Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The form of bonds required under this chapter shall be prescribed by the Attorney General. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 349.)

A surety upon any bond to secure deposits may terminate the bond as to future liability by giving 10 days’ written notice of termination to the Treasurer. Such notice of termination shall not affect any liability accruing prior to the expiration of the 10-day period. Within 10 da…

That portion of any security for deposit that is in excess of the requirements of this article may be withdrawn or released on the written consent of the Treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 349.)

If any savings and loan association or credit union fails to pay all or any part of deposits on demand of the Treasurer, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the contract relating to the deposit that is to be withdrawn in whole or in part, the Treasurer shall forthwith recover…

If at any time the security deposited with the Treasurer is not deemed satisfactory by the Treasurer, he may require such additional security as is satisfactory to him. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 349.)

(a) The award system shall be administered by the board and the board shall comply with the following requirements: (1) The board shall maintain a plan as described in Section 457(e)(11) of Title 26 of the United States Code. (2) The representatives on the board shall be elected.…

(a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations to administer the award system, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Eligibility requirements for a member to receive an award, including, but not limited to, minimum age and minimum years of certified service cr…

(a) The board shall, from time to time, determine and fix the annual interest rate and actuarial interest rate. (b) The board shall keep in convenient form the data necessary for the actuarial valuation of the award system. The board shall, at least quadrennially, cause to be mad…

(a) On the basis of investigation and valuation, the board shall adopt the mortality, service, and other tables as it deems necessary, and shall make changes in the contributions required from contracting departments as the board considers appropriate in order to assure the actua…

The custodian of the fund shall be subject to the exclusive control of the board to administer and invest the assets of the fund. The assets in the fund shall be used to pay the costs of administration and for the payment of awards under this chapter. (Repealed and added by Stats…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1200.)

“Air pollution control district” means any district created or continued in existence pursuant to the provisions of Part 3 (commencing with Section 40000) of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1200.)

“Development” means, on land, in or under water, the placement or erection of any solid material or structure; discharge or disposal of any dredged material or of any gaseous, liquid, solid, or thermal waste; grading, removing, dredging, mining, or extraction of any materials; ch…

(a) “Development project” means any project undertaken for the purpose of development. “Development project” includes a project involving the issuance of a permit for construction or reconstruction but not a permit to operate. (b) (1) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagr…

“Geothermal field development project” means a development project as defined in Section 65928 which is composed of geothermal wells, resource transportation lines, production equipment, roads, and other facilities which are necessary to supply geothermal energy to any particular…

“Lead agency” means the public agency which has the principal responsibility for carrying out or approving a project. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1200.)

“Local agency” means any public agency other than a state agency. For purposes of this chapter, a redevelopment agency is a local agency and is not a state agency. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1113.)

“Project” means any activity involving the issuance to a person of a lease, permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use by one or more public agencies. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1200.)

“Public agency” means any state agency, any county, city and county, city, regional agency, public district, redevelopment agency, or other political subdivision. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1200.)

“Responsible agency” means a public agency, other than the lead agency, which has responsibility for carrying out or approving a project. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1200.)

“State agency” means any agency, board, or commission of state government. For all purposes of this chapter, the term “state agency” shall include an air pollution control district. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1200.)

(a) The State of California recognizes and accepts responsibility for all of the harms and atrocities committed by the state, its representatives thereof, and entities under its jurisdiction who promoted, facilitated, enforced, and permitted the institution of chattel slavery and…

(a) A plaque memorializing this apology, including the contents of Sections 8301.1 and 8301.2 shall be installed and maintained publicly and conspicuously in the State Capitol Building. (b) The Department of General Services, in consultation with the Joint Rules Committee, shall …

The Secretary of State shall submit a final copy of this formal apology to the State Archives, where it shall be available for viewing by the general public in perpetuity. The Legislature shall prepare the formal apology, which shall bear the Great Seal of the State and requests …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of General Services and the Joint Rules Committee may receive moneys from any federal, state, or local grant, or from any private donation or grant, for the purposes of this chapter. Notwithstanding Section 13340, any fun…

This chapter applies to a decision by an agency if, under the federal or state Constitution or a federal or state statute, an evidentiary hearing for determination of facts is required for formulation and issuance of the decision. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 21. Effectiv…

Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute: (a) This chapter applies to all agencies of the state. (b) This chapter does not apply to the Legislature, the courts or judicial branch, or the Governor or office of the Governor. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 21. Effecti…

(a) As used in this section, “local agency” means a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, or other political subdivision or public corporation in the state other than the state. (b) This chapter does not apply to a local agency except to the extent the provisio…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, by regulation, ordinance, or other appropriate action, an agency may adopt this chapter or any of its provisions for the formulation and issuance of a decision, even though the agency or decision is exempt from application of t…

This chapter applies to an adjudicative proceeding required to be conducted under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) unless the statutes relating to the proceeding provide otherwise. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1996. Operative July 1, 1997…

(a) As used in this section, “quasi-public entity” means an entity, other than a governmental agency, whether characterized by statute as a public corporation, public instrumentality, or otherwise, that is expressly created by statute for the purpose of administration of a state …

(a) The lead applicant agency specified for each project in Article 5 (commencing with Section 14556.40) shall be responsible for preparing and submitting a project application to the commission in accordance with guidelines adopted by the commission. (b) The lead applicant agenc…

Not later than 90 days from the effective date of the act that added this section, the commission, in consultation with the department and representatives from regional agencies and local agencies, and after a public hearing, shall establish guidelines to implement this chapter. …

(a) Designated lead applicant agencies shall submit applications to the commission within two years of the effective date of the act that added this section. If a completed application is not received within this period for a project listed in Article 5 (commencing with Section 1…

(a) The project applications shall define the project purpose, intended scope, proposed cost, intended funding sources, and schedule for project completion. Each application shall also specify the paragraph number of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.40 that authorizes the project…

The commission shall ascertain from the appropriate regional transportation planning agency that a project is included in, or is consistent with, the appropriate regional transportation plan before approving a project application involving right-of-way or construction phases. A p…

(a) The commission, with the assistance of the department, shall begin review of a project application within 30 days of receipt of the application. (b) The commission shall either approve or deny a project application within 90 days of the receipt of the application, unless the …

(a) Commission approval of a project application establishes the time schedule, by fiscal year, for implementation of the phases of a project. Project approval shall be deemed rescinded if the lead applicant agency or the agency responsible for carrying out the project does not s…

(a) The commission shall direct the department to allocate funds to the department, regional transportation planning agencies, local transportation commissions, congestion management agencies, transportation authorities, cities, counties, a city and county, joint powers authoriti…

As used in this article, “qualified trust company” means the trust department of any state or national bank in this state or a trust company authorized to act as such in this state. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 349.)

With the consent of the savings and loan association or credit union owning securities deposited or to be deposited with him or her as security, the Treasurer may: (a) Authorize any qualified trust company or any federal reserve bank or any branch thereof or any state or national…

The Treasurer shall take from the qualified trust company or from any federal reserve bank or any branch thereof or the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco a receipt for any securities received by it under this article. Neither the Treasurer nor the state is responsible for t…

Any qualified trust company or any federal reserve bank or any branch thereof or the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco to which securities are delivered, either as agent or depositary for the Treasury, shall make such disposition of the securities as the Treasurer directs a…

The charges of any qualified trust company or of any federal reserve bank or any branch thereof or the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco for the handling and safekeeping of such securities are not a charge against the Treasurer but shall be paid by the owner. (Amended by St…

Only members may accumulate service credit in the award system. A volunteer becomes a member when he or she satisfies the minimum requirements for membership, as established by the board, and the minimum service requirements as certified by a qualifications review commission. Mem…

(a) The award system shall be funded by contributions paid by contracting departments and income from the fund. The award system is a noncontributory system, and no contributions shall be required from members of the award system. (b) As determined by actuarial valuation reported…