Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

(a) The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available to the Natural Resources Agency, working in cooperation with the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for competitive grants to local agencies, state conservancies, federally recognized Native Am…

Unless the project has been identified as serving a disadvantaged community, an entity that receives an award under this chapter shall be required to provide a match of 20 percent. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)

The Regents of the University of California may order the selection of the 150,000 acres of land granted to the State for the use of an agricultural college, and dispose of the land at the price and in the manner fixed by them. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 609.)

The land agent of the university, as the agent of the State, shall select the lands according to the instructions of the board, and issue certificates of purchase and patents to purchasers who comply with the conditions fixed by the board. The Regents shall invest all moneys accr…

All moneys, securities, or other properties arising from the sale of the 72 sections granted to the State for a seminary of learning, and from the sale of the 10 sections granted to the State for the erection of public buildings, shall be paid out of the State Treasury on the ord…

All persons who have purchased any portion of either of the grants mentioned in Section 8103, and who have not paid in full therefor, shall be included in the delinquent-list, and the district attorney shall proceed against such delinquents as provided in Sections 7902 and 7903, …

Whenever any resident of this state desires to purchase any part of the 150,000 acres of land granted to the state for the use of an agricultural college, the resident shall make an affidavit before any officer authorized to administer oaths that the resident is a citizen of the …

When a contest arises between two or more persons concerning the right of such persons to purchase any portion of the land granted to the State for the use of an agricultural college, if either party demands a trial in the courts of the State, the land agent of the university, as…

Orthometric heights within the State of California that are based on the North America Vertical Datum of 1988 and conforming to the provisions of this chapter shall be known as “California Orthometric Heights of 1988.” Orthometric heights are commonly referred to as “elevations.”…

As used in this chapter: (a) “NGS” means National Geodetic Survey or its successor. (b) “CSRC” means California Spatial Reference Center or its successor. (c) “NAVD88” means North American Vertical Datum of 1988. (d) “GPS” means Global Positioning System and includes other, simil…

The phrase “California Orthometric Heights of 1988” or any abbreviation, such as “COH88,” thereof shall be used only in reference to orthometric heights based on NAVD88 and conforming to the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January…

COH88 values shall be expressed in meters and decimals of a meter or in feet and decimals of a foot. When COH88 values are expressed in feet, the “U.S. Survey Foot,” (one foot equals 1200/3937 meters) shall be used as the standard foot. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16.…

COH88 values that are determined from differential leveling surveys shall be known as “leveled COH88” values. COH88 values that are determined from GPS surveys and the appropriate application of a geoid model shall be known as “derived COH88” values. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 15…

When a geoid model is used to determine derived COH88 values, it shall be the latest geoid model published by NGS. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)

The accuracy of derived COH88 values may be improved by applying a “local orthometric height correction” to the geoid height determined from the latest, applicable geoid model published by NGS. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)

The survey that establishes a COH88 value or values shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) The survey shall be referenced to and shall have field-observed statistically independent connections to one or more orthometric height reference stations that is or are one of t…

If an accuracy is claimed for a COH88 value or values, the survey that established the value or values shall be documented on a map, record of survey, corner record, or other document that includes, at a minimum, the following: (a) For each COH88 station, the resultant COH88 valu…

When a COH88 value or values are shown on any document, the document shall include the following: (a) A statement that the orthometric height or heights shown are a COH88 value or values; exceptions shall be noted. (b) The station or stations to which the COH88 value or values ar…

The use of COH88 by any person, firm, or governmental agency is optional. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)

This chapter does not impair or invalidate land titles, legal descriptions, or jurisdictional or land boundaries and, further, this chapter does not impair or invalidate references to, or the use of, datums, elevations, orthometric heights, or other height values that do not conf…

This chapter does not prohibit the use of new surveying technologies or techniques for which FGCS specifications or other accepted specifications have not yet been published. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)

The sum of four hundred fifty million dollars ($450,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to respond to severe weather and increasing temperatures, and address extreme heat and extreme heat events in communities. Priority shall be given to projects t…

Of the funds made available by Section 92500, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Office of Planning and Research’s Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program to fund projects that reduce the impact of extreme h…

Of the funds made available by Section 92500, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Strategic Growth Council’s Transformative Climate Communities Program established pursuant to Section 75240 for project…

Of the funds made available by Section 92500, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Natural Resources Agency for competitive grants for urban greening. These funds shall support projects that mitigate the urba…

Of the funds made available by Section 92500, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to protect or augment California’s urban forests pursuant to Section 4799.12. Projects sh…

(a) Of the funds made available by Section 92500, sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Office of Emergency Services and the Strategic Growth Council for competitive grants for the creation of strategically located c…

Of the funds made available by Section 92500, forty million dollars ($40,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Food and Agriculture for grants to fairgrounds operated by the network of California fairs for modifications or upgrad…

Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the Protecting Californians From Extreme Heat: A State Action Plan to Build Community Resilience, and the Office of Planning and Research’s Extreme Heat and Community Resi…