Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of General Services shall initiate programs to restore public lands that use compost, co-compost, rice straw, and chemically fixed sewage sludge and shall use those products…

On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a wildfire. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 238, Sec. 6…

The department shall evaluate compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material. Compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge products, when used as a substi…

On or before January 1, 1994, the board shall evaluate rice straw for use as a solid waste landfill cover material or for use as an extender for currently used cover material. Rice straw or rice straw materials, when used as a substitute for or mixed with currently approved cover…

Based on the results of the evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 42244, the department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge, that meet the performance standards for cover material, for up to 25 percent…

Any procuring agency that prepares a request for bid for commercial fertilizers or soil amendment products shall document its determination that the use of a compost, co-compost, or chemically fixed sewage sludge would jeopardize public health or safety or would jeopardize the in…

A partition of a district shall be made in accordance with the District Reorganization Act of 1965, Division 1 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 6 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

(a) Any person who owns land within the marsh that is being used for the purpose of agriculture or wildlife habitat on January 1, 1978, or that is used for such a purpose at any time after that date, may petition the local government having jurisdiction over the land to enter int…

Neither the acreage limitations contained in Section 51230 of the Government Code and subdivision (f) of Section 421 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, nor the requirements of Section 51242 of the Government Code, shall apply to any contract entered into pursuant to this article. …

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 51243 of the Government Code, upon the annexation by a city of any land within the marsh that is under contract with the county, the city shall succeed to all rights, duties, and powers of the county under such contract…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 51282, 51283, 51283.3, and 51285 of the Government Code, no contract with any person concerning land within the marsh and entered into by any local government pursuant to the California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Williamson Act) (Chapter 7 (commen…

(a) Each countywide or regional agency integrated waste management plan, and the elements thereof, shall be reviewed, revised, if necessary, and submitted to the board every five years in accordance with the schedule set forth under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 41800). (b) …

A district may change its name by action of the board of supervisors of the principal county as provided by this article. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

Whenever in the judgment of the board of directors it is for the best interest of a district that its name be changed to a stated name, it may pass a resolution reciting such fact. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

A copy of the resolution shall be forwarded to the board of supervisors of the principal county with the request that the name of the district be changed to the stated name. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

The board of supervisors of the principal county shall consider this request at their next regular meeting and may grant or deny the request. Their action shall be officially recorded in their minutes. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

If the action of the board of supervisors on this request is negative, they shall forward a copy of the resolution to the board of directors initiating the request. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

If the action of the board of supervisors on this request is favorable, it shall cause certified copies of the resolution to be forwarded to the board of directors initiating the request, the boards of supervisors and county clerks of all the other counties in which any portion o…

On acknowledgment of the change of name by the Secretary of State, the name of the district shall be considered changed. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

One district may transfer land within its boundaries to a district contiguous thereto in accordance with the provisions of the District Reorganization Act of 1965, Division 1 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 6 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

(a) Prior to certification of the county’s component of the local protection program, the county shall designate the area of the county adjacent to the marsh that should be retained in agricultural use, or in uses that are compatible with agricultural use, in order to ensure the …

The department, local government entity, or nonprofit land trust organization acquiring an easement pursuant to this division shall monitor that easement in order to assess the condition of the resources being protected and to ensure that the terms of the easement are being follo…

The department shall ensure that any entity acquiring a conservation easement acquired pursuant to this division has adequate funding for, or otherwise adequately provides for, easement monitoring pursuant to this division, and is able to enforce the easement if its provisions ar…

The district may acquire, construct, maintain, and operate property, works, and facilities for any one or more of the following purposes: (a) To supply the inhabitants of the district with water for domestic use, irrigation, sanitation, industrial use, fire protection, and recrea…

As used in this chapter, “acquire” includes, but is not restricted to, taking by condemnation, purchase, or lease and receiving by donation or dedication. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 582.)

The district may hold, use, enjoy, lease or dispose of any of its property. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 302.)

Whenever the board determines by resolution that it is feasible, economically sound, and in the public interest, for the district to exercise its powers for any of the purposes specified in Section 13070, and not specified in the resolution establishing the district, the board ma…

Bonded indebtedness may be incurred within the district in the manner herein provided. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

The board may compel all residents and property owners in the district to connect their houses, habitations and structures requiring sewage or drainage disposal service or a joint water system with the sewer and storm drains or water facilities of the district, and to use distric…

(a) No district shall engage in any activity or provide any service not already engaged in or provided, or budgeted for, as of July 1, 1970. Whenever any activity or service of a district is terminated, it shall not be reactivated. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisio…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and in addition to any other powers conferred thereby, Resort Improvement District Number 1, in the County of Humboldt, may produce, purchase, and sell electrical power within the boundaries of the district. (b) Except as p…

For purposes of this chapter, “cohort” means all corpsmembers who permanently separate from the corps in a state fiscal year after having been enrolled for more than 60 days. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 51, Sec. 32. (SB 854) Effective June 27, 2018.)

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to evaluate how effectively the corps transitions corpsmembers into educational and employment opportunities upon completion of their service. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 51, Sec. 32. (SB 854) Effective June 27, 2018.)

(a) Commencing January 1, 2020, the corps shall report by December 31 of each year the total number of corpsmembers in the cohort who permanently separated from the corps during the state fiscal year that ended 18 months before the date the report is due. (b) To the extent feasib…

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), a beverage distributor shall pay the department, for deposit into the fund, a redemption payment of four cents ($0.04) for a beverage container sold or offered for sale in the state by the distributor. (2) A beverage container with a c…

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an invoice or other form of accounting of a transaction submitted by a beverage distributor of beverages to a dealer shall separately identify the amount of any redemption payment imposed on beverage containers pursuant to Section 1456…

(a) A beverage manufacturer shall clearly indicate on all beverage containers sold or offered for sale by that beverage manufacturer in the state the message “CA Redemption Value,” “California Redemption Value,” “CA Cash Refund,” “California Cash Refund,” or “CA CRV,” by etching,…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the minimum redemption payment established by this article is a regulatory fee collected for the purpose of assuring the return for recycling of a greater percentage of the beverage containers sold in this state, and is beneficial to…

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Mercury-added novelty” means a mercury-added product intended mainly for personal or household enjoyment or adornment. A “mercury-added novelty” includes, but is not limited to, any item intended …

(a) On and after July 1, 2002, no person, other than a person licensed pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 4140) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, may sell at retail, or otherwise supply, a mercury fever thermometer to a consumer or patie…

(a) On and after January 1, 2003, no person shall manufacture, offer for final sale or use, or distribute for promotional purposes in this state, a mercury-added novelty, if the manufacturer, seller, or distributor knows, or has reason to know, that the product contains mercury. …

No school in this state shall purchase, for use in the classroom, elemental mercury, mercury compounds, or mercury-added laboratory measurement devices, chemicals, and related materials, except measuring devices used in school laboratories for which the school district determines…

No person may sell or offer for sale in this state a vehicle manufactured on or after January 1, 2005, that contains a mercury-containing motor vehicle light switch, as defined in Section 25214.5 of the Health and Safety Code, mounted on the hood or trunk. (Added by Stats. 2001, …

If any person provides a fiberglass manufacturer with false or misleading information concerning the recycled content of glass cullet, the department, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecut…

If any fiberglass manufacturer provides the department with a false or misleading certificate concerning the percentage of glass cullet used pursuant to this division pursuant to Section 19520, the department, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or …

If any fiberglass manufacturer provides the department with a false or misleading certificate concerning why the fiberglass manufacturer was unable to meet the content requirements due to technical infeasibility pursuant to Section 19522, the department, within 30 days of making …