Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

All works acquired or constructed under this chapter where the expense involved exceeds five hundred dollars, shall be done by contract which shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder as provided in this chapter. If the bonds are purchased by the Reconstruction Finance Co…

The governing body shall comply with all the conditions and requirements of the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932, respecting the employment of labor, and other matters in connection therewith unless they are in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this State. (…

Before awarding any contract for construction of works the governing body shall cause to be published a notice inviting sealed bids for doing it. The notice shall refer to the plans and specifications on file. It shall be published twice in a daily, semi-weekly, or weekly newspap…

All bids shall be accompanied by a certified check payable to the district for an amount that is not less than ten per cent of the aggregate of the bid. No bid shall be considered unless accompanied by the check. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

The bids shall be delivered to the clerk. The governing body shall, in open session, publicly open, examine, and declare them. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

The governing body may reject all bids if it deems this for the public good, and shall reject all bids other than the lowest regular responsible bidder, and may award the contract to him at the price named in his bid. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

If the bids are rejected or if no bids are received, the governing body may readvertise for bids as in the first instance without further proceedings. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

If the successful bidder fails, neglects, or refuses for twenty days after written notice of the award has been mailed him to enter into the contract to perform the work, the check accompanying his bid, and the amount therein named, shall be declared forfeited to the district, an…

Each contractor shall, at the time of entering into the contract, execute a surety bond to the satisfaction and approval of the governing body in a sum not less than twenty-five per cent of the amount of the contract, conditioned upon its faithful performance. (Enacted by Stats. …

The contract shall provide that the work shall be commenced within twenty days after the contractor has received written notice from the clerk that there is sufficient money or revenue bonds in the special fund provided to pay the contract price. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)…

At the time of entering into the contract the contractor shall execute, deliver, and file with the governing body a good and sufficient surety bond, in a sum not less than one-half the total amount payable by the terms of the contract, conditioned upon the payment by the contract…

All provisions of the codes and general laws relating to notice and the foreclosure of such liens are applicable, but suit may only be brought on the bond within six months after the expiration of the period for the filing of verified claims. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

In all respects not otherwise provided for in this chapter the bond shall be in conformity with the requirements of the general law of the State regarding contractor’s bonds for the benefit of laborers and materialmen, who shall have a first lien against any moneys or bonds due o…

With respect to housing developments financed by a mortgage loan from the agency, the agency shall: (a) Prescribe uniform systems of accounts and records for rental and cooperative housing developments and require the housing sponsors to make reports and give answers to specific …

The agency may do any of the following with respect to housing sponsors of rental and cooperative housing financed pursuant to this part. (a) Through its agents or employees, enter upon and inspect the lands, buildings, and equipment of a housing sponsor, including all parts ther…

Every housing sponsor of a rental or cooperative housing development which receives a construction loan or mortgage loan or a grant pursuant to this part shall enter into an agreement with the agency providing for the regulation of the disposition of property. No housing sponsor …

Upon making a determination that the financial status of a rental or cooperative housing development is such as to jeopardize any economic interest of the agency in such housing development, the agency may assume managerial and financial control of the housing sponsor and may sup…

The agency may prescribe regulations specifying the categories of cost which shall be allowable in the construction or rehabilitation of a housing development. The agency may require any housing sponsor to certify the development costs upon completion of the housing development. …

(a) The agency may institute any action or proceeding pursuant to applicable provisions of law against any housing sponsor receiving or assuming a loan under this part in any court of competent jurisdiction in order to enforce this part or the terms and provisions of any contract…

Whenever a housing sponsor of a rental or cooperative housing development accumulates an earned surplus greater than such operating and replacement reserves as the agency may require, that surplus shall be used to reduce rents within the housing development to a level at which no…

A person or family of low or moderate income shall not receive financial assistance under this part if such person or family has already received assistance under this part for purchase of other real property, unless such property is sold or transferred for good cause as determin…

(a) At each site, a community advisory group may be established by the affected community to review any response action and comment on the response action to be conducted in that community. (b) (1) If the department or regional board, whichever is overseeing a response action, re…

To the extent possible, the composition of each community advisory group shall reflect the composition of the affected community and the diversity of interests of the community by including all of the following types of individuals on the community advisory group: (a) Persons own…

The department or regional board shall regularly communicate, and confer as appropriate, with the community advisory group. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.)

The following entities may participate in community advisory group meetings in order to provide information and technical expertise: (a) The department or regional boards. (b) Representatives of local environmental regulatory agencies. (c) The potentially responsible parties or o…

(a) The existence of a community advisory group shall not diminish any other obligation of the department or regional board with respect to public participation requirements specified in Section 78930. (b) Nothing in this article shall affect the status of any citizen advisory gr…

A community advisory group established pursuant to Section 78950 may request, in writing, and a potentially responsible party may fund, a technical assistance grant for a site, for the purpose of providing technical assistance to the community advisory group. (Added by Stats. 202…

No person, partnership, corporation, association, or his, her, or its agents or representatives, shall sell, offer for sale, or advertise any plot under representation that the plot is under endowment care, before an endowment care fund has been established for the cemetery in wh…

It shall be unlawful for a cemetery authority, its officers, employees or agents, or a cemetery broker or salesman to represent that an endowment care fund or any other fund set up for maintaining care is perpetual or permanent. (Added by renumbering Section 8747 by Stats. 1982, …

Any food is misbranded if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Any food is misbranded if it is manufactured, packed, or held in this state in a food processing facility not duly registered as provided in this part, except for food from facilities exclusively storing, handling, or processing dry beans. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 915, Sec. 18.…

Any food is misbranded if its labeling does not conform with the requirements for nutrition labeling as set forth in Section 403(q) (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(q)) of the federal act and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any food exempted from those requirements under the federal…

Any food is misbranded if its labeling does not conform with the requirements for nutrient content or health claims as set forth in Section 403(r) (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(r)) of the federal act and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any food exempted from those requirements un…

Any food is misbranded if its labeling does not conform with the requirements for food allergen labeling as set forth in Section 403(w) of the federal act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(w)) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any food exempted from those requirements under the fed…

Any food is misbranded if its labeling does not conform with the requirements for pasteurized in-shell egg labeling as set forth in Section 27644.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 11, Sec. 7. (AB 1414) Ef…

Any food is misbranded if it is in package form, unless it bears a label containing all of the following information: (a) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor. (b) An accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, meas…

Any food is misbranded if its labeling or packaging does not conform to the requirements of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 110290). (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Any food is misbranded if it is offered for sale under the name of another food, or if it is an imitation of another food for which a definition and standard of identity has been established by regulation and its label does not bear, in type of uniform size and prominence the wor…

Any food is misbranded if its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Any food is misbranded if it is a confectionery and contains alcohol in excess of 12 of 1 percent by weight and that fact does not appear on the label for the food. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Any food is misbranded if it is a potentially hazardous processed food that is preserved by refrigeration at temperatures of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or lower and it is not conspicuously labeled “Perishable Keep Refrigerated.” (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective Januar…

Any food is misbranded if any word, statement, or other information required pursuant to this part to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed upon the label or labeling with conspicuousness, as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the la…

Any food is misbranded if it purports to be, or is represented as, a food for which a definition and standard of identity has been established under Section 110505 and the label fails to bear the name of the food specified in the standard or otherwise fails to conform to the defi…

Any food is misbranded if it purports to be, or is represented as, a food for which a standard of quality or fill has been prescribed by regulation under Section 110505 and its quality or fill is below the standard unless its label bears, in a manner and form as specified by regu…

Any food for which no standard of identity exists is misbranded unless it bears a label clearly stating the common or usual name of the food. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) Any food fabricated from two or more ingredients is misbranded unless it bears a label clearly stating the common or usual name of each ingredient, and if the food purports to be a beverage containing vegetable or fruit juice, a statement with appropriate prominence on the in…