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Enactment structure, operative effect and source provenance
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Purpose and legislative effect
“This act is named the Public Resources Code.”
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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Enacted 1939. The date shown identifies this source expression and should not be treated as proof that no later change exists.
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The State keeps its right to erect, maintain, or remove the protective structures covered by this chapter on or over certain state lands.
Section 6326.
State agencies may, with Finance approval, make certain acquired land interests available to state lessees for chapter purposes, but not land acquired for beach or park purposes.
Section 6501.3.
The commission may negotiate compensation agreements or oil and gas lease agreements for certain state-owned lands when listed drainage, suitability, ownership, or state-interest conditions are met.
Section 6815.
Cities, counties, and other political subdivisions generally may not enter certain oil, gas, or hydrocarbon extraction leases or agreements for granted tide or submerged lands until required State Lands Commission findings are made.
Section 6878.
Lease terms under this section cannot exceed 20 years, and the lessee has a preferential right to renew for successive periods of up to 10 years, subject to reasonable terms and conditions set by the commission.
Section 6994.
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Source and current-law status
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Source record from leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · Enacted 1939
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