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Cal. ELEC § 10555 — California Code / Code elec / Division 10 / Part 4 / Section 10555
Section 10555
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1000) of Division 1, no landowner voting district election shall be consolidated with any resident voter election regardless of whether it is held pursuant to this part. Except as specified in the preceding sentence, an election conducted by a district subject to this part may be consolidated with any other election pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 10400).
Cal. PRC § 8834 — California Code / Code prc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 8834
Section 8834
Status: in_force

All map production work to be undertaken pursuant to this chapter shall be in cooperation with the federal government. With the approval of the Department of General Services, the department may enter into agreements or contracts with the federal government or any of its agencies for performance of map production work in accordance with the general plan and program.
Cal. PRC § 75226 — California Code / Code prc / Division 44 / Part 2 / Section 75226
Section 75226
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, moneys appropriated to the Transportation Agency in the annual Budget Act from the General Fund and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for purposes of the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program shall not be distributed pursuant to a program of projects adopted pursuant to Section 75222 and allocated by the California Transportation Commission pursuant to Section 75220.

(b) The moneys described in subdivision (a) shall instead be distributed to regional transportation planning agencies pursuant to Section 99313 of the Public Utilities Code and the distribution of those moneys shall be subject to the requirements of Section 13987 of the Government Code and the guidelines adopted pursuant to that section.

(c) Subject to compliance with Section 13987 of the Government Code, a regional transportation planning agency may use moneys described in subdivision (a) to fund transit operating expenses within its jurisdiction consistent with an approved regional short-term financial plan or a long-term financial plan, as applicable, or for transformative capital improvements described in Sections 75220 and 75221, or for both of these purposes.

(d) In allowing the funds described in subdivision (a) to be available for operating costs, it is the intent of the Legislature for those expenditures to do all of the following:

(1) Provide one-time multiyear bridge funding for transit operators to address operational costs until long-term transit sustainability solutions are identified.

(2) Assist transit operators in preventing service cuts and increasing ridership.

(3) Prioritize the availability of transit for riders who are transit dependent.

(4) Prioritize transit agencies representing a significant percentage of the region’s ridership.

(e) For purposes of this section, “regional transportation planning agency” means a recipient of funding described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 99312.1 of the Public Utilities Code.
Cal. HSC § 34311 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 34311
Section 34311
Status: in_force

An authority may:

(a)  Sue and be sued.

(b)  Have a seal and alter it.

(c)  Have perpetual succession.

(d)  Make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers.

(e)  Make, amend, and repeal by-laws and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the authority.
Cal. HSC § 114435 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 114435
Section 114435
Status: in_force

In implementing this article, enforcement officers shall promote the recovery of food fit for human consumption during their normal, routine inspections. Promotion shall include, but not be limited to, newsletters, bulletins, and handouts that inform retail food facility operators about the protections from civil and criminal liability when donating food.
Cal. FGC § 8246.4 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4.5 / Section 8246.4
Section 8246.4
Status: in_force

The commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing, shall revoke a commercial salmon vessel permit issued pursuant to this article if the vessel permit was obtained by fraudulent means.
Cal. PUC § 5431 — California Code / Code puc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 7 / Section 5431
Section 5431
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Participating driver” or “driver” means any person who uses a vehicle in connection with a transportation network company’s online-enabled application or platform to connect with passengers.

(b) “Personal vehicle” means a vehicle that is used by a participating driver to provide prearranged transportation services for compensation that meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Has a passenger capacity of eight persons or less, including the driver.

(2) Is owned, leased, rented for a term that does not exceed 30 days, or otherwise authorized for use by the participating driver.

(3) Meets all inspection and other safety requirements imposed by the commission.

(4) Is not a taxicab or limousine.

(c) “Transportation network company” means an organization, including, but not limited to, a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietor, or any other entity, operating in California that provides prearranged transportation services for compensation using an online-enabled application or platform to connect passengers with drivers using a personal vehicle.

(d) “Transportation network company insurance” means a liability insurance policy that specifically covers liabilities arising from a driver’s use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network company’s online-enabled application or platform.

(e) “Zero-emission vehicle” has the same meaning as in Section 44258 of the Health and Safety Code.
Cal. UIC § 1611 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 1611
Section 1611
Status: in_force

Moneys in the Employment Training Fund shall be expended only for the purposes of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 10200) of Part 1 of Division 3, and for the costs of administering this article and Section 976.6, except those moneys may be used for any of the following:

(a) With the approval of the Legislature, the fund or contributions to it may be used to pay interest charged on federal loans to the Unemployment Fund.

(b) Commencing with allocations made to the Employment Training Panel in the 1992–93 fiscal year, any moneys allocated to the panel in a fiscal year that are not encumbered by the panel in that fiscal year shall revert to the Unemployment Insurance Fund.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the panel shall closely monitor program performance and expenditures for employment training programs administered by the panel, and that the panel shall expeditiously disencumber funds that are not needed for employment training program completion. Commencing with the 1992–93 fiscal year, those moneys that are disencumbered during the fiscal year that are not reencumbered during the same fiscal year shall revert to the Unemployment Insurance Fund.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller may use the moneys in the Employment Training Fund for loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381 of the Government Code. However, interest shall be paid on all moneys loaned to the General Fund from the Employment Training Fund. Interest payable shall be computed at a rate determined by the Pooled Money Investment Board to be the current earning rate of the fund from which loaned. This subdivision does not authorize any transfer that will interfere with the carrying out of the object for which the Employment Training Fund was created.
Cal. SHC § 2358 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 2358
Section 2358
Status: in_force

Funds apportioned to this state pursuant to subsection (b)(6) of Section 104 of Title 23 of the United States Code for federal urban system projects shall be allocated by the commission. Projects eligible for allocation include fringe parking projects, state highway projects, local street and highway projects, and public mass transit projects. The commission shall review the long-range planning programs for the urban system, and shall review each annual program for conformance with the long-range programs.
Cal. PUC § 28767.3 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 28767.3
Section 28767.3
Status: in_force

Not later than October 12, 1974, the board shall adopt an affirmative action program approved by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance of the Department of Labor.
Cal. BPC § 10501 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 10501
Section 10501
Status: in_force

(a) The Real Estate Commissioner may file a complaint for any violation of Section 10500 or 10500.5 before any court of competent jurisdiction, and the commissioner and the commissioner’s counsel, deputies or assistants may assist in presenting the law or facts at the trial.

(b) It is the duty of the district attorney of the county in which a violation of Section 10500 or 10500.5 occurs to prosecute the violation.

(c) A natural person convicted of a violation of Section 10500 or 10500.5 shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. A corporation convicted of a violation of Section 10500 or 10500.5 shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
Cal. FAC § 74787 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.6 / Article 6 / Section 74787
Section 74787
Status: in_force

Any assessment which is levied pursuant to this chapter is a personal debt of every nursery so assessed.
Cal. WIC § 16932 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 16932
Section 16932
Status: in_force

The department shall allocate money derived from the Hospital Services Account in the fund to each county that is eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 in the following manner:

(a) The combined total of hospital uncompensated care costs for all county and noncounty hospitals in each county that is eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809 shall be calculated by using the definitions, procedures, and data elements specified in Section 16945.

(b) (1) The office shall determine each county’s 1989–90 fiscal year share by using the 1988 calendar year data, as adjusted by the office, existing on the statewide file on September 1, 1989.

(2) The office shall determine each county’s share for the fiscal years after the 1989–90 fiscal year by using the data from the quarterly reports for the calendar year preceding the fiscal year, as adjusted by the office and existing on the statewide file on April 15 immediately preceding the fiscal year.

(3) The office shall determine each county’s share based on that county’s total hospital uncompensated care costs, divided by the total hospital uncompensated care costs for all counties that are eligible to participate in the CMSP pursuant to Section 16809, and by multiplying that product by the amount appropriated from the Hospital Services Account in the fund for purposes of this chapter.

(4) The amounts calculated pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be each county’s allocation from the total amount available for allocation to the counties under this chapter.

(c) The amounts calculated pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) shall be divided and allocated in accordance with Section 16946. Sections 16946, 16947, 16948, and 16949 shall be applicable to counties and hospitals receiving these funds.
Cal. SHC § 9060 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 9060
Section 9060
Status: in_force

The city may at any time prior to the actual issuance and exchange of the refunding bonds make additional contracts with any owners of bonds for the surrender and exchange of bonds which are not agreed to be surrendered under the prior contracts.
Cal. PUC § 727 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 727
Section 727
Status: in_force

It is the policy of the state that the use of all waterways, ports, and harbors of this state shall be encouraged, and to that end the commission is directed in the establishment of rates for water carriers applying to business moving between points within this state to fix those rates at such a differential under the rates of competing land carriers that the water carriers shall be able fairly to compete for such business. In fixing the rates there shall be taken into consideration quality and regularity of service and class and speed of vessels.
Cal. HSC § 120780.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 4 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 120780.2
Section 120780.2
Status: in_force

In order to reduce the spread of HIV, hepatitis C, and other potentially deadly bloodborne pathogens, the State Department of Public Health may purchase sterile hypodermic needles and syringes, and other supplies, for distribution to syringe exchange programs authorized pursuant to law and support any costs associated with distribution of supplies. Supplies provided to programs, including those administered by local health departments, are not subject to the formulas and limits of Section 120780.1.
Cal. HSC § 11834.37 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10.5 / Part 2 / Chapter 7.5 / Article 4 / Section 11834.37
Section 11834.37
Status: in_force

(a)  Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of a license under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the department shall have all the powers granted by those provisions. In the event of conflict between this chapter and the Government Code, the Government Code shall prevail.

(b)  In all proceedings conducted in accordance with this section, the standard of proof to be applied shall be by the preponderance of the evidence.

(c)  The department shall commence and process licensure revocations under this chapter in a timely and expeditious manner. The Office of Administrative Hearings shall give priority calendar preference to licensure revocation hearings pursuant to this chapter, particularly revocations where the health and safety of the residents are in question.
Cal. WAT § 8412 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 8412
Section 8412
Status: in_force

The department or board shall review the adequacy of flood plain regulations established by a public agency to meet the requirements of Section 8411, and shall notify the appropriate public agency in the event the flood plain regulations are determined by the department or board to be inadequate to comply with the requirements of Section 8411. The department or board may recommend any provisions necessary to provide adequate flood plain regulations. Any such public agency shall within 180 days of receipt of the notice from the department or board, adopt new flood plain regulations. Upon their adoption a copy of such flood plain regulations shall be sent to the department or board.
Cal. WIC § 14087.971 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.81 / Section 14087.971
Section 14087.971
Status: in_force

(a) Contracts under this article between the department and the commission shall be on a nonbid basis and shall be exempt from Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the county shall, with respect to its medical facilities and programs, occupy no greater or lesser status than any other health care provider in negotiating with the commission for contracts to provide health care services.
Cal. HSC § 79555 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 79555
Section 79555
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A responsible party who has entered into an agreement with the department and is in compliance with the terms of that agreement, or who is in compliance with an order issued by the department, may seek, in addition to contribution, treble damages from any contribution defendant who has failed or refused to comply with any order or agreement, was named in the order or agreement, and is subject to contribution.

(2) A contribution defendant from whom treble damages are sought in a contribution action shall not be assessed treble damages by any court where the contribution defendant, for sufficient cause, as determined by the court, failed to comply with an agreement or with an order issued by the department, or where the contribution defendant is an owner of real property who did not generate, treat, transport, store, or dispose of the hazardous substance on, in, or at the facility located on that real property, as specified in Sections 101(35) and 107(b) of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Secs. 9601(35) and 9607(b)), or where the principles of fundamental fairness would be violated, as determined by the court.

(3) A party seeking treble damages pursuant to this section shall show that the party, the department, or another entity provided notice, by means of personal service or certified mail, of the order or agreement to the contribution defendant from whom the party seeks treble damages.

(b) (1) One-half of any treble damages awarded pursuant to this section shall be paid to the department, for deposit in the state account.

(2) Nothing in this subdivision affects the rights of any party to seek contribution pursuant to any other statute or under common law.

(c) A contribution defendant from whom treble damages are sought pursuant to this section shall be deemed to have acted willfully with respect to the conduct that gave rise to this liability for purposes of Section 533 of the Insurance Code.
Cal. WIC § 14124.40 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3.3 / Section 14124.40
Section 14124.40
Status: in_force

Findings and Declarations

(a) In 1992, the federal government established a program giving safety net health care providers access to discounted prescription drugs. The intent of the law was for safety net health care providers to use the discounted drugs to treat patients who are “medically uninsured, on marginal incomes and have no other sources to turn to for preventive and primary care services” and to “reach[] more eligible patients and provide[] more comprehensive services” to “low-income and most vulnerable patients.” (H.R. Rep. No. 102-384 (Part 2), at 12 (1992)(Conf. Rep.).) The program was not intended to be used by safety net health care providers to accumulate massive fortunes running into the hundreds of millions of dollars or more.

(b) Unfortunately, some safety net health care providers have manipulated the program to receive enormous markups on the discounted prescription drugs they receive and then stick taxpayers with the added cost. Instead of using this massive windfall to help patients, the worst offenders have used their fortunes to purchase luxury coastal condominiums, wasted hundreds of millions of dollars on failed political campaigns, put elected politicians on their payrolls, and acquired low-income multifamily housing complexes that are operated as slums. Abusing net revenues generated through the discount prescription drug program in this manner does not result in better health care for low-income patients. Instead, it cheats low-income patients out of the care they deserve and scams taxpayers who end up footing the bill.

(c) Governor Newsom has already ended this type of prescription drug scamming in the Medi-Cal program through Executive Order N-01-19, which requires the Department of Health Care Services to transition Medi-Cal pharmacy services away from arrangements that are susceptible to price scams. Known as the Medi-Cal Rx program, it achieves cost savings for prescription drug purchases made by the state, standardizes the pharmacy benefit statewide for all Medi-Cal patients, increases overall access, and eliminates the ability of prescription drug price manipulators to game the system through Medi-Cal. However, other vulnerabilities in taxpayer-funded drug programs that price manipulators still exploit have not yet been addressed.

(d) California needs to make the cost-savings achieved through the Medi-Cal Rx program permanent. Furthermore, additional reforms are necessary to protect taxpayer dollars and help the neediest patients by ensuring that prescription drug price manipulators are required to end other scams in order to continue operating in our state.
Cal. HSC § 79195 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 79195
Section 79195
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Sections 79225 and 79230, the department, or, if appropriate, the regional board, shall prepare or approve remedial action plans for the sites listed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 78760) of Chapter 4.
Cal. RTC § 6024 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 6024
Section 6024
Status: in_force

“One-way rental trucks” are motortrucks of a kind required to be registered under the Vehicle Code, not exceeding the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 24,000 pounds, which are principally employed by a person in the rental business in being leased out for short-term periods of not more than 31 days to individual customers for one-way or local hauling of personal property of the customers, and which upon acquisition or being employed in this state by the person are identified to the board, in such manner as the board may prescribe, for employment in such one-way or local hauling. Upon the leasing of such a truck to a customer, the person shall make known to the customer the fact that the vehicle is designated as a one-way rental truck and any taxes imposed by this part which are payable measured by the rentals.