Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

Nothing in this chapter shall infringe on the existing authority of counties and cities to control land use or to make land use decisions, and nothing in this chapter provides or transfers new authority over that land use to the board. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

The director may enter into an agreement with the owner or any other person who has legal control of any property, any public agency with regulatory or natural resource management authority over any property that is included within any wildland, or any nonprofit organization to c…

To be considered for the public interest and beneficial to the state, each prescribed burn, pursuant to Section 4497, shall be for any of the following purposes or any combination of the following purposes: (a) Prevention of high-intensity wildland fires through reduction of the …

A state agency, department, board, or commission that has awarded grant funds for a project that includes the preparation for, or implementation of, a beneficial fire project shall include as an allowable expense of the grant the payment of overtime or double rates of pay to empl…

(a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Burn boss” means either of the following: (A) A person certified pursuant to Section 4477 to conduct prescribed burning operations and to enter into contracts related to prescribed burning ope…

No later than one year after a claim is paid from the fund, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, regarding the claim process and propose statutory changes that may improve the efficiency, transparency, ef…

(a) (1) The Legislature acknowledges that federally recognized California Native American tribes have inherent sovereignty and authority to regulate their members and cultural practices, including, but not limited to, cultural fire practitioners and cultural burning. (2) The Legi…

Revenue bonds may be issued by the district for the acquisition and construction, or acquisition or construction of any improvements or property or facilities contained within the district. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

Proceedings for the authorization, issuance, sale, security, and payment of revenue bonds shall be had, the board shall have the powers and duties, and the bondholders shall have the rights and remedies, all in substantial accordance with and with like legal effect as provided in…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the department shall deposit all amounts paid as redemption payments by distributors pursuant to Section 14574 and all other revenues received into the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund, which is hereby created in the State Tr…

(a) Subject to the availability of funds and in accordance with subdivision (b), the department shall expend the moneys set aside in the fund, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14580, for the purposes of this section in the following manner: (1) For each fiscal year, the dep…

(a) The department shall expend in each fiscal year, from the moneys set aside in the fund pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14580, twenty million nine hundred seventy-four thousand dollars ($20,974,000), plus the cost-of-living adjustment, as provided in subdivision (c), le…

The Recycling Infrastructure Loan Guarantee Account is hereby created as a revolving account in the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund, and the funds in that account are continuously appropriated to the department to issue loan guarantees for capital expenditures for ne…

Notwithstanding Section 14581, on and after July 1, 2012, the department shall not make any payments, grants, or loans, as provided in that section, to a city, county, or city and county, if the city, county, or city and county has adopted or is enforcing a land use restriction t…

(a) Operators of reverse vending machines or processors may apply to the Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority for financing pursuant to Section 44526 of the Health and Safety Code, as a means of obtaining capital for establishment of a convenience network. For purpose…

(a) The department shall adopt guidelines and methods for paying handling fees to supermarket sites, nonprofit convenience zone recyclers, or rural region recyclers to provide an incentive for the redemption of empty beverage containers in convenience zones. The guidelines shall …

(a) The department shall not make handling fee payments to a supermarket site if the department determines that all empty beverage container types are not redeemed at the same physical location within the recycling location. (b) A supermarket site that redeems all empty beverage …

This division does not create any guarantee of a continuing level of support, or other obligation on the part of the State of California, the department, or any agency thereof, to pay any specified amount to any local conservation organization, community conservation corps, or st…

This division does not require or create any obligation that payments made pursuant to this division to any local conservation organization, community conservation corps, or statewide nonprofit private agency in any given fiscal year be made in any subsequent fiscal year at the s…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) This division requires that the environmental impacts of development projects be identified and mitigated. (b) This division also guarantees the public an opportunity to review and comment on the environmental impacts o…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Applicant” means a public or private entity or its affiliates, or a person or entity that undertakes a public works project, that proposes a project and its successors, heirs, and assignees. (b) “Disadvantaged co…

(a) For purposes of subdivision (d) of Section 21189.81, an “energy infrastructure project” includes the San Vicente Energy Storage Facility project proposed by the San Diego County Water Authority for pumped energy storage located in the eastern portion of the County of San Dieg…

(a) (1) (A) The Governor may certify a project as an energy infrastructure project for purposes of this chapter if the project meets the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 21189.81. (B) In addition to subparagraph (A), if the applicant is not the lead agency, the Governor…

(a) In addition to the requirements of Section 21189.82, with respect to any energy infrastructure project or semiconductor or microelectronic project proposed by a private entity, the Governor may certify the project pursuant to this chapter only if the project does not result i…

(a) This chapter applies to a project that is certified by the Governor as an infrastructure project. (b) An applicant may apply to the Governor for certification and shall provide evidence and materials deemed necessary by the Governor in making a decision on the application for…

(a) An action or proceeding brought to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the certification of an environmental impact report for an infrastructure project subject to this chapter or the granting of any project approvals, including any potential appeals to the court of app…

Notwithstanding any other law, the preparation and certification of the record of proceedings for an infrastructure project shall be performed in the following manner: (a) The lead agency for the project shall prepare the record of proceedings under this division concurrently wit…

(a) Within 10 days of the certification of a project pursuant to Section 21189.82, the lead agency shall, at the applicant’s expense, if applicable, issue a public notice in no less than 12-point type stating the following: “THE APPLICANT HAS ELECTED TO PROCEED UNDER CHAPTER 7 (C…

Except as otherwise provided expressly in this chapter, this chapter does not affect the duty of any party to comply with this division. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 60, Sec. 6. (SB 149) Effective July 10, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2034, pursuant to Section 21189.91.)

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 6…

If before January 1, 2033, a lead agency fails to approve an infrastructure project, then the certification is no longer valid. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 60, Sec. 6. (SB 149) Effective July 10, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2034, pursuant to Section 21189.91.)

This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 60, Sec. 6. (SB 149) Effective July 10, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2034, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Chapter 7, commencing with Section…

As used in this chapter: (a) “Passive thermal system” means a system which utilizes the structural elements of a building and is not augmented by mechanical components to provide for collection, storage and distribution of solar energy or coolness. (b) “Semipassive thermal system…

The commission shall develop and coordinate a program of research and development in energy supply, consumption, and conservation and the technology of siting facilities and shall give priority to those forms of research and development that are of particular importance to the st…

The commission shall carry out technical assessment studies on all forms of energy and energy-related problems, in order to influence federal research and development priorities and to be informed on future energy options and their impacts, including, in addition to those problem…

For research purposes, the commission shall, in cooperation with other state agencies, participate in the design, construction, and operation of energy-conserving buildings using data developed pursuant to Section 25401, in order to demonstrate the economic and technical feasibil…

On or before November 1, 1978, the commission shall develop and adopt, in cooperation with affected industry and consumer representatives, and after one or more public hearings, regulations governing solar devices. The regulations shall be designed to encourage the development an…

Standards adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 25605, which are building standards as defined in Section 25488.5, shall be submitted to the State Building Standards Commission for approval pursuant to, and are governed by, the State Building Standards Law (Part 2.5 (comm…

The commission shall confer with officials of federal agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to coordinate the adopti…

The commission may, in adopting regulations pursuant to this chapter, specify the date when the regulations shall take effect. The commission may specify different dates for different regulations. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1081.)

The effective dates of building standards adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 25609 are subject to approval pursuant to the provisions of the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Part 13 of the Health and Safety Code. (Added by Stats…

For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the commission may contract with any person for materials and services that cannot be performed by its staff or other state agencies, and may apply for federal grants or any other funding. (Added by renumbering Section …

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage local agencies to expeditiously review permit applications to site energy projects, and to encourage energy project developers to consider all cost-effective and environmentally superior alternatives that achieve their project …

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to preserve diversity of clean energy resources, including diversity of resources used in electric generation facilities, industrial and commercial applications, and transportation. (b) The commission shall, within the limits of available f…

(a) The commission shall facilitate development and commercialization of ultra low- and zero-emission electric vehicles and advanced battery technologies, as well as development of an infrastructure to support maintenance and fueling of those vehicles in California. Facilitating …

(a) For purposes of this section, “qualified counties” means the Counties of Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Merced, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, and Tulare. (b) The commission shall provide up to seven …