Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

(a) All fees, rents, and other returns for the use of any state park system area are the property of the state or the public agency operating a state park system area pursuant to an agreement entered into pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 5080.30) of Chapter 1.2. How…

(a) On and after January 1, 2024, any contract the department enters into for purposes of managing the department’s reservation system pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 5010.1 shall reflect the rules, authorizations, and requirements of this section. (b) For units of the sta…

(a) On or before January 1, 2025, the department shall implement a reservation drawing for up to five of the most popular units of the state park system. The department shall determine the top units for purposes of this section based on units that have the most booking interest s…

The department shall not collect from any group of pupils in kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or their escorts, including, but not limited to, teachers, other supervisory personnel, and busdrivers, any fee, rental or other return for the use of any unit in the state par…

(a) The department may establish the California State Park Adventure Pass. The pass shall be available, upon application to the department, to any child in grade 4, or grade 4 equivalent, who is a California resident and enrolled in a California public school. (b) (1) The departm…

The department may waive all fees for the use, including camping where permitted, of any unit of the state park system by students of the California Cadet Corps or of a public military academy, pursuant to Section 5080.44, in exchange for completing a community service project at…

(a) The department may license, sell, or license and sell, its branded merchandise, images, and other state-park-related merchandise, directly to the public for revenue generation, if the department is unable to obtain through good faith efforts a concession or cooperating associ…

The director may authorize the refund of moneys received or collected by himself or by the department illegally, or by mistake, inadvertence, or error. Claims authorized by the director shall be filed with the State Controller and the Controller shall draw his warrant against the…

(a) For purposes of this section, “subaccount” means the State Parks Revenue Incentive Subaccount created pursuant to this section. (b) The State Parks Revenue Incentive Subaccount is hereby created within the State Parks and Recreation Fund. (c) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of …

(a) The department shall develop a revenue generation program as an essential component of a long-term sustainable park funding strategy. On or before July 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the department shall assign a revenue generation target to each district under the control…

(a) Any person receiving aid to the aged, blind, or disabled under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, any person receiving aid under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program under Part …

(a) A veteran of a war in which the United States has been, or may be engaged, who is a resident of this state, upon presentation to the department of proof of disability, proof of being held captive as a prisoner of war, or proof of being a recipient of a Congressional Medal of …

The department may offer a reduced fee or free day use of any unit of the state park that is operated by the state and accessible with a vehicle day use annual pass, as those parks are listed on the department’s Internet Web site, to a veteran, as defined in Section 980 of the Mi…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the use of conservation easements can assist the department in protecting the natural resources of the state park system and prevent incompatible uses on property at a low cost, while maintaining land in private ownership and productive…

The department may, upon application by the proper authorities, grant permits and easements for the following purposes and upon the terms as the department may prescribe: (a) To a public agency for public roads. (b) To a public agency for public bicycle and pedestrian trails. (c)…

In any lease, easement, right-of-way, license, or permit entered into whereby the department leases real property, obtains a license, permit, or a grant of easement or right-of-way to enter upon the property, the department may agree to indemnify and hold harmless the grantor, le…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subsequent to the creation of an easement for a roadway connecting to Mulholland Drive through the Mulholland Scenic Corridor and Topanga State Park or other state-owned parkland, the department may impose conditions and restriction…

The department may acquire, purchase, and obtain objects of historical interest, and it may purchase sites for and establish and maintain museums for such objects. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)

The Director of Parks and Recreation shall convey to the Hussey Ranch Corporation, upon such terms and conditions as he determines are in the best interests of the State, all of the right, title, and interest of the State of California in and to the right-of-way for a term of 100…

(a) In recognition of the late Robert H. Meyer’s many contributions to the growth and improvement of the state park system, the El Matador, El Pescador, and La Piedra State Beaches are hereby designated and shall be known collectively as the Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beaches…

The Baldwin Hills State Recreation Area is hereby designated and shall be known as the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area. The department shall erect appropriate signs to reflect the designation made by this section and shall cause all directories and other publications concernin…

In recognition of the late Ed Z’berg’s many contributions to the growth and improvement of the state park system, Sugar Pine Point State Park is hereby designated and shall be known as the Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 240, Sec. 22. Effective A…

(a) The department shall provide assistance acquiring and accepting land immediately adjacent to, and that expands, Chino Hills State Park, by transferring three properties into the state park system. The properties are known as First National Investment Properties, which consist…

In order to eliminate or acquire privately owned lands situated within the exterior boundaries of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the department is authorized to exchange for such lands other lands of approximately equal value which have been or may hereafter be patented to t…

In order to exchange certain lands patented to the State of California for park purposes situated outside and within 10 miles of the exterior boundaries of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park for the purpose of acquisition of other public domain lands needed for park purposes stil…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Parks and Recreation may enter into an agreement for the acquisition of the “Freeman Property,” as identified in subdivision (d). The acquisition of the “Freeman Property” pursuant to this authorization and identified in this m…

Whenever, after the receipt of a report submitted pursuant to Section 5017 with respect to a state beach or park or recreational area, the Legislature appropriates money for the acquisition, development, or construction of such state beach or park or recreational area, the depart…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Finance may delegate to the department the right to exercise the same authority granted to the Division of the State Architect and the Real Estate Services Division in the Department of General Services, to plan, design, constr…

When property is deeded to the State for park or beach purposes, oil and mineral rights in such property may be reserved in such deeds by the grantor; provided, that any prospecting or extracting of oil and minerals shall in no manner disturb the surface of such property or any i…

Before any park or recreational area developmental plan is made, the department shall cause to be made a land carrying capacity survey of the proposed park or recreational area, including in such survey such factors as soil, moisture, and natural cover. (Amended by Stats. 1959, C…

The department succeeds to and is vested with all of the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Department of Natural Resources or the Director of Natural Resources and exercised by the following divisions of the Department of Natural Resources…

The department may expend the money in any appropriation or in any special fund in the State Treasury made available by law for the administration of the statutes the administration of which is committed to the department, or for the use, support, or maintenance of any board, bur…

The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use of all bodies, offices, and officers whose duties, powers, and funct…

The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code apply to the director. The director may appoint, in accordance with civil service, such deputies, officers, and other employees as may be necessary. (Repealed and added…

There shall be one Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation who shall be a civil executive officer and shall be appointed by the Governor and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The compensation of the deputy director shall be fixed by the director pursuant to law. The deputy d…

For the purpose of administration, the director shall organize the department with the approval of the Governor in the manner he deems necessary to segregate and conduct the work of the department properly. With the approval of the Governor, the director may create such divisions…

The director, with approval of the Director of Finance, may accept on behalf of the department federal grants for the purposes for which the department is established. Such grants shall be deposited in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury provided for by Section 16370 o…

Notwithstanding Section 14, or any other provision of law, the City and County of San Francisco shall be considered both a city and a county by the Department of Parks and Recreation for purposes of the allocation of funds pursuant to any provision of this code. (Added by Stats. …

Whenever the department has received and deposited any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund in an excessive amount or in error, or whenever a refund of all or a portion of such money is due any person, firm, or corporation because of the termination of an…

The department may adopt, alter, change or amend any state master plan of shoreline development. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)

The department, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may procure insurance on vessels owned or operated by the department against the usual hazards in addition to the special hazards occasioned by the existence of a state of war. (Repealed and added by Stats. …

For the purpose of disseminating information relating to its activities, powers, duties, or functions, the department may issue publications, construct and maintain exhibits, and perform such acts and carry on such functions as in the opinion of the director will best tend to dis…

(a) The department, as a means of furthering the interpretive and educational functions of the state park system, may enter into an agreement to act cooperatively with a nonprofit cooperating association engaged in educational or interpretive work in a state park system unit, as …

The department may provide space and facilities for schools to use for environmental education purposes within units of the state park system. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 939.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or of law and except as provided in the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, on and after January 1, 1980, the department or the director shall not ado…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Clean Glass Recycling Act of 1990. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 879, Sec. 2.)