Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

The work of the department shall be divided into at least the following: (a) California Geological Survey. (b) (1) Geologic Energy Management Division. (2) Any reference in any law or regulation to the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservati…

The director, with approval of the Director of Finance, may accept on behalf of the various divisions of the department federal grants for the purposes for which the department is established. Such grants shall be deposited in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury provid…

Whenever the department has received and deposited any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund in an excessive amount or in error, or whenever a refund of all or a portion of such money is due any person, firm, or corporation because of the termination of an…

For the purpose of disseminating information relating to its activities, powers, duties, or functions, the department may issue publications, construct and maintain exhibits, and perform acts and carry on functions, as in the opinion of the director, will best tend to disseminate…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or of law and except as provided in the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, on and after January 1, 1980, the department, director, the State Geologis…

The department shall prepare, update, and maintain Important Farmland Series maps as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 65560 of the Government Code and other soils and land capability information, and prepare and maintain an automated map and data base system to record and re…

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (1) It is in the state’s public interest to have an accurate inventory of the state’s soil resources. (2) In California, the United States Soil Conservation Service has been responsible for undertaking soil surve…

The department, through the California Resources Information System and as budgetary resources permit, may provide informational assistance to local agencies in the development of geobased natural resource information systems. In addition, the department may assist local agencies…

The department may do any of the following: (a) Advise a city, county, city and county, special district, including a resource conservation district, state agency, federal agency, tribal agency, and the general public on issues of conservation importance, including, but not limit…

Grants administered by the department, including, but not limited to, those awarded pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 9001), Division 10.2 (commencing with Section 10200), and Division 12.1 (commencing with Section 14500), are not subject to the State Contract Act (…

Upon an appropriation by the Legislature, or as other funds become available and are appropriated for these purposes, the department may provide grants and other forms of local assistance to resource conservation districts. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 585, Sec. 3. (AB 1902) Effect…

Swamp and overflowed lands belonging to the state may be sold by the commission under rules and regulations prescribed by it and at a price fixed by it, payment to be made in cash to the commission. This section shall not affect the sale of swamp and overflowed lands under any ap…

There is in the Department of Conservation the Division of Resource Conservation. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

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 commission. The appointment shall be made pursuant to the State Civil Service Act from …

The lands included within a district may be contiguous or noncontiguous. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)

The lands included within a district may be situated in more than one local agency. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)

The lands included within a district may be publicly or privately owned. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)

No parcel of real property shall be divided by the boundaries of the proposed district. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)

All lands included within a district shall be specially benefitted by construction proposed in a plan of control approved by the legislative body. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)

(a) The department may, with the approval of the Department of General Services, enter into agreements, easements, licenses, or permits to acquire real property rights for the purposes of establishing fire protection, fire prevention, fire suppression, demonstration state forests…

(a) The department may lease, for any use, all or any portion of any parcel of real property acquired for forestry and fire protection purposes if the director finds that the use would be compatible with the department’s use. (b) Rent shall be based on the fair market value of th…

(a) The department may provide permits for temporary means of ingress to, egress from, and movement across all property under the jurisdiction of the department in order to provide ready access for the purposes of harvesting timber, conducting studies, and passing and placing equ…

The department, with the consent of the Department of General Services, may lease any real or personal property that the department deems necessary for temporary use of fire station facilities, modular facilities, storage, warehouse, or office purposes when existing departmental …

(a) For the initial source reduction and recycling element of a countywide integrated waste management plan which is required to be submitted to the board pursuant to Section 41791, the city waste characterization component shall identify the constituent materials which comprise …

Any waste characterization component prepared by a city pursuant to Section 41030, and any other information submitted by a city to the board on the quantities of solid waste generated, diverted, and disposed of, shall include data which is as accurate as possible, on the quantit…

For the first revision, and any subsequent revision, of a source reduction and recycling element of a countywide integrated waste management plan which is required to be submitted to the board pursuant to Section 41770, the city waste characterization component shall identify the…

Any waste characterization component prepared by a city pursuant to Section 40132, and any other information submitted by a city to the board on the quantities of solid waste disposed of by the city, shall include data which is as accurate as possible, on the quantities of solid …

(a) (1) No later than 90 days after the effective date of this section, a covered entity shall provide a list of covered products, and a list and description of any drugs or sharps that are not covered products, that it sells or offers for sale in the state to the state board. (2…

(a) The department shall adopt regulations for the implementation of this chapter with an effective date of no later than January 1, 2021. (b) The state board may adopt regulations for the administration of the portions of this chapter for which it has been given responsibilities…

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 42035, a covered entity is not in compliance with this chapter and is subject to penalties pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 42035) if, commencing one year from the adoption of regulations pursuant to Section 4203…

(a) A program operator shall conduct a comprehensive education and outreach program intended to promote participation in the stewardship program. At a minimum, the education and outreach program shall do all of the following: (1) Promote its stewardship program to ultimate users …

The board, when acting in its capacity as an enforcement agency, may enforce all provisions of this division, and the regulations adopted thereto, for the protection of the environment and the public health and safety, and from nuisance. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 656, Sec. 21.…

The enforcement policies of this division shall be applied equally and without distinction to publicly owned or operated, and to privately owned or operated, solid waste facilities. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 732, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.)

The board shall coordinate action in solid waste handling and disposal with other federal, state, and local agencies and private persons. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

The board may request enforcement by appropriate federal, state, and local agencies of their respective laws governing solid waste storage, handling, and disposal. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

The board shall develop, implement, and maintain inspection, enforcement, and training programs. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

The board shall adopt an enforcement program consisting of regulations necessary to implement this division and the standards adopted pursuant thereto. The enforcement program shall include a description for carrying out the permit and inspection program pursuant to Chapter 3 (co…

The board may, as it deems necessary, establish specific local standards for solid waste handling and disposal after consultation with the local governing body. However, the standards shall be consistent with this division and all regulations adopted by the board. (Added by Stats…

The board shall keep and maintain records of its inspection, enforcement, training, and regulatory programs and of any other official action in accordance with regulations adopted by the board. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

The board shall consult with the appropriate local health agency concerning all actions which involve health standards. The consultation shall include granting the health agency adequate notice and opportunity to conduct and report any evaluation that it reasonably deems appropri…

For those facilities that accept only hazardous wastes and to which Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code applies, or that accept only low-level radioactive wastes and to which Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114960) of Part 9…

The board may adopt regulations specifying the operations subject to the exception in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 40200. The regulations shall prohibit the storing of more than 90 cubic yards of waste in covered containers during any 72-hour period and the transfe…

If the board becomes the enforcement agency, it may charge reasonable fees to the local governing body to recover operation costs. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

(a) If the board becomes the enforcement agency, on or after January 1, 1995, the local governing body and the board shall enter into an agreement which shall identify the jurisdictional boundaries of the enforcement agency; address the powers and duties to be performed by the bo…

(a) Each operator of a disposal facility shall pay a fee quarterly to the State Board of Equalization, which is based on the amount, by weight or volumetric equivalent, as determined by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, of all solid waste disposed of at each dis…

The revenue from the fees paid pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 48000 shall, after payment of refunds and administrative costs of collection, be deposited in the Integrated Waste Management Account, which is hereby created in the fund. (Amended by Stats. 20…