judicial review of such decisions shall be conducted in the superior court subject to the conditions of subdivis…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The state’s major metropolitan areas are subject to potentially devastating large magnitude earthquakes and earth scientists estimate that there is a high probability that one or more large earthquakes will occur in Cal…

As used in this chapter: (a) “Long-term prediction” means a prediction of an earthquake that is expected to occur within a few years up to a few decades. (b) “Intermediate-term prediction” means a prediction of an earthquake that is expected to occur within a period of a few week…

(a) The department shall develop jointly with the United States Geological Survey a prototype earthquake prediction system along the central San Andreas fault near the City of Parkfield. (b) The system shall include a dense cluster of seismic and crustal deformation instrumentati…

(a) Concurrently with the development of the Parkfield prototype earthquake prediction system, the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council, shall develop a comprehensive emergency response plan for short-term eart…

The department and the Seismic Safety Commission may solicit and receive gifts and grants from other public and private agencies for the state’s share of costs under this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1198, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1985.)

If any provision of this division or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the division which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end t…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The right of access to the coast is guaranteed to the people of California by the California Constitution and the California Coastal Act of 1976 (Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000)), which requires that coastal…

(a) The conservancy shall develop and implement a Lower Cost Coastal Accommodations Program to facilitate improvement of existing, and the development of new, lower cost accommodations within one and one-half miles of the coast. In implementing the program, the conservancy may un…

(a) The conservancy shall prepare a lower cost coastal accommodations assessment that includes, at a minimum, all of the following elements: (1) (A) A description of specific opportunities to improve existing and develop new lower cost accommodations on coastal public lands and c…

(a) The conservancy may develop and implement a pilot program for the purposes of identifying and testing measures that support development, improvement, maintenance, and operation of lower cost accommodations by nonprofit or for-profit private entities. The conservancy shall est…

“Recycled-content high grade, bleached printing and writing papers” means any of the following papers: (a) Offset printing, mimeograph, and duplicator paper. (b) Stationery, bond, and office paper. (c) High-speed copier paper. (d) Envelopes without plastic address windows. (e) Fo…