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Cal. CIV § 4155 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 4155
Section 4155
Status: in_force

“Item of business” means any action within the authority of the board, except those actions that the board has validly delegated to any other person or persons, managing agent, officer of the association, or committee of the board comprising less than a quorum of the board.
Cal. HNC § 72.4 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 72.4
Section 72.4
Status: in_force

An agreement or contract for a transfer pursuant to former Section 5823 of the Public Resources Code or a loan pursuant to former Section 5827 or 6499.5 of that code, executed prior to the effective date of this chapter, shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be considered as an agreement or contract executed pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 9406 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 9406
Section 9406
Status: in_force

The directors may take conveyances, leases, contracts, or other assurances for all property acquired by the district, in the name, and for the uses and purposes, of the district.
Cal. HSC § 42301.18 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 42301.18
Section 42301.18
Status: in_force

(a)  Any agricultural source that existed prior to January 1, 2004, that becomes subject to a permit requirement pursuant to a district rule or regulation that was adopted prior to that date shall be permitted as an existing source and not as a new source.

(b)  Any agricultural source that is an existing source pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be permitted by the district based upon its maximum potential to emit air contaminants, to the extent that level can be determined, as of January 1, 2004.

(c)  A district may not require an agricultural source to obtain emissions offsets for criteria pollutants for that source if emissions reductions from that source would not meet the criteria for real, permanent, quantifiable, and enforceable emission reductions.
Cal. WAT § 10750.7 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.75 / Chapter 1 / Section 10750.7
Section 10750.7
Status: in_force

(a) A local agency may not manage groundwater pursuant to this part within the service area of another local agency, a water corporation regulated by the Public Utilities Commission, or a mutual water company without the agreement of that other entity.

(b) This section applies only to groundwater basins that are not critically overdrafted.
Cal. FAC § 54294 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 54294
Section 54294
Status: in_force

This article applies retrospectively as well as prospectively, and may be availed of by a corporation regardless of the time of incorporation, whether prior or subsequent to the adoption of this article, and shall apply to amendments to articles of incorporation whether made prior or subsequent to the adoption of this article, and all amendments made prior to the adoption of this article shall be effective and valid to the same extent as though made subsequent to the adoption of this article.
Cal. PUC § 13625 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 7 / Section 13625
Section 13625
Status: in_force

Any proceeding denying the validity of the creation of any special district, or of any bonds authorized by the voters thereof pursuant to this division, shall be brought within three months after the date upon which the applicable proposition is approved by the voters.
Cal. PRC § 4629.11 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 9.5 / Section 4629.11
Section 4629.11
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the revenues in any fiscal year may be accounted for on an accrued basis. The department may borrow against anticipated revenues to the fund to meet cashflow needs.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a loan obtained pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be interest free. The department shall repay the loan in a timely manner from reserves received into the fund.
Cal. PRC § 8856 — California Code / Code prc / Division 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 8856
Section 8856
Status: in_force

The geodetic control stations within the State of California having horizontal positions conforming to all of the following requirements shall be part of the CSRN. The horizontal positions shall:

(a) Be referenced to NAD83 or NATRF2022.

(b) Have been determined by GPS survey methods.

(c) Be published by NGS or CSRC.

(d) Have a NGS or CSRC published network accuracy of two centimeters or better as defined by FGDC or a NGS or CSRC published accuracy of first order or better as defined by FGCS.

(e) Have a NGS or CSRC published horizontal velocity or a horizontal velocity that can be determined using procedures and values published by NGS or CSRC.
Cal. FAC § 79045 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 79045
Section 79045
Status: in_force

Except for nonvoting members, alternates for regular members may be elected in the same manner as members. An alternate shall, in the absence of the member for whom he or she is substituting, serve in place of a member and shall have and be able to exercise all the rights, privileges, and powers of a member when serving on the commission. In the event of a change in status making a member ineligible to serve, or due to death, removal, resignation, or disqualification of a member, an alternate shall act as a member of the commission until a qualified successor is elected or appointed.
Cal. BPC § 2586.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.65 / Section 2586.2
Section 2586.2
Status: in_force

A person may engage in the activities set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 2586 if the person meets both of the following requirements:

(a) The person is engaged in the activities as part of a supervised practice program for a registered dietitian pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 2585.

(b) The person is enrolled in or has completed a course of study to fulfill the educational requirements for a registered dietitian in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 2585.
Cal. WIC § 14132.94 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 14132.94
Section 14132.94
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of a medicaid state plan amendment electing the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) as a state medicaid option, as provided for by Subtitle I (commencing with Section 4801) of Title IV of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33) and Part 460 (commencing with Section 460.2) of Subchapter E of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, PACE program services shall become a covered benefit of the Medi-Cal program, subject to utilization controls and eligibility criteria that require that the beneficiary be certifiable for nursing facility services based on Medi-Cal criteria.

(b) Covered services under the PACE benefit of the Medi-Cal program include those set forth in 42 C.F.R. 460.92.
Cal. WAT § 46257 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 46257
Section 46257
Status: in_force

The assessment roll as approved by the adjustment board shall be conclusive evidence before any court or tribunal that the assessment has been made and levied according to law.
Cal. PUC § 102240 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 14 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 102240
Section 102240
Status: in_force

The district may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind within or without the district necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers. The board may lease, mortgage, sell, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property within or without the district necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers.
Cal. WAT § 79550 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.5 / Chapter 7 / Section 79550
Section 79550
Status: in_force

The sum of eight hundred twenty-five million dollars ($825,000,000) shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature from the fund for the balanced implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. Expenditures and grants pursuant to this chapter shall be limited to the following:

(a) Fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) for surface water storage planning and feasibility studies.

(b) Seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) for the water conveyance facilities described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 79190.

(c) Seventy million dollars ($70,000,000) for Delta levee restoration. Money expended pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to Section 79050.

(d) One hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for water supply reliability projects that can be implemented expeditiously and thereby provide near-term benefits, including, but not limited to, projects that facilitate groundwater management and storage, water transfers, and acquisition of water for the CALFED environmental water account. In acquiring water, preference shall be given to long-term water purchase contracts and water rights. Money allocated pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to Article 4 (commencing with Section 79205.2) of Chapter 9 of Division 26.

(e) One hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for ecosystem restoration program implementation of which not less than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be allocated for projects that assist farmers in integrating agricultural activities with ecosystem restoration.

(f) Ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) for watershed program implementation.

(g) One hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) for urban and agricultural water conservation, recycling, and other water use efficiency projects.
Cal. BPC § 2541.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 2541.1
Section 2541.1
Status: in_force

(a) A spectacle lens prescription shall include all of the following:

(1) The dioptric power of the lens. When the prescription needed by the patient has not changed since the previous examination, the prescriber may write on the prescription form “copy lenses currently worn” instead.

(2) The expiration date of the prescription.

(3) The date of the issuance of the prescription.

(4) The name, address, telephone number, prescriber’s license number, and signature of the prescribing optometrist or physician and surgeon.

(5) The name of the person to whom the prescription is issued.

(b) The expiration date of a spectacle lens prescription shall not be less than two years and shall not exceed four years from the date of issuance unless the patient’s history or current circumstances establish a reasonable probability of changes in the patient’s vision of sufficient magnitude to necessitate reexamination earlier than two years, or presence or probability of visual abnormalities related to ocular or systemic disease indicates, the need for reexamination of the patient earlier than two years. In no circumstances shall the expiration date be shorter than the period of time recommended by the prescriber for reexamination of the patient. Establishing an expiration date that is not consistent with this section shall be regarded as unprofessional conduct by the board that issued the prescriber’s certificate to practice.

(c) The prescriber of a spectacle lens shall orally inform the patient of the expiration date of a spectacle lens prescription at the time the prescription is issued. The expiration date of a prescription may be extended by the prescriber and transmitted by telephone, electronic mail, or any other means of communication. An oral prescription for a spectacle lens shall be reduced to writing and a copy of that writing shall be sent to the prescriber prior to the delivery of the lenses to the person to whom the prescription is issued.

(d) A prescriber of a spectacle lens shall abide by the rules pertaining to spectacle lens prescriptions and eye examinations adopted by the Federal Trade Commission found in Part 456 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(e) An expired prescription may be filled if all of the following conditions exist:

(1) The patient’s spectacles are lost, broken, or damaged to a degree that renders them unusable.

(2) Upon dispensing a prescription pursuant to this subdivision, the person dispensing shall recommend that the patient return to the optometrist or physician and surgeon who issued the prescription for an eye examination and provide the prescriber with a written notification of the prescription that was filled.
Cal. FAC § 14631 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 14631
Section 14631
Status: in_force

Every lot, parcel, or package of fertilizing material distributed into or within this state shall have attached to it, or the shipment shall be physically accompanied by, a label as required by the secretary, by regulation. The secretary may require proof of labeling statements and claims made for any fertilizing material. As evidence of proof, the secretary may rely on experimental data, evaluations, or advice furnished by scientists, including scientists affiliated with the University of California, and may accept or reject additional sources of proof. The secretary shall cancel the approval of, or refuse to approve, a fertilizing material label if the secretary determines that adequate proof of label claims does not exist. The secretary, after hearing, may cancel the license of any person who distributes a fertilizing material with a label for which approval has been canceled or a label that has not been approved by the secretary.
Cal. INS § 791.12 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.6 / Section 791.12
Section 791.12
Status: in_force

No insurance institution or agent may base an adverse underwriting decision in whole or in part on the following:

(a) On the fact of a previous adverse underwriting decision or on the fact that an individual previously obtained insurance coverage through a residual market mechanism; provided, however, an insurance institution or agent may base an adverse underwriting decision on further information obtained from an insurance institution or agent responsible for a previous adverse underwriting decision. The further information, when requested, shall create a conclusive presumption that the information is necessary to perform the requesting insurer’s function in connection with an insurance transaction involving the individual and, when reasonably available, shall be furnished the requesting insurer and the individual, if applicable.

(b) On personal information received from an insurance-support organization whose primary source of information is insurance institutions; provided, however, an insurance institution or agent may base an adverse underwriting decision on further personal information obtained as the result of information received from an insurance-support organization.

(c) On the fact that an individual has previously inquired and received information about the scope or nature of coverage under a residential fire or property insurance policy, if the information is received from an insurance-support organization whose primary source of information is insurance institutions and the inquiry did not result in the filing of a claim.

(d) On the fact that an accident involving a peace officer, member of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, or firefighter has been reported and the insurer retains no liability pursuant to Section 488.5 and subdivision (b) of Section 557.5.
Cal. HSC § 7975 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 10 / Section 7975
Section 7975
Status: in_force

When any law or ordinance requires that the remains interred in any cemetery be removed and reinterred elsewhere, no county, town or political subdivision in which the reinterment of disinterred remains takes place, shall charge for any permit or levy a tax of any nature for the reinterment.
Cal. WAT § 138.10 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 138.10
Section 138.10
Status: in_force

(a) On or before January 1, 2006, the director, in collaboration with the Secretary of Interior or his or her designee, shall prepare a plan to meet the existing permit and license conditions for which the department has an obligation, as described in the State Water Resources Control Board Decision No. 1641.

(b) The plan shall be designed to achieve compliance with the permit and license conditions described in subdivision (a). The director shall prepare the plan, and submit copies of the plan to the board and the California Bay-Delta Authority, prior to increasing the existing permitted diversion rate at the State Water Project’s Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant.

(c) Nothing in this section limits or restricts the department in its operation of the State Water Project due to failure of other water rights permittees or licensees to meet water quality conditions of their respective permits or licenses.
Cal. PCC § 10286 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 10286
Section 10286
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Taxpayer and Shareholder Protection Act of 2003.
Cal. HSC § 25283.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.7 / Section 25283.5
Section 25283.5
Status: in_force

(a) An underground storage tank that meets all of the following criteria is exempt from the requirements of this chapter:

(1) All exterior surfaces of the tank, including connected piping, and the floor directly beneath the tank, can be monitored by direct viewing.

(2) The structure in which the tank is located is constructed in such a manner that the structure, at a minimum, provides for secondary containment of the contents of the tank, as determined by the local agency designated pursuant to Section 25283.

(3) The owner or operator of the underground storage tank conducts weekly inspections of the tank and maintains a log of inspection results for review by the local agency designated pursuant to Section 25283, as requested by the local agency.

(4) Except as provided in paragraph (5), the local agency designated pursuant to Section 25283 determines that the underground storage tank meets requirements that are equal to or more stringent than those imposed by this chapter.

(5) If the underground storage tank is installed on or after July 1, 2003, notwithstanding Sections 25290.1 and 25290.2, the local agency determines the tank meets both of the following:

(A) Requirements that are equal to, or more stringent than, the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a) and subdivisions (b) to (i), inclusive, of Section 25291.

(B) Notwithstanding Section 25281.5, any portion of a vent line, vapor recovery line, or fill pipe that is beneath the surface of the ground is subject to regulation as a “pipe,” as defined in subdivision (m) of Section 25281.

(b) This section does not prohibit a local fire chief or an enforcement agency, as defined in Section 16006, from enforcing the applicable provisions of the local or state fire, building, or electrical codes.
Cal. HSC § 40913 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 10 / Section 40913
Section 40913
Status: in_force

(a)  Each district plan shall be designed to achieve and maintain the state standards by the earliest practicable date, as determined by the district and subject to the approval of the state board, and in consideration of all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1)  Present and projected maximum ambient pollutant concentration.

(2)  Distribution and frequency of violations.

(3)  Transport contributions.

(4)  Projected emission increases based on industrial, vehicular, or population growth.

(5)  Emission inventory characteristics.

(6)  Anticipated effectiveness of available and potential control measures.

(7)  Emission reductions occurring in, or expected to occur in, the district.

(8)  In districts where military bases have closed or are scheduled for closure, the reuse plans for the closing base.

(b)  Each district plan shall be based upon a determination by the district board that the plan is a cost-effective strategy to achieve attainment of the state standards by the earliest practicable date.
Cal. WAT § 13959 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 12.5 / Section 13959
Section 13959
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, and for the purposes of this chapter as used in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Committee” means the Clean Water and Water Conservation Finance Committee created by Section 13960.

(b) “Board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.

(c) “Fund” means the State Clean Water and Water Conservation Fund.

(d) “Municipality” shall have the same meaning as in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto and shall also include the state or any agency, department, or political subdivision thereof.

(e) “Treatment works” shall have the same meaning as in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and shall also include such additional devices and systems as are necessary and proper to control water pollution, reclaim wastewater, or reduce use of and otherwise conserve water.

(f) “Construction” means any one or more of the following: preliminary planning to determine the feasibility of treatment works, engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, or economic investigations or studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, or other necessary actions, erection, building, acquisition, alteration, remodeling, improvement, or extension of treatment works, or the inspection or supervision of any of the foregoing items.

(g) “Eligible project” means a project for the construction of treatment works which is all of the following:

(1) Eligible for federal assistance, whether or not federal funds are then available therefor;

(2) Necessary to prevent water pollution;

(3) Certified by the board as entitled to priority over other treatment works, and which complies with applicable water quality standards, policies and plans.

(h) “Eligible state assisted project” means a project for the construction of treatment works which is all of the following:

(1) Ineligible for federal assistance.

(2) Necessary to prevent water pollution or feasible and cost effective for conservation or reclamation of water.

(3) Certified by the board as entitled to priority over other treatment works and which complies with applicable water quality and other applicable federal or state standards, policies, and plans.

(i) “Federal assistance” means funds available to a municipality either directly or through allocation by the state, from the federal government as grants for construction of treatment works, pursuant to Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
Cal. FGC § 9004 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 9004
Section 9004
Status: in_force

Every trap shall be raised, cleaned, serviced, and emptied at intervals, not to exceed 96 hours, weather conditions at sea permitting, and no trap shall be abandoned in the waters of this state.