Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “City” means a city or the City and County of San Francisco. (b) “Critically underserved community” means a community that meets either of the following: (1) Has less than three acres of usable pa…

(a) The Department of Parks and Recreation shall establish a local assistance program to distribute grants to the most critically underserved communities across the state, on a competitive basis, to eligible cities, counties, joint powers authorities, districts, and nonprofit org…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the local assistance program created by this chapter fund both neighborhood parks and regional parks and trails. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 623, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2009.)

Eligible applicants for grants pursuant to this chapter are cities, counties, regional park districts, districts, joint powers authorities, and nonprofit organizations. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 623, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2009.)

The department may award a grant pursuant to this chapter only for a project that meets all of the following criteria: (a) The proposed project will create a new park where one currently does not exist, a new recreational facility, or new recreational opportunity. (b) The applica…

In evaluating applications for grants that meet the requirements of Section 5645, the department shall assign higher priority to applications, for each of the following criteria satisfied: (a) The project will acquire new parks, develop new parks, expand overused parks, or create…

(a) The department shall adopt guidelines to amplify or clarify the criteria specified in this chapter, and may adopt additional criteria, to supplement those criteria, but the scope of the additional criteria shall be limited to providing additional guidance in selecting project…

(a) The local assistance program created by this chapter is intended to include grants for the acquisition or development, or both, of parcels of property of any size that will serve residents of a critically underserved community and otherwise meet the requirements of this chapt…

(a) An eligible nonprofit organization may apply for a grant on its own behalf or on behalf of an eligible city, county, or district pursuant to a contract with that city, county, or district to acquire and develop the park or recreation area. The application may include a copy o…

(a) Every applicant for a grant pursuant to this chapter and the entity that will operate and maintain the property, if that entity is different than the applicant, shall agree to comply with all of the following requirements: (1) To operate and maintain the property developed pu…

A grant recipient shall encumber grant moneys within three years of the date of the approval of the grant. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 876, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)

A grant recipient shall encumber grant moneys within three years of the date of the approval of the grant and grant moneys shall be liquidated within eight years from the date of appropriation. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 623, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2009.)

Five business days after awarding a grant pursuant to this chapter, the department shall make information available on the department’s Internet Web site regarding the status of the grant and other relevant information, including, but not limited to, a geographic breakdown of awa…

The provisions of this chapter shall be implemented only in a fiscal year for which funding is provided for that purpose in the annual Budget Act. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 876, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)