Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

All leases of lands containing oil or gas made or issued under this chapter shall be subject to the condition that the lessee will use all reasonable precautions to prevent waste of oil or gas developed in the land, or the entrance of water through wells drilled to the oil-bearin…

Every oil and gas lease executed under this chapter, and any oil and gas lease assigned, transferred, or sublet, pursuant to Section 6804, shall include all of the following: (a) Terms, conditions, and provisions that will protect the interests of the state with reference to secu…

Every oil and gas lease, including leases of tide and submerged lands, executed under this chapter, shall specify a period of not to exceed three (3) years, as specified by the commission in the invitation for bids, subject to extension by the commission as provided in this chapt…

The commission, in the interest of increasing the ultimate recovery of oil or gas, the protection of oil or gas from unreasonable waste, the possible arresting or amelioration of land subsidence, or protecting adjacent landowners, may include in any oil and gas lease executed und…

(a) The commission shall seek additional infrastructure bonding or other financial assurance, as feasible, under its jurisdiction when a lease term is negotiated or renegotiated for an offshore oil or gas lease. (b) The commission shall coordinate with the State Oil and Gas Super…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Decommission” means any activities up to and including the safe dismantling and removal of a production facility or related infrastructure and restoration of the site on which it was located a…

All oil and gas leases issued by the commission for lands under its jurisdiction as set forth in Chapters 3 and 4 of Part 1 and in Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 6 of this code shall contain a reservation to the commission of the right to determine the spacing of wells and the r…

It is hereby found and determined by the Legislature of the State of California as follows: (a) That the people of the State of California have a direct and primary interest in assuring the production of the optimum quantities of oil and gas from lands owned by the state, and tha…

Whenever the holder of an oil and gas lease of state-owned lands proposes to engage in secondary recovery operations within such lease, the commission and the holder of the lease may mutually agree to modifications of the lease in furtherance of such proposal and with the object …

In satisfaction of the requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 6830.2, the commission may consider, use, apply or adopt any means, methods, formulas or data available to it in order to arrive, in accordance with generally recognized good engineering practice, at any p…

Rights of way through all State lands may be granted to any lessee by the commission under such regulations as to survey, location, application, and use as may be prescribed by the commission. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 548.)

For the purpose of more properly conserving the natural resources of any oil or gas pool or field, or any part thereof, lessees hereunder and their representatives may unite with each other jointly or separately, or jointly or separately with others owning or operating lands not …

The commission, upon such conditions as the commission shall prescribe, may approve operating, drilling or development contracts made by one or more lessees holding oil or gas leases on State lands with one or more persons, associations, or corporations, whenever in the discretio…

Whenever the commission determines that lands shall be leased for oil and gas as provided in this chapter and when the form of lease therefor has been prepared by the commission, the commission shall give notice of intention to lease such lands. The notice shall be published in a…

Each bid (which shall be in the form of a lease prepared in accordance with this chapter) for an oil and gas lease shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check of a responsible bank in California payable to the State of California in an amount to be fixed by the commiss…

At the time and place specified in the notice, the commission shall publicly open the sealed bids and shall award the lease for each parcel to the highest qualified bidder, unless in the opinion of the commission, the acceptance of the highest bid for any parcel or parcels is not…

(a) A new district may be formed pursuant to this chapter. (b) A proposal to form a district may be made by a petition of registered voters or by the adoption of a resolution of application. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 3.)

A proposal to form a new district may be made by petition which shall do all of the following: (a) State that the proposal is made and request that proceedings be taken for the formation pursuant to this chapter. (b) Set forth a description of the boundaries of the territory to b…

(a) Before circulating any petition, the chief petitioners shall publish a notice of intention which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500 words in length, setting forth the reasons for forming the district. The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of …

The petition shall be signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters residing in the area to be included in the district, as determined by the local agency formation commission pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 56375 of the Government Code. Sections 100 and 104 …

A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate counterparts. The chief petitioner or petitioners shall file the petition, including all counterparts, with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county within six months of the da…

(a) Within 30 days after the date of filing a petition, the executive officer of the local agency formation commission shall cause the petition to be examined and shall prepare a certificate of sufficiency indicating whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of signe…

(a) A proposal to form a new district may also be made by the adoption of a resolution of application by the legislative body of any county or city which contains territory proposed to be included in the district. Except for the provisions regarding signers and signatures, a reso…

Once the chief petitioners have filed a sufficient petition or a legislative body has filed a resolution of application, the local agency formation commission shall proceed pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 56825) of Part 3 of Division 3 of Title 5 of the Government …

(a) A district shall keep a record of the proceedings of its meetings. A district is subject to the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act (commencing with Section 54950 of the Government Code). (b) A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6020…

Coastal areas suited for water-oriented recreational activities that cannot readily be provided at inland water areas shall be protected for such uses. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)

Oceanfront land suitable for recreational use shall be protected for recreational use and development unless present and foreseeable future demand for public or commercial recreational activities that could be accommodated on the property is already adequately provided for in the…

The use of private lands suitable for visitor-serving commercial recreational facilities designed to enhance public opportunities for coastal recreation shall have priority over private residential, general industrial, or general commercial development, but not over agriculture o…

Oceanfront land that is suitable for coastal dependent aquaculture shall be protected for that use, and proposals for aquaculture facilities located on those sites shall be given priority, except over other coastal dependent developments or uses. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538,…

Upland areas necessary to support coastal recreational uses shall be reserved for such uses, where feasible. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)

Increased recreational boating use of coastal waters shall be encouraged, in accordance with this division, by developing dry storage areas, increasing public launching facilities, providing additional berthing space in existing harbors, limiting non-water-dependent land uses tha…

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery may hold any hearings and conduct any investigations in any part of the state necessary to carry out its powers and duties. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 21, Sec. 15. (SB 63) Effective January 1, 2010.)

(a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations, as necessary, to carry out this division in conformity with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The board shall make available to any person, upon request, copies o…

The board shall maintain its headquarters in the County of Sacramento, and may establish regional offices in any part of the state that the board deems necessary. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

In order to carry out its powers and duties under this chapter, the board may enter into any contracts that the board determines to be necessary. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

The board may accept grants, gifts and donations for the purposes specified in this division. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may sell any of its loans made pursuant to this division on the secondary market and may pool its loans. All proceeds shall be deposited into the same accounts into which the loan repayments from each loan would have been …

(a) The Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery, with approval of the Director of Finance, may accept, on behalf of the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and its various divisions, federal grants for the purposes for which the Department of Resources Recycling a…

For the purposes of disseminating information relating to its activities, powers, duties, or functions, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery may issue publications, construct and maintain exhibits, and perform acts and carry out functions that in the opinion of the …

(a) (1) On or before March 1 of each year, the department shall file an annual report with the Legislature highlighting significant programs or actions undertaken by the department to implement programs pursuant to this division during the prior calendar year. The report shall in…

(a) As part of the annual report required to be submitted by the board to the Legislature pursuant to Section 40507 on or before March 1, 2003, the board shall include a report on new and emerging conversion technologies, including, but not limited to, noncombustion thermal techn…

The board is designated as the state solid waste management agency for all purposes stated in the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6901 et seq.) and any other federal act heretofore or hereafter enacted affecting solid waste. (Added by Stats.…

The board may render technical assistance and make recommendations concerning potential solid waste disposal sites upon the request of the board of supervisors of any county. The board may request any state agency to assist the board in rendering technical assistance and making r…

The board shall use a rollcall vote for all official board decisions, including, but not limited to, approval, denial, or amendment of integrated waste management plans, exemptions, time extensions, approval, denial, and amendment of any permits issued pursuant to a vote of the b…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code, on or before December 1, 2000, the board, in consultation with the Department of Conservation, shall prepare and submit to the Legislature a report that identifies any duplication or overlap between the following programs…

(a) The department shall establish a pilot project located in the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura in partnership with garment manufacturers in order to study and report on the feasibility of recycling fabric. (b) The pilot project shall not exceed three years and shall conclu…