Title GOV, California Gov. Code

On or before January 1, 2020, the board shall adopt regulations to establish minimum elements for the onsite meeting and minimum elements for the mutually agreed-upon plan described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 4616.10 for managing an area of continual excavatio…

(a) The Dig Safe Board is hereby created under, and shall be assisted by the staff of, the Office of the State Fire Marshal until January 1, 2022. On and after January 1, 2022, the board shall be within the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety within the Natural Resources Agenc…

(a) The board shall be composed of nine members, of which seven shall be appointed by the Governor, one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. (b) The seven members appointed by the Governor shall be appoint…

(a) The term of a member of the board is four years. Of the first members of the board, four members, determined by lot, shall serve for two years so that the terms of the members shall be staggered. (b) A member shall not be appointed for more than two consecutive full terms. (c…

The board shall meet at least once every three months. The board shall hold meetings in Sacramento and Los Angeles, and in other locations in the state it deems necessary. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 809, Sec. 14. (SB 661) Effective January 1, 2017.)

The board may obtain funding for its operational expenses from: (a) A federal grant. (b) A fee charged to members of the regional notification centers not to exceed the reasonable regulatory cost incident to enforcement of this article. The board shall apportion the fee in a mann…

(a) The board shall annually convene a meeting for the following purposes: (1) To understand the existing needs for education and outreach, including to those groups with the highest awareness and education needs, including, but not limited to, homeowners. (2) To facilitate discu…

The board shall develop a standard or set of standards relevant to safety practices in excavating around subsurface installations and procedures and guidance in encouraging those practices. When possible, standards should be informed by publicly available data, including, but not…

(a) The board shall investigate possible violations of this article. (b) The board may investigate reports of occurrences of excavator downtime, damages, near misses, and complaints of violations from affected parties and members of the public. (c) In determining whether to pursu…

(a) Before notifying the appropriate regional notification center, an excavator planning to conduct an excavation shall delineate the area to be excavated. If the area is not delineated, an operator may, at the operator’s discretion, choose not to locate and field mark until the …

(a) For an investigation that the board undertakes as a result of a complaint of a violation of Section 4216.2, 4216.3, 4216.4, or 4216.10, the complainant shall not file an action in court for damages based on those violations until the investigation is complete, or for 6 months…

Consistent with all laws of this state, the board may prescribe rules and regulations as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this act and to exercise the powers and duties conferred upon it by this act. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 809, Sec. 20. (SB 6…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the board shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on or before February 1, 2018, and each year thereafter, on the activities of the board and any recommendations of the board. (b) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) s…

The Safe Energy Infrastructure and Excavation Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. Moneys deposited into the fund shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to cover the operational expenses of the board and for the purposes specified in subdivision (c) of…

(a) (1) (A) Unless the excavator and operator mutually agree to a later start date and time, or otherwise agree to the sequence and timeframe in which the operator will locate and field mark, an operator shall do one of the following before the legal excavation start date and tim…

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if an excavation is within the tolerance zone of a subsurface installation, the excavator shall determine the exact location of the subsurface installations in conflict with the excavation using hand tools before using any power-driven…

(a) The requirements of this article apply to state agencies and to local agencies that own or operate subsurface installations, except as otherwise provided in Section 4216.1. A local agency that is required to provide the services described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) o…

(a) (1) Any operator or excavator who negligently violates this article is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (2) Any operator or excavator who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of this article is subject to …

(a) If a subsurface installation is damaged by an excavator as a result of failing to comply with Section 4216.2, 4216.4, or 4216.10 or subdivision (b) of Section 4216.3, or as a result of failing to comply with the operator’s requests to protect the subsurface installation as sp…

This article does not apply to any of the following persons: (a) An owner of real property who contracts for an excavation project on the property, not requiring a permit issued by a state or local agency, with a contractor or subcontractor licensed pursuant to Article 5 (commenc…

(a) A permit to excavate issued by any local agency, as defined in Section 4216, or any state agency, shall not be valid unless the applicant has been provided an initial ticket by a regional notification center pursuant to Section 4216.2. For purposes of this section, “state age…

As used in this chapter: (a) “Bonds” means revenue bonds, notes, including commercial paper notes or other forms of negotiable short-term indebtedness, or bond anticipation notes issued to finance prison facilities, interest during construction of prison facilities, reserve funds…

The board, as additional security for a prison facilities lease, may agree to pledge and assign all or any portion of any moneys as may be legally available from time to time, to secure payments of the prison facilities lease to a fiscal agent, the treasurer, or to a trustee in t…

In addition to any other powers granted by law, the board may, for the purposes of this chapter, do any or all of the following: (a) Obtain insurance against loss by fire or other hazards on public buildings, both during and after construction, and obtain insurance against loss o…

A prison facilities lease may be for any term not to exceed 35 years and may contain other terms, covenants, and conditions as the board may approve. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 695, Sec. 1. Effective September 15, 1992.)

An amount not to exceed the amount of unsold bonds which the board has by resolution authorized to be sold for the purposes of carrying out this chapter is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Director of Finance, who may direct that any portion of that amount shall b…

(a) There is in the State Treasury the New Prison Construction Revenue Fund, which is hereby created. Moneys derived from the lease-purchase financing of the Southern Maximum Security Complex prison facilities as authorized by this chapter shall be deposited in this fund. Proceed…

This chapter shall be interpreted in a manner that will promote the security of the bond holders and the expeditious acquisition, construction, renovation, or improvement of correctional facilities. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 932, Sec. 2. Effective September 25, 1985.)

(a) The necessary funding for the construction of the Secure Substance Abuse Treatment Facility authorized by Section 5 of Chapter 585 of the Statutes of 1993 may be obtained through lease-purchase financing arrangements. Sections 15819.1 to 15819.13, inclusive, and Section 15819…

Notwithstanding Section 13340, funds derived from the financing methods provided by this chapter for the prison in the vicinity of Corcoran in Kings County and deposited in the State Treasury are hereby continuously appropriated to the State Public Works Board on behalf of the De…

Without obtaining further authorization under Section 15808, the board may acquire, may obtain an option to purchase, and may engage in the construction of prison facilities at any site which by statutory authorization may be used, owned, or hereafter acquired by the Department o…

(a) This section applies to the funding through lease-purchase financing arrangements for the construction of the California State Prison-Del Norte County as authorized by the 1986 amendments to Section 1.5 of Chapter 237 of the Statutes of 1985 by the statute which enacted this …

(a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Madera County authorized by Section 6.5 of Chapter 1393 of the Statutes of 1986, as amended by the act in which this section was added, may be obtained through lease-purchase financing arrangements. The…

(a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Imperial County authorized by Chapter 1220 of the Statutes of 1988 may be obtained through lease-purchase financing arrangements. The provisions of Sections 15819.1 to 15819.13, inclusive, and Section 1…

(a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Imperial County, South authorized by Chapter 1413 of the Statutes of 1989 may be obtained through lease-purchase financing arrangements. The provisions of Section 15819.1 to 15819.13, inclusive, and Sec…

(a) It is the intention of the Legislature in enabling the construction of the California State Prison-Fresno County, as authorized by Chapter 981 of the Statutes of 1990, to ensure that the City of Coalinga and the Department of Corrections actively endeavor to encourage the dev…

(a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Monterey County (Soledad) authorized by Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 2045.10) of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code may be obtained through lease-purchase financing arrangements. Sections 15819…

(a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison - Lassen County (Susanville) authorized by Section 2 of Chapter 981 of the Statutes of 1990, as amended by Section 37 of this act, may be obtained through lease-purchase financing arrangements. Sections…

(a) The necessary funding for the construction of the prison facility authorized by Section 3 of Chapter 981 of the Statutes of 1990 may be obtained through lease-purchase financing arrangements. Sections 15819.1 to 15819.13, inclusive, and Section 15819.15 shall apply for this p…

(a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Kings County at Corcoran II authorized by Section 1 of the act enacting this section may be obtained through lease-purchase financing arrangements. Sections 15819.1 to 15819.13, inclusive, and Section 1…

(a) The necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Kern County at Delano II authorized by Section 3 of the act enacting this section may be obtained through lease-purchase financing arrangements. Sections 15819.1 to 15819.13, inclusive, and Section 1581…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 15819.29, the necessary funding for the construction of the California State Prison-Kern County at Delano II authorized by Section 1 of the act enacting this section may be obtained through lease-purchase financing arrangements. Sections 15819.1 to 158…

The board may finance prison facilities using lease-purchase financing arrangements by the issuance of bonds pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 15830). The construction and acquisition of prison facilities or the financing of prison facilities constitutes the construc…

(a) Lease-purchase financing shall not be sold by the Treasurer unless, at the time any notes or bond anticipation notes constituting the lease-purchase financing are so sold, they are rated in the highest short-term rating category by a nationally recognized rating service, at t…

Bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this chapter shall be sold pursuant to Sections 15832 and 15832.5. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 23, Sec. 5. Effective April 8, 1996.)

Notwithstanding Section 15816, the public buildings financed by the board pursuant to this chapter shall be and remain under the jurisdiction and control of, and shall be operated and maintained by, the Department of Corrections. Construction of any prison facilities utilizing th…