Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state that the right of the public to access and enjoyment of the coastal resources should be effectively guaranteed. To achieve such objective, it is the intent of the Legislature that the State Coastal Conservancy …

The conservancy may award grants to any public agency or nonprofit organization to acquire land, or any interest therein, or to develop, operate, or manage lands for public access purposes to and along the coast. No grants may be awarded to any local agency unless the conservancy…

The conservancy may provide up to the total cost of the acquisition of interests in lands and the initial development of public accessways by any public agency or nonprofit organization, as provided in Section 31400.1. The amount of funding provided by the conservancy shall be de…

The conservancy may provide such assistance as is required to aid public agencies and nonprofit organizations in establishing a system of public coastal accessways, and related functions necessary to meet the objectives of this division. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1234, Sec. 5.…

The conservancy shall develop and adopt standards to guide state and local public agencies and federal agencies to the extent permitted by federal law or regulations or the United States Constitution in acquiring and developing public access to coastal resources. Such standards s…

In order to assure that an adequate system of public accessways is provided along the entire coastline, the department or the conservancy may acquire fee title or lesser interests in areas required for public access to significant coastal resources. The department may develop and…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for timely acceptance of offers to dedicate interests in property, recorded pursuant to Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000) and needed to provide public access to and along the ocean shoreline. (b) The Legislature finds a…

The conservancy shall accept any outstanding offer to dedicate a public accessway, described in Section 31402.1, that has not been accepted by another public agency or nonprofit organization within 90 days of its expiration date. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 337, Sec. 2. Effectiv…

(a) To the extent that funds are available in the Coastal Access Account in the State Coastal Conservancy Fund, the conservancy shall open at least three public accessways each year either directly or by awarding grants to public agencies or nonprofit organizations. (b) The conse…

The department or the conservancy may not acquire any public access site under the power of eminent domain unless such acquisition is approved by the Legislature as part of its annual approval of the Budget Act. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 930.)

When another local public agency is unable or unwilling to take title to an area required for public access to and along the coastline, the department or the conservancy may accept title to such an area. The department or the conservancy, however, shall not be required to open an…

The department or the conservancy may accept, from any public agency or nonprofit organization, fees collected for purposes of providing public access to coastal resources. Any funds collected from such source shall be expended by the department or the conservancy for the sole pu…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conservancy may enter into an option to acquire an interest in real property in connection with a public access project, when the Legislature appropriates funds for purposes of carrying out the objectives of this division. The cost …

(a) The conservancy shall, in consultation with the Department of Parks and Recreation, the California Coastal Commission, and the Department of Transportation, coordinate the development of the California Coastal Trail. (b) To the extent feasible, and consistent with their indiv…

Consistent with the conservancy’s authority under this chapter to develop a system of public accessways to, and along, the state’s coastline, the conservancy may award grants and provide assistance to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to establish and expand those inlan…

(a) That portion of the Ma-le’l Dunes in Humboldt County that is part of the California Coastal Trail and is under the jurisdiction of the conservancy is hereby designated and shall be known as the Senator Wesley Chesbro Coastal Trail. (b) After the date on which Wesley Chesbro c…

This chapter may be cited as the Bushy Lake Preservation Act. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 665.)

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: (a) “California Exposition flood plain” means that portion of state-owned California Exposition land in the American River flood plain as it exists on January 1, 1977. (b) “Bushy Lake area” means th…

The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) The lower American River is in the California Wild and Scenic Rivers System as designated in subdivision (e) of Section 5093.54, and has thus been determined by the Legislature as possessing extraordinary scenic, recreational, fishery,…

(a) The California Exposition and State Fair Board of Directors shall preserve, for public day use and enjoyment, the California Exposition flood plain in a manner consistent with the definition of a state park in accordance with Section 5019.53 and consistent with the American R…

The California Exposition and State Fair Board of Directors shall preserve and manage, or provide, pursuant to an agreement with the American River Parkway Manager, for the management of, the Bushy Lake area in accordance with Section 5019.71 and the land use designations and pol…

In enacting this chapter, it is not the intent of the Legislature to require removal, or preclude use, repair, or additional construction of, highways, electric transmission lines, sewage lines, or waterlines through the California Exposition flood plain. Further, it is not the i…

The sum of five hundred eighty million dollars ($580,000,000) shall be available for improving the sustainability and livability of California’s communities through investment in natural resources. The purposes of this chapter include reducing urban communities’ contribution to g…

Appropriation of the funds provided in subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 75065 may only be made upon enactment of legislation to implement that subdivision. (Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)

The sum of one hundred seventy-five million dollars ($175,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to fund projects that enhance and protect coastal and ocean resources, as follows: (a) The sum of thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) shall be avail…

In implementing Section 80120, the administering entity may give special consideration to the acquisition of lands that are in deferred certification areas of local coastal plans or that complement natural community conservation plans. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Appr…

The sum of eight hundred fifty million dollars ($850,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for clean energy projects. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 83, Sec. 2. (SB 867) Approved in Proposition 4 at the November 5, 2024, election. Effective November 6, 2…

(a) The proportion of any asset funded pursuant to this section or Section 94520 or 94530 shall be funded without return on equity for the lifetime of the proportion of that asset that would have otherwise been borne by ratepayers. (b) The proportion of any projects funded pursua…

(a) Of the funds made available by Section 94500, three hundred twenty-five million dollars ($325,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Develo…

Of the funds made available by Section 94500, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission for grants or loans to support the Long-Duration Energy Storage Progr…

(a) Of the funds made available by Section 94500, four hundred seventy-five million dollars ($475,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to support any of the following activities r…

In order to carry out the purposes of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act enacted by the Congress of the United States, the State Resource Conservation Commission (hereinafter referred to as “commission”) is hereby designated as the agency of the State of California …

The commission is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to formulate and submit to the Secretary of Agriculture, in conformity with the provisions of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, a state plan for each calendar year beginning with the year 1949. It shall b…

Upon the acceptance of each such plan by the Secretary of Agriculture, the commission is authorized and empowered to accept and receive all grants of money made pursuant to the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act for the purpose of enabling the state to carry out the pro…

In carrying out the provisions of each such plan, the commission shall have power: to employ such agents or agencies, and to establish such agencies, as it may find to be necessary; to cooperate with local and state agencies and with agencies of other states and of the federal go…

For the purpose of carrying out each such plan according to its terms, the commission is hereby authorized to delegate any of the powers herein conferred to such agents or agencies as may be designated by the commission and approved by the Secretary of Agriculture. (Added by Stat…

Nothing herein shall be construed or operate to impose any obligation or liability upon the commission or other than as herein specified. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)