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The Legislature states that increased requests to take water from state streams, especially for electric energy, may harm streamflows and dependent fish and wildlife resources. The Director of Fish and Game must identify and list state streams and watercourses that need minimum flow levels, include significant ones with findings, rank them by need, and finish the initial list by January 1, 1984. The Director of Fish and Game must prepare proposed streamflow requirements for each identified stream or watercourse and send them to the State Water Resources Control Board. The Director of Fish and Game may review any streamflow requirement and may propose changes, and any proposed change must be sent to the State Water Resources Control Board. The Department of Fish and Game must start studies to develop proposed streamflow requirements, and finish each study within three years.

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  1. 30700.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Findings and General Provisions [30700 - 30701] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    This chapter applies to parts of the Ports of Hueneme, Long Beach, Los Angeles, and San Diego Unified Port District that are within the coastal zone, except certain wetlands, estuaries, and existing recreation areas.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Findings and General Provisions [30700 - 30701] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30700. For purposes of this division, notwithstanding any other provisions of this division except as specifically stated in this chapter, this chapter shall govern those portions of the Ports of Hueneme, Long Beach, Los Angeles, and San Diego Unified Port District located within the coastal zone, but excluding any wetland, estuary, or existing recreation area indicated in Part IV of the coastal plan. (Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 384.)
  2. 30700.5.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Findings and General Provisions [30700 - 30701] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    This section says certain definitions and provisions from other chapters, plus Section 30900, apply to this chapter.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Findings and General Provisions [30700 - 30701] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30700.5. The definitions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 30100) and the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 30800) and Section 30900 shall apply to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
  3. 30701.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Findings and General Provisions [30700 - 30701] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    This section says California’s ports are major economic and coastal resources, that established commercial port districts should remain where they are, and that existing ports should be encouraged to modernize and support offshore wind-related development.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Findings and General Provisions [30700 - 30701] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30701. The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) The ports of the State of California, including the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District, constitute one of the state’s primary economic and coastal resources and are an essential element of the national maritime industry. (b) The location of the commercial port districts within the State of California, including the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District, are well established, and for many years such areas have been devoted to transportation and commercial, industrial, and manufacturing uses consistent with federal, state, and local regulations. Coastal planning requires no change in the number or location of the established commercial port districts. Existing ports, including the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District, should be encouraged to modernize and construct necessary facilities within their boundaries in order to minimize or eliminate the necessity for future dredging and filling to create new ports in new areas of the state. (c) Existing ports, including the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District, should be encouraged to pursue development that contributes to the construction and deployment of offshore wind energy generation facilities, consistent with the policies of this division. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 292, Sec. 5. (SB 704) Effective January 1, 2024.)
  4. 30702.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Policies [30702 - 30708] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    This section states the state’s policy for port-related development in port areas: it must be consistent with coastal protection, needs no commission permit after certification of a port master plan, and is generally not appealable to the commission after master-plan certification.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Policies [30702 - 30708] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30702. For purposes of this division, the policies of the state with respect to providing for port-related developments consistent with coastal protection in the port areas to which this chapter applies, which require no commission permit after certification of a port master plan and which, except as provided in Section 30715, are not appealable to the commission after certification of a master plan, are set forth in this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1331.)
  5. 30703.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Policies [30702 - 30708] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Ports must not eliminate or reduce existing commercial fishing harbor space unless demand no longer exists or adequate alternative space has been provided.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Policies [30702 - 30708] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30703. The California commercial fishing industry is important to the State of California; therefore, ports shall not eliminate or reduce existing commercial fishing harbor space, unless the demand for commercial fishing facilities no longer exists or adequate alternative space has been provided. Proposed recreational boating facilities within port areas shall, to the extent it is feasible to do so, be designed and located in such a fashion as not to interfere with the needs of the commercial fishing industry. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
  6. 30705.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Policies [30702 - 30708] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    This section limits when water areas may be diked, filled, or dredged and requires dredging to reduce environmental disruption.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Policies [30702 - 30708] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30705. (a) Water areas may be diked, filled, or dredged when consistent with a certified port master plan only for the following: (1) Construction, deepening, widening, lengthening, or maintenance of ship channel approaches, ship channels, turning basins, berthing areas, and facilities that are required for the safety and the accommodation of commerce and vessels to be served by port facilities. (2) New or expanded facilities or waterfront land for port-related facilities. (3) New or expanded commercial fishing facilities or recreational boating facilities. (4) Incidental public service purposes, including, but not limited to, burying cables or pipes or inspection of piers and maintenance of existing intake and outfall lines. (5) Mineral extraction, including sand for restoring beaches, except in biologically sensitive areas. (6) Restoration purposes or creation of new habitat areas. (7) Nature study, mariculture, or similar resource-dependent activities. (8) Minor fill for improving shoreline appearance or public access to the water. (b) The design and location of new or expanded facilities shall, to the extent practicable, take advantage of existing water depths, water circulation, siltation patterns, and means available to reduce controllable sedimentation so as to diminish the need for future dredging. (c) Dredging shall be planned, scheduled, and carried out to minimize disruption to fish and bird breeding and migrations, marine habitats, and water circulation. Bottom sediments or sediment elutriate shall be analyzed for toxicants prior to dredging or mining, and where water quality standards are met, dredge spoils may be deposited in open coastal water sites designated to minimize potential adverse impacts on marine organisms, or in confined coastal waters designated as fill sites by the master plan where the spoil can be isolated and contained, or in fill basins on upland sites. Dredge material shall not be transported from coastal waters into estuarine or fresh water areas for disposal. (d) For water areas to be diked, filled, or dredged, the commission shall balance and consider socioeconomic and environmental factors. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 310, Sec. 2. Effective July 6, 1984.)
  7. 30706.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Policies [30702 - 30708] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Within port jurisdiction, any fill seaward of the mean high tide line must follow the section’s policies.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Policies [30702 - 30708] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30706. In addition to the other provisions of this chapter, the policies contained in this section shall govern filling seaward of the mean high tide line within the jurisdiction of ports: (a) The water area to be filled shall be the minimum necessary to achieve the purpose of the fill. (b) The nature, location, and extent of any fill, including the disposal of dredge spoils within an area designated for fill, shall minimize harmful effects to coastal resources, such as water quality, fish or wildlife resources, recreational resources, or sand transport systems, and shall minimize reductions of the volume, surface area, or circulation of water. (c) The fill is constructed in accordance with sound safety standards which will afford reasonable protection to persons and property against the hazards of unstable geologic or soil conditions or of flood or storm waters. (d) The fill is consistent with navigational safety. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
  8. 30707.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Policies [30702 - 30708] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    New or expanded tanker terminals must be designed and constructed to reduce oil spills and collision risk, provide access to spill response equipment, and include onshore deballasting facilities when required.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Policies [30702 - 30708] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30707. New or expanded tanker terminals shall be designed and constructed to do all of the following: (a) Minimize the total volume of oil spilled. (b) Minimize the risk of collision from movement of other vessels. (c) Have ready access to the most effective feasible oilspill containment and recovery equipment. (d) Have onshore deballasting facilities to receive any fouled ballast water from tankers where operationally or legally required. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1331.)
  9. 30708.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Policies [30702 - 30708] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Port-related developments must be planned and built to reduce environmental harm, avoid vessel traffic conflicts, prioritize existing harbor space, support other feasible public-trust uses, and encourage rail and shared facility use.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Policies [30702 - 30708] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30708. All port-related developments shall be located, designed, and constructed so as to: (a) Minimize substantial adverse environmental impacts. (b) Minimize potential traffic conflicts between vessels. (c) Give highest priority to the use of existing land space within harbors for port purposes, including, but not limited to, navigational facilities, shipping industries, and necessary support and access facilities. (d) Provide for other beneficial uses consistent with the public trust, including, but not limited to, recreation and wildlife habitat uses, to the extent feasible. (e) Encourage rail service to port areas and multicompany use of facilities. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
  10. 30710.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    The commission must, within 90 days after January 1, 1977 and after a public hearing, adopt, certify, and file maps showing port jurisdiction boundaries and certain coastal plan areas.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30710. Within 90 days after January 1, 1977, the commission shall, after public hearing, adopt, certify, and file with each port governing body a map delineating the present legal geographical boundaries of each port’s jurisdiction within the coastal zone. The commission shall, within such 90-day period, adopt and certify after public hearing, a map delineating boundaries of any wetland, estuary, or existing recreation area indicated in Part IV of the coastal plan within the geographical boundaries of each port. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
  11. 30711.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Port governing bodies must prepare and adopt a port master plan, and local governments with a port in their jurisdiction must incorporate the certified plan into their local coastal program for informational purposes.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30711. (a) A port master plan that carries out the provisions of this chapter shall be prepared and adopted by each port governing body, and for informational purposes, each city, county, or city and county which has a port within its jurisdiction shall incorporate the certified port master plan in its local coastal program. A port master plan shall include all of the following: (1) The proposed uses of land and water areas, where known. (2) The projected design and location of port land areas, water areas, berthing, and navigation ways and systems intended to serve commercial traffic within the area of jurisdiction of the port governing body. (3) An estimate of the effect of development on habitat areas and the marine environment, a review of existing water quality, habitat areas, and quantitative and qualitative biological inventories, and proposals to minimize and mitigate any substantial adverse impact. (4) Proposed projects listed as appealable in Section 30715 in sufficient detail to be able to determine their consistency with the policies of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 30200) of this division. (5) Provisions for adequate public hearings and public participation in port planning and development decisions. (b) A port master plan shall contain information in sufficient detail to allow the commission to determine its adequacy and conformity with the applicable policies of this division. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
  12. 30712.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Before approving a proposed port master plan, the port governing body must publish notice, send a copy to the commission, provide copies on request, consider public submissions, and hold a hearing 30 to 90 days after notice is published.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30712. In the consideration and approval of a proposed port master plan, the public, interested organizations, and governmental agencies shall be encouraged to submit relevant testimony, statements, and evidence which shall be considered by the port governing body. The port governing body shall publish notice of the completion of the draft master plan and submit a copy thereof to the commission and shall, upon request, provide copies to other interested persons, organizations, and governmental agencies. Thereafter, the port governing body shall hold a public hearing on the draft master plan not earlier than 30 days and not later than 90 days following the date the notice of completion was published. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
  13. 30714.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    The port governing body must adopt its master plan and submit it for commission certification. The commission must act within 90 days, may not require plan changes as a condition of certification, and must give written findings if it rejects any part.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30714. After public notice, hearing, and consideration of comments and testimony received pursuant to Section 30712, the port governing body shall adopt its master plan and submit it to the commission for certification in accordance with this chapter. Within 90 days after the submittal, the commission, after public hearing, shall certify the plan or portion of a plan and reject any portion of a plan that is not certified. The commission may not modify the plan as submitted as a condition of certification. If the commission rejects any portion of a plan, it shall base that rejection upon written findings of fact and conclusion of law. If the commission fails to take action within the 90-day period, the port master plan shall be deemed certified. The commission shall certify the plan, or portion of a plan, if the commission finds both of the following: (a) The master plan, or certified portions of the master plan, conforms with and carries out the policies of this chapter. (b) Where a master plan, or certified portions of a master plan, provide for any of the developments listed as appealable in Section 30715, the development or developments are in conformity with all of the policies of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 30200). (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 102, Sec. 10. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2026.)
  14. 30715.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Before a port master plan is certified, the commission must permit port developments under Chapter 7. After certification, that permit authority shifts to the appropriate port governing body, with some listed development approvals still appealable to the commission. Maintenance dredging linked to those listed categories is not to be considered in the commission’s review.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30715. (a) Until such time as a port master plan or any portion thereof has been certified, the commission shall permit developments within ports as provided for in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 30600). After a port master plan or any portion thereof has been certified, the permit authority of the commission provided in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 30600) shall no longer be exercised by the commission over any new development contained in the certified plan or any portion thereof and shall at that time be delegated to the appropriate port governing body, except that approvals of any of the following categories of development by the port governing body may be appealed to the commission: (1) Developments for the storage, transmission, and processing of liquefied natural gas and crude oil in such quantities as would have a significant impact upon the oil and gas supply of the state or nation or both the state and nation. A development which has a significant impact shall be defined in the master plans. (2) Waste water treatment facilities, except for those facilities which process waste water discharged incidental to normal port activities or by vessels. (3) Roads or highways which are not principally for internal circulation within the port boundaries. (4) Office and residential buildings not principally devoted to the administration of activities within the port; hotels, motels, and shopping facilities not principally devoted to the sale of commercial goods utilized for water-oriented purposes; commercial fishing facilities; and recreational small craft marina related facilities. (5) Oil refineries. (6) Petrochemical production plants. (b) If maintenance dredging is part of, or is associated with, any category of development specified in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a), the commission shall not consider that maintenance dredging in its review and approval of those categories. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 584, Sec. 1.)
  15. 30715.5.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    The port governing body may approve development in the area covered by a certified port master plan only if it finds the proposed development conforms to that plan.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30715.5. No development within the area covered by the certified port master plan shall be approved by the port governing body unless it finds that the proposed development conforms with such certified plan. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
  16. 30716.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Port governing bodies may amend certified port master plans, but the amendment cannot take effect until the commission certifies it.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30716. (a) A certified port master plan may be amended by the port governing body, but an amendment shall not take effect until it has been certified by the commission. Any proposed amendment shall be submitted to, and processed by, the commission in the same manner as provided for submission and certification of a port master plan. (b) The commission shall, by regulation, establish a procedure whereby proposed amendments to a certified port master plan may be reviewed and designated by the executive director of the commission as being minor in nature and need not comply with Section 30714. These amendments shall take effect on the 10th working day after the executive director designates the amendments as minor. (c) (1) The executive director may determine that a proposed certified port master plan amendment is de minimis if the executive director determines that the proposed amendment would have no impact, either individually or cumulatively, on coastal resources, is consistent with the policies of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 30200), and meets the following criteria: (A) The port governing body, at least 21 days prior to the date of submitting the proposed amendment to the executive director, has provided public notice, and provided a copy to the commission, which specifies the dates and places where comments will be accepted on the proposed amendment, contains a brief description of the proposed amendment, and states the address where copies of the proposed amendment are available for public review, by one of the following procedures: (i) Publication, not fewer times than required by Section 6061 of the Government Code, in a newspaper of general circulation in the area affected by the proposed amendment. If more than one area will be affected, the notice shall be published in the newspaper of largest circulation from among the newspapers of general circulation in those areas. (ii) Posting of the notice by the port governing body both onsite and offsite in the area affected by the proposed amendment. (iii) Direct mailing to the owners and occupants of contiguous property shown on the latest equalized assessment roll. (B) The proposed amendment does not propose any change in land use or water uses or any change in the allowable use of property. (2) At the time that the port governing body submits the proposed amendment to the executive director, the port governing body shall also submit to the executive director any public comments that were received during the comment period provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1). (3) (A) The executive director shall make a determination as to whether the proposed amendment is de minimis within 10 working days from the date of submittal by the local government. If the proposed amendment is determined to be de minimis, the proposed amendment shall be noticed in the agenda of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the commission, in accordance with Section 11125 of the Government Code, and any public comments forwarded by the port governing body shall be made available to the members of the commission. (B) If three members of the commission object to the executive director’s determination that the proposed amendment is de minimis, the proposed amendment shall be set for public hearing in accordance with the procedures specified in subdivision (a) or, at the request of the port governing body, returned to the port governing body. If set for public hearing under subdivision (a), the time requirements set by this section and Section 30714 shall commence from the date on which the objection to the de minimis designation was made. (C) If three or more members of the commission do not object to the de minimis determination, the de minimis amendment shall become a part of the certified port master plan upon adjournment of the commission meeting on that date. (4) The commission may, after a noticed public hearing, adopt guidelines to implement this subdivision, which shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law and from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The commission shall file any guidelines adopted pursuant to this paragraph with the Office of Administrative Law. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 556, Sec. 2. (AB 439) Effective January 1, 2026.)
  17. 30717.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Port governing bodies must inform the commission during planning, notify it and other interested parties before an appealable development starts, and no appealable development may begin until the approval becomes effective.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30717. The governing bodies of ports shall inform and advise the commission in the planning and design of appealable developments authorized under this chapter, and prior to commencement of any appealable development, the governing body of a port shall notify the commission and other interested persons, organizations, and governmental agencies of the approval of a proposed appealable development and indicate how it is consistent with the appropriate port master plan and this division. An approval of the appealable development by the port governing body pursuant to a certified port master plan shall become effective after the 10th working day after notification of its approval, unless an appeal is filed with the commission within that time. Appeals shall be filed and processed by the commission in the same manner as appeals from local government actions as set forth in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 30600) of this division. No appealable development shall take place until the approval becomes effective. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
  18. 30718.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    For certain non-appealable developments approved in a certified master plan, the port governing body must promptly send specified environmental review documents to the commission for comment.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30718. For developments approved by the commission in a certified master plan, but not appealable under the provisions of this chapter, the port governing body shall forward all environmental impact reports and negative declarations prepared pursuant to the Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (commencing with Section 21000) or any environmental impact statements prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) to the commission in a timely manner for comment. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
  19. 30719.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    If a development project or activity is authorized or approved under this chapter, the commission must treat it as certified as consistent with the coastal zone management program when a federal agency requests that certification.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30719. Any development project or activity authorized or approved pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed certified by the commission as being in conformity with the coastal zone management program insofar as any such certification is requested by any federal agency pursuant to the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and memoranda of understanding between the state and federal governments relative thereto. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
  20. 30720.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    If a court blocks or stays a port master plan, the Chapter 7 permit authority must be reinstated in the commission.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30720. If the application of any port master plan or part thereof is prohibited or stayed by any court, the permit authority provided for in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 30600) shall be reinstated in the commission. The reinstated permit authority shall apply as to any development which would be affected by the prohibition or stay. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 285, Sec. 44.)
  21. 30721.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Port Hueneme may seek reimbursement for certain port master plan costs, but it must first submit the claim for review and approval, with supporting documentation.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Ports [30700 - 30721] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Implementation; Master Plan [30710 - 30721] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30721. (a) The Legislature recognizes that Port Hueneme is unique in its relationship to the coast in that it is the only deep water port operated by a harbor district, and is without access to city or county funds. Therefore, the governing body of Port Hueneme may claim reimbursement of costs it incurs in the preparation and certification of a port master plan as required by this chapter. (b) Prior to submitting any claim for reimbursement, the governing body of the port shall submit its proposed claims to the executive director of the commission for review and approval and shall provide adequate documentation to enable the executive director to make the following determinations: (1) That the work done was directly attributable to the operation of this chapter. (2) That the work done is reasonably related to, and appears to be necessary for, the preparation of a certifiable port master plan for the geographic area within the port’s jurisdiction as identified by the commission pursuant to Section 30710. (3) That the governing body of a port is not reimbursed for the costs of the work from any other source. The executive director of the commission shall, within 60 days after receipt of the necessary information, approve the proposed claim, if the director can make the determinations set forth in this subdivision. (c) After a proposed claim has been reviewed and approved by the executive director of the commission pursuant to subdivision (b), the governing body of the port may submit its claim for reimbursement to the Controller who shall then process and pay any such claim as provided for in Section 2231 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 741.)
  22. 30800.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    This chapter’s remedies are added on top of any other remedies available at law.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30800. The provisions of this chapter shall be in addition to any other remedies available at law. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
  23. 30801.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    An aggrieved person may seek judicial review of a commission decision or action by filing a petition for a writ of mandate within 60 days after finality.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30801. (a) Any aggrieved person shall have a right to judicial review of any decision or action of the commission by filing a petition for a writ of mandate in accordance with Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, within 60 days after the decision or action has become final. (b) For purposes of this section and subdivision (c) of Section 30513 and Section 30625, an “aggrieved person” means any person who, in person or through a representative, appeared at a public hearing of the commission, local government, or port governing body in connection with the decision or action appealed, or who, by other appropriate means before a hearing, informed the commission, local government, or port governing body of the nature of their concerns or who for good cause was unable to do either. “Aggrieved person” includes the applicant for a permit and, in the case of an approval of a local coastal program, the local government involved. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 97, Sec. 21. (SB 1497) Effective January 1, 2023.)
  24. 30802.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Certain aggrieved persons may seek judicial review of specified local government decisions by petition for writ of mandate within 60 days after finality.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30802. Any person, including an applicant for a permit or the commission, aggrieved by the decision or action of a local government that is implementing a certified local coastal program or certified port master plan, or is exercising its powers pursuant to Section 30600.5, which decision or action may not be appealed to the commission, shall have a right to judicial review of such decision or action by filing a petition for writ of mandate in accordance with the provisions of Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure within 60 days after the decision or action has become final. The commission may intervene in any such proceeding upon a showing that the matter involves a question of the conformity of a proposed development with a certified local coastal program or certified port master plan or the validity of a local government action taken to implement a local coastal program or certified port master plan. Any local government or port governing body may request that the commission intervene. Notice of this action against a local government or port governing body shall be filed with the commission within five working days of the filing of this action. When an action is brought challenging the validity of a local coastal program or certified port master plan, a preliminary showing shall be made prior to proceeding on the merits as to why such action should not have been brought pursuant to the provisions of Section 30801. (Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1173, Sec. 26.)
  25. 30803.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Any person may sue for declaratory or equitable relief to stop violations, and a court must issue preliminary equitable relief on a prima facie showing of a violation. No bond is required for an action under this section.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30803. (a) Any person may maintain an action for declaratory and equitable relief to restrain any violation of this division, of a cease and desist order issued pursuant to Section 30809 or 30810, or of a restoration order issued pursuant to Section 30811. On a prima facie showing of a violation of this division, preliminary equitable relief shall be issued to restrain any further violation of this division. No bond shall be required for an action under this section. (b) A court may stay the operation of the cease and desist order after it provides notice to the commission and holds a hearing. Any such stay may be imposed or continued only if it is not against the public interest. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1199, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
  26. 30804.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Any person may bring an action to enforce duties imposed by this division, and no bond is required for such an action.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30804. Any person may maintain an action to enforce the duties specifically imposed upon the commission, any governmental agency, any special district, or any local government by this division. No bond shall be required for an action under this section. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 285, Sec. 46.)
  27. 30805.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Any person may bring an action to recover civil penalties under Section 30820 or 30821.6.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30805. Any person may maintain an action for the recovery of civil penalties provided for in Section 30820 or 30821.6. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1199, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
  28. 30805.5.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    A civil fine or penalty recovery action under Sections 30805 or 30822 must be started within three years after the cause of action is known or should have been known.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30805.5. Any action pursuant to Sections 30805 or 30822 to recover civil fines or penalties under this chapter shall be commenced not later than three years from the date on which the cause of action for the recovery is known or should have been known. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1199, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
  29. 30806.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Certain coastal-act civil actions involving public agencies must be transferred on motion, and the Department of Justice must provide requested legal assistance to qualifying local governments as resources permit.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30806. (a) Any civil action under this division by, or against, a city, county, or city and county, the commission, special district, or any other public agency shall, upon motion of either party, be transferred to a county or city and county not a party to the action or to a county or city and county other than that in which the city, special district, or any other public agency which is a party to the action is located. (b) In any action brought by or against any local government, other than an action brought by or against the commission, that involves the enforcement or implementation of its certified local coastal program, the Department of Justice shall, upon the request of the local government, provide such legal assistance as its resources permit. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 285, Sec. 47.)
  30. 30808.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Any person, including the commission, may sue to stop a violation of an urban exclusion’s terms and conditions, and the court may order appropriate relief to ensure compliance.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30808. In addition to any other remedy provided by this article, any person, including the commission may bring an action to restrain a violation of the terms and conditions of an urban exclusion imposed pursuant to Section 30610.5. In any such action the court may grant whatever relief it deems appropriate to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the urban exclusion. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1440.)
  31. 30809.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    The executive director may issue a cease and desist order when someone or a government agency may be acting without a required commission permit or contrary to an existing permit.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30809. (a) If the executive director determines that any person or governmental agency has undertaken, or is threatening to undertake, any activity that (1) may require a permit from the commission without securing a permit or (2) may be inconsistent with any permit previously issued by the commission, the executive director may issue an order directing that person or governmental agency to cease and desist. The order may be also issued to enforce any requirements of a certified local coastal program or port master plan, or any requirements of this division which are subject to the jurisdiction of the certified program or plan, under any of the following circumstances: (1) The local government or port governing body requests the commission to assist with, or assume primary responsibility for, issuing a cease and desist order. (2) The commission requests and the local government or port governing body declines to act, or does not take action in a timely manner, regarding an alleged violation which could cause significant damage to coastal resources. (3) The local government or port governing body is a party to the violation. (b) The cease and desist order shall be issued only if the person or agency has failed to respond in a satisfactory manner to an oral notice given in person or by telephone, followed by a written confirmation, or a written notice given by certified mail or hand delivered to the landowner or the person performing the activity. The notice shall include the following: (1) A description of the activity which meets the criteria of subdivision (a). (2) A statement that the described activity constitutes development which is in violation of this division because it is not authorized by a valid coastal development permit. (3) A statement that the described activity be immediately stopped or the alleged violator may receive a cease and desist order, the violation of which may subject the violator to additional fines. (4) The name, address, and phone number of the commission or local government office which is to be contacted for further information. (c) The cease and desist order may be subject to such terms and conditions as the executive director may determine are necessary to avoid irreparable injury to any area within the jurisdiction of the commission pending action by the commission under Section 30810. (d) The cease and desist order shall be effective upon its issuance, and copies shall be served forthwith by certified mail upon the person or governmental agency subject to the order. (e) A cease and desist order issued pursuant to this section shall become null and void 90 days after issuance. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 761, Sec. 3.)
  32. 30810.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    The commission may issue cease and desist orders for permit-related or related coastal program violations, and must give notice and serve copies as specified.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30810. (a) If the commission, after public hearing, determines that any person or governmental agency has undertaken, or is threatening to undertake, any activity that (1) requires a permit from the commission without securing a permit or (2) is inconsistent with any permit previously issued by the commission, the commission may issue an order directing that person or governmental agency to cease and desist. The order may also be issued to enforce any requirements of a certified local coastal program or port master plan, or any requirements of this division which are subject to the jurisdiction of the certified program or plan, under any of the following circumstances: (1) The local government or port governing body requests the commission to assist with, or assume primary responsibility for, issuing a cease and desist order. (2) The commission requests and the local government or port governing body declines to act, or does not take action in a timely manner, regarding an alleged violation which could cause significant damage to coastal resources. (3) The local government or port governing body is a party to the violation. (b) The cease and desist order may be subject to such terms and conditions as the commission may determine are necessary to ensure compliance with this division, including immediate removal of any development or material or the setting of a schedule within which steps shall be taken to obtain a permit pursuant to this division. (c) Notice of the public hearing on a proposed cease and desist order shall be given to all affected persons and agencies and the order shall be final and effective upon the issuance of the order. Copies shall be served immediately by certified mail upon the person or governmental agency subject to the order and upon other affected persons and agencies who appeared at the hearing or requested a copy. The notice shall include a description of the civil remedy to a cease and desist order, authorized by Section 30803. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1199, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
  33. 30811.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    The commission, certain local governments, or a port governing body may order restoration of a site after a public hearing if the development lacked the needed coastal development permit, conflicts with the division, and is causing continuing resource damage.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30811. In addition to any other authority to order restoration, the commission, a local government that is implementing a certified local coastal program, or a port governing body that is implementing a certified port master plan may, after a public hearing, order restoration of a site if it finds that the development has occurred without a coastal development permit from the commission, local government, or port governing body, the development is inconsistent with this division, and the development is causing continuing resource damage. (Added by renumbering Section 30826 by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1199, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1994.)
  34. 30812.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    This section sets out how the executive director and commission handle notices of violation for coastal development, including notice, objection, hearing, recordation, clearance, and recision.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [30800 - 30812] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30812. (a) Whenever the executive director of the commission has determined, based on substantial evidence, that real property has been developed in violation of this division, the executive director may cause a notification of intention to record a notice of violation to be mailed by regular and certified mail to the owner of the real property at issue, describing the real property, identifying the nature of the violation, naming the owners thereof, and stating that if the owner objects to the filing of a notice of violation, an opportunity will be given to the owner to present evidence on the issue of whether a violation has occurred. (b) The notification specified in subdivision (a) shall indicate that the owner is required to respond in writing, within 20 days of the postmarked mailing of the notification, to object to recording the notice of violation. The notification shall also state that if, within 20 days of mailing of the notification, the owner of the real property at issue fails to inform the executive director of the owner’s objection to recording the notice of violation, the executive director shall record the notice of violation in the office of each county recorder where all or part of the property is located. (c) If the owner submits a timely objection to the proposed filing of the notice of violation, a public hearing shall be held at the next regularly scheduled commission meeting for which adequate public notice can be provided, at which the owner may present evidence to the commission why the notice of violation should not be recorded. The hearing may be postponed for cause for not more than 90 days after the date of the receipt of the objection to recordation of the notice of violation. (d) If, after the commission has completed its hearing and the owner has been given the opportunity to present evidence, the commission finds that, based on substantial evidence, a violation has occurred, the executive director shall record the notice of violation in the office of each county recorder where all or part of the real property is located. If the commission finds that no violation has occurred, the executive director shall mail a clearance letter to the owner of the real property. (e) (1) The notice of violation shall be contained in a separate document prominently entitled “Notice of Violation of the Coastal Act.” The notice of violation shall contain all of the following information: (A) The names of the owners of record. (B) A legal description of the real property affected by the notice. (C) A statement specifically identifying the nature of the alleged violation. (D) A commission file number relating to the notice. (2) The notice of violation, when properly recorded and indexed, shall be considered notice of the violation to all successors in interest in that property. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a defect, lien, or encumbrance on the property. (f) Within 30 days after the final resolution of a violation that is the subject of a recorded notice of violation, the executive director shall mail a clearance letter to the owner of the real property and shall record a notice of recision in the office of each county recorder in which the notice of violation was filed, indicating that the notice of violation is no longer valid. The notice of recision shall have the same effect of a withdrawal or expungement under Section 405.61 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (g) The executive director may not invoke the procedures of this section until all existing administrative methods for resolving the violation have been utilized and the property owner has been made aware of the potential for the recordation of a notice of violation. For purposes of this subdivision, existing methods for resolving the violation do not include the commencement of an administrative or judicial proceeding. (h) This section only applies in circumstances where the commission is the legally responsible coastal development permitting authority or where a local government or port governing body requests the commission to assist in the resolution of an unresolved violation if the local government is the legally responsible coastal development permitting authority. (i) The commission, 24 months from the date of recordation, shall review each notice of violation that has been recorded to determine why the violation has not been resolved and whether the notice of violation should be expunged. (j) The commission, at any time and for cause, on its own initiative or at the request of the property owner, may cause a notice of recision to be recorded invalidating the notice of violation recorded pursuant to this section. The notice of recision shall have the same effect of a withdrawal or expungement under Section 405.61 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 252. Effective January 1, 2004.)
  35. 30820.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    People who violate this division may face civil liability, and the superior court may impose specified dollar amounts, including higher daily liability for intentional and knowing violations.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30820. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this division may be civilly liable in accordance with this subdivision as follows: (1) Civil liability may be imposed by the superior court in accordance with this article on any person who performs or undertakes development that is in violation of this division or that is inconsistent with any coastal development permit previously issued by the commission, a local government that is implementing a certified local coastal program, or a port governing body that is implementing a certified port master plan, in an amount that shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) and shall not be less than five hundred dollars ($500). (2) Civil liability may be imposed for any violation of this division other than that specified in paragraph (1) in an amount that shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000). (b) Any person who performs or undertakes development that is in violation of this division or that is inconsistent with any coastal development permit previously issued by the commission, a local government that is implementing a certified local coastal program, or a port governing body that is implementing a certified port master plan, when the person intentionally and knowingly performs or undertakes the development in violation of this division or inconsistent with any previously issued coastal development permit, may, in addition to any other penalties, be civilly liable in accordance with this subdivision. Civil liability may be imposed by the superior court in accordance with this article for a violation as specified in this subdivision in an amount which shall not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), per day for each day in which the violation persists. (c) In determining the amount of civil liability, the following factors shall be considered: (1) The nature, circumstance, extent, and gravity of the violation. (2) Whether the violation is susceptible to restoration or other remedial measures. (3) The sensitivity of the resource affected by the violation. (4) The cost to the state of bringing the action. (5) With respect to the violator, any voluntary restoration or remedial measures undertaken, any prior history of violations, the degree of culpability, economic profits, if any, resulting from, or expected to result as a consequence of, the violation, and such other matters as justice may require. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1199, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1994.)
  36. 30821.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    The commission may impose administrative civil penalties on persons, including landowners, who violate public access provisions, subject to limits and a 30-day correction safe harbor.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30821. (a) In addition to any other penalties imposed pursuant to this division, a person, including a landowner, who is in violation of the public access provisions of this division is subject to an administrative civil penalty that may be imposed by the commission in an amount not to exceed 75 percent of the amount of the maximum penalty authorized pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 30820 for each violation. The administrative civil penalty may be assessed for each day the violation persists, but for no more than five years. (b) All penalties imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be imposed by majority vote of the commissioners present in a duly noticed public hearing in compliance with the requirements of Section 30810, 30811, or 30812. (c) In determining the amount of civil liability, the commission shall take into account the factors set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 30820. (d) A person shall not be subject to both monetary civil liability imposed under this section and monetary civil liability imposed by the superior court for the same act or failure to act. If a person who is assessed a penalty under this section fails to pay the administrative penalty, otherwise fails to comply with a restoration or cease and desist order issued by the commission in connection with the penalty action, or challenges any of these actions by the commission in a court of law, the commission may maintain an action or otherwise engage in judicial proceedings to enforce those requirements and the court may grant any relief as provided under this chapter. (e) If a person fails to pay a penalty imposed by the commission pursuant to this section, the commission may record a lien on the property in the amount of the penalty assessed by the commission. This lien shall have the force, effect, and priority of a judgment lien. (f) In enacting this section, it is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that unintentional, minor violations of this division that only cause de minimis harm will not lead to the imposition of administrative penalties if the violator has acted expeditiously to correct the violation. (g) “Person,” for the purpose of this section, does not include a local government, a special district, or an agency thereof, when acting in a legislative or adjudicative capacity. (h) Administrative penalties pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be assessed if the property owner corrects the violation consistent with this division within 30 days of receiving written notification from the commission regarding the violation, and if the alleged violator can correct the violation without undertaking additional development that requires a permit under this division. This 30-day timeframe for corrective action does not apply to previous violations of permit conditions incurred by a property owner. (i) Revenues derived pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Violation Remediation Account of the Coastal Conservancy Fund and expended pursuant to Section 30823. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 556, Sec. 3. (AB 439) Effective January 1, 2026.)
  37. 30821.3.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    The commission may impose administrative civil penalties on people, including landowners, who violate this division (other than public access), and may record a lien if a penalty is unpaid.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30821.3. (a) In addition to any other penalties imposed pursuant to this division, a person, including a landowner, who is in violation of any provision of this division other than public access, including, but not limited to, damage to archaeological and wetlands resources and damage to environmentally sensitive habitat areas, is subject to an administrative civil penalty that may be imposed by the commission in an amount not to exceed 75 percent of the amount of the maximum penalty authorized pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 30820 for each violation. The administrative civil penalty may be assessed for each day the violation persists, but for no more than five years. (b) All penalties imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be imposed by majority vote of the commissioners present in a duly noticed public hearing in compliance with the requirements of Section 30810, 30811, or 30812. (c) In determining the amount of civil liability, the commission shall take into account the factors set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 30820. (d) A person shall not be subject to both monetary civil liability imposed under this section and monetary civil liability imposed by the superior court for the same act or failure to act. If a person who is assessed a penalty under this section fails to pay the administrative penalty, otherwise fails to comply with a restoration or cease and desist order issued by the commission in connection with the penalty action, or challenges any of these actions by the commission in a court of law, the commission may maintain an action or otherwise engage in judicial proceedings to enforce those requirements and the court may grant any relief as provided under this chapter. (e) If a person fails to pay a penalty imposed by the commission pursuant to this section, the commission may record a lien on the property in the amount of the penalty assessed by the commission. This lien shall have the force, effect, and priority of a judgment lien. (f) In enacting this section, it is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that unintentional, minor violations of this division that only cause de minimis harm will not lead to the imposition of administrative penalties if the violator has acted expeditiously to correct the violation. (g) “Person,” for the purpose of this section, does not include a state agency, or a local government, a special district, or an agency thereof, when acting in a legislative or adjudicative capacity. (h) Administrative penalties pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be assessed if the property owner corrects the violation consistent with this division within 60 days of receiving written notification from the commission regarding the violation, and if the alleged violator can correct the violation without undertaking additional development that requires a permit under this division. This 60-day timeframe for corrective action does not apply to previous violations of permit conditions incurred by a property owner. (i) The commission staff shall prepare and present a written report to the full commission at its first public hearing after January 1, 2024, and, notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, every five years thereafter at the first hearing of the year, that includes all of the following related to the implementation of this section and Section 30821: (1) The number and type of new violations investigated and identified that were reported during the previous five years. (2) The number of violations resolved during the previous five years, including a description of those resolved without the imposition of an administrative civil penalty. (3) The number of administrative penalties issued pursuant to this section and Section 30821 during the previous five years, the dollar amount of the penalties, and a description of the violations that resulted in the imposition of a penalty. (4) The number of violations that were referred by the commission to the Attorney General during the previous five years. (5) The number of violations that were pending at the end of the reporting period. (6) Summaries of violations that were resolved that are both illustrative of the commission’s enforcement workload and that provided significant public benefit. (j) The commission staff shall provide the written report described in subdivision (i) to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code. (k) Revenues derived pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Violation Remediation Account of the Coastal Conservancy Fund and expended pursuant to Section 30823. (l) The commission shall provide an opportunity for a local government with a certified local coastal program to enforce violations of its building codes in compliance with that local coastal program. (m) Judicial review of actions taken by the commission pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 30800). (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 556, Sec. 4. (AB 439) Effective January 1, 2026.)
  38. 30821.6.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    A person or governmental agency that intentionally or negligently violates covered cease and desist or restoration orders may face a civil penalty of up to $6,000 per day, and any actual penalty must be reasonably proportional to the damage caused.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30821.6. (a) Any person or governmental agency who intentionally or negligently violates any cease and desist order issued, reissued, or amended by the executive director or the commission, or any restoration order issued, reissued, or amended by the commission, a local government that is implementing a certified local coastal program, or a port governing body that is implementing a certified port master plan may be liable civilly in a sum of not to exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000) for each day in which that violation persists. Any actual penalty imposed shall be reasonably proportionate to the damage suffered as a consequence of the violation. (b) Sections 30809 and 30810 and subdivision (a) of this section do not authorize the issuance or enforcement of any cease and desist order as to any activity undertaken by a local governmental agency pursuant to a declaration of emergency by the board of supervisors of the county in which the activity is being or may be undertaken. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1199, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1994.)
  39. 30822.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    If someone intentionally and knowingly violates this division or an order under it, the commission may sue for exemplary damages, and the court decides the amount.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30822. Where a person has intentionally and knowingly violated any provision of this division or any order issued pursuant to this division, the commission may maintain an action, in addition to Section 30803 or 30805, for exemplary damages and may recover an award, the size of which is left to the discretion of the court. In exercising its discretion, the court shall consider the amount of liability necessary to deter further violations. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1199, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1994.)
  40. 30823.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    Money derived under this article must be used for carrying out this division when the Legislature appropriates it, and it must be deposited in the Violation Remediation Account of the Coastal Conservancy Fund until then.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30823. Any funds derived under this article shall be expended for carrying out the provisions of this division, when appropriated by the Legislature. Funds so derived shall be deposited in the Violation Remediation Account of the Coastal Conservancy Fund until appropriated. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1618, Sec. 2.)
  41. 30824.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    A commission member who knowingly violates Section 30324 can be fined up to $7,500, and the court may award attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties [30800 - 30824] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Penalties [30820 - 30824] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30824. In addition to any other applicable penalty, any commission member who knowingly violates Section 30324 is subject to a civil fine, not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500). Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the court may award attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 798, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1994.)
  42. 30900.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Severability [30900- 30900.] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. )

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    If part of this division is held invalid, the rest still applies if it can work without the invalid part.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20. CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT [30000 - 30900] ( Division 20 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Severability [30900- 30900.] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330. ) ## 30900. If any provision of this division or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the division which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this division are severable. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
  43. 30901.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    This act is named the Watershed, Clean Beaches, and Water Quality Act, and it may be cited by that name.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30901. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Watershed, Clean Beaches, and Water Quality Act. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  44. 30902.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    This section states the division’s purpose: to fund water quality, clean beaches, and watershed protection projects, and to describe how specified agencies will coordinate and integrate those programs.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30902. The purpose of this division is to establish a statutory framework for funding water quality, clean beaches, and watershed protection projects from the proceeds derived from the issuance and sale of bonds and other revenue sources, and to specify how the Resources Agency and its constituent departments and boards, including the State Coastal Conservancy, and the California Environmental Protection Agency, and that agency’s constituent departments, including the State Water Resources Control Board, will coordinate and integrate programs to fund projects. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  45. 30903.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    This section states legislative findings about the importance of clean beaches, clean water, healthy watersheds, and coordinated watershed management, and says each generation should steward these resources for children.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30903. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Clean beaches, clean water, and healthy watersheds are necessary to support both human communities and the state’s native fish and wildlife, and are part of the legacy of California. Each generation has an obligation to be good stewards of those resources in order to pass them on to their children. (b) California’s 1,100-mile coastline is world-renowned. Coastal-related businesses provide seventeen billion dollars ($17,000,000,000) annually to the state’s economy and depend on the restoration and health maintenance of beaches. (c) Clean water is essential to the state’s communities and economy. (d) Watershed management is a valuable approach to meeting comprehensive resource management and water quality objectives. Watersheds provide a useful, natural unit to integrate and coordinate the many natural resource functions of state agencies. (e) Multiple state entities within the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Resources Agency are currently administering programs that provide technical assistance or financial support for various aspects of watershed management or restoration. Hundreds of watershed partnerships exist in the state, dedicated to the restoration and management of the state’s streams, rivers, and lands, and the use of watershed management principles and practices. Coordinated watershed management implementation is crucial to addressing critical problems and the efficient use of public funds. The California Environmental Protection Agency and the Resources Agency are developing a strategic plan for fully integrated watershed investments. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  46. 30904.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The Legislature states that maintaining clean beaches, clean water, and an integrated watershed program is meant to protect specified waters from contaminants, pollution, and other environmental threats.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30904. It is the intent of the Legislature that the purpose of maintaining clean beaches, clean water, and an integrated and coordinated watershed program is to protect beaches, coastal waters, rivers, lakes, and streams from contaminants, pollution, and other environmental threats. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  47. 30905.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The Legislature states an intent to fund projects that reduce beach contamination and increase visitor days.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30905. It is the intent of the Legislature to invest in projects that will reduce beach contamination and increase visitor days, including, but not limited to, developing the comprehensive capability to monitor and analyze water quality and pollutant transport in coastal waters. This will be demonstrated by measurable improvements in water quality on and near the state’s beaches. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  48. 30906.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The Legislature states an intent to invest in clean water projects that achieve several water-quality goals.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30906. It is the intent of the Legislature to invest in clean water projects that will do all of the following: (a) Assist small local communities in meeting water pollution control requirements. (b) Improve agricultural water quality and reduce pollutants in agricultural drainage water. (c) Implement urban stormwater treatment programs and reduce nonpoint sources of pollution. (d) Provide comprehensive capability to monitor and analyze water quality in groundwater basins throughout the state. (e) Improve water quality in coastal and marine waters, particularly those waters that affect marine protected areas and marine managed areas. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 714, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  49. 30907.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    State agencies are to encourage and support coordinated watershed management strategies and coordinated program delivery for individual watersheds.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30907. It is the intent of the Legislature to require state agencies to encourage and support both of the following: (a) The development of coordinated and complementary strategies and solutions for watershed management across land ownership and agency jurisdictional boundaries. (b) Coordinated program delivery from state and federal agencies to fit the needs of individual watersheds. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  50. 30908.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The state should coordinate and integrate watershed programs and work with local interests. Its watershed goals should include healthy watersheds, clean water, and natural habitats for future generations.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30908. It is the intent of the Legislature that the state should coordinate and integrate its watershed programs and implement those programs by working with diverse interests at the local level. The state’s watershed management goals should include, but need not be limited to, maintaining and restoring healthy watersheds that support thriving communities, provide clean water, and sustain natural habitats for future generations. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  51. 30909.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The Legislature states that funding should support watershed management partnerships using a community-based collaborative approach, with balanced allocation across different watershed types and project types.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [30901 - 30909] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30909. It is the intent of the Legislature to invest in watershed management partnerships that use a community-based collaborative approach to meeting the state’s watershed management goals. Allocation of funding should be balanced among large and small watersheds, coastal and inland watersheds, and effluent reduction and source protection, and should be geographically balanced. Priority should be given to projects and programs that implement programs that have multiple benefits. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  52. 30910.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [30910- 30910.] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    This section defines several terms used in the chapter.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [30910- 30910.] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30910. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Board” means the State Water Resources Control Board. (b)“Local public agency” means any city, county, city and county, or district. (c) “Nonprofit organization” means any California corporation organized under Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), or 501(c)(5) of the federal Internal Revenue Code. (d) “Public agency” means a city, county, city and county, district, the state or any agency or department thereof, and applicants eligible for technical assistance under Section 319 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1329) or for grants under Section 320 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1330). (e) “Regional board” means a regional water quality control board. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  53. 30915.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Clean Beaches Program [30915 - 30917] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    This chapter is intended to authorize projects that restore and protect water quality and the environment of coastal waters, estuaries, bays, and near shore waters.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Clean Beaches Program [30915 - 30917] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30915. The purpose of this chapter is to provide authorization for projects that restore and protect the water quality and environment of coastal waters, estuaries, bays, and near shore waters. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  54. 30916.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Clean Beaches Program [30915 - 30917] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The board may award grants for clean beach and water quality projects, up to $5 million per project, and recipients must submit monitoring, reporting, and completion reports.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Clean Beaches Program [30915 - 30917] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30916. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, funds provided under this chapter may be used by the board, in consultation with the State Coastal Conservancy, to award grants not to exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) per project to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purposes of this chapter. Grants may be awarded for any of the following projects: (1) A project designed to improve water quality at public beaches and to make improvements for the purpose of ensuring that coastal waters adjacent to public beaches meet the bacteriological standards set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 115875) of Chapter 5 of Part 10 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) A project to make improvements to, or upgrades or conversions of, existing sewer collection systems and septic systems for the restoration and protection of coastal water quality. (3) A project designed to implement stormwater and runoff pollution reduction and prevention programs, or for the implementation of best management practices, for the restoration and protection of coastal water quality. (4) A project designed to implement or promote low-impact development for new or existing developments that will contribute to the improvement of water quality or reduce stormwater runoff. (5) A project designed to implement a stormwater resource plan prepared pursuant to Part 2.3 (commencing with Section 10560) of Division 6 of the Water Code. (b) The projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the state’s nonpoint source control program, as revised to meet the requirements of Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000), Section 6217 of the federal Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990, Section 319 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1329), Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code, and the California Coastal Commission. (c) The projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall demonstrate the capability of contributing to sustained, long-term water quality or environmental restoration or protection benefits for a period of 20 years, address the causes of degradation, rather than the symptoms, and be consistent with water quality and resource protection plans prepared, implemented, or adopted by the board, the applicable regional water quality control board, and the State Coastal Conservancy. (d) An applicant for funds under this chapter shall be required to submit to the board a monitoring and reporting plan that does all of the following: (1) Identifies the nonpoint source or sources of pollution to be prevented or reduced by the project. (2) Describes the baseline water quality or environmental quality to be addressed. (3) Describes the manner in which the project will be effective in preventing or reducing pollution and in demonstrating the desired environmental results. (4) Describes the monitoring program, including, but not limited to, the methodology, and the frequency and duration of monitoring. (e) Upon completion of the project, a recipient of funds under this chapter shall submit a report to the board that summarizes the completed activities and indicates whether the purposes of the project have been met. The report shall include information collected by the recipient in accordance with the project monitoring and reporting plan, including a determination of the effectiveness of the project in preventing or reducing pollution, and the results of the monitoring program. The board shall make the report available to the public, watershed groups, and federal, state, and local agencies. (f) Not more than 25 percent of a grant may be awarded in advance of actual expenditure. (g) An applicant for funds under this chapter shall inform the board of any necessary public agency approvals, entitlements, and permits that may be necessary to implement the project. The application shall certify to the board, at the appropriate time, that those approvals, entitlements, and permits have been granted. (h) Where recovery plans for coho salmon, steelhead trout, or other threatened or endangered aquatic species exist, projects funded under this chapter shall be consistent with those plans and, to the extent feasible, shall seek to implement actions specified in those plans. (i) The board shall appoint a Clean Beaches Task Force comprised of individuals representing the breadth and diversity of coastal communities. All proposals for funding shall be reviewed by the task force. The task force may recommend projects to the board for funding consideration. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 620, Sec. 1. (SB 790) Effective January 1, 2010.)
  55. 30917.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Clean Beaches Program [30915 - 30917] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The board must allow public review and comment when awarding funds under this chapter, and it may adopt regulations to implement the chapter after consulting the State Coastal Conservancy.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Clean Beaches Program [30915 - 30917] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30917. The board shall provide opportunity for public review and comment in awarding funds pursuant to this chapter, and may, in consultation with the State Coastal Conservancy, adopt regulations to implement this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  56. 30920.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3.5. Marine Managed Areas Program [30920 - 30921] ( Chapter 3.5 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 714, Sec. 2. )

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    This section authorizes projects that restore and protect water quality and the environment of marine managed areas, and requires the board to give priority to projects that treat or prevent waste discharges in areas of special biological significance.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3.5. Marine Managed Areas Program [30920 - 30921] ( Chapter 3.5 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 714, Sec. 2. ) ## 30920. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide authorization for projects that restore and protect the water quality and environment of marine managed areas, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 36602, including areas of special biological significance, as defined in the California Ocean Plan adopted pursuant to Section 13170.2 of the Water Code. (b) The board shall give priority to projects that treat or otherwise remove existing waste discharges, or prevent probable waste discharges, into areas of special biological significance. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 714, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  57. 30921.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3.5. Marine Managed Areas Program [30920 - 30921] ( Chapter 3.5 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 714, Sec. 2. )

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    The board may spend appropriated funds to award grants for this chapter, with limits and reporting requirements.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 3.5. Marine Managed Areas Program [30920 - 30921] ( Chapter 3.5 added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 714, Sec. 2. ) ## 30921. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature for that purpose, funds may be expended by the board, in consultation with the State Coastal Conservancy, the California Coastal Commission, and, as appropriate, the Department of Fish and Game, to award grants, not to exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) per project, to local public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purposes of this chapter. (b) The projects funded to carry out this chapter shall demonstrate the capability of contributing to sustained, long-term water quality or environmental restoration or protection benefits for a period of 20 years, address the causes of degradation rather than the symptoms, and be consistent with water quality control plans and resource protection plans prepared, implemented, or adopted by the board, the applicable regional board, the Department of Fish and Game, and the State Coastal Conservancy. (c) An applicant for funds to carry out this chapter shall be required to submit to the board a monitoring and reporting plan that does all of the following: (1) Identifies the sources of pollution to be prevented or reduced by the project. (2) Describes the baseline water quality or environmental quality to be addressed. (3) Describes the manner in which the project will be effective in preventing or reducing pollution and in demonstrating the desired environmental results. (4) Describes the monitoring program, including, but not limited to, the methodology, frequency, and duration of monitoring. (d) Upon completion of the project, a recipient of funds to carry out this chapter shall submit a report to the board that summarizes the completed activities and indicates whether the purposes of the project have been met. The report shall include information collected by the recipient in accordance with the project monitoring and reporting plan, including a determination of the effectiveness of the project in preventing or reducing pollution, and the results of the monitoring program. The board shall make the report available to the public, watershed groups, and federal, state, and local agencies. (e) The board may not award more than 25 percent of a grant to carry out this chapter in advance of the expenditure of funds by a grantee. (f) An applicant for funds to carry out this chapter shall inform the board of any necessary public agency approvals, entitlements, and permits that may be necessary to implement the project. The applicant shall certify to the board, at the appropriate time, that those approvals, entitlements, and permits have been granted. (g) Where recovery plans for coho salmon, steelhead trout, or other threatened or endangered coastal and marine aquatic species exist, projects funded to carry out this chapter shall be consistent with those plans and, to the extent feasible, shall seek to implement actions specified in those plans. (h) The board, in consultation with the California Coastal Commission, shall appoint a marine managed areas water quality task force comprised of individuals representing the breadth and diversity of coastal communities, interested nonprofit groups, and marine resource users. All proposals for grant funding to carry out this chapter shall be reviewed by the task force. The task force may recommend projects to the board for funding consideration. (i) The board shall provide opportunity for public review and comment in awarding funds to carry out this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 714, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  58. 30925.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Small Community Wastewater Grant Program [30925- 30925.] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The board may award wastewater grants to qualifying small communities and eligible projects, and must give priority to certain sewer and wastewater system projects.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Small Community Wastewater Grant Program [30925- 30925.] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30925. (a) For the purposes of this article, “small community” means a municipality with a population of 20,000 persons or less, a rural county, or a reasonably isolated and divisible segment of a larger municipality where the segment of the population is 20,000 persons or less, with a financial hardship, as determined by the board. (b) The board may award grants under this article to assist small communities in meeting water pollution control requirements. (c) The board may award grants under this article to projects that meet the definition of “eligible project” in Section 79120 of the Water Code. (d) The board shall give priority to both of the following types of projects: (1) Projects to install or replace sewer systems in communities that lack adequate sewers. (2) Projects to assist communities with population growth pressures, to assist in the redesign and expansion of existing wastewater collection and treatment systems. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  59. 30930.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Urban Storm Water Grant Program [30930- 30930.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The board may award grants to local public agencies for stormwater pollution reduction and prevention projects.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Urban Storm Water Grant Program [30930- 30930.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30930. The board may award grants under this article to local public agencies for projects designed to implement stormwater runoff pollution reduction and prevention programs, including, but not limited to, diversion of dry weather flows to publicly owned treatment works for treatment, acquisition, and development of constructed wetlands and the implementation of approved best management practices, as required by stormwater permits issued by the state board or a regional board. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  60. 30935.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program [30935- 30935.] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The board may award grants for qualifying water-quality projects, and recipients must file monitoring and final reports.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program [30935- 30935.] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30935. (a) The board may award grants under this article to local public agencies and nonprofit organizations for projects that protect the beneficial uses of water throughout the state through the control of nonpoint source pollution. (b) Except as authorized under subdivision (g), grants may be awarded only for projects that are one or more of the following: (1) Consistent with local watershed management plans and with regional water quality control plans. (2) Broad-based nonpoint source pollution projects, including, but not limited to, projects identified in the board’s “Initiatives in NPS Management,” dated September 1995, and in the nonpoint source technical advisory committee reports. (3) Consistent with the “Integrated Plan for Implementation of the Watershed Management Initiative” prepared by the board and the regional boards. (4) A project that implements watershed best management practices and measures. (5) Consistent with the requirements of Section 6217(g) of the federal Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 and has been identified as a needed project by the board under the 15-year implementation strategy and five-year implementation plan of the board’s nonpoint source pollution control program. (6) A project that improves the quality of drinking water supplies and addresses contamination by pathogens, organic carbon, or salinity. (c) Projects funded under this article shall demonstrate a capability of sustaining water quality benefits for a period of not less than 20 years. Categories of nonpoint source pollution addressed by projects may include, but need not be limited to, silviculture, agriculture, urban runoff, mining, hydromodification, grazing, onsite disposal systems, boatyards and marinas, and animal feeding operations. (d) Projects to address nonpoint source pollution may include, but need not be limited to, wildfire management, installation of vegetative systems to filter or retard pollutant loading, incentive programs or large-scale demonstration programs to reduce commercial reliance on polluting substances or to increase acceptance of alternative methods and materials, and engineered features to minimize impacts of nonpoint source pollution. (e) Projects funded under this article shall have defined water quality or beneficial use goals. (f) A local public agency or nonprofit organization that has a project funded under this article shall submit to the board a monitoring and reporting plan that does all of the following: (1) Identifies one or more nonpoint sources of pollution. (2) Describes the baseline water quality of the body of water impacted. (3) Describes the manner in which the proposed practices or measures are implemented. (4) Determines the effectiveness of the proposed practices or measures in preventing or reducing pollution. (g) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the board may award grants for demonstration projects that are intended to prevent, reduce, or treat nonpoint source pollution. (h) A grant recipient shall submit a report to the board, upon completion of the project, that summarizes completed activities and indicates whether the purposes of the project have been met. The report shall include information collected by the grant recipient in accordance with the project monitoring and reporting plan, including, but not limited to, a determination of the effectiveness of the best management practices or management measures implemented as part of the project in preventing or reducing nonpoint source pollution. The board shall make the report available to watershed groups, and federal, state, and local agencies. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  61. 30940.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Agricultural Water Quality Grant Program [30940- 30940.] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The board may award grants for agricultural water quality projects and must set criteria, guidelines, and a matching-fund condition.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Agricultural Water Quality Grant Program [30940- 30940.] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30940. (a) The board may award grants to public agencies or nonprofit organizations for the purposes of improving agricultural water quality through monitoring, demonstration projects, research, construction of agricultural drainage improvements, and for projects to reduce pollutants in agricultural drainage water through reuse, integrated management, or treatment. Grants made pursuant to this section may be used to provide matching funds for federal grant programs. The board, in consultation with the Department of Food and Agriculture and the program advisory review board established pursuant to Section 593 of the Food and Agricultural Code, shall develop criteria for evaluating projects considered for grants under this section. (b) (1) On or before June 30, 2005, the board, in consultation with the Department of Food and Agriculture, shall adopt guidelines for a dairy water quality improvement grant program that provides competitive grants for projects, including water quality planning and regional and on-farm projects, and projects undertaken by dairy operators, to reduce threats to, or impairment of, water quality from dairy operations. (2) In order to be eligible for a grant pursuant to this subdivision, a dairy operator shall have completed the environmental stewardship short course of the dairy quality assurance program, unless the board finds and determines that the operator has taken other similar actions to mitigate adverse environmental effects of its dairy operation. (c) The board shall specify a matching fund requirement, as a condition of providing grants under subdivision (a) or (b). (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 16. Effective August 16, 2004.)
  62. 30945.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Integrated Watershed Management Programs [30945 - 30949] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    This section states that the article’s purpose is to establish an integrated watershed management program.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Integrated Watershed Management Programs [30945 - 30949] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30945. The purpose of this article is to establish a program for integrated watershed management to improve water quality, protect and restore habitat and fisheries, reduce flooding, control erosion and sedimentation, and improve local water supply reliability through better groundwater monitoring, river corridor recreation, forest land and fuel management, and hydropower management. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  63. 30946.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Integrated Watershed Management Programs [30945 - 30949] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The California Environmental Protection Agency must enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Resources Agency and the memorandum must create a stakeholder advisory process.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Integrated Watershed Management Programs [30945 - 30949] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30946. The California Environmental Protection Agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Resources Agency to ensure that the program established under this chapter is coordinated with other programs administered by those agencies, including, but not limited to, the grant process set forth in Section 30947. The memorandum of understanding shall establish a stakeholder advisory process to assist in setting priorities and allocating funds. The memorandum of understanding shall be completed and executed on or before April 30, 2003. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  64. 30947.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Integrated Watershed Management Programs [30945 - 30949] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    This section establishes the Integrated Watershed Management Program and lets the board use appropriated funds, subject to a memorandum of understanding, to award grants for specified watershed and water-quality projects.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Integrated Watershed Management Programs [30945 - 30949] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30947. (a) The Integrated Watershed Management Program is hereby established. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, funds allocated to the program may be used by the board, subject to the terms of the memorandum of understanding executed pursuant to Section 30946 to award grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the development of local watershed management plans that meet the requirements of subdivision (c) of Section 79078 of the Water Code, and for the implementation of watershed protection and water management projects that include one or more of the following elements: (1) Stormwater capture and treatment. (2) Nonpoint source pollution reduction, management, and monitoring. (3) Groundwater recharge and management projects. (4) Water banking, exchange, and reclamation, and improvement of water quality. (5) Vegetation management to improve watershed efficiency, aquatic and terrestrial habitat, the creation and enhancement of wetlands, and the acquisition, protection, and restoration of open space. (6) Planning and implementation of multipurpose flood control programs that protect property and improve water quality and stormwater capture and percolation, and protect or improve wildlife habitat. (7) Watershed management planning and implementation. (8) Demonstration projects to develop new water treatment distribution and nonpoint source pollution control methods. (9) Erosion sediment control and stream enhancement projects, and permit coordination programs to facilitate watershed restoration projects that implement board approved management measures for polluted runoff. (10) Monitoring, collection, and analysis of water quality and pollutant transport in groundwater and surface water. (11) Native fisheries enhancement or improvement projects, and projects to restore other threatened species. (12) Water conservation, water use efficiency, and water supply reliability. (13) An enforceable waste discharge program, by a person who is subject to Article 4 (commencing with Section 13260) of Chapter 4 of Division 7 of the Water Code and for whom the board has a name and address, that implements best management practices and includes all of the following: (A) A clear description of how a project will achieve and maintain water quality standards. (B) A monitoring component that assesses the effectiveness of adopted practices. (C) Submission of a report of waste discharge to the appropriate regional water quality control board. (b) Upon completion of the project, the grantee shall submit a report to the board that summarizes the completed activities and indicates whether the purposes of the project have been met. The report shall include information collected by the grantee in accordance with the project monitoring and reporting plan, including, but not limited to, a determination of the effectiveness of the project in preventing or reducing pollution and the results of the monitoring program. The board shall make the report available to the public, watershed groups, and federal, state, and local agencies. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 493, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
  65. 30948.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Integrated Watershed Management Programs [30945 - 30949] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The board must set up an accelerated selection and contracting procedure for qualifying projects.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Integrated Watershed Management Programs [30945 - 30949] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30948. Consistent with Section 30947, the board shall establish an accelerated selection and contracting procedure for projects that meet all of the following criteria: (a) The project is part of an approved watershed management plan consistent with Section 30947. (b) The project is fully permitted and ready to be implemented. (c) Funding for the project includes matching funds or services donated from nonstate sources. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  66. 30949.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Integrated Watershed Management Programs [30945 - 30949] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The board may use no more than 50% of the funds made available for this article for Section 30948 purposes.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Integrated Watershed Management Programs [30945 - 30949] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30949. No more than 50 percent of the funds made available to the board for the purposes of this article shall be used for the purposes of Section 30948. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  67. 30950.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Small Community Groundwater Grant Program [30950- 30950.] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. )

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    The board may award grants and make funds available for small communities and related public or private water entities, and must prioritize certain water-supply and treatment projects.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.4. WATERSHED, CLEAN BEACHES, AND WATER QUALITY ACT [30901 - 30950] ( Division 20.4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Integrated Clean Water Programs [30925 - 30950] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Small Community Groundwater Grant Program [30950- 30950.] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. ) ## 30950. (a) For the purposes of this article, “small community” means a municipality with a population of 20,000 persons or less, a rural county, or a reasonably isolated and divisible segment of a larger municipality where the segment of the population is 20,000 persons or less, with a financial hardship, as determined by the board. (b) The board may award grants under this article to assist small communities in complying with groundwater contaminant level requirements. (c) The board may award grants under this article to local public agencies and private not-for-profit water companies. (d) The board shall give priority to the following types of projects: (1) Projects to provide an alternate source of water or to treat water where the existing supply of groundwater exceeds the maximum contaminant level of arsenic. (2) Projects to provide an alternate source of water or to treat water where the existing supply of groundwater exceeds the maximum contaminant level for nitrate. (3) Projects identified by the board, in consultation with the State Department of Health Services, as having a priority to address the needs of small community water systems. (e) The board may make funds available under this article in each fiscal year to provide technical assistance or planning grants, or both, to small communities. (Amended (as added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 727) by Stats. 2003, Ch. 493, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
  68. 30960.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.5. OCEAN USE PLANNING [30960- 30960.] ( Division 20.5 added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1079, Sec. 3. )

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    The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency must start a comprehensive long-range planning process for offshore California ocean waters.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.5. OCEAN USE PLANNING [30960- 30960.] ( Division 20.5 added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1079, Sec. 3. ) ## 30960. The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall initiate a comprehensive, long-range planning process for the use of ocean waters offshore of California, may use the advisory panel appointed pursuant to Section 6231 as the planning committee, and may use the California Sea Grant Program to promote sound scientific data analysis and assessment in this planning process. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 207. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
  69. 30970.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.5. California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021 [30970 - 30973] ( Division 20.6.5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 236, Sec. 5. )

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    This division is known as the California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021 and may be cited by that name.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.5. California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021 [30970 - 30973] ( Division 20.6.5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 236, Sec. 5. ) ## 30970. This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 236, Sec. 5. (SB 1) Effective January 1, 2022.)
  70. 30971.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.5. California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021 [30970 - 30973] ( Division 20.6.5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 236, Sec. 5. )

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    The Legislature states that California must plan for, anticipate, and respond to sea level rise using new planning, assessment, funding, and mitigation tools.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.5. California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021 [30970 - 30973] ( Division 20.6.5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 236, Sec. 5. ) ## 30971. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California has 1,264 miles of coastline, and, if small bays and inlets are included, it has up to 3,000 miles of coastline located on the western seaboard of the United States, all of which is prone to the severe and pervasive effects of sea level rise. (b) According to the “State of California Sea-Level Rise Guidance Document” issued by the Natural Resources Agency and the Ocean Protection Council, the impacts of sea level rise on the state will be significant and pervasive, and could occur as soon as within the next decade. (c) (1) As with most impacts from climate change, the impacts of sea level rise are both environmental and economic, including losses to publicly owned infrastructure, such as airports, rail lines, streets and highways, pipelines, waste water treatment plants, schools, hospitals, and other facilities. (2) For example, the catastrophic inundation, flooding, and property damage from a small rise in sea level, combined with a 1-in-10 likelihood of a Pacific storm, could amount to tens of billions of dollars in uninsured losses of structures and properties. (3) A 2015 assessment by the Risky Business Project, led by former United States Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson and other business leaders, found that between eight billion dollars ($8,000,000,000) and ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) of existing property in the state is likely to be underwater by the year 2050 if current trends continue. (4) According to the 2015 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report, The National Significance of California’s Coastal Economy, “California’s 19 coastal counties generated $662 billion in wages and $1.7 trillion in GDP in 2012” and “California’s ocean-related activities represent a substantial portion of the U.S. ocean economy as a whole—13 percent of the establishments, 14 percent of the employment and wages, and 12 percent of the GDP in 2012,” all of which would be adversely affected by sea level rise. (5) Recent reports in periodicals, such as the Los Angeles Times, state succinctly that “Destruction from sea level rise in California could exceed worst wildfires and earthquakes.” (d) For the economy, the natural environment, and the people of California, it is urgent that the state enact new statutes to plan for, anticipate, and respond to sea level rise. (e) The purpose of this division is to establish new planning, assessment, funding, and mitigation tools for California to address and respond to sea level rise. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 236, Sec. 5. (SB 1) Effective January 1, 2022.)
  71. 30972.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.5. California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021 [30970 - 30973] ( Division 20.6.5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 236, Sec. 5. )

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    The Ocean Protection Council must coordinate a sea level rise support collaborative, and that collaborative must provide public information and agency support.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.5. California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021 [30970 - 30973] ( Division 20.6.5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 236, Sec. 5. ) ## 30972. (a) (1) There is hereby created within the Ocean Protection Council the California Sea Level Rise State and Regional Support Collaborative. (2) In its role as the collaborative, the Ocean Protection Council shall coordinate with the other state planning and coastal management agencies, including, but not limited to, the Office of Planning and Research, the Strategic Growth Council, the State Lands Commission, the California Coastal Commission, the State Coastal Conservancy, and the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, to administer the grants and on the kind of information and support it provides local, regional, and other state agencies consistent with their statutory authority. (b) The collaborative shall provide state and regional information to the public and support to local, regional, and other state agencies for the identification, assessment, planning, and, where feasible, the mitigation of the adverse environmental, social, and economic effects of sea level rise within the coastal zone and the area under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, pursuant to Section 66610 of the Government Code. The support the collaborative provides to local and regional agencies shall include, but not be limited to, technical assistance on updating local and regional land use plans to take into account sea level rise. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 236, Sec. 5. (SB 1) Effective January 1, 2022.)
  72. 30973.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.5. California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021 [30970 - 30973] ( Division 20.6.5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 236, Sec. 5. )

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    If the Legislature appropriates money in the annual Budget Act, the collaborative may spend up to $100 million each year on grants and related investments for local and regional sea level rise planning and implementation. The two listed secretaries must also appear annually before the Legislature’s budget committees about implementation.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.5. California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021 [30970 - 30973] ( Division 20.6.5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 236, Sec. 5. ) ## 30973. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act, the collaborative shall expend not more than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) annually from appropriate bond funds and other sources for the purposes of making grants to local and regional governments to update local and regional land use plans to take into account sea level rise, and for directly related investments to implement those plans. Priority shall be given to those local and regional governments that have agreed most effectively and urgently to plan for and implement actions to address sea level rise. (b) As part of the adoption of the annual Budget Act, the Secretary of Environmental Protection and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall annually appear before the budget committees of both houses of the Legislature regarding the implementation of this division. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 236, Sec. 5. (SB 1) Effective January 1, 2022.)
  73. 30985.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. )

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    Certain local governments must develop a sea level rise plan and include specified elements in it.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. ) ## 30985. (a) A local government lying, in whole or in part, within the coastal zone or within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission shall develop a sea level rise plan as part of either of the following, as applicable: (1) A local coastal program that is subject to approval by the California Coastal Commission consistent with the guidelines established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 30985.2. (2) A subregional San Francisco Bay shoreline resiliency plan that is subject to approval by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission consistent with the guidelines established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 30985.2. (b) The sea level rise plan required pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) The use of the best available science. (2) A vulnerability assessment that includes efforts to ensure equity for at-risk communities. (3) Sea level rise adaptation strategies and recommended projects. (4) Identification of lead planning and implementation agencies. (5) A timeline for updates, as needed, based on conditions and projections and as determined by the local government in agreement with the California Coastal Commission or the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, as applicable. (c) A timeline for sea level rise plan updates, as required pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b), shall include economic impact analyses of, at a minimum, costs to critical public infrastructure and recommended approaches for implementing the sea level rise adaptation strategies and recommended projects pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b). (d) All local governments subject to the requirements of subdivision (a) shall comply with this section by January 1, 2034. (e) For purposes of this section, “critical public infrastructure” includes, but is not limited to, transit, roads, airports, ports, water storage, and conveyance, wastewater treatment facilities, landfills, powerplants, and railroads. (f) The California Coastal Commission or the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission may deem existing sea level rise information or sea level rise plans prepared by a local government to satisfy one or all of the requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c). (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 286, Sec. 1. (AB 996) Effective January 1, 2026. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 30985.6.)
  74. 30985.2.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. )

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    Two California commissions must create sea level rise plan guidelines by December 31, 2024, and those guidelines must build on specified existing policy materials.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. ) ## 30985.2. (a) On or before December 31, 2024, the California Coastal Commission, in close coordination with the Ocean Protection Council and the California Sea Level Rise State and Regional Support Collaborative, shall establish guidelines for the preparation of the sea level rise plan required pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 30985. The guidelines shall recognize and build upon the baseline policies as described in the “Sea Level Rise Working Group: 2021 Work Products” as published by the California Coastal Commission on December 3, 2021. (b) On or before December 31, 2024, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, in close coordination with the California Coastal Commission, the Ocean Protection Council, and the California Sea Level Rise State and Regional Support Collaborative, shall establish guidelines for the preparation of the sea level rise plan required pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 30985. The guidelines shall recognize and build upon the “guiding principles of the joint platform” as described on page 16 of the “Bay Adapt Regional Strategy for a Rising Bay Joint Platform” adopted by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission on October 21, 2021. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. (SB 272) Effective January 1, 2024. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 30985.6.)
  75. 30985.4.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. )

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    This division does not reduce, alter, or diminish the authority of a state or local agency.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. ) ## 30985.4. This division does not reduce, alter, or diminish the authority of a state or local agency. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. (SB 272) Effective January 1, 2024. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 30985.6.)
  76. 30985.5.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. )

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    Some approved local governments are to be prioritized for funding, subject to legislative appropriation, for sea level rise adaptation work in their approved plans.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. ) ## 30985.5. Local governments that receive approval by the California Coastal Commission or the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, as applicable, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 30985 shall be prioritized for funding, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the implementation of sea level rise adaptation strategies and recommended projects in the local government’s approved sea level rise plan. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. (SB 272) Effective January 1, 2024. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 30985.6.)
  77. 30985.6.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. )

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    This division only operates if the Legislature appropriates funds for its purpose in the annual Budget Act or another statute.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. ) ## 30985.6. The operation of this division is contingent upon an appropriation for its purposes by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. (SB 272) Effective January 1, 2024.)
  78. 30985.7.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. )

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    Local governments may choose early consultation with the California Coastal Commission, but if they do, they must notify staff in writing and provide a status report; staff must give written recommendations.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. ) ## 30985.7. (a) A local government is encouraged to consult with the California Coastal Commission, on or before January 1, 2029, in preparation of a local coastal program or an amendment to a local coastal program pursuant to this division to ensure that, upon formal submission of the local coastal program or an amendment to the local coastal program to the California Coastal Commission, the materials are sufficient for a thorough and complete review. (b) A local government’s participation in an early consultation pursuant to this section is voluntary. An early consultation is intended to help a local government to timely meet the requirements of this division. Participation in an early consultation at any time shall not prevent a local government from submitting a sea level rise plan as required by this division. (c) If a local government seeks to engage in an early consultation at any time with the California Coastal Commission, the following shall occur: (1) A local government shall initiate the early consultation by notifying California Coastal Commission staff in writing that the local government seeks to engage in a consultation. After providing this notification, the local government shall provide the California Coastal Commission a summary report on the status of its efforts to develop a sea level rise plan pursuant to Section 30985, including any draft components as outlined in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 30985, and may provide a draft local coastal program or an amendment to a local coastal program that is intended to satisfy the requirement of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 30985. (2) An early consultation may include a singular meeting or regular meetings. The meeting schedule shall be mutually agreed upon by the local government and the California Coastal Commission. (3) California Coastal Commission staff shall offer written recommendations to a local government about what may preclude certification of a local coastal program or an amendment to a local coastal program, including, but not limited to, information about what satisfies the requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 30985. (4) California Coastal Commission staff shall provide recommendations in a reasonable timeframe that is mutually agreed upon by both the local government and the commission. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 286, Sec. 2. (AB 996) Effective January 1, 2026. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 30985.6.)
  79. 30985.8.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. )

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    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.6.9. SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING AND ADAPTATION [30985 - 30985.8] ( Division 20.6.9 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. ) ## 30985.8. For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (a) “California Sea Level Rise State and Regional Support Collaborative” means the California Sea Level Rise State and Regional Support Collaborative created pursuant to Section 30972. (b) “Coastal zone” has the same meaning as defined in Section 30103. (c) “Jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission” means the area described in Section 66610 of the Government Code. (d) “Local coastal program” has the same meaning as defined in Section 30108.6. (e) “Local government” has the same meaning as defined in Section 30109. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 384, Sec. 2. (SB 272) Effective January 1, 2024. Conditionally operative pursuant to Section 30985.6.)
  80. 30988.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.7. SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION [30988 - 30988.3] ( Division 20.7 added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 983, Sec. 1. )

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    The section states legislative findings about pollution threats to Santa Monica Bay and expresses the Legislature’s intent for a nonregulatory, locally based restoration commission.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.7. SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION [30988 - 30988.3] ( Division 20.7 added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 983, Sec. 1. ) ## 30988. (a)The Legislature finds and declares that Santa Monica Bay is a public trust for present and future generations of Californians, and an invaluable element in the ecosystem of southern California. (b) The biological health and recreational resources of Santa Monica Bay are threatened by the historical accumulation of DDT, PCBs and other toxic pollutants, pathogens, nutrients, stormwater and urban runoff, nonpoint pollutant sources, oil spills, and industrial discharges, increasing with population pressures in the region. (c) Santa Monica Bay’s Palos Verdes Shelf has been identified as a federal Superfund site, and designated under the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program. Since 1988, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has designated the former Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project as an agency to plan for the Santa Monica Bay’s restoration, and to oversee implementation of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Plan. The State of California has expended millions of dollars for the administration of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project, and the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 (the Villaraigosa-Keeley Act; Chapter 1.692 (commencing with Section 5096.300) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code) earmarks up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) for Santa Monica Bay restoration projects, as identified by the former Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project. (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission be a nonregulatory, locally based state government entity that will monitor, assess, coordinate, and advise all state programs, and oversee funding that affects the beneficial uses, restoration, and enhancement of Santa Monica Bay and its watershed. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 598, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  81. 30988.2.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.7. SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION [30988 - 30988.3] ( Division 20.7 added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 983, Sec. 1. )

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    This section renames the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project as the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission and gives the commission powers to manage funds, grants, contracts, and coordination activities.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.7. SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION [30988 - 30988.3] ( Division 20.7 added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 983, Sec. 1. ) ## 30988.2. (a) The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project is hereby renamed the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission. The commission shall independently execute the duties described in this section, and the State Water Resources Control Board shall provide administrative services to the commission. Any reference in any statute to the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project shall be deemed to be a reference to the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission. (b) (1) The Secretary for Environmental Protection, the Secretary of the Resources Agency, and the Chair of the Bay Watershed Council of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that ensures the coordination of state programs affecting Santa Monica Bay, and that delineates the authority of that commission, and its governance structure with respect to the implementation of those state programs. The commission membership shall be prescribed in the memorandum of understanding, and shall include federal, state, and local public agency officials and employees, and representatives of other stakeholder interests. (c) The commission may do all of the following: (1) Request and receive federal, state, local, and private funds from any source, and expend those moneys for the restoration and enhancement of Santa Monica Bay and its watershed. (2) Award and administer grants for the restoration and enhancement of Santa Monica Bay and its watershed. (3) Enter into contracts and joint powers authority agreements, as necessary, to carry out the purposes of the commission. (4) Monitor, assess, and coordinate activities among federal, state, and local agencies and, where appropriate, private firms, to restore and enhance Santa Monica Bay and its watershed. (d) (1) The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Account is hereby created in the State Treasury, and moneys in the account may be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to support the activities of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission. (2) The balance of any funds previously appropriated by the Legislature, prior to January 1, 2003, from the General Fund or from bond proceeds to support the activities of the former Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project shall be transferred into the account. (3) (A) Funds transferred to the account that are derived from an appropriation from the General Fund are available for expenditure only for the duration originally authorized and only for a purpose authorized by this division as it read on December 31, 2002. (B) Funds transferred to the account that are derived from an appropriation of bond proceeds are available for expenditure only for the duration originally authorized and may be expended for any purpose authorized by this division on and after January 1, 2003. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 598, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  82. 30988.3.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.7. SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION [30988 - 30988.3] ( Division 20.7 added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 983, Sec. 1. )

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    The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission must prioritize certain restoration-focused proposals and projects in its education, monitoring, and bond expenditure decisions.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 20.7. SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION [30988 - 30988.3] ( Division 20.7 added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 983, Sec. 1. ) ## 30988.3. The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission shall prioritize in its educational, monitoring, and bond proceeds expenditure decisions, proposals, or projects designed to achieve bay restoration objectives including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) The reduction or elimination of stormwater, urban runoff, and point and nonpoint source pollution. (b) The reduction or prevention of the threat of oil and sewage spills and leaks. (c) The reduction and prevention of beach erosion. (d) The reduction and prevention of public health threats from pollution. (e) The prevention and restoration of, and protection against, loss of wetlands, coastal and riparian habitats, and Santa Monica Bay’s natural and living resources. (f) Effective enforcement of appropriate environmental laws. (g) Public education and warnings of any dangers of consuming contaminated seafood. (h) Increased public education concerning the Santa Monica Bay in collaboration with universities and grades K-12 schools. (i) Assuring that ocean resources are accessible to all Californians regardless of socioeconomic status, and are preserved and enhanced for future generations. (Added by renumbering Section 30988.4 by Stats. 2002, Ch. 598, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  83. 3100.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    The director must fix district boundaries, and the director and supervisor may redefine districts when needed. They must also solicit public input before revising districts.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3100. For the purposes of this chapter, the state is divided into districts, the number and boundaries of which shall be fixed by the director. The director and the supervisor shall have the authority to redefine the districts as needed to ensure the efficient administration of this chapter. The director and the supervisor shall solicit public input before revising the districts. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 52. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
  84. 31000.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The chapter’s definitions control how this division is interpreted, unless the context requires otherwise.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31000. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  85. 31001.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    This section defines “certified local coastal plan or program” as a local plan, program, or land use plan adopted by the commission under the referenced chapter.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31001. “Certified local coastal plan or program” means any plan or program or land use plan of a local program adopted by the commission pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 30500) of Division 20. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 807.)
  86. 31002.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    “Conservancy” means the State Coastal Conservancy.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31002. “Conservancy” means the State Coastal Conservancy. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  87. 31004.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    “Commission” means the California Coastal Commission established under Chapter 4 of Division 20.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31004. “Commission” means the California Coastal Commission established under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 30300) of Division 20. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  88. 31005.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    This section defines “Bay commission” as the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31005. “Bay commission” means the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, established under Title 7.2 (commencing with Section 66600) of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 967, Sec. 1.)
  89. 31006.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    This section defines “coastal zone” and lets the local public agency for certain Contra Costa County lands formally request conservancy action by resolution.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31006. (a) “Coastal zone” means that area of the state as defined in Section 30103. Only for purposes of conservancy action in San Francisco Bay, the “coastal zone” also includes areas that are within the permit jurisdiction of the bay commission, as described in Section 66610 of the Government Code, with the exception of Contra Costa County lands from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge north and east to the termination of the bay commission boundary, except as provided in subdivision (b), as well as any uplands, wetlands, marshes, diked lands, and other watershed lands that significantly affect the environmental quality of the bay or are directly related to the public’s use and enjoyment of the bay, and other watershed lands within the nine counties adjacent to the bay that have waters that flow directly into the bay or the ocean. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), with respect to lands within Contra Costa County that are included within the permit jurisdiction of the bay commission, as described in Section 66610 of the Government Code, or that consist of any uplands, wetlands, marshes, diked lands, or other watershed lands that significantly affect the environmental quality of the bay or are directly related to the public’s use and enjoyment of the bay, the local public agency having jurisdiction over any such lands may formally request conservancy action by resolution. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
  90. 31007.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    This section defines “coastal restoration project” as an action by a public agency, the conservancy, or a nonprofit organization to correct undesirable development patterns in the coastal zone.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31007. “Coastal restoration project” means an action taken by a public agency, including the conservancy, or a nonprofit organization, to correct undesirable development patterns in the coastal zone. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 958, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  91. 31008.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    This section defines “coastal resource enhancement project.”

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31008. “Coastal resource enhancement project” means an action taken by a public agency, including the conservancy, or a nonprofit organization, to restore, as nearly as possible, degraded natural areas to their original condition or to enhance the resource values of a coastal zone. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 958, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  92. 31009.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    “Department” means the Department of Parks and Recreation.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31009. “Department” means the Department of Parks and Recreation. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  93. 3101.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    The supervisor must appoint one chief deputy and at least one district deputy for each district in this chapter, and prescribe their duties.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3101. The supervisor shall appoint one chief deputy and at least one district deputy for each of the districts provided for in this chapter, and shall prescribe their duties. (Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 898.)
  94. 31010.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    This provision defines “local public agency” to include, among other entities, a city, county, city and county, district, association of governments, or joint powers agency.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31010. “Local public agency” includes, but is not limited to, a city, county, city and county, district, association of governments, or joint powers agency. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 958, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  95. 31011.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    Funds received by the department under this division must go into the State Parks and Recreation Fund; funds received by the conservancy generally must go into the State Coastal Conservancy Fund.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31011. Any funds received by the department pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the State Parks and Recreation Fund. Unless otherwise provided in this division, any funds received by the conservancy pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the State Coastal Conservancy Fund. The conservancy and the Controller shall establish separate accounts within the State Coastal Conservancy Fund for the purpose of separating deposits into the fund according to their origin. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1551, Sec. 2.)
  96. 31012.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    This section sets up the Coastal Trust Fund and related accounts, and requires the conservancy to deposit, account for, and report on certain trust funds under specified conditions.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31012. (a) The Coastal Trust Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to receive and disburse funds paid to the conservancy in trust, subject to the right of recovery to fulfill the purposes of the trust, as provided in this section. (b) (1) There is in the Coastal Trust Fund the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program Account, which shall be expended solely for the purposes of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 31160). (2) The conservancy shall deposit in the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program Account all funds received by the conservancy for the purposes of the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program established under Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 31160), from sources other than the state or federal government and not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 31164. These funds include, but are not limited to, private donations, fees, penalties, and local government contributions. (c) (1) There is in the Coastal Trust Fund the Coastal Program Account. Funds in the Coastal Program Account shall be expended solely for their specified trust purposes. (2) Upon approval of the Department of Finance, the conservancy shall deposit in the Coastal Program Account all funds paid to the conservancy in trust for purposes of this division, except those funds identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b). The funds that shall be deposited in the Coastal Program Account, upon that approval, include, but are not limited to, funds that are paid to the conservancy in trust for purposes of mitigation, for settlement of litigation, instead of other conditions of coastal development permits or other regulatory entitlements, or for other trust purposes consistent with this division and specified by the terms of a gift or contract. Funds in the Coastal Program Account shall be separately accounted for according to their source and trust purpose. Funds shall not be deposited in the Coastal Program Account without the Department of Finance’s approval. (d) (1) There is in the Coastal Trust Fund the California Climate Resilience Account. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, and except as provided in paragraph (6), funds in the account are continuously appropriated to the conservancy, as follows, without regard to fiscal year. Funds shall be expended by the conservancy, the California Coastal Commission, and the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission for coastal zone management planning and implementation activities to address the risks and impacts of climate change, sea level rise, and associated extreme events to coastal and bay communities and natural resources. The purpose of the account is to support project implementation, capital outlay, and local assistance grants. Up to 10 percent of the funds shall be available for administrative costs. (2) Except as specified by an instrument imposing conditions on the use or expenditure of the specific funds provided, funds appropriated for these purposes shall be allocated as follows: (A) To the California Coastal Commission, 20 percent of the funds deposited in the account during each fiscal year. (B) To the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, 20 percent of the funds deposited in the account during each fiscal year. (C) To the conservancy, 60 percent of the funds deposited in the account during each fiscal year. (3) Funds in the account shall be expended solely for their specified purposes. (4) Funds that may be deposited into the California Climate Resilience Account include, but are not limited to, appropriations and grants, funds from the federal government, regional planning agencies, and local governments, fees, litigation settlements, permits, and mitigation requirements, and private donations that are eligible to be spent for the purposes of the account. (5) Nothing in this section shall apply to funds eligible for deposit in the Bay Fill Clean-Up and Abatement Fund pursuant to Section 66647 of the Government Code or to any funds collected pursuant to the California Coastal Act of 1976 (Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000)). (6) To the extent that any funds are appropriated into the account by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act, those funds shall be segregated for purposes of accounting. Funds appropriated into the account by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act shall not be continuously appropriated and are subject to the provisions of Section 16304 of the Government Code. (e) Interest that accrues on funds in the Coastal Trust Fund shall be retained in the Coastal Trust Fund and available for expenditure by the conservancy for the trust purposes. (f) The conservancy shall maintain separate accountings of funds within the Coastal Trust Fund, pursuant to its fiduciary duties, for the purpose of separating deposits and interest on those deposits, according to their trust purposes. (g) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, and except as provided in subdivision (d), all funds in the Coastal Trust Fund are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the conservancy to fulfill the trust purposes for which the payments of funds were made. (h) The conservancy shall provide an annual accounting to the Department of Finance of the conservancy’s expenditures from, and other activities related to, the Coastal Trust Fund. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 35, Sec. 148. (SB 861) Effective June 20, 2014.)
  97. 31013.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    This section defines “nonprofit organization” as a private, nonprofit organization that qualifies under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31013. “Nonprofit organization” means any private, nonprofit organization that qualifies under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 8. (SB 785) Effective January 1, 2020.)
  98. 31014.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    “Bay plan” means the San Francisco Bay Plan as adopted by the bay commission.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31014. “Bay plan” means the San Francisco Bay Plan as adopted by the bay commission. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 967, Sec. 3.)
  99. 31015.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    This section defines “Suisun Marsh Protection Plan” as the plan approved under Division 19.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31015. “Suisun Marsh Protection Plan” means the plan approved as provided in Division 19 (commencing with Section 29000). (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 967, Sec. 4.)
  100. 31016.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    “Local plan” means a land use plan meeting the jurisdictional criteria stated in this section.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31016. “Local plan” means any land use plan of a local public agency, port district, regional park or open-space district, or recreation and park district whose jurisdiction is included, in whole or in part, within the jurisdiction of the conservancy within San Francisco Bay in the areas described in Section 31006. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 967, Sec. 4.5.)
  101. 31017.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    “Public agency” includes several kinds of public bodies, including local, state, and federal agencies, colleges and universities, intergovernmental bodies, and federally recognized Indian tribes.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [31000 - 31017] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31017. “Public agency” includes, but is not limited to, local public agencies, state agencies, federal agencies, colleges and universities, intergovernmental bodies, and federally recognized Indian tribes. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 958, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  102. 3103.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    The chief deputy must be a competent engineer or geologist, preferably licensed in the state, with experience in oil and gas development and production.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3103. The chief deputy shall be a competent engineer or geologist, preferably licensed in the state, and experienced in the development and production of oil and gas. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 53. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
  103. 3104.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    Each district deputy must be a competent engineer or geologist, preferably licensed in the state, with experience in oil and gas development and production.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3104. Each district deputy shall be a competent engineer or geologist, preferably licensed in the state, and experienced in the development and production of oil and gas. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 54. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
  104. 3105.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    An office under a district deputy’s supervision may be maintained in each district, and it must be conveniently accessible to oil and gas operators in that district.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3105. An office under the supervision of a district deputy may be maintained in each district. The office shall be conveniently accessible to the oil and gas operators in the district. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1077, Sec. 1.)
  105. 31050.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The Legislature states that agricultural lands in the coastal zone are important to the state and national food supply and to the state’s economy.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31050. The Legislature finds and declares that the agricultural lands located within the coastal zone contribute substantially to the state and national food supply and are a vital part of the state’s economy. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  106. 31051.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    Agricultural lands in the coastal zone should be protected from nonagricultural uses, unless conversion to urban or other uses is in the long-term public interest.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31051. The Legislature further finds and declares that agricultural lands located within the coastal zone should be protected from intrusion of nonagricultural uses, except where conversion to urban or other uses is in the long-term public interest. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  107. 31052.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The Legislature states that certain lands in the coastal zone, especially in rural areas, are vacant or poorly used because of several listed conditions that harm the coastal environment and reduce orderly development.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31052. The Legislature further finds and declares that lands within the coastal zone, principally in rural areas, are vacant or improperly utilized because of inadequate circulation patterns, poor lot layout, scattered ownerships, lack of recreation and open space, and other conditions which adversely affect the coastal environment and reduce opportunities for orderly development. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  108. 31053.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The Legislature finds that coastal-zone habitat, natural areas, and scenic and environmental resources have been degraded by dredging, filling, and incompatible land uses.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31053. The Legislature further finds and declares that important fish and wildlife habitat, natural areas, and scenic and environmental resources within the coastal zone have been degraded due to indiscriminate dredging, filling, and the intrusion of incompatible land uses. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  109. 31054.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The State Coastal Conservancy is to be provided for and is responsible for reporting to the Governor and Legislature and implementing coastal protection, restoration, and resource enhancement programs.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31054. It is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to provide for the State Coastal Conservancy, which should report to the Governor and to the Legislature, with responsibility for implementing a program of agricultural protection, area restoration, and resource enhancement in the coastal zone within policies and guidelines established pursuant to Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000). (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  110. 31055.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    Funds under this division may not be spent or granted unless the Legislature appropriates them.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31055. No funds may be expended or granted under this division, unless and until such funds are appropriated by the Legislature. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  111. 31056.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy does not have to fund certain San Francisco Bay projects until the Legislature appropriates money for that purpose, but it must spend funds specifically identified for the Bay in the Bay.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Declaration of State Policy and General Provisions [31050 - 31056] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31056. (a) The conservancy is not required to provide funding for projects within the San Francisco Bay in the areas described in Section 31006, until the Legislature appropriates funds for such purposes. The conservancy shall expend funds specifically identified for the San Francisco Bay, whether from public or private sources, in the San Francisco Bay. (b) The bay commission may annually prepare and adopt a list of priority areas and concerns which are essential to the orderly implementation of the bay plan and the Suisun Marsh Protection Plan. The priority list shall provide guidance to the conservancy in its selection of San Francisco Bay projects. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 967, Sec. 5.)
  112. 3106.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    The supervisor must oversee oil and gas well and facility operations to reduce harm, and may require operators to adopt monitoring programs for aboveground tanks and facilities.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3106. (a) The supervisor shall so supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities attendant to oil and gas production, including pipelines not subject to regulation pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 51010) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code that are within an oil and gas field, so as to prevent, as far as possible, damage to life, health, property, and natural resources; damage to underground oil and gas deposits from infiltrating water and other causes; loss of oil, gas, or reservoir energy, and damage to underground and surface waters suitable for irrigation or domestic purposes by the infiltration of, or the addition of, detrimental substances. (b) The supervisor shall also supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells so as to permit the owners or operators of the wells to utilize all methods and practices known to the oil industry for the purpose of increasing the ultimate recovery of underground hydrocarbons and which, in the opinion of the supervisor, are suitable for this purpose in each proposed case. To further the elimination of waste by increasing the recovery of underground hydrocarbons, it is hereby declared as a policy of this state that the grant in an oil and gas lease or contract to a lessee or operator of the right or power, in substance, to explore for and remove all hydrocarbons from any lands in the state, in the absence of an express provision to the contrary contained in the lease or contract, is deemed to allow the lessee or contractor, or the lessee’s or contractor’s successors or assigns, to do what a prudent operator using reasonable diligence would do, having in mind the best interests of the lessor, lessee, and the state in producing and removing hydrocarbons, including, but not limited to, the injection of air, gas, water, or other fluids into the productive strata, the application of pressure heat or other means for the reduction of viscosity of the hydrocarbons, the supplying of additional motive force, or the creating of enlarged or new channels for the underground movement of hydrocarbons into production wells, when these methods or processes employed have been approved by the supervisor, except that nothing contained in this section imposes a legal duty upon the lessee or contractor, or the lessee’s or contractor’s successors or assigns, to conduct these operations. (c) The supervisor may require an operator to implement a monitoring program, designed to detect releases to the soil and water, including both groundwater and surface water, for aboveground oil production tanks and facilities. (d) To best meet oil and gas needs in this state, the supervisor shall administer this division so as to encourage the wise development of oil and gas resources. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 523, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)
  113. 3106.1.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    A local entity may adopt ordinances restricting oil and gas operations, and if it does, the owner or operator must handle well plugging, abandonment, and related decommissioning work.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3106.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and notwithstanding any notice of intention, supplemental notice, well stimulation treatment permit, or similar authorization issued by the supervisor or district deputy, a local entity may, by ordinance, prohibit oil and gas operations or development in its jurisdiction or impose regulations, limits, or prohibitions on oil and gas operations or development that are more protective of public health, the climate, or the environment than those prescribed by a state law, regulation, or order. These limitations or prohibitions may include, but are not limited to, limitations or prohibitions related to the methods of oil and gas operations or development and the locations of oil and gas operations or development. (b) If a local entity limits or prohibits oil and gas operations or development of an owner or operator pursuant to subdivision (a), the owner or operator shall be responsible for plugging and abandoning its wells, decommissioning attendant production facilities, and related measures, pursuant to the rules of this division. (c) For purposes of this section, “local entity” means a city, county, or city and county, including a charter city, county, and city and county. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 550, Sec. 2. (AB 3233) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  114. 3106.5.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    The supervisor may spend up to $10,000 each year from division funds to support the West Kern Oil Museum, but only with the director’s approval.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3106.5. Acting with the approval of the director, the supervisor may annually expend, from the amount appropriated to the division, up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to support activities at the West Kern Oil Museum. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 731, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
  115. 3107.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    A district deputy must collect well information, prepare maps, and keep the data on file in the district deputy’s office.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3107. A district deputy in each district, designated by the supervisor, shall collect all necessary information regarding the oil and gas wells in the district, with a view to determining the presence of oil and gas sands and the location and extent of strata bearing water suitable for irrigation or domestic purposes that might be affected. The district deputy shall prepare maps and other accessories necessary to determine the presence of oil and gas sands and the location and extent of strata bearing water suitable for irrigation or domestic purposes or surface water suitable for those purposes. This work shall be done with the view to advising the operators as to the best means of protecting the oil and gas sands and the water-bearing strata and surface water, and with a view to aiding the supervisor in ordering tests or repair work at wells. All this data shall be kept on file in the office of the district deputy of the respective district. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 278, Sec. 2.)
  116. 3108.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    The supervisor must publish a written report every year by October 1.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3108. (a) On or before the first day of October of each year the supervisor shall make public, for the benefit of all interested persons, a report in writing showing: (1) The total amounts of oil and gas produced in each county in the state during the previous calendar year. (2) The total cost of the division for the previous fiscal year, including an accounting of any General Fund moneys appropriated and used for plugging and abandonment of wells, decommissioning of facilities, and site remediation, or appropriated and used to facilitate those activities. (3) The total amount delinquent and uncollected from any assessments or charges levied pursuant to this chapter. (b) The report shall also include such other information as the supervisor deems advisable. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 844, Sec. 1. (SB 1295) Effective January 1, 2023.)
  117. 3108.5.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    The supervisor must publish specified public information and violation/order notices on the division’s website, keep the materials searchable and organized, and give annual progress updates to two legislative committees.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3108.5. (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, the supervisor shall make all public information collected or maintained by the division, with priority given to well records, well logs, notices of intention, supplementary notices, field reports, inspection reports, correspondence, and other materials, readily available to the public on the division’s internet website, except well records required to be held as confidential information pursuant to Section 3234. All online materials shall be organized by well, operator, or project, and searchable. (2) On or before July 1, 2024, the supervisor shall make all notices of violation and orders of the supervisor readily available to the public on the division’s internet website. (b) The supervisor shall make continuous progress towards meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) and the materials readily available to the public online shall steadily increase. Priority shall be given to public information regarding well records, well logs, notices of intention, notices of violation, supplementary notices, field reports, inspection reports, and correspondence previously available on the division’s internet website and documents associated with wells that have not been plugged and abandoned. (c) (1) The supervisor shall, commencing July 1, 2023, provide an annual update to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water on progress made toward meeting the requirements of subdivision (a). (2) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on July 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 727, Sec. 3. (SB 406) Effective January 1, 2022.)
  118. 3109.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    The supervisor may publish oil-and-gas-related publications, reports, maps, or other printed matter. If sold, they must be sold at cost, and the proceeds must be deposited to the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3109. The supervisor may publish any publications, reports, maps, or other printed matter relating to oil and gas, for which there may be public demand. If these publications, reports, maps, or other printed matter are sold, they shall be sold at cost, and the proceeds shall be deposited to the credit of the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 240, Sec. 10. Effective August 13, 2003.)
  119. 3110.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    Money paid to the Treasurer under Article 7 must be credited to the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3110. All money paid to the Treasurer pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 3400) shall be deposited to the credit of the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury, for expenditure as provided in Section 3401. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 240, Sec. 11. Effective August 13, 2003.)
  120. 31100.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The State Coastal Conservancy is established in the Resources Agency and must have seven members, including specified ex officio members and four public members appointed by designated officials.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31100. There is in the Resources Agency the State Coastal Conservancy, consisting of the following seven members: (a) The chairperson of the commission. (b) The Secretary of the Resources Agency. (c) The Director of Finance. (d) Four members of the public, of which two shall be appointed by the Governor, one shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. Of the members appointed by the Governor, not more than one may be an elected official of a local government, and the official shall have been elected to an office in a local government whose territory is located wholly or partially in the coastal zone. Except for members appointed pursuant to subdivision (d), the members of the conservancy may designate one of their employees to serve on the conservancy in their absence. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1224, Sec. 1.)
  121. 31100.5.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    Certain appointed Senate and Assembly members must meet with the conservancy and take part in its activities, so long as doing so is not incompatible with their legislative roles.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31100.5. Three Members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and three Members of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, shall meet with the conservancy and participate in its activities to the extent that such participation is not incompatible with their respective positions as Members of the Legislature. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 930.)
  122. 31101.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    Some conservancy members serve four-year terms, receive $100 per day for regular meeting attendance, and are reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31101. (a) The members appointed under subdivisions (a) and (d) of Section 31100 shall serve for a term of four years. However, if a member is appointed under subdivision (d) by reason of his or her status as a locally elected official, his or her membership shall cease 60 days after his or her term of office as a locally elected official ceases, and the Governor may appoint another person to complete the remainder of his or her term. Any person appointed under subdivision (d) of Section 31100 shall not be disqualified for membership and may complete his or her term in the event he or she is elected to a local office after his or her appointment. (b) Members appointed under subdivisions (a) and (d) of Section 31100 shall be compensated for attendance at regular meetings of the conservancy at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) per day, and shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the performance of their duties. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 210.)
  123. 31102.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency must choose a public member to serve as chair of the conservancy, the chair serves at the Secretary’s pleasure, a majority of the conservancy’s authorized membership makes a quorum, and the conservancy must adopt its own regulations.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31102. The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall select one of the public members to serve as the chair of the conservancy. The public member shall serve as chair at the pleasure of the secretary. A majority of the total authorized membership of the conservancy shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business under this division. The conservancy shall adopt its own regulations. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 213, Sec. 20. (AB 2768) Effective January 1, 2011.)
  124. 31103.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy must set the executive officer’s qualifications, appoint the executive officer and set the salary, appoint needed staff, and use certain staff resources to the maximum extent possible.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31103. The conservancy shall determine the qualifications of, and it shall appoint and fix the salary of, the executive officer of the conservancy, who shall be exempt from civil service, and shall appoint such other staff as may be necessary to carry out the powers and functions set forth in this division. To the maximum extent possible, the conservancy shall utilize the staff of the commission for purposes of planning and project evaluation, and the staff of the Real Estate Services Division of the Department of General Services in carrying out acquisition, leasing, disposal, and other real property transactions authorized under this division. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  125. 31103.1.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    A conservancy officer or employee is not treated as financially interested in an official-capacity contract if the stated conditions are met.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31103.1. Pursuant to Section 1090 of the Government Code, an officer or employee of the conservancy shall not be deemed to be financially interested in a contract made in their official capacity when all of the following conditions are met: (a) The financial interest in question is limited to the individual’s salary, per diem, or reimbursement for expenses as an officer or employee of the conservancy. (b) The individual is performing staff functions for the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority as part of their employment by the conservancy. (c) The contract involves a grant of funds by the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to the conservancy. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 258, Sec. 25. (SB 155) Effective September 23, 2021.)
  126. 31104.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may apply for and accept federal grants and receive gifts and other financial support from public or private sources.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31104. The conservancy may apply for and accept federal grants and receive gifts, donations, subventions, rents, royalties, and other financial support from public and private sources. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  127. 31104.1.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy must serve as a repository for certain lands, and it may accept dedications of land interests.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31104.1. The conservancy shall serve as a repository for lands whose reservation is required to meet the policies and objectives of the California Coastal Act of 1976 (Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000)), a certified local coastal plan or program, or the San Francisco Bay Plan as implemented by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission pursuant to Title 7.2 (commencing with Section 66600) of the Government Code. Pursuant to that authority, the conservancy may accept dedication of fee title, easements, development rights, or other interests in lands, including interests required to provide public access to recreation and resources areas in the coastal zone. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 110, Sec. 1. Effective June 27, 1994.)
  128. 31104.2.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy is the state agency for planning and coordinating federal surplus land sales in the coastal zone.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31104.2. The conservancy is the designated agency in the state for planning and coordinating federal surplus land sales in the coastal zone. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 505, Sec. 1. Effective July 13, 1982.)
  129. 31104.3.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy’s executive officer must report certain privately owned properties to the Director of General Services, and a property can be included only if the owner agrees.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31104.3. On an annual basis or as may be required, the executive officer of the conservancy shall report to the Director of General Services regarding privately owned properties within the conservancy’s jurisdiction which have special significance and which might appropriately be the subject of trades for lands owned by the state for the purposes of preserving natural resources and moderating the impacts of regulation with the coastal zone. A particular property shall be included in any report only upon agreement of the owner. For purposes of this section, “special significance” means having importance because of the land’s value for (1) public access, (2) public recreation, (3) wetlands, riparian, or other natural habitat, (4) open space, or (5) agricultural use. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1481, Sec. 3.)
  130. 31105.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may acquire real property or interests in real property for the purposes stated in this division, following the Property Acquisition Law.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31105. The conservancy is authorized to acquire, pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850), Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code) real property or any interests therein for all of the purposes specified in this division. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  131. 31106.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The State Public Works Board may use eminent domain under Section 31105 for the purposes specified in this division.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31106. The State Public Works Board may, pursuant to Section 31105, use the power of eminent domain for the purposes specified in this division. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  132. 31107.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    When requested by the conservancy, the Director of General Services must transfer covered land interests under an approved implementation plan. Any lease under this division cannot run longer than 10 years.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31107. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the Director of General Services, when so requested by the conservancy, shall lease, rent, sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer any land, interest therein, or option acquired pursuant to this division, pursuant to an implementation plan approved by the conservancy. Leases entered into pursuant to the provisions of this division shall not provide for a period longer than 10 years. Proceeds from any such lease, rental, sale, exchange, or transfer of land, interest therein, or option thereon, shall be deposited with the conservancy and shall be available for expenditure when appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of funding the programs specified in this division. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 667, Sec. 1.)
  133. 31107.1.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The Department of General Services and the conservancy must jointly create and carry out procedures for certain land and property transactions.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31107.1. The Department of General Services and the conservancy shall jointly develop and implement appropriate procedures to ensure that land acquisition, leasing, options to purchase, land disposal, and other property transactions undertaken in accordance with the provisions of this division are carried out efficiently and equitably and with proper notice to the public. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 807.)
  134. 31108.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy must submit a progress report to the Governor and Legislature on a set schedule, starting January 2 three years after the last report and then every three years.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31108. On January 2, three years after the most recent report was submitted, the conservancy shall prepare and submit to the Governor and to the Legislature a report describing progress in achieving the objectives of this division and shall prepare and submit an additional report every three years thereafter. The report shall include the following: (a) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the conservancy’s programs in preserving agricultural lands, restoring coastal habitat, providing public access to the coastline, and in undertaking other functions prescribed in this division. (b) Identification of additional funding, legislation, or other resources required to more effectively carry out the objectives of this division. (c) A discussion of its progress in addressing the goals, priority areas, and concerns referenced in subdivision (a) of Section 31163, including, but not limited to, any funds that are received or disbursed for purposes related to addressing those goals, priority areas, and concerns. (d) A discussion of its progress in implementing the Lower Cost Coastal Accommodations Program established pursuant to Section 31412. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 755, Sec. 3. (AB 1570) Effective January 1, 2022.)
  135. 31108.5.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may not spend fees received under Section 30526 except for specified restoration, replacement, or improvement work, and only after full consultation and consent of the relevant local public agency.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31108.5. The conservancy shall not expend any fees received pursuant to Section 30526, except to restore, replace, or improve resources or ecological systems in a manner that is consistent with the certified local coastal program of the local public agency in whose jurisdiction the development is located, or in whose jurisdiction the site of the mitigation project is to be located, as the case may be, and only after full consultation and consent of that local public agency. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 198, Sec. 2.)
  136. 31109.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may act before certification, including funding projects, if the action is in an approved local issue identification and work program. If it acts before certification, it must also follow other applicable project review and approval requirements in this division.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31109. Where certification of a local coastal plan or program is required under this division as a condition of action by the conservancy, the conservancy may take such action, including the funding of projects prior to certification, when the action is identified in a local issue identification and work program which has been approved by the California Coastal Commission. However, in undertaking actions prior to certification of a local coastal plan or program, the conservancy shall follow other applicable project review and approval requirements set forth in this division. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 807.)
  137. 3111.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    Money received in repayment of repair work must be returned and credited to the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund; miscellaneous oil-and-gas and acquired-property revenues must also be credited to that fund.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3111. (a) All money received in repayment of repair work done as provided in this chapter shall be returned and credited to the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund for expenditure as provided in Section 3401. (b) All miscellaneous revenues from oil and gas wells and from real and personal property acquired by the supervisor in the course of carrying out this chapter shall be credited to the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund for expenditure as provided in Section 3401. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 240, Sec. 12. Effective August 13, 2003.)
  138. 31111.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may fund and carry out planning, feasibility studies, technical assistance, and grants.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31111. In implementing this division, the conservancy may fund and do all of the following: (a) Prepare plans and feasibility studies. (b) Provide technical assistance. (c) Award grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purposes of subdivisions (a) and (b). (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 701, Sec. 1. (SB 367) Effective January 1, 2020.)
  139. 31111.3.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    When granting certain Assembly Bill 74 funds for Tijuana River Valley pollution and transboundary flow projects, the conservancy is encouraged to prioritize projects identified in specified studies, if feasible.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31111.3. When granting funds appropriated by Assembly Bill 74 (Chapter 23 of the Statutes of 2019) for purposes of addressing transboundary flows and pollution in the Tijuana River Valley, the conservancy is encouraged to prioritize those projects identified in the studies described in subdivision (b) of Section 5907.5, to the extent feasible. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 381, Sec. 1. (SB 690) Effective January 1, 2020.)
  140. 31111.5.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may give a grant to a for-profit entity for San Clemente Dam removal or alteration if the project is regionally or statewide significant and other grant options would not work.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31111.5. (a) In implementing this division, the conservancy may award a grant to a for-profit entity to accomplish the removal or alteration of the San Clemente Dam if the conservancy finds that the project is of regional or statewide significance and that a grant to a public agency or nonprofit organization would not achieve removal or alteration of the San Clemente Dam. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), total expenditures of state moneys for the removal or alteration of the San Clemente Dam and related activities shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000). (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 664, Sec. 6. (AB 1478) Effective September 27, 2014.)
  141. 31112.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may accept subscriptions and nonpolitical advertising for its publications, and may accept the proceeds from them.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31112. With respect to its publications, the conservancy may accept subscriptions and nonpolitical advertising, and proceeds from them. All proceeds shall be deposited into the State Coastal Conservancy Fund and be available for expenditure upon appropriation by the Legislature. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 958, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  142. 31113.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy must administer the Climate Ready Program and prioritize certain climate-adaptation projects and grants.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31113. (a) The Climate Ready Program is hereby established and shall be administered by the conservancy to address the impacts and potential impacts of climate change on resources within the conservancy’s jurisdiction. (b) In implementing this division, the conservancy may undertake projects within its jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, those that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, address extreme weather events, sea level rise, storm surge, beach and bluff erosion, salt water intrusion, flooding, and other coastal hazards that threaten coastal communities, infrastructure, and natural resources. (c) Pursuant to the Climate Ready Program, the conservancy may award grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for activities authorized pursuant to subdivision (b). In awarding the grants, the conservancy shall, to the extent allowed, prioritize projects that maximize public benefits and that accomplish either of the following: (1) Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, reduce hazards to harbors and ports, preserve and enhance coastal wetlands and natural lands, conserve biodiversity, and provide recreational opportunities. (2) Reduce flood risk and enhance fish and wildlife habitat, including projects with multiple benefits that remove sediment where the excavated material can be used to enhance shorelines or ecosystems. (d) (1) The conservancy shall do all of the following: (A) Prioritize projects that use natural infrastructure in coastal communities to help adapt to climate change. (B) Prioritize projects that provide multiple public benefits, including, but not limited to, protection of communities, natural resources, and recreational opportunities. (C) Give consideration to projects in a variety of ecosystems along the state’s coastline, including, but not limited to, the protection and expansion of coastal estuaries and lagoons that provide critical feeding and nursery habitat for juvenile fish species and foraging habitat for migratory waterfowl and other waterbirds, including eelgrass habitat. (2) The conservancy shall provide information to the Office of Planning and Research on any projects funded pursuant to this subdivision to be considered for inclusion into the clearinghouse for climate adaption information, established pursuant to Section 71360. (3) The conservancy may provide technical assistance to coastal communities to better assist them with their projects that use natural infrastructure. (4) For purposes of this subdivision, “natural infrastructure” means using natural ecological systems or processes to reduce vulnerability to climate change related hazards, or other related climate change effects, while increasing the long-term adaptive capacity of coastal and inland areas by perpetuating or restoring ecosystem services. This includes, but is not limited to, the conservation, preservation, or sustainable management of any form of aquatic or terrestrial vegetated open space, such as beaches, dunes, tidal marshes, reefs, seagrass, parks, rain gardens, and urban tree canopies. It also includes systems and practices that use or mimic natural processes, such as permeable pavements, bioswales, and other engineered systems, such as levees that are combined with restored natural systems, to provide clean water, conserve ecosystem values and functions, and provide a wide array of benefits to people and wildlife. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 60, Sec. 38. (AB 203) Effective June 30, 2022.)
  143. 31115.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may award grants to a state agency for certain less-than-fee-title acquisitions in coastal-zone land or water areas if the stated conditions are met, but those grants may not be used to acquire land or water areas meant to be part of a public land holding.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31115. When a state agency that owns or manages land or water areas within the coastal zone has identified sensitive resource values and locations and types of development pursuant to Section 30525, and when the commission has certified that acquisition of less than fee title in land or water areas within the coastal zone is consistent with the provisions of Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000) and is necessary to ensure protection of sensitive resource values, the conservancy may award a grant or grants to such state agency for the purpose of acquisition of less than fee title in such land or water areas pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law (commencing with Section 15850 of the Government Code). Grants made pursuant to this section may not be used as a method of acquisition of land or water areas that are intended to be an integral part of a public land holding. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 930.)
  144. 31115.5.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may undertake projects in the City of San Juan Capistrano under Chapters 4 and 8, despite any other law.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31115.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conservancy may undertake projects in the City of San Juan Capistrano pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 31150) and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 31350). (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 505, Sec. 2. Effective July 13, 1982.)
  145. 31116.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy can grant funds to a nonprofit only under an agreement, and land-related grants come with approval, price, transfer, and recording conditions.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31116. (a) Funds may be granted to a nonprofit organization under this division if the nonprofit organization enters into an agreement with the conservancy, subject to terms and conditions specified by the conservancy. (b) In the case of a grant for land acquisition, the agreement shall provide all of the following: (1) The purchase price of any interest in land acquired by the nonprofit organization may not exceed fair market value as established by an appraisal approved by the conservancy. (2) The conservancy shall approve the terms under which the interest in land is acquired. (3) The interest in land acquired pursuant to a grant from the conservancy may not be used as security for any debt to be incurred by the nonprofit organization unless the conservancy approves the transaction. (4) The transfer of land acquired pursuant to a conservancy grant shall be subject to the approval of the conservancy and a new agreement sufficient to protect the interest of the people of California shall be entered into with the transferee. (5) If any essential term or condition is violated, title to all interest in real property acquired with state funds shall immediately vest in the state. (6) If the existence of the nonprofit organization is terminated for any reason, title to all interest in real property acquired with state funds shall immediately vest in the state unless another appropriate public agency or nonprofit organization is identified by the conservancy and agrees to accept title to all interests in real property. (c) Any deed or other instrument of conveyance whereby real property is being acquired by a nonprofit organization pursuant to this section shall set forth the reversionary interest of the state. (d) The conservancy shall also require an agreement sufficient to protect the public interest in any improvement or development constructed under a grant to a nonprofit organization for improvement and development of a project under this division. The agreement shall particularly describe any real property that is subject to the agreement, and it shall be recorded by the conservancy in the county in which the real property is located. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 9. (SB 785) Effective January 1, 2020.)
  146. 31117.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The executive officer must submit certain coastal zone plans or projects in the Santa Monica Mountains Zone to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for review at least 60 days before State Coastal Conservancy approval.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31117. Notwithstanding any provision of this division, the executive officer shall submit any plan or project proposed to be carried out pursuant to this division within the coastal zone portion of the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, as defined in Section 33105, to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for review at least 60 days prior to approval by the State Coastal Conservancy. If the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy has not, within 60 days from the date of submission, acted to disapprove the proposed plan or project on the grounds that the plan or project is in conflict with or jeopardizes an approved acquisition or improvement or a proposed acquisition or improvement identified in the adopted Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy workprogram, the plan or project may proceed pursuant to this division. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1616, Sec. 1.)
  147. 31118.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may seek repayment of funds it granted under this division, on terms it considers appropriate.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31118. The conservancy may seek repayments of funds granted pursuant to this division on terms and conditions as it deems appropriate to carry out the provisions of this division. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1551, Sec. 3.)
  148. 31119.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may run educational projects and programs and award grants, but grant recipients must meet reporting and outreach requirements, kindergarten-to-grade-12 programs must align with State Board of Education content standards, and administrative costs are capped at 10 percent.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31119. (a) (1) The conservancy may undertake educational projects and programs for adults and for pupils in kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, and award grants to nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and public agencies, including federally recognized Indian tribes, for the purposes set forth in subdivisions (b) and (c). (2) A nonprofit organization, educational institution, or public agency, including a federally recognized Indian tribe, that receives a grant under this subdivision shall comply with all of the following requirements: (A) Document increased pupil participation in its educational programs. (B) Provide outreach to low-income, underserved, and noncoastal areas of the state. (C) Maintain any data necessary for the evaluation of a project or program funded with a grant, as determined by the conservancy. (3) No General Fund moneys shall be used for grants awarded pursuant to this subdivision to public educational institutions, including community colleges. (4) An educational program for pupils in kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, shall deliver knowledge and skills that support the State Board of Education’s adopted content standards. (b) Educational projects and programs funded and undertaken under subdivision (a) may include all of the following: (1) Projects and programs relating to the preservation, protection, enhancement, maintenance, and enjoyment of coastal resources. (2) Onsite and distance learning facilities pursuant to subdivision (c), activities, and instructional programs that support the delivery of science, history, and social science content, that further paragraph (1), including any of the following: (A) Projects and programs that assist pupils in acquiring core knowledge and developing critical thinking skills. (B) Projects and programs that encourage pupils to have direct contact with history, including programs that focus on the history and stewardship of the ocean and coastal resources. (C) Projects and programs that link science to technology and societal impacts, including community health, population, natural resources, environmental quality, natural and human-induced hazards, and other global challenges. (D) Projects and programs that support social-emotional learning and development, such as team-building and leadership skills. (c) The conservancy may also award grants for the construction and improvement of structures and facilities used for the educational projects and programs described in subdivision (b). (d) The conservancy shall not spend more than 10 percent of the funds received for grants for educational projects and programs under subdivision (a) for grant administrative costs, including any costs related to administering any of those projects and programs. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 701, Sec. 2. (SB 367) Effective January 1, 2020.)
  149. 3112.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    The supervisor and the Division of Oil and Gas may not adopt or publish building standards after January 1, 1980 unless the specified Health and Safety Code provisions are expressly excepted.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3112. 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 supervisor or the Division of Oil and Gas shall not adopt nor publish a building standard as defined in Section 18909 of the Health and Safety Code unless the provisions of Sections 18930, 18933, 18938, 18940, 18943, 18944, and 18945 of the Health and Safety Code are expressly excepted in the statute under which the authority to adopt rules, regulations, or orders is delegated. Any building standard adopted in violation of this section shall have no force or effect. Any building standard adopted before January 1, 1980, pursuant to this code and not expressly excepted by statute from such provisions of the State Building Standards Law shall remain in effect only until January 1, 1985, or until adopted, amended, or superseded by provisions published in the State Building Standards Code, whichever occurs sooner. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
  150. 31120.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    When the conservancy awards grants or enters agreements with a federally recognized Indian tribe, it must recognize and respect the tribe’s limited sovereignty.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31120. In awarding grants to, or entering into agreements with, a federally recognized Indian tribe, the conservancy shall recognize and respect the limited sovereignty of the tribe. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 958, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  151. 31122.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may award unrestricted funds, starting on January 1, 2020, to support grants for nonprofit organizations with qualifying ocean- and coastal-resource programs.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31122. Funds not otherwise restricted may be awarded by the conservancy, on and after January 1, 2020, for funding grants to nonprofit organizations that offer scientific, educational, or heritage programs that focus on the history and stewardship of the ocean and coastal resources. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 701, Sec. 3. (SB 367) Effective January 1, 2020.)
  152. 31123.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may authorize advance payments on certain contracts or grants, following Government Code Section 11019.1.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100 - 31123] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31123. (a) The conservancy may authorize advance payments on a contract or grant awarded pursuant to this division in accordance with Section 11019.1 of the Government Code. (b) This section shall remain in effect only until the date that Section 11019.1 of the Government Code is repealed, and as of that date is repealed. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 817, Sec. 1. (AB 882) Effective January 1, 2024. Conditionally repealed as prescribed by its own provisions.)
  153. 3113.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    The division must prepare and send an annual report to the Legislature, track required witnessing statistics, keep written justifications for remote witnessing, and follow limits on how the supervisor can approve or authorize remote witnessing.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3113. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the division shall, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, annually prepare and transmit to the Legislature a report of all of the following information statewide and by district: (1) The number of shall-witness and may-witness operations performed. The number of each type of may-witness operation as identified by law or regulation included in the total shall be provided. (2) The number of shall-witness and may-witness operations performed that were witnessed by the division in person. The number of each type of may-witness operation as identified by law or regulation included in the total shall be provided. (3) The number of shall witness and may-witness operations performed where division personnel did not witness the operations in person and witnessed the operations remotely. The number of each type of may-witness operation as identified by law or regulation included in the total shall be provided. (4) The number of shall-witness and may-witness operations performed on critical wells. The number of each type of may-witness operation as identified by law or regulation included in the total shall be provided. (5) The number of shall-witness and may-witness operations performed on critical wells that were witnessed by the division in person. The number of each type of may-witness operation as identified by law or regulation included in the total shall be provided. (6) The number of shall-witness and may-witness operations performed on critical wells where division personnel did not witness the operations in person and witnessed the operations remotely. The number of each type of may-witness operation as identified by law or regulation included in the total shall be provided. (7) A complete list of all shall-witness operations where division personnel did not witness the operations in person and witnessed the operations remotely. Information about each operation, including, but not limited to, the type of operation, the date, location, API number, and district, shall be included. The division shall maintain a written justification for each remote witnessing of shall-witness operations and provide it upon request. (b) (1) The division is authorized to witness may-witness operations remotely. The division shall prioritize witnessing of may-witness operations in person to the maximum extent possible. (2) This subdivision shall become inoperative on January 1, 2028. (c) The supervisor may, only in writing and only on a case-by-case basis, authorize division personnel to witness shall-witness operations remotely. The supervisor shall not delegate the authority to approve witnessing of these shall-witness operations remotely. All written authorizations for division personnel to witness shall-witness operations remotely shall be maintained and available to the public upon request. (d) The supervisor shall not set any positive numerical quotas for division personnel to witness operations remotely. The supervisor shall not provide a blanket authorization for remote witnessing of shall-witness operations. The supervisor shall provide written guidance to division personnel on minimum standards for remote witnessing of shall-witness and may-witness operations. (e) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Critical well” has the same meaning as in Section 1720 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, or a successor regulation. (2) “May-witness” means an operation performed that by law the division is authorized to witness. (3) “Shall-witness” means an operation performed that by law the division is required to witness. (4) “Witnessed by the division in person” means the operation is witnessed by division personnel who were physically present at the location when the operation was performed. (5) “Witnessed the operations remotely” or “witness the operations remotely” or “witnessing the operations remotely” means the viewing or reviewing of video, livestream, photographic, or other materials or evidence of the conduct of the operation during or after the operation was conducted without the division personnel being physically present at the location when the operation was performed. (f) It is the policy of the state that division personnel witness operations in person that are critical to ensuring public and environmental health and safety, that the presence of division personnel in the field to regularly observe operations under the division’s jurisdiction is of utmost importance, and that division staffing levels be set and maintained to ensure this policy is met. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 16. (AB 211) Effective September 27, 2022.)
  154. 3114.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    The Department of Conservation must file an annual report on the Underground Injection Control Program, in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3114. (a) By July 30, 2019, and annually thereafter, the Department of Conservation, in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board, shall report to the fiscal and relevant policy committees of the Legislature on the Underground Injection Control Program. The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following about activities in the previous 12 months: (1) The number and location of underground injection control project approvals issued by the department, including projects that were approved but subsequently lapsed without having commenced injection. (2) The monthly average number of pending project applications. (3) The average length of time to obtain an underground injection control project approval from date of receipt of complete application to the date of issuance. (4) The average amount of time to review an underground injection control project proposal by the division and the average combined review time by the State Water Resources Control Board and regional water quality control boards for each proposed underground injection control project. (5) The number of project proposals pending for over one year. (6) A list of pending aquifer exemptions, if any, and their status in the review process. (7) The average length of time to process an aquifer exemption and the average amount of time to review a proposed aquifer exemption by the division and the average combined review time by the State Water Resources Control Board and regional water quality control boards for each aquifer exemption proposal. (8) The number and description of underground injection control related violations identified. (9) The number of enforcement actions taken by the department. (10) The number of shut-in orders or requests to relinquish permits and the status of those orders or requests. (11) The number, classification, and location of staff with work related to underground injection control. (12) The number of staff vacancies for positions associated with underground injection control. (13) Any state or federal legislation, administrative, or rulemaking changes to the program. (14) The number of underground injection control projects reviewed for compliance with statutes and regulations in each district and a summary of findings from project reviews completed during the reporting period, including any steps taken to address identified deficiencies. (15) The number of underground injection control projects that have not been reviewed for compliance with applicable statutes and regulations within the prior two years. (16) Summary of significant milestones in their compliance schedule agreed to with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, as indicated in the March 9, 2015, letter to the division and the state board from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, including, but not limited to, regulatory updates, evaluations of injection wells, and aquifer exemption applications. (17) Summary of activities undertaken by the underground injection control review panel established pursuant to Section 46 of Chapter 24 of the Statutes of 2015. (b) This section shall become inoperative on October 1, 2029, and, as of January 1, 2030, is repealed. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 848, Sec. 1. (AB 1526) Effective January 1, 2024. Section inoperative October 1, 2029. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)
  155. 3115.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. )

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    The division must develop and implement an education and outreach program by July 1, 2023.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Administration [3100 - 3115] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## 3115. On or before July 1, 2023, the division shall develop and implement an education and outreach program to provide training to local governmental entities on materials collected and maintained by the division related to oil and gas operations. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 727, Sec. 4. (SB 406) Effective January 1, 2022.)
  156. 31150.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may acquire certain land interests in the coastal zone for agricultural preservation and may improve or develop those lands when needed for that purpose. It must take all feasible action to return acquired preservation lands to private use or ownership with appropriate use restrictions.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31150. The conservancy may acquire fee title, development rights, easements, or other interests in land located in the coastal zone in order to prevent loss of agricultural land to other uses and to assemble agricultural lands into parcels of adequate size permitting continued agricultural production. The conservancy may also undertake improvements to and development of such lands where such action is required to meet the purposes of this section. The conservancy shall take all feasible action to return to private use or ownership, with appropriate use restrictions, all lands acquired for agricultural preservation under this division. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 807.)
  157. 31150.1.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may enter into an option to acquire real property for an agricultural preservation project if the Legislature appropriates funds, and the option’s total cost cannot exceed $600,000.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31150.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conservancy may enter into an option to acquire an interest in real property for an agricultural preservation project, when the Legislature appropriates funds for purposes of carrying out the objectives of this division. The total cost of the option may not exceed six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000). (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 958, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  158. 31151.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    When the conservancy acquires interests in agricultural lands under this division, it must give top priority to urban fringe areas with the greatest urbanization impact.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31151. In acquiring interest in agricultural lands, as provided in this division, the conservancy shall give the highest priority to urban fringe areas where the impact of urbanization on agricultural lands is greatest. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  159. 31152.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may not acquire coastal-zone land for agricultural purposes unless it finds two listed conditions are met.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31152. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division to the contrary, the conservancy shall not act to acquire any interests in lands in the coastal zone for agricultural purposes unless the conservancy finds that both of the following conditions apply to the proposed acquisition: (a) The lands are specifically identified in a certified local coastal plan or program as agricultural lands, or, in the case of San Francisco Bay, the lands as so identified in the bay plan, the Suisun Marsh Protection Plan, or in any other local plan which the bay commission determines to be consistent with such plans. (b) There is no other reasonable means, including the use of police power, of assuring continuous use of such lands for agricultural purposes. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 967, Sec. 6.)
  160. 31153.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    If the conservancy cannot buy an interest in qualifying agricultural land, it may ask the State Public Works Board to acquire the interest by eminent domain.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31153. If the conservancy is unable to purchase an interest in agricultural land which meets the provisions of Section 31152, the conservancy may request the State Public Works Board to acquire the interest under the power of eminent domain pursuant to Section 31105. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 981, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1989.)
  161. 31154.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may lease certain lands, and must share lease income with the county and local taxing agencies under the section’s payment rules.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31154. The conservancy is authorized to lease lands acquired in accordance with the provisions of Section 31150. When such leases are made to private individuals or groups, the conservancy shall annually, upon appropriation of such amounts by the Legislature, transfer 24 percent of the gross income of such leases to the county in which such lands are situated. The county shall distribute any payment received by it pursuant to this section to itself, to each revenue district for which the county assesses and collects real property taxes or assessments, and to every other taxing agency within the county in which the property is situated. The amount distributable to the county and each such revenue district or other taxing agency shall be proportionate to the ratio which the amount of the taxes and assessments of each on similar real property similarly situated within that part of the county embracing the smallest in area of the revenue districts or other taxing agencies other than the county, levied for the fiscal year next preceding, bears to the combined amount of the taxes and assessments of all such districts and agencies, including the county, on such property levied for that year. The county auditor shall determine and certify the amounts distributable to the board of supervisors, which shall thereupon order the making of the distribution. Any money distributed pursuant to this section to any county, revenue district, or other taxing agency shall be deposited to the credit of the same fund as any taxes or assessments on any taxable similar real property similarly situated. Where a county receives a payment pursuant to this section in an amount of twenty-five dollars ($25) or less in respect to any parcel of leased property, all of such payment shall be distributed to the county for deposit in the county general fund. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  162. 31155.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    Proceeds from the sale or lease of certain lands must be deposited with the conservancy, and then may be used only when the Legislature appropriates them for the division’s programs.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31155. Proceeds from the sale or lease of lands acquired under the provisions of Section 31150 shall be deposited with the conservancy and, after transmission of any payments required by Section 31154, shall be available for expenditure when appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of funding the programs specified in this division. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  163. 31156.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may award grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for certain land-acquisition, improvement, and development purposes in the coastal zone.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Preservation of Agricultural Land [31150 - 31156] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31156. The conservancy may award grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of acquiring fee title, development rights, easements, or other interests in land located in the coastal zone in order to prevent loss of agricultural land to other uses and to assemble agricultural lands into parcels of adequate size permitting continued agricultural production. The conservancy may also award grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of undertaking improvements to and development of these lands where that action is required to meet the purposes of this section. The expenditure of any of these funds shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 958, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  164. 31160.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.5. San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program [31160 - 31165] ( Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 2. )

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    This section establishes the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program and provides that the conservancy administer it.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.5. San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program [31160 - 31165] ( Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 2. ) ## 31160. The San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program is established pursuant to this chapter, to be administered by the conservancy, to address the resource and recreational goals of the San Francisco Bay area, as identified in Section 31162, in a coordinated, comprehensive, and effective way. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
  165. 31161.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.5. San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program [31160 - 31165] ( Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 2. )

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    The Legislature finds that the nine counties around San Francisco Bay have unique natural resource and outdoor recreation needs.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.5. San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program [31160 - 31165] ( Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 2. ) ## 31161. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the nine counties that bound San Francisco Bay constitute a region with unique natural resource and outdoor recreational needs. San Francisco Bay is the central feature in an interconnected open-space system of watersheds, natural habitats, waterways, scenic areas, agricultural lands, and regional trails. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 331, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
  166. 31162.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.5. San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program [31160 - 31165] ( Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 2. )

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    The conservancy may undertake projects and award grants in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area to help achieve program goals.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.5. San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program [31160 - 31165] ( Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 2. ) ## 31162. The conservancy may undertake projects and award grants in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area that will help achieve the following goals of the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program: (a) To improve public access to, within, and around the bay, coast, ridgetops, and urban open spaces, consistent with the rights of private property owners, and without having a significant adverse impact on agricultural operations and environmentally sensitive areas and wildlife, including wetlands and other wildlife habitats through completion and operation of regional bay, coast, water, and ridge trail systems, and local trails connecting to population centers and public facilities, which are part of a regional trail system and are consistent with locally and regionally adopted master plans and general plans, and through the provision and preservation of related facilities, such as interpretive centers, picnic areas, staging areas, and campgrounds. (b) To protect, restore, and enhance natural habitats and connecting corridors, watersheds, scenic areas, and other open-space resources of regional importance. (c) To assist in the implementation of the policies and programs of the California Coastal Act of 1976 (Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000)), the San Francisco Bay Plan, and the adopted plans of local governments and special districts. (d) To promote, assist, and enhance projects that provide open space and natural areas that are accessible to urban populations for recreational and educational purposes. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 331, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
  167. 31163.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.5. San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program [31160 - 31165] ( Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 2. )

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    The conservancy must cooperate with local and regional partners, use the bay commission’s priorities as advisory guidance, and follow listed criteria and limits when planning projects and grants.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.5. San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program [31160 - 31165] ( Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 2. ) ## 31163. (a) The conservancy shall cooperate with cities, counties, and districts, the bay commission, other regional governmental bodies, nonprofit land trusts, nonprofit landowner organizations, and other interested parties in identifying and adopting long-term resource and outdoor recreational goals for the San Francisco Bay area, which shall guide the ongoing activities of the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program. The conservancy shall utilize the list of priority areas and concerns established by the bay commission pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 31056 as guidance in the selection of those San Francisco area projects that are within the jurisdiction of the bay commission. However, the guidance provided by the bay commission is advisory and the conservancy shall have the responsibility for making program decisions. Any acquisition of real property using funds authorized pursuant to this chapter shall be from willing sellers if the land is actively farmed or ranched. Any acquisition of real property by the conservancy pursuant to this chapter shall be from willing sellers. (b) The conservancy shall participate in and support interagency actions and public/private partnerships in the San Francisco Bay area for the purpose of implementing subdivision (a), and providing for broad-based local involvement in, and support for, the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program. (c) The conservancy shall utilize the criteria specified in this subdivision to develop project priorities for the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program that provide for development and acquisition projects, urban and rural projects, and open space and outdoor recreational projects. The conservancy shall give priority to projects that, to the greatest extent, meet the following criteria: (1) Are supported by adopted local or regional plans. (2) Are multijurisdictional or serve a regional constituency. (3) Can be implemented in a timely way. (4) Provide opportunities for benefits that could be lost if the project is not quickly implemented. (5) Include matching funds from other sources of funding or assistance. (d) (1) The conservancy shall be the lead agency in the funding and development of projects implementing the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Plan prepared pursuant to Section 66694 of the Government Code. (2) During the period when the plan is being prepared and after the completion of the plan, the conservancy may undertake projects and award grants that are generally consistent with and advance the preparation of the plan or achieve the implementation of the plan. (3) To advance the preparation of the plan, the conservancy shall help coordinate a collaborative partnership with the bay commission, the Association of Bay Area Governments, and other interested persons, organizations, and agencies, including, but not limited to, interested state, county, and district departments and commissions, parks and park districts, ports, regional governmental bodies, nonprofit groups, user groups, and businesses. (4) In developing the plan and undertaking projects to implement the plan, areas for which access is to be managed or prohibited shall be determined in consultation with resource protection agencies, the United States Coast Guard, the Water Transit Authority, the State Lands Commission, local law enforcement agencies, and through the environmental review process required by the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)). (5) Upon the completion of the plan, the conservancy shall consider the plan’s adoption and inclusion of the appropriate elements of the plan in the conservancy’s strategic plan. (6) The conservancy shall not award a grant or undertake a project for the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail that would have a significant adverse impact on a sensitive wildlife area or is in conflict with the goals of subdivision (a) of Section 31162. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 595. Effective January 1, 2007.)
  168. 31164.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.5. San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program [31160 - 31165] ( Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 2. )

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    The section creates the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program Account and requires certain funds to be deposited into it, while interest on the account goes to the General Fund.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.5. San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program [31160 - 31165] ( Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 2. ) ## 31164. (a) The San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program Account is hereby created in the State Coastal Conservancy Fund, for the purpose of depositing and disbursing funds, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the administration and implementation of the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program. All funds that are appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of this chapter, and all reimbursements, proceeds of sale, or other money received by the conservancy for the purposes of this chapter and derived from projects funded from this account shall be deposited in this account. Interest on funds in this account shall accrue to the General Fund. The conservancy shall account for all deposits and reimbursements of funds in this account. (b) Funds that are derived from other sources, exclusive of state or federal funds, for the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, private donations, fees, penalties, and local government contributions, shall be deposited in the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program Account in the Coastal Trust Fund pursuant to Section 31012. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 224, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  169. 31165.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.5. San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program [31160 - 31165] ( Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 2. )

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    The conservancy may undertake projects and award grants for activities that support or educate about ocean, coastal, bay, or watershed resources in the San Francisco Bay region.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.5. San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program [31160 - 31165] ( Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 896, Sec. 2. ) ## 31165. In order to benefit the San Francisco Bay region, the conservancy may undertake projects and award grants for activities that are compatible with the preservation, restoration, or enhancement of ocean, coastal, bay, or watershed resources, or that facilitate environmental education related to these resources. These projects or activities may include, but are not limited to, exhibits or events emphasizing coastal, watershed, or ocean resources education, or maritime history, or the development of amenities and infrastructure consistent with this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 383, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2006.)
  170. 31170.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. )

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    The Santa Ana River Conservancy Program is established and is to be administered by the conservancy.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. ) ## 31170. The Santa Ana River Conservancy Program is hereby established, to be administered by the conservancy, to address the resource and recreational goals of the Santa Ana River region, as provided in this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. (SB 1390) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  171. 31171.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. )

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    The Legislature declares findings about the Santa Ana River region and states that the Santa Ana River Conservancy Program will provide a structure for restoration, preservation, and recreation projects.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. ) ## 31171. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The Santa Ana River is the largest stream system in southern California, covering an area of about 2,700 square miles in parts of Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Los Angeles Counties. (b) The Santa Ana River region is home to one of the fastest growing populations in the nation, which is expected to grow from its current five million residents to ten million residents by 2050. (c) Not all Orange County residents have equal access to green space. The communities with the worst access to parks lie along the river in north Orange County, with low-income levels and high concentrations of people of color. (d) Despite vast areas of parkland in the region, many communities in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties are park poor, with less than three acres of green space per 1,000 residents. This is particularly true in the communities that were built out before the development boom of the past few decades. As more working class families moved to the area in search of jobs, the population in these older neighborhoods swelled but public resources for parks and recreation were not invested proportionally to the growth. (e) The Santa Ana River is an extraordinary natural resource of statewide significance. The river has been subject to intense development and is in need of restoration, conservation, and enhancement. (f) The establishment of the Santa Ana River Conservancy Program will provide the state with the necessary structure to plan and implement restoration and preservation projects and recreation opportunities, and enhance the overall condition of the Santa Ana River. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. (SB 1390) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  172. 31172.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. )

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    This section defines key terms for the Santa Ana River Conservancy Program chapter.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. ) ## 31172. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Program” means the Santa Ana River Conservancy Program. (b) “Program lands” means interests in real property acquired, managed, or subject to a project under this chapter. (c) “Santa Ana River region” means those lands that are located within one-half mile on either side of the riverbed of the Santa Ana River, or any of its tributaries, from its headwaters near the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area to the Pacific Ocean at the Santa Ana River Mouth Beach in Huntington Beach and adjacent watersheds and lands as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 31175. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. (SB 1390) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  173. 31173.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. )

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    The conservancy may undertake projects and award grants and loans to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to help achieve the program’s goals.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. ) ## 31173. The conservancy may undertake projects and award grants and loans to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to help achieve all of the following goals of the program: (a) Recreational opportunities, open space, trails, wildlife habitat and species restoration, enhancement, and protection, wetland restoration and protection, agricultural land restoration and protection, protection and maintenance of the quality of the waters in the Santa Ana River for all beneficial uses, related educational use, and natural floodwater conveyance. (b) Public access to, enjoyment of, and enhancement of recreational and educational experience on, program lands in a manner consistent with the protection of land and natural resources and economic resources in the area. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. (SB 1390) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  174. 31174.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. )

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    The conservancy must administer the program by creating an advisory group, preparing a plan, setting conservation priorities, identifying open-space needs, prioritizing certain river projects, following local plans and zoning rules, and ensuring program lands and facilities are properly operated and maintained.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. ) ## 31174. In administering the program, the conservancy shall, consistent with the purposes of this chapter, do all of the following: (a) Create an advisory group to offer advice, expertise, support, or service to the conservancy, without compensation. The advisory group may be comprised of members of the environmental community, local government, local agencies, and public and private representatives, who are all involved in projects consistent with the goals of this program pursuant to Section 31173. (b) Prepare a Santa Ana River Parkway and Open Space Plan that shall, at minimum, do all of the following: (1) Determine the policies and priorities for conserving the Santa Ana River and its watershed. (2) Identify underused, existing public open spaces and recommend ways to provide better public use and enjoyment in those areas. (3) Identify and prioritize additional low-impact recreational and open-space needs, including additional or upgraded facilities and parks that may be necessary or desirable. (c) Give priority to river-related projects that create expanded opportunities for recreation, greening, aesthetic improvement, and wildlife habitat along the corridor of the river and in parts of the river channel that can be improved without infringing on water quality, water supply, and necessary flood control. (d) Implement the program in conformance with all related general and specific plans and zoning regulations of local agencies within the Santa Ana River region. (e) Provide for program lands and facilities to be operated and maintained in accordance with the purposes of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. (SB 1390) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  175. 31175.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. )

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    The conservancy has broad powers for the Santa Ana River Conservancy Program, including acquiring, leasing, selling, transferring, funding projects, collecting limited fees, accepting funds, and entering contracts.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. ) ## 31175. In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, and without limiting the express or implied powers of the conservancy in implementing other provisions of this division, the conservancy shall have, and may exercise, all necessary rights and powers, expressed or implied, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Without limitation, the conservancy may do all of the following: (a) (1) Acquire interests and options in real property and make acquisition grants for these purposes. (2) With respect to real property acquisitions by the conservancy of watersheds and lands that are within the Santa Ana River region but not within one-half mile on either side of the riverbed of the Santa Ana River, the conservancy shall provide to the city or county with geographic jurisdiction over the affected real property 30 days’ written notice of the conservancy’s intent, unless the city or county agrees to accept less notice in a given case. (b) Exercise a right of first refusal, to the extent not in conflict with another law, for surplus public agency property located within the Santa Ana River region, consistent with the Santa Ana River Parkway and Open Space Plan, adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 31174. (c) Lease, rent, sell, exchange, or transfer interests in real property. (d) (1) Undertake or fund projects to implement site improvements, upgrade deteriorating facilities or construct new facilities for outdoor recreation, public access, nature appreciation and interpretation; historic and cultural preservation; or protection, restoration, or enhancement of natural resources and habitat. (2) If the conservancy intends to undertake a project directly, the conservancy shall provide 30 days’ written notice to the city or county with geographic jurisdiction over the affected real property, unless the city or county agrees to accept less notice in a given case. (e) Provide for the management of program lands. (f) Fix and collect fees for the use of any land owned or controlled, or for any service provided, by the conservancy. The amount of the fees shall not exceed the reasonable cost of maintaining and operating the land or providing the services rendered by the conservancy. (g) The conservancy may apply for and accept grants, gifts, donations of money and property, subventions, rents, royalties, and other assistance from public and private sources. These funds shall be deposited in the Santa Ana River Conservancy Program Account, as specified in Section 31179, for use in furthering the program. (h) Recruit and coordinate volunteers and experts to conduct interpretive and recreational programs, and assist with construction projects and the maintenance of facilities. (i) Enter into contracts and joint powers agreements. (j) Sue and be sued. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. (SB 1390) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  176. 31176.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. )

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    The conservancy must cooperate and consult before buying real property or awarding a grant that affects facilities and appurtenant land owned or operated by a public water or wastewater system or by the department.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. ) ## 31176. (a) The conservancy shall, as necessary and appropriate, cooperate and consult with a public water or wastewater system before the conservancy acquires an interest in real property, or awards a grant, that affects facilities and appurtenant land owned or operated by the public water or wastewater system. (b) The conservancy shall, as necessary and appropriate, cooperate and consult with the department before the conservancy acquires an interest in real property, or awards a grant, that affects facilities and appurtenant land owned or operated by the department. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. (SB 1390) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  177. 31177.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. )

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    The conservancy must follow local laws and plans when acting, and it must not use eminent domain, control another public agency’s land except by written agreement, levy a tax, interfere with listed transportation planning, or affect water rights and related facilities without consent.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. ) ## 31177. (a) Notwithstanding Section 31175, the conservancy is subject to all laws, regulations, and general and specific plans of the legislative body of the city or county with geographic jurisdiction over the area in which the conservancy proposes to take an action. (b) Notwithstanding Section 31175, the conservancy shall not do any of the following: (1) Exercise the power of eminent domain in implementing this chapter. (2) Manage, regulate, or control the use of any land owned or leased by another public agency, except as provided pursuant to a written agreement with that public agency. (3) Levy a tax. (4) Take an action that interferes, conflicts with, impedes, adversely impacts or prevents the planning and implementation of transportation projects and programs contained in the regional transportation plan, approved and maintained, from time to time, by the Southern California Association of Governments. (5) Act to affect any water right or water-resource facility, including any publicly owned water treatment works, in the Santa Ana River region and watershed without the consent of the affected party. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. (SB 1390) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  178. 31178.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. )

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    The conservancy must, when feasible and while carrying out this chapter, use the services of the California Conservation Corps and Community Conservation Corps.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. ) ## 31178. To the extent feasible, in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the conservancy shall utilize the services of the California Conservation Corps and Community Conservation Corps, as defined in Section 14507.5. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. (SB 1390) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  179. 31179.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. )

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    Creates the Santa Ana River Conservancy Program Account, requires revenue to be deposited into it, and lets the conservancy administer and spend appropriated funds for specified program purposes.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. ) ## 31179. (a) The Santa Ana River Conservancy Program Account is hereby created in the State Coastal Conservancy Fund. Moneys in the account shall accrue interest and be available, upon appropriation, for the purposes of this chapter. (b) All revenue, including fee revenue received pursuant to this chapter, shall be deposited in the account. (c) The conservancy shall administer funds appropriated to it for the program and may expend those funds for capital improvements, land acquisition, and support of the program’s operations. The conservancy may also accept money, grants, goods, or services contributed to it by a public agency, private entity, or person and, upon receipt, may use the money, grants, goods, or services for capital improvements, land acquisitions, and support of the program’s operations for purposes of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. (SB 1390) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  180. 31180.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. )

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    The conservancy must include information about the program in its report to the Governor and Legislature.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 4.6. Santa Ana River Conservancy Program [31170 - 31180] ( Chapter 4.6 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. ) ## 31180. The conservancy shall include information about the program in its report to the Governor and Legislature pursuant to Section 31108. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 562, Sec. 1. (SB 1390) Effective January 1, 2015.)
  181. 31200.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may award grants for coastal restoration projects, but the grants must be used for parcel assembly, redesign, and needed public improvements, and not as a way to buy public park, recreation, or wildlife areas except incidentally.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31200. The conservancy may award grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of restoration of areas of the coastal zone that, because of scattered ownerships, poor lot layout, inadequate park and open space, incompatible land uses, or other conditions, are adversely affecting the coastal environment or are impeding orderly development. Grants under this section shall be utilized for the assembly of parcels of land within designated coastal restoration areas, for the redesign of those areas, and the installation of public improvements required to serve those areas. As provided in this chapter, the cost of acquisition of certain coastal access and open-space lands, other than those acquired through dedication, within restoration areas may be funded through the conservancy. Grants under this section may not be utilized as a method of acquisition of public park, recreation, or wildlife areas, except as those uses may be incidental to a coastal restoration project. After redesign and installation of public improvements, if any, lands containing coastal restoration projects, with the exception of lands acquired for public purposes as provided in this chapter, shall be conveyed to any person for the purpose of development in accordance with a restoration plan approved under Section 31208. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 958, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  182. 31201.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    Restoration areas must be identified in specified coastal plans or comparable local plans that meet the stated consistency test, with a special rule for San Francisco Bay.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31201. All areas proposed for restoration by the conservancy, a local public agency, or a nonprofit organization shall be identified in a certified local coastal plan or program as requiring public action to resolve existing or potential development problems or shall be so identified in other local plans which the commission determines to be consistent with the policies and objectives of Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000). In the case of San Francisco Bay, the lands shall be so identified in the bay plan, the Suisun Marsh Protection Plan, or in any other local plan which the bay commission determines to be consistent with such plans. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 67, Sec. 5. Effective February 28, 1982.)
  183. 31203.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    When reviewing grant applications and restoration plans, the conservancy must promote good design and encourage innovative projects that fit sensitively into the natural coastal environment.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31203. In reviewing grant applications and restoration plans, the conservancy shall seek to promote excellence of design and shall stimulate projects which exhibit innovation in sensitively integrating man-made features into the natural coastal environment. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  184. 31204.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may fund coastal restoration projects, up to the full cost, and may require local funding participation.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31204. The conservancy may provide up to the total cost of any coastal restoration project, including the local share of federally supported projects. The conservancy may also require local funding participation in coastal restoration projects. The amount of funding provided by the conservancy and the degree of local participation shall be determined by the total amount of funding available for coastal restoration projects, the fiscal resources of the applicant, the urgency of the project relative to other eligible coastal restoration projects, the degree to which the project meets the objectives set forth in Section 31203, and the application of other factors prescribed by the conservancy for the purpose of determining project eligibility and priority in order to more effectively carry out the provisions of this division. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  185. 31205.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy must seek help from specified public and private groups when developing coastal restoration criteria and guidelines, and must adopt those guidelines after considering comments and providing an adequate opportunity for public review and comment.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31205. The conservancy shall request the commission, local public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other public and private groups to assist in the development of criteria and guidelines for the submission, evaluation, and determination of priority of coastal restoration projects. After considering comments received from such sources and ensuring that adequate opportunity for public review and comment has been provided, the conservancy shall adopt guidelines and criteria for the administration of the coastal program authorized under this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 67, Sec. 6. Effective February 28, 1982.)
  186. 31206.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    Public agencies and nonprofit organizations may submit proposed coastal restoration projects to the conservancy, following procedures the conservancy adopts.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31206. In accordance with procedures adopted by the conservancy, public agencies and nonprofit organizations may submit proposed coastal restoration projects for consideration by the conservancy. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 958, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  187. 31207.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    For proposed coastal restoration projects, the conservancy may fund up to $300,000 of the cost of preparing coastal restoration plans.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31207. In connection with proposed coastal restoration projects, the conservancy may fund up to three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) of the cost of preparing coastal restoration plans. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 958, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  188. 31207.1.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may, when funds are appropriated and the purchase is tied to a restoration project, enter an option to acquire real property; the option’s cost cannot exceed $600,000.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31207.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conservancy may enter into an option to acquire an interest in real property in connection with a restoration project, when the Legislature appropriates funds for purposes of carrying out the objectives of this division. The cost of the option may not exceed six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000). (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 958, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  189. 31208.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    After a coastal restoration plan is completed, it must be sent for review, and the responsible reviewer must act within 60 days in the situations described here.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31208. (a) Following completion of a coastal restoration plan, the conservancy shall forward the proposed plan to the commission for determination of conformity of the plan with the policies and objectives of Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000). The commission shall have 60 days to review the project and transmit the findings on such plan to the conservancy. If no comments are received within that period, the coastal restoration plan shall be deemed to be in accord with Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000). (b) Following the certification of a local coastal program, the city or county or city and county with jurisdiction over the certified area, rather than the commission, shall review the coastal restoration plan where: (1) the proposed restoration plan will be implemented entirely within one local public agency’s jurisdiction; (2) the area proposed for restoration is identified pursuant to the provisions of Section 31201; and (3) implementation of the coastal restoration plan does not require an amendment to the certified local coastal program. The local public agency shall review the coastal restoration plan to determine consistency with the certified local coastal program within 60 days after transmittal of the plan from the conservancy and shall transmit its findings to the conservancy immediately upon completion of plan review. If no comments are received at the end of the 60-day period, the plan shall be deemed to be in accord with the provisions of the certified local coastal program. Where the coastal restoration plan will be implemented in whole or in part in an area in which the commission retains coastal development permit jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 30519, or in an area in which two or more local governments have coastal development permit jurisdiction, or where a local coastal program amendment is required to implement the plan, the commission shall be responsible for coastal restoration plan review and shall conduct the review in the following manner. The commission shall review the coastal restoration plan for consistency with the policies and objectives of Division 20, as provided in subdivision (a), for an area subject to retained coastal development permit jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 30519 and where a local coastal program amendment is required, and shall review the plan for consistency with certified local coastal programs for areas under local government coastal development permit jurisdiction. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 505, Sec. 3. Effective July 13, 1982.)
  190. 31208.5.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    For San Francisco Bay projects, the conservancy must send a proposed coastal restoration plan to the bay commission, which has 60 days to review it and send back findings.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31208.5. In the case of San Francisco Bay projects, the conservancy shall forward a proposed coastal restoration plan to the bay commission for determination of conformity with the bay plan, and, where relevant, with the Suisun Marsh Protection Plan. The bay commission shall have 60 days to review the plan and transmit its findings on such plan to the conservancy. If no comments are received within such period, the restoration plan shall be deemed to be in accord with the bay plan and, where relevant, the Suisun Marsh Protection Plan. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 967, Sec. 8.)
  191. 31209.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    After a restoration plan is approved under Section 31208, the conservancy must notify the local public agency and authorize it to carry out actions needed to implement the plan.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31209. Following approval of a restoration plan as provided in Section 31208, the conservancy shall so notify the local public agency and shall authorize the agency to proceed with actions required to implement the plan. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  192. 31210.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    Some park, open space, public area, public facility, public coastal access site, and scenic easement costs may count as project costs for coastal restoration projects, if the stated conditions are met.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31210. Costs of providing parks, open space, or other public areas and facilities may be included as project costs within coastal restoration areas, if they are designed to serve the residents of the restoration area and do not constitute a disproportionate share of the total project cost. Costs of providing public coastal access sites and scenic easements serving the public may be permitted as project costs where such features are part of a coastal restoration plan approved as provided in Section 31208. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 930.)
  193. 31211.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    When the conservancy, local public agencies, or nonprofit organizations undertake coastal restoration projects under this chapter, they must follow Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31211. The conservancy, local public agencies, and nonprofit organizations, in undertaking coastal restoration projects as provided in this chapter, shall be subject to the provisions of Division 24 (commencing with Section 33000) of the Health and Safety Code. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 67, Sec. 8. Effective February 28, 1982.)
  194. 31212.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    If money remains after a coastal restoration project and is above eligible project costs, the recipient must send it to the state and deposit it with the conservancy.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31212. Any funds over and above eligible project costs which remain after completion of a coastal restoration project as provided in this chapter shall be transmitted by the recipient to the state and deposited with the conservancy and shall be available for expenditure when appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of funding the programs specified in this division. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 67, Sec. 9. Effective February 28, 1982.)
  195. 31213.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    If a local public agency cannot or will not restore an area, the conservancy may do the restoration itself or let a nonprofit do it after notifying the local agency, if a coastal restoration plan has been prepared and approved under Section 31208.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31213. Where a local public agency is unable or unwilling to undertake restoration of any area, the conservancy may undertake the restoration or authorize a nonprofit organization to do so after notification to the local public agency, if a coastal restoration plan for the area has been prepared by the conservancy and approved as provided in Section 31208. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 67, Sec. 10. Effective February 28, 1982.)
  196. 31213.5.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    The conservancy may restore an area in San Francisco Bay only if it has a formal resolution request from a local public agency or the bay commission, and a prepared, approved restoration plan.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31213.5. In the case of San Francisco Bay, the conservancy may undertake restoration of an area only upon formal request by resolution of a local public agency or the bay commission, except that, with respect to lands within Contra Costa County, such restoration or other action may be undertaken only upon the formal request by resolution of the local public agency having jurisdiction over such lands; provided, however, that a restoration plan for the area has been prepared by the conservancy and approved in accordance with Section 31208.5. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 967, Sec. 9.)
  197. 31214.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    A restoration plan must be submitted to the local public agency before land is acquired or other implementation starts, and that agency has 90 days to review and comment.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31214. A restoration plan prepared for a project to be carried out by the conservancy as provided in Section 31213, shall, before any lands are acquired or other implementation actions taken, be submitted to the local public agency which exercises land use regulation over the area of the proposed project. The local public agency shall have 90 days to review and comment on the proposed coastal restoration project. If, during that period, that local public agency or an appropriate nonprofit organization agrees to carry out the project within the guidelines established in the restoration plan, the conservancy may authorize the local public agency or nonprofit organization to carry out the restoration project, which shall then be subject to all provisions of this division. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 67, Sec. 11. Effective February 28, 1982.)
  198. 31215.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. )

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    Before a restoration project under Section 31213 starts, it must be included in and funded under the Budget Act.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Coastal Restoration Projects [31200 - 31215] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## 31215. Prior to undertaking any restoration project under the provisions of Section 31213, the project shall be included within, and funded under, the Budget Act. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.)
  199. 31220.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5.5. Integrated Coastal and Marine Resources Protection [31220- 31220.] ( Heading of Chapter 5.5 amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 492, Sec. 1. )

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    The conservancy may fund or carry out certain coastal and marine resource projects, but it must consult the State Water Resources Control Board in most cases and funded projects must include monitoring and evaluation.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 21. STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY [31000 - 31414] ( Division 21 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441. ) ## CHAPTER 5.5. Integrated Coastal and Marine Resources Protection [31220- 31220.] ( Heading of Chapter 5.5 amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 492, Sec. 1. ) ## 31220. (a) In order to improve and protect coastal and marine water quality and habitats, the conservancy may undertake coastal watershed and coastal and marine habitat water quality, sediment management, and living marine resources protection and restoration projects or award grants for those projects, consistent with this chapter. Except for projects described in paragraph (7), (8), (9), or (10) of subdivision (b), the conservancy shall consult with the State Water Resources Control Board in the development of the project or grant to ensure consistency with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 30915) of Division 20.4 of the Public Resources Code. (b) The conservancy may undertake a project or award a grant for a project under this section only if the project does one or more of the following: (1) Reduces contamination of waters within the coastal zone or marine waters. (2) Protects or restores fish and wildlife habitat within coastal and marine waters and coastal watersheds, including, but not limited to, permit coordination projects for watershed restoration. (3) Reduces threats to coastal and marine fish and wildlife. (4) Reduces unnatural erosion and sedimentation of coastal watersheds or contributes to the reestablishment of natural erosion and sediment cycles. (5) Provides for monitoring and mapping of coastal currents, marine habitats, and marine wildlife, in order to facilitate the protection and enhancement of resources within the coastal zone. A project considered under this paragraph shall be implemented in consultation with the Department of Fish and Game. (6) Acquires, protects, and restores coastal wetlands, riparian areas, floodplains, and other sensitive watershed lands, including watershed lands draining to sensitive coastal or marine areas. (7) Reduces the impact of population and economic pressures on coastal and marine resources. (8) Provides for public access compatible with resource protection and restoration objectives. (9) Provides for the construction or expansion of nature centers or research facilities that emphasize conservation education or research activities focusing on the marine portion of the coastal zone or the land and ocean interface. (10) Provides for projects and activities consistent with Division 26.5 (commencing with Section 35500). (c) Projects funded pursuant to this section shall include a monitoring and evaluation component and shall be consistent with the following, if available and relevant to the project: (1) Integrated Watershed Management Program established pursuant to Section 30947. (2) Local watershed management plans. (3) Water quality control plans adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board and regional water quality control boards. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 383, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2006.)
  200. 3125.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2.3. Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund: Labor Standards for Funding [3125 - 3125.3] ( Article 2.3 added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 844, Sec. 2. )

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    Work to plug and abandon wells, decommission production facilities, or remediate well sites must be paid prevailing wages when it is funded or financed by the division under the cited sections and done by outside contractors.

    ## Public Resources Code - PRC ## DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000 - 3865] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000 - 3473] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93. ) ## ARTICLE 2.3. Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund: Labor Standards for Funding [3125 - 3125.3] ( Article 2.3 added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 844, Sec. 2. ) ## 3125. All work to plug and abandon wells, decommission production facilities, or otherwise remediate well sites that is undertaken, funded, or financed by the division pursuant to Section 3226 or 3255 and performed by outside contractors is public work for which prevailing wages shall be paid for purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 844, Sec. 2. (SB 1295) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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