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Cal. HSC § 39944 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 39944
Section 39944
Status: in_force

The South Coast Air Quality Management District, the Union Pacific Railroad, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway shall each reimburse the state board for its costs of implementing the pilot program established pursuant to this chapter. The Union Pacific Railroad and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway shall reimburse the state board for 25 percent of those costs, but the reimbursement shall not to exceed a total of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for both railroads. The South Coast Air Quality Management District shall reimburse the state board for the balance of the costs of implementing the pilot program, but the reimbursement shall not exceed a total of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). Funds provided by the Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway shall be used only to reimburse the state board for the costs of planning, implementing, evaluating, and reporting the results of, the pilot program as it relates to the testing of locomotives operated by those railroads.
Cal. SHC § 5584 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 21 / Section 5584
Section 5584
Status: in_force

If a county is conducting the proceedings under this division the legislative body may also purchase all or any part of the materials to be used in doing any of the work mentioned in this division and furnish the same therefor. The purchase may be made from such funds of the county as the legislative body may designate.

If the county has a purchasing agent, the materials shall be purchased by him; otherwise the materials shall be purchased by the legislative body by contract let to the lowest responsible bidder after notice calling for bids has been published at least five days in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. If the county is to furnish materials the resolution of intention shall so provide. When such provision is made, the execution of the contract for the improvements shall create a liability on the part of the county to furnish the materials provided for in the resolution.
Cal. FAM § 7552 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 7552
Section 7552
Status: in_force

(a) Genetic testing shall be of a type reasonably relied on by experts in the field of genetic testing and performed in a testing laboratory accredited by either of the following:

(1) The AABB, formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks, or a successor organization.

(2) An accrediting body designated by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

(b) A specimen used in genetic testing may consist of a sample or a combination of samples of blood, buccal cells, bone, hair, or other body tissue or fluid. The specimen used in the testing need not be of the same kind for each person undergoing genetic testing.

(c) Based on the ethnic or racial group of a person undergoing genetic testing, a testing laboratory shall determine the databases from which to select frequencies for use in calculating a relationship index. If a person or a local child support agency objects to the laboratory’s choice, the following rules shall apply:

(1) Not later than 30 days after receipt of the report of the test, the objecting person or local child support agency may request the court to require the laboratory to recalculate the relationship index using an ethnic or racial group different from that used by the laboratory.

(2) The person or local child support agency objecting to the choice of laboratories under this subdivision shall do either of the following:

(A) If the requested frequencies are not available to the laboratory for the ethnic or racial group requested, provide the requested frequencies compiled in a manner recognized by accrediting bodies.

(B) Engage another laboratory to perform the calculations.

(3) The laboratory may use its own statistical estimate if there is a question of which ethnic or racial group is appropriate. The laboratory shall calculate the frequencies using statistics, if available, for any other ethnic or racial group requested.

(d) If, after recalculation of the relationship index pursuant to subdivision (c) using a different ethnic or racial group, genetic testing does not identify a person as a genetic parent of the child, the court may require a person who has been tested to submit to additional genetic testing to identify a genetic parent.
Cal. LAB § 9110 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 12 / Section 9110
Section 9110
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Agricultural employee” means a person employed in any of the following:

(A) An agricultural occupation, as defined in Wage Order No. 14 of the Industrial Welfare Commission.

(B) An industry preparing agricultural products for the market, on the farm, as defined in Wage Order No. 13 of the Industrial Welfare Commission.

(C) An industry handling products after harvest, as defined in Wage Order No. 8 of the Industrial Welfare Commission.

(2)  “Board” means the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board.

(3) “Wildfire smoke” means emissions from fires in “wildlands,” as defined in Section 3402 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, or in adjacent developed areas.

(b) The division shall review and update the content of the training prescribed in Section 5141.1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, and shall thereafter post it on its internet website.

(c) The training provided by the employer is required to be in a language and manner readily understandable by employees, taking into account their ethnic and cultural backgrounds and education levels, including the use of pictograms, as necessary.
Cal. FIN § 18322 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 18322
Section 18322
Status: in_force

An industrial loan company shall obtain the written consent of the commissioner prior to accepting any moneys pursuant to Section 17409. The commissioner may, by regulation or order, impose or revise limitations and requirements, including, but not limited to, liquidity and reserve requirements, as, in the opinion of the commissioner, are necessary for safety and soundness. The commissioner shall rescind that consent if, at any time, the industrial loan company exceeds the limitations or fails to adhere to the requirements imposed or, if in the opinion of the commissioner, the continued acceptance of those moneys would pose a threat to the safety and soundness of the company.
Cal. ELEC § 18111 — California Code / Code elec / Division 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 18111
Section 18111
Status: in_force

Any person, individual, or organization that knowingly violates Section 2138.5 is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). Prosecution for a violation of Section 2138.5 shall not prohibit prosecution under any other applicable provision of law.
Cal. HNC § 72 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 72
Section 72
Status: in_force

(a) If the legislative body of a city, county, or district has acquired, constructed, or improved small craft harbor facilities pursuant to an agreement or contract for a transfer pursuant to Section 70, or a loan pursuant to Section 71.4, the facilities may not be leased in whole or in part to a private concessionaire or lessee until the legislative body has published a notice pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code inviting bids and has otherwise complied with this section. Prior to publication of the notice, the legislative body shall obtain the approval of the department to the proposed leasing of the harbor facility and to the terms and conditions of the proposed lease. The notice shall distinctly and specifically describe the harbor facilities that are to be leased and set forth the period of the time for which the facilities are to be leased, and the minimum rental to be paid under the lease. The notice shall recite that the lease will reserve to the legislative body the power to fix and determine the rates to be charged by the lessee for the use by the public of the facilities. The notice also shall prominently display the statement that award of the lease by the legislative body is subject to final approval by the department, and fix a time and place for the opening of bids by the legislative body.

(b) At the time and place fixed in the notice, the legislative body shall meet and consider all bids that have been submitted. The lease shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder, but the award shall become final only after the award by the legislative body has been approved by the department.
Cal. BPC § 19274.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3.1 / Article 7 / Section 19274.1
Section 19274.1
Status: in_force

(a) The bureau shall only authorize a sale, lease, assignment, or other transfer of a permit to a transferee who has qualified in the manner provided by Section 19239.

(b) The bureau shall prescribe the procedure relative to:

(1) Assignment of permits.

(2) Transfer of permits between persons, where the transfer is effected through rent, lease, or sale of the business.

(3) Change in name, ownership, and address.
Cal. PUC § 24932 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 24932
Section 24932
Status: in_force

The general counsel shall be admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of the State, and shall have been actively engaged in the practice of law for not less than five years next preceding appointment pursuant to Section 24931.
Cal. WAT § 24501 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 24501
Section 24501
Status: in_force

Upon presentation of any matured interest coupon of any bond of the district, the treasurer shall pay it from the bond interest fund.
Cal. INS § 12311 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 12311
Section 12311
Status: in_force

Any person violating any provisions of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. PUC § 2805 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 2805
Section 2805
Status: in_force

“Conventional power source” means power derived from nuclear energy or the operation of a hydropower facility greater than 30 megawatts or the combustion of fossil fuels, unless cogeneration technology, as defined in Section 25134 of the Public Resources Code, is employed in the production of such power.
Cal. FIN § 18190 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 18190
Section 18190
Status: in_force

An industrial loan company may:

(a) Loan money, secured or unsecured, with or without the pledge of its installment investment certificates.

(b) Collect and receive charges for loans in advance or otherwise.

(c) Purchase, sell, or discount the following obligations: bona fide trust receipts, secured or unsecured choses in action, conditional sales contracts, or security agreements.

(d) Purchase, sell, discount, or originate lease obligations.
Cal. HSC § 114730 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 9 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 114730
Section 114730
Status: in_force

The person to whom an order has been issued pursuant to Section 114720 or 114725 may appeal the order of the department to any court of competent jurisdiction.
Cal. PUC § 28795 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 28795
Section 28795
Status: in_force

The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be as follows: “Be it enacted by the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District:”
Cal. FIN § 16000 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 16000
Section 16000
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Foreign (Other State) Credit Union Law.”
Cal. WAT § 72072.10 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 8 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 72072.10
Section 72072.10
Status: in_force

The board shall enforce the provisions of this article and may prescribe, adopt and enforce rules and regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of this article. The board shall not prescribe, adopt or enforce any rule or regulation which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of altering the terms and conditions of service of a service supplier serving the general public. Rules and regulations prescribed and adopted by the board shall not be inconsistent with procedures established from time to time by a service supplier serving the general public for the purpose of billing, collecting and accounting for charges in the conduct of its business.
Cal. HSC § 39942 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 39942
Section 39942
Status: in_force

The state board may contract with an independent entity to conduct the pilot program specified in Section 39940, and shall oversee the work of the independent entity. The state board shall implement the pilot program in consultation with the advisory group established pursuant to Section 39941 to review the design of the pilot program and to ensure quality control in collection, reporting, and evaluation of data.
Cal. HSC § 18515 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.1 / Chapter 4 / Section 18515
Section 18515
Status: in_force

Such hearing shall be commenced not later than 10 days after the day on which such petition was filed. Upon application of the petitioner the enforcement agency may, however, postpone the date of such hearing for a reasonable time beyond such 10-day period, if in its judgment the petitioner has submitted a good and sufficient reason for such postponement.
Cal. VEH § 11312 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 11312
Section 11312
Status: in_force

The suspension, expiration, or cancellation of a vehicle verifier’s permit provided for in this chapter shall not prevent the filing of an accusation for the revocation or suspension of the suspended, expired, or canceled permit as provided in Section 11302 or 11305 or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to Section 11308, and the department’s decision that the permit should be suspended or revoked. That determination may be considered in granting or refusing to grant any subsequent license or permit authorized by this division to that vehicle verifier or to a business representative of that prior vehicle verifier’s permit.
Cal. LAB § 1720.8 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1720.8
Section 1720.8
Status: in_force

For the limited purposes of Article 2 (commencing with Section 1770) of this chapter, “public works” also means any construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under private contract on a project for a charter school, when the project is paid for, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of conduit revenue bonds, as defined in Section 5870 of the Government Code, issued on or after January 1, 2021, by a public agency. For purposes of this section, “charter school” has the same meaning as the term is defined in Section 17173 of the Education Code, but does not include a charter school with an average daily attendance not exceeding 80 pupils.
Cal. PRC § 33701 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 33701
Section 33701
Status: in_force

The conservancy may not exercise the power of eminent domain. The conservancy may request the State Public Works Board to exercise the power of eminent domain on behalf of the conservancy pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The conservancy may initiate a request only with respect to uninhabited real property within the territory of the conservancy containing mountainous lands and after providing at least 60 days’ notice of its intention to request acquisition by eminent domain. The notice shall be sent either to the city in which the real property is situated; the county if the real property is situated in an unincorporated area; or the Tribal Council of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians if the real property is situated within the trust lands of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. The State Public Works Board shall not, acquire any real property by eminent domain in response to a request of the conservancy if either of the following is the case:

(a) No part of the real property is mountainous land.

(b) The acquisition is objected to by the city in which the real property is situated; by the county if the real property is situated in an unincorporated area; or by the Tribal Council of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians if the real property is situated within the trust lands of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. To be effective, the objection shall be made by a resolution of the city council, the county board of supervisors, or the Tribal Council of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, as the case may be, adopted within 60 days from the date of receipt of notice from the conservancy. The city, the county, or the tribal council, as the case may be, may at any subsequent time rescind its objection.
Cal. FIN § 21003 — California Code / Code fin / Division 8 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 21003
Section 21003
Status: in_force

For purposes of this division, the term “month” means a period of time consisting of 30 consecutive calendar days.
Cal. BPC § 4807 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 4807
Section 4807
Status: in_force

Five members of the board constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any meeting of the board.
Cal. PROB § 21315 — California Code / Code prob / Division 11 / Part 3 / Section 21315
Section 21315
Status: in_force

(a) This part applies to any instrument, whenever executed, that became irrevocable on or after January 1, 2001.

(b) This part does not apply to an instrument that became irrevocable before January 1, 2001.
Cal. PUC § 13375 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 7.5 / Article 1 / Section 13375
Section 13375
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term “revenues of the district” shall have the same meaning as is provided in Section 54315 of the Government Code.
Cal. PRC § 25235 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 25235
Section 25235
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, “financing or investment solutions” means financing or investment solutions that are consistent with the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s inclusive utility investments policies or other industry best practices, and that will enable electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, or other eligible entities to provide zero-emission, clean energy, or decarbonizing building upgrades.

(b) (1) On or before December 31, 2023, the commission, in coordination with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the Public Utilities Commission, and the Treasurer, shall do all of the following:

(A) Identify available state and federal financing or investment solutions.

(B) Apply for federal financing or investment solutions, where applicable.

(C) Provide technical assistance to electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, or other eligible entities to apply for state and federal financing or investment solutions.

(2) The commission may consult with the United States Department of Energy regarding the identification of federal financing or investment solutions, pursuant to paragraph (1).

(3) To maximize the state’s access to federal financing or investment solutions, pursuant to paragraph (1), the commission may do any of the following:

(A) Identify the authority of the Treasurer to administer financing or investment solutions, and to identify programs administered by the Treasurer that provide financing or investment solutions.

(B) Identify funding appropriated in the Budget Act of 2022 that enables or otherwise impacts the availability of federal funding for financing or investment solutions.

(C) Identify state programs, authorizations, and administrative actions that enable, or could enable, access to federal funding for financing or investment solutions, including, but not limited to, Public Utilities Commission Rulemaking 20-08-022 (Order Instituting Rulemaking to Investigate and Design Clean Energy Financing Options for Electricity and Natural Gas Customers), filed August 27, 2020.

(c) On or before December 31, 2023, the commission shall prepare and submit a report to the relevant committees of the Legislature that describes any statutory changes necessary to improve access to federal funding for financing or investment solutions.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. FAC § 78805 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 24.5 / Article 1 / Section 78805
Section 78805
Status: in_force

The Mendocino County winegrape and wine industries have enjoyed much success due to a commitment by the industries to fund research that has led to significant improvements in the quality and variety of winegrapes and wine available to consumers. It has also led to winegrapes and wine being a better consumer value. The establishment of the commission will continue to enhance this research effort and move the Mendocino County winegrape and wine industries toward its potential, resulting in increased consumer value and enhanced returns to growers and vintners.
Cal. HSC § 25261 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.65 / Section 25261
Section 25261
Status: in_force

(a)  There is within the California Environmental Protection Agency a Site Designation Committee. The membership of the committee consists of the following six persons:

(1)  Secretary for Environmental Protection.

(2)  Director of Toxic Substances Control.

(3)  Chairperson of the State Water Resources Control Board.

(4)  Director of Fish and Game.

(5)  Director of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.

(6)  Chairperson of the State Air Resources Board.

(b)  The committee shall carry out the functions described in Sections 25262, 25263, and 25265 and shall meet as necessary to ensure that those functions are carried out in a timely manner. The decisions of the committee shall be subject to the concurrence of four members. The committee shall choose a chairperson from among its members. A committee member may designate an employee of the member’s agency to participate in committee meetings in the member’s place.
Cal. FIN § 28150 — California Code / Code fin / Division 12.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 28150
Section 28150
Status: in_force

A licensee that ceases to service student loans to borrowers shall inform the commissioner in writing and surrender the license and all other indicia of license to the commissioner. The commissioner may require a licensee to file a plan for the disposition of the servicing business that includes, but is not limited to, a closing audit. Upon receipt of the written notice and plan, if required, the commissioner shall determine whether the licensee has violated this division. The commissioner shall give a licensee notice of accepting a surrendered license, and a license shall not be deemed surrendered until the commissioner accepts its tender in writing.
Cal. RTC § 46604 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 24 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 46604
Section 46604
Status: in_force

The board may employ accountants, auditors, investigators, and other expert and clerical assistance necessary to enforce its powers and perform its duties under this part.