Title GOV, California Gov. Code

As used in this chapter, “costs incurred by the county” means all costs, except normal salaries and expenses, incurred by the county in bringing to trial or trials, including the trial or trials of, a person or persons for the offense of homicide, including costs, except normal s…

(a) A county that is responsible for the cost of a trial or trials or any hearing of a person for the offense of homicide may apply to the Controller for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the county in excess of the amount of money derived by the county from a tax of 0.0125 …

(a) If the venue for trial of a homicide case has been changed from the county which is eligible for reimbursement under Section 15202 to a location more than 60 miles from the county seat of that county, and the district attorney of that county has entered into a contract with a…

If the county meets the conditions described in Section 15202 and applies to the State Controller for reimbursement pursuant to that section, and the State Controller determines that the reimbursement meets the provisions of Section 15201, the State Controller shall request the D…

The State Controller may establish rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 590.)

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Public Safety Communications Act of 2013. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 22. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 93 of Ch. 28.)

For purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, “director” means the Director of the Office of Emergency Services. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 22. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 93 of Ch. 28.)

(a) There is in state government, within the Office of Emergency Services, the Public Safety Communications Division. (b) The Public Safety Communications Division is under the supervision of a chief. (c) The purpose of this chapter is to transfer the services and responsibilitie…

The Chief of the Public Safety Communications Division shall be responsible for managing the affairs of the Public Safety Communications Division and shall perform all duties, exercise all powers and jurisdiction, and assume and discharge all responsibilities necessary to carry o…

The Director of the Office of Emergency Services shall establish rates for the Office of Emergency Services’ Public Safety Communications Division’s services based on a formal rate methodology. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 22. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative Jul…

(a) For purposes of this section, “fund” means the Public Safety Communications Revolving Fund. (b) The Public Safety Communications Revolving Fund is hereby created within the State Treasury. The fund shall be administered by the director and shall be used, upon appropriation by…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Agency” means the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. (b) “Clean energy” means renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources as described by Section 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code. (c) “Deputy sec…

Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the position of Deputy Secretary for Climate is hereby established within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency for the purpose of assisting in the oversight of California’s workforce transition to a sustainable and equitable carbon neu…

The deputy secretary shall do all of the following: (a) Coordinate with relevant state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Energy Commission, the Office of Planning and Research, the California Environmental Protection Agency, …

(a) This chapter shall become operative only upon an appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute for the purposes of implementing this chapter. (b) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2046, and as of that date is repealed, un…

Except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 15600 and Part 9.5 (commencing with Section 15670), the department is the successor to, and is vested with, all of the duties, powers, and responsibilities of the board. All laws prescribing the duties, powers, and responsib…

(a) Except as specified in Part 9.5 (commencing with Section 15670), and unless the context clearly requires otherwise, whenever any reference to the board appears in any statute, regulation, or contract, or in any other code, with respect to any of the functions transferred to t…

(a) All employees serving in state civil service, including temporary employees, who are engaged in the performance of functions transferred to the department pursuant to Section 15570.22 are transferred to the department. The status, positions, and rights of those persons shall …

The department shall provide the board with administrative and personnel services. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 16, Sec. 5. (AB 102) Effective June 27, 2017. Operative July 1, 2017, pursuant to Section 15570.100.)

The Department of Finance shall make the final determination of the budgetary and accounting transactions and treatments to ensure the proper implementation of the transfer of duties, powers, and responsibilities from the board to the department pursuant to this part. (Added by S…

Notwithstanding any other law, this part shall not limit the authority of, and expressly authorizes, the department and the board to delegate, share, provide assistance for, or transfer between themselves administrative responsibilities for tax and fee programs within the departm…

For purposes of this chapter, “public record” means any public record as defined in Section 7920.530. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 182. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)

(a) In light of State Board of Equalization v. Superior Court, 10 Cal.App.4th 1177, in which the Court of Appeal affirmed an order of the superior court that the State Board of Equalization disclose its working law, it is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, t…

Pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 7922.630) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 10 of Title 1, the State Board of Equalization shall adopt regulations to establish procedures and guidelines to access public records. These regulations shall facilitate maximum public ac…

Notwithstanding Section 7550.5, the State Board of Equalization shall study and report to the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2000, on the feasibility and cost of creating and maintaining a subject matter index of public records pertaining to the tax and fee program administ…

The board shall determine if construction, improvements, and the purchase of equipment shall be undertaken, and the time of undertaking, and shall give due consideration to: (a) The immediate needs of state agencies for construction and improvements. (b) Obtaining construction, i…

The board may authorize the purchase of property with improvements in lieu of purchasing sites and constructing new improvements when in its opinion it is for the best interest of the State. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)

(a) The Director of Finance shall administer this part and provide assistance to the board as it requires. When the board has determined that any construction, improvements, and the purchase of equipment is to be undertaken, or that plans and specifications for construction, impr…

So far as is reasonably practicable, the state departments and agencies concerned with the expenditure of funds appropriated and the performance of work provided for, shall cooperate with all agencies of the United States to the end that grants-in-aid may be made available to the…

(a) When any public building has been acquired or constructed by the board, and the revenues, rentals, or receipts from the operation of the public building are no longer required or pledged for the payment of principal or interest on any of the certificates or revenue bonds of t…

Any state agency may lease, as lessee or lessor, and the board may lease, as lessee or lessor, any public building for a term not exceeding 35 years from the date of occupancy at such rentals as are determined by the board. Rentals under a lease shall commence upon the date of oc…

(a) Exclusively for the purpose of facilitating the financing of public buildings pursuant to this part through the issuance of revenue bonds, notes, or certificates by the board, and notwithstanding any other law, the board may acquire by lease from any state agency public build…

Exclusively for the purpose of securing the financing of projects through the issuance of revenue bonds, notes, or certificates by the board, and notwithstanding any other law, any community college district may buy or lease public buildings or equipment, or both, from the board,…

After first obtaining the written consent of all of the holders of the revenue bonds or certificates issued on the public buildings from which the excess revenues, rentals, or receipts are to be derived, the board may by appropriate resolution pledge the revenues, rentals, or rec…

For the purposes of this part, the following agencies, organizations, and programs enumerated in this chapter shall be exempt from consolidation required by this part; (a) Vehicles owned and operated by school districts shall be exempt from this part. (b) Employees of school dist…

There is hereby continuously appropriated to the Controller from the General Fund a sum sufficient to make the payments required by this chapter. The payments provided by this chapter shall be made only when the value of each parcel of open-space land assessed under Sections 423,…

It is the purpose of this chapter to provide replacement revenues to local government by reason of the reduction of the property tax on open-space lands assessed under Sections 423, 423.3, 423.4, and 423.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. Notwithstanding any other provisions of …

(a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall direct the Controller to pay annually out of the funds appropriated by Section 16140, to each eligible county, city, or city and county, the following amounts for each acre of land within its regulatory jurisdiction that is …

(a) In lieu of the payments made pursuant to Section 16142, in a county that has adopted farmland security zones pursuant to Section 51296, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall direct the Controller to pay annually out of the funds appropriated by Section 16140, to…

(a) For the fiscal year 1977–78, no payment to a city or county shall increase or reduce the amount which would have been paid to the city or county under the provisions of Section 16142 as it existed on March 1, 1976, as applied to land assessed pursuant to Section 423 or 423.5 …

Land shall be deemed to be devoted to open-space uses of statewide significance if it: (a) Could be developed as prime agricultural land, or (b) Is open-space land as defined in Section 65560 which constitutes a resource whose preservation is of more than local importance for eco…

On or before October 31 each year, the governing body of each county, city, or city and county shall report to the Secretary of the Resources Agency the number of acres of land under its regulatory jurisdiction which qualify for state payments pursuant to the various categories e…

Funds received by local governments pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be used for county, city, or city and county purposes, as the case may be, or may, but need not necessarily, be used for purposes of general interest and benefit to the state. The use of the funds …

The Secretary of the Resources Agency may determine, after notice and hearing, that a local government is ineligible to receive state payments pursuant to this article by reason of its failure to comply with the provision of Article 10.5 (commencing with Section 65560) of Chapter…

The Secretary of the Resources Agency may request the Attorney General to bring any action in court necessary to enforce any enforceable restriction as defined in Section 422 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, upon land for which the secretary has certified payment of state funds …

Zero dollars ($0) is appropriated for the 2010–11 fiscal year from the General Fund to the Controller to make subvention payments to counties pursuant to Section 16140 in proportion to the losses incurred by those counties by reason of the reduction of assessed property taxes. (A…