Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

(a) Lands may be selected for lease by the commission and shall be leased by competitive bid on the basis of a cash bonus, net profit, or other single biddable factor. (b) In leasing lands the commission may prescribe in the lease document an exploration and development program. …

(a) In case of an application for a permit or lease covering lands which have been sold by the state, subject to a reservation by the state of the geothermal resources thereof, by any person other than the owner of the surface of those lands, the owner may, within four months fro…

Each prospecting permit and lease issued under this article shall provide for the following rentals and royalties with respect to geothermal resources produced, saved and sold from the lands included within said permit or lease: (a) Prospecting permits and the leases which result…

The holder of any geothermal resources permit or lease may quitclaim or relinquish his or her rights under that permit or lease pursuant to the provisions of Section 6804.1 of this code. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 742, Sec. 12. (SB 1493) Effective January 1, 2019.)

Subject to the other provisions of this article, the permittee or lessee shall be entitled to use so much of the surface as is reasonably necessary as determined by the commission for the production and conservation of geothermal resources. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1398.)

(a) The commission may issue leases for direct heat application of geothermal resources for nonelectrical purposes for a royalty of less than 10 percent of gross revenue if it determines that such a royalty would be in the best interests of the state. (b) The commission may also …

A permit or lease may be terminated by the commission only pursuant to the provisions of Section 6805 of this code. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1398.)

Leases under this article shall be for a primary term not to exceed 10 years and so long thereafter as geothermal resources are being or capable of being produced or utilized in commercial quantities, if the lessee is in compliance with the terms and conditions of an exploration …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commission may negotiate and enter into agreements for compensation for drainage or geothermal leases of state-owned lands if any of the following conditions exist: (a) Wells drilled upon private or public lands, inc…

Any person engaged in the production of geothermal resources under a lease issued by the commission may commingle geothermal resources from any two or more wells without regard to whether such wells are located on the lands for which such lease was issued or elsewhere, provided, …

A permittee or lessee may, upon the approval of the commission and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 3700) of Division 3, drill special wells, convert producing wells or reactivate and convert abandoned wells for the sole purpose of reinjecting geot…

No prospecting permit or lease shall be made for less than 640 acres nor more than 5,760 acres and the permit or lease shall embrace a reasonably compact area. A prospecting permit or lease may be issued for a parcel less than 640 acres if the parcel is isolated from or not conti…

For the purpose of more properly conserving the natural resources of any geothermal resources areas, or any part thereof, the lessees thereof may unite with each other or with others in collectively adopting and operating under a cooperative or unit plan of development or operati…

Where the surface of state-owned lands sought for use or development of geothermal resources or the waters thereon are under the jurisdiction of a state department or agency other than the commission, the commission may issue permits or leases under this article only with the con…

A permit or lease under this article may be assigned, transferred, or sublet as provided for in Section 6804 of this code. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1398.)

Whenever, as determined by the commission, any operation conducted under a geothermal exploration permit, prospecting permit, or lease pursuant to this article constitutes an unreasonable risk to the health, safety, or welfare of any human being or of pollution or contamination c…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the commission may, at its discretion, issue a lease to the first qualified applicant for a parcel of less than 640 acres if the geothermal resources to be developed on this parcel are utilized entirely for purposes other than …

(a) This chapter shall only apply to acquisitions of agricultural conservation easements. (b) In reviewing applications for agricultural conservation easements, the department shall determine whether the proposed project meets the applicable requirements set forth in this divisio…

Applicants for an agricultural conservation easement or fee acquisition grant shall meet all of the following eligibility criteria: (a) The parcel proposed for conservation is expected to be used for, and is large enough to sustain, commercial agricultural production. The land is…

The director shall evaluate a proposal for a fee title or agricultural conservation easement acquisition grant based upon the overall value of the project, taking into consideration the goals and objectives for the program, and the extent to which the proposed project satisfies t…

Nothing in this chapter shall grant any new authority to the department to affect local policy or land use decisionmaking. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 931, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) Before applying for funding to acquire an agricultural conservation easement or fee title, the applicant shall notify in writing the planning directors of the relevant county or counties and every city within two miles of the property about the application. The notice shall i…

Every application for the acquisition of a conservation easement shall provide sufficient information to enable the department to verify the parcel’s eligibility for the program and to understand the conservation objectives and the parcel’s environmental value or potential to pro…

In reviewing applications pursuant to this division, the department shall determine whether the proposed conservation easement meets the eligibility and selection criteria set forth in this chapter and conforms with any rules or regulations adopted by the department pursuant to t…

Proposed conservation easements shall meet the eligibility criteria set forth in this section prior to review pursuant to the selection criteria set forth in Section 12260. To be eligible for participation, private forest land parcels proposed for protection under the program sha…

The easement shall not be required as a condition of any lease, permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use issued by one or more public agencies, including, but not limited to, mitigating the significant effects on the environment of a project pursuant to an appro…

The board of supervisors is the governing body of the district, and, unless otherwise provided in this division, the provisions of the County Service Area Law (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 25210) of Part 2 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the Government Code) shall apply to th…

If deemed advisable by the board of supervisors a board of directors for the district may be formed. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

The board of directors of any district formed pursuant to this division shall have such powers as the board of supervisors may from time to time give to them. The board of supervisors may grant to the board of directors of the district any powers herein given to the board of supe…

The district board shall consist either of five members, four of which shall be elected from the district and the fifth which shall be the supervisor who represents the area in which the district or major portion thereof is located; or, if the district so elects, by unanimous vot…

If a district elects pursuant to Section 13034 to have the district board consist of five members elected from the district, the district board may call a special election for the purpose of electing a district board member to succeed the supervisorial member on the district boar…

Exclusive of the supervisorial member, the directors shall be voters in the district. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 140, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)

The number of directors elected by voters in the district at the first general district election held after January 1, 1998, shall be equal to the number of directors whose terms have expired by the date of that election. Any director whose term has not expired by the date of tha…

All vacancies in the office of director shall be filled by appointment by the board of supervisors. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

An appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of director shall be for the unexpired term of the office in which the vacancy exists, and until the election or appointment of his successor. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

Once each year, the district board shall elect one of its members to serve as president and shall appoint a secretary, who may be a member of the board. (Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 302.)

All sessions of the district board shall be public. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

The district board by resolution, shall provide for the time and place of its meetings, the manner of calling special meetings and shall establish rules for its proceedings. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

(a) Any compensation provided pursuant to this section shall comply with Articles 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) and 2.4 (commencing with Section 53234) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. (b) The district board may authorize each director…

Young adults participating in the corps program shall generally be engaged in projects that do the following: (a) Preserve, maintain, and enhance environmentally important lands and waters. (b) Accomplish useful and needed public works projects in both urban and rural areas. (c) …

The Governor shall appoint a director, who shall act as the administrative officer of the corps, and a deputy director. The appointment of the director is subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next regular or special session of the Legislature, and the refusal or failure o…

Young adults shall be selected for participation in the corps program on the basis of motivation for hard work, personal development, and public service, and without regard to their prior employment or educational background. Participation shall be for a period of one year, which…

(a) The corps shall collaborate with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Employment Development Department to assist any corpsmember who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces in obtaining employment after participating in the corps program. (b) Collaboration effor…

The director may employ special corpsmembers without regard to their age so that the corps may draw upon their special skills which may contribute to the attainment of the objectives of the program. Special corpsmembers may be assigned to headquarters, as well as field positions.…

Projects shall be directed toward providing opportunities to the public for their education or the use of these natural resources and environmentally important public lands and waters, while at the same time providing young adults with an opportunity for personal development in a…

In order to protect the rights of corpsmembers individually and the corps as a community, the director shall adopt a corpsmember bill of rights, corpsmember grievance procedures, and search and seizure guidelines. These adopted rights, procedures, and guidelines shall serve to as…