Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

The boundaries of any district may be altered and new contiguous territory annexed, incorporated, and included and made a part of the district. (Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2043.)

Where the annexation of territory to a district would otherwise be valid, except that such annexed territory was not within the boundaries of a municipal utility district organized and existing under Chapter 218 of the Statutes of 1921, or the Municipal Utility District Act, such…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 5594 or any other law, upon approval by the board of directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, the design-build process described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code may be …

(a) Notwithstanding Section 5594 or any other law, upon approval by the board of directors of the East Bay Regional Park District, the design-build process described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code may be used to aw…

The bonds of any district issued pursuant to this article, are legal investments for all trust funds, and for the funds of all insurance companies, banks, both commercial and savings, and trust companies, and for the State school funds; and whenever any money or funds may by law …

All bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall have the same force, value, and use as bonds issued by any municipality in this State, and shall be free and exempt from all taxation within this State. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)

All matters and things necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of districts which are not provided for in this article shall be provided for by the board of directors of the district. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)

All contracts for furnishing supplies, materials, labor, or other valuable consideration furnished the district, for maintenance projects involving contractor services to preserve, maintain, or repair any existing building, structure, or improvement, or for constructing any new b…

This article shall be liberally construed to promote its objects and to carry out its intents and purposes. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)

Lands owned by the State, or lands in which the oil and gas deposits are reserved to the State, other than tide and submerged lands, may be leased for the production of oil and gas in accordance with the provisions of this article and of this chapter in so far as not in conflict …

Whenever it appears to the commission that it is for the best interests of the State to lease any such lands for the production of oil or gas therefrom, or whenever a person who possesses the qualifications provided in this chapter makes written request therefor, the commission m…

The commission may divide the lands within the tract proposed to be leased into parcels of convenient size and shape and shall prepare a form of lease therefor. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 548.)

Lands, including the Tule Elk State Reserve located in Township 30 South, Range 24 East, MDB&M in Kern County, other than tide or submerged lands, belonging to the state and dedicated to a public use may be leased by the commission for the production of oil and gas in accordance …

The proceeds of any lease for the extraction of any oil and gas from lands owned by the State, other than public lands or tide or submerged lands under the jurisdiction of the commission, property escheated to the State or held in trust, lands held by the State as tax-deeded prop…

(a) If the local agency formation commission approves the formation of a district, with or without amendment, wholly, partially, or conditionally, the executive officer shall mail a copy of the resolution of the commission’s determinations to the board of supervisors of each coun…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 9181, if the board of supervisors of the principal county finds that the petition filed with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission pursuant to Section 9165 has been signed by not less than 80 percent of the registered voters re…

(a) Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the board of supervisors of each county within which territory of the proposed district lies shall transmit by registered mail a written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the l…

(a) (1) The chief petitioners, the agency filing the resolution, or any member or members of the board of supervisors authorized by the board, any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of t…

(a) The elections officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question at least 10 days prior to the dat…

The notice of the election published pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 9181 shall contain all of the following: (a) The date of the election. (b) The name of the proposed district. (c) The purposes for which the district is to be formed. (d) A statement that the first direct…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the formation election and the election of members of the district board shall be held and conducted in accordance with the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Cod…

If the majority of the votes cast at the election is in favor of forming the district, the board or boards of supervisors shall by resolution entered on its minutes declare the district duly organized under this division, giving the name of the district, and the purposes for whic…

Immediately after adoption of a resolution pursuant to Section 9188, the clerk of the board of supervisors of the principal county shall transmit a certified copy of the resolution along with a remittance to cover the fees required by Section 54902.5 of the Government Code to the…

(a) No informality in any proceeding, including informality in the conduct of any election not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any person, shall invalidate the formation of any district. (b) The validity of the formation and organization of a district shall …

Following the four-year term of the initially appointed board of directors formed pursuant to Section 26567 and composed of owners of real property within the district, the board of directors shall be composed of five elected directors. The term of office of directors shall be fo…

The board of directors shall appoint a clerk of the district. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)

The board of directors shall appoint a treasurer of the district. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)

The board of directors may appoint other officers of the district and delegate thereto such powers of the district as may be appropriate in the circumstances. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)

Marine resources shall be maintained, enhanced, and, where feasible, restored. Special protection shall be given to areas and species of special biological or economic significance. Uses of the marine environment shall be carried out in a manner that will sustain the biological p…

The biological productivity and the quality of coastal waters, streams, wetlands, estuaries, and lakes appropriate to maintain optimum populations of marine organisms and for the protection of human health shall be maintained and, where feasible, restored through, among other mea…

Protection against the spillage of crude oil, gas, petroleum products, or hazardous substances shall be provided in relation to any development or transportation of such materials. Effective containment and cleanup facilities and procedures shall be provided for accidental spills…

(a) The diking, filling, or dredging of open coastal waters, wetlands, estuaries, and lakes shall be permitted in accordance with other applicable provisions of this division, where there is no feasible less environmentally damaging alternative, and where feasible mitigation meas…

Facilities serving the commercial fishing and recreational boating industries shall be protected and, where feasible, upgraded. Existing commercial fishing and recreational boating harbor space shall not be reduced unless the demand for those facilities no longer exists or adequa…

The economic, commercial, and recreational importance of fishing activities shall be recognized and protected. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 802, Sec. 2.)

Revetments, breakwaters, groins, harbor channels, seawalls, cliff retaining walls, and other such construction that alters natural shoreline processes shall be permitted when required to serve coastal-dependent uses or to protect existing structures or public beaches in danger fr…

Channelizations, dams, or other substantial alterations of rivers and streams shall incorporate the best mitigation measures feasible, and be limited to (1) necessary water supply projects, (2) flood control projects where no other method for protecting existing structures in the…

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Contract” means a contract between the department and a contractor to perform wildfire debris cleanup and removal. (2) “The department” means either the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery or another state agency tasked to manage contr…

The county recycling component shall include a program and implementation schedule which shows the methods by which the county will, in combination with the source reduction and composting components, reduce a sufficient amount of solid waste disposed of within the unincorporated…

The county recycling component shall describe the types of materials which will be recycled under the programs in Section 41370. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

The county recycling component shall describe the methods that the county will use to determine the categories of solid wastes to be diverted from disposal at a disposal facility through recycling. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1993.)

The county recycling component shall describe new facilities, and expansion of existing facilities, which will be needed to implement the recycling component. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

The county recycling component shall describe methods which will be used to increase markets for recycled materials, including, but not limited to, an evaluation of the feasibility of procurement preferences for the purchase of recycled products. Each county may grant a price pre…

The county recycling component shall evaluate industrial, commercial, residential, governmental, and other curbside, mobile, dropoff, and buy-back recycling programs, manual and automated material recovery facilities, zoning, and building code changes which encourage recycling of…

(a) In implementing this chapter, the department shall establish a producer responsibility advisory board for the purpose of identifying barriers and solutions to creating a circular economy consistent with this chapter and advising the department, producers, and producer respons…

As used in this article, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply: (a) “Indian country” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 1151 of Title 18 of the United States Code. (b) “Tribe” means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organi…

(a) Upon receipt of a written request from any tribe considering a proposal to construct each solid waste facility in that tribe’s Indian country within this state, the secretary shall convene negotiations for purposes of reaching a cooperative agreement pursuant to this article,…