Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

The Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation shall act as secretary of the commission and shall appoint such assistants as are necessary to carry out this function. Such assistants shall be appointed from among the employees of the department. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch.…

The commission shall report annually to the Governor, through the director, on existing and operating recreational facilities, programs and activities of the state park system, and on the needs of the state and the local subdivisions thereof for recreational facilities, programs,…

(a) The commission shall evaluate and assess the department’s deferred maintenance obligations. After public notice and at a public hearing, following a presentation by the relevant district superintendent, it may consider the nature and extent, and establish the relative priorit…

The members of the commission may receive a salary for their services in an amount of fifty dollars ($50) for each day, up to a maximum salary of one hundred dollars ($100) per month. A member of the commission may also be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses which ar…

The commission may designate, delete, or modify state marine reserves, state marine parks, state marine conservation areas, state marine cultural preservation areas, and state marine recreational management areas, as delineated in subdivision (b) of Section 36725. The commission …

The commission shall establish general policies for the guidance of the director in the administration, protection and development of the state park system. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)

(a) The commission shall cause to be studied and shall consider the whole problem of recreation of the people of the State of California as it affects and may affect the welfare of the people and especially the children and youth. (b) The commission shall formulate, in cooperatio…

In accordance with the general policies established by the commission, and as requested by the director, the Department of Parks and Recreation shall: (a) Assist the commission in the performance of its functions under Sections 539 and 540 of this code. (b) Investigate and report…

(a) The department shall not close, or propose to close, a state park in the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year. The commission and the department shall recommend all necessary steps to establish a sustainable funding strategy for the department to the Legislature on or before Januar…

(a) There is hereby appropriated ten million dollars ($10,000,000) from the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Water Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Division 43 (commencing with Section 75001)) to be expended as follows: (1) The amount ap…

The department may encourage and render assistance in the promotion of training programs for volunteer and professional recreation leaders in cooperation with other agencies, organizations and institutions, and may encourage the establishment of standards for recreation personnel…

The department may assist every department, commission, board, agency and officer of the state in rendering recreational services in conformity with their respective authorized powers and duties and encourage and assist in the coordination of federal, state and local recreational…

The director may authorize any employee of the department to exercise any power granted to, or to perform any duty imposed upon, the director. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)

On or after January 1, 1991, it is unlawful to sell, manufacture, or distribute glass beverage or glass food containers which, as part of the product, bear or are attached to ceramic materials. This section does not apply to ceramic enamels used for decorating or labeling glass b…

The Legislature finds and declares that, as of January 1, 2020, the commission has acquired roughly 81,643 acres of indemnity school lands and is owed roughly 51,000 additional acres of indemnity school lands. (Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 311, Sec. 7. (SB 1472) Effective January 1,…

The commission shall ascertain from time to time the number of acres of land to which the state is entitled as indemnity and shall keep on file a statement showing of what those bases consist. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 311, Sec. 7. (SB 1472) Effective January 1, 202…

Whenever the commission determines it to be in the best interest of the state, the commission may select lands of the United States equal in area to the number of acres or as otherwise provided under federal law to which the state is entitled as indemnity for any losses sustained…

The commission is the general agent of the state for the selection of indemnity lands in lieu of the losses sustained by the state to its school land grants. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 311, Sec. 7. (SB 1472) Effective January 1, 2021.)

The commission may accept the benefits of the act of Congress approved July 17, 1914, enacted as Section 121 of Title 30 of the United States Code. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 311, Sec. 7. (SB 1472) Effective January 1, 2021.)

As used in this division the following terms have the meanings attributed to them in this article, unless the context otherwise requires. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

“Commission” means the State Resource Conservation Commission. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

“Department” means the Department of Conservation. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

“Director” means the Director of Conservation. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

“Division” means the Division of Resource Conservation of the department. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

“Chief” means the Chief of the Division of Resource Conservation. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

“District” or “soil conservation district” means a resource conservation district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

“Public district” means a district established under the law of this state, other than a resource conservation district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

“Directors” means the board of directors of a district, and when powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon directors in this division the powers shall be exercised and the duties performed by the directors acting as a body and not as individuals. (Repealed and added by Stat…

“Board” means the county board of supervisors. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

“Principal county” means the county in which all or the greatest portion of privately owned land of a district is situated. The principal county remains the same regardless of any change in boundaries. The principal county of a consolidated district is that county in which all or…

“Principal district” means the district which has the greater land area of two districts proposed to be consolidated. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

“Landowner” or “owner of land” includes a holder of evidence of title and, also, a holder of land under a possessory right acquired by entry or purchase from the United States or the State of California. A guardian, executor, administrator, or other person holding property in a t…

“Land occupant” or “occupant of land” means a person in possession of land within a district whether as owner, lessee, tenant, or otherwise. A person legally entitled to possession of land is a land occupant as to that land whether in actual possession or not. A person in actual …

“Voter” means an elector who is registered to vote pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2100) of Division 2 of the Elections Code, and residing within the district. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 170. Effective January 1, 1995.)

“Proxy” means a written authorization to sign a petition. Landowners may sign petitions under this division by proxy. The proxy of an individual landowner shall be acknowledged by him. The holder of a proxy of an individual landowner shall be an individual 18 years of age or over…

“Person” includes person, association, or corporation. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

“Assessment roll” means the entire assessment roll upon the basis of which real property is taxed for county purposes. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

“Assessment records” includes the assessment roll and all maps and other records relating to the assessment, levy, and collection of taxes, whether in the custody of the assessor or not. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

“Assessor” means the assessing officer of a county by whatever title he may be known. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this division. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 931, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)

“Agricultural conservation easement,” “conservation easement,” or “easement” means an interest in land, less than fee simple, that represents the right to prevent the development or improvement of the land, as specified in Section 815.1 of the Civil Code, for any primary purpose …

“Applicant” means an entity listed in Section 815.3 of the Civil Code that applies for a grant authorized pursuant to this division. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 502, Sec. 3. (AB 2964) Effective January 1, 2023.)

(a) “Agricultural land” means prime farmland, farmland of statewide importance, unique farmland, farmland of local importance, and grazing land as defined in the Guidelines for the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program, pursuant to Section 65570 of the Government Code. (b) In t…

“Department” means the Department of Conservation. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 931, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)

“Director” means the Director of Conservation. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 931, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)

“Fund” means the California Farmland Conservancy Program Fund created pursuant to Section 10230. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 503, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)