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Cal. FGC § 8586 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 17 / Section 8586
Section 8586
Status: in_force

The following definitions govern the construction of this article:

(a) “Nearshore fish stocks” means any of the following: rockfish (genus Sebastes) for which size limits are established under this article, California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher), greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos, cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus), scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata), and may include other species of finfish found primarily in rocky reef or kelp habitat in nearshore waters.

(b) “Nearshore fisheries” means the commercial or recreational take or landing of any species of nearshore finfish stocks.

(c) “Nearshore waters” means the ocean waters of the state extending from the shore to one nautical mile from land, including one nautical mile around offshore rocks and islands.
Cal. FAC § 76750 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 5 / Section 76750
Section 76750
Status: in_force

The duties of the council shall be advisory, except as to those duties that may be delegated to it by the secretary or as otherwise designated in this chapter. The council may, subject to the approval of the secretary, exercise any of the following powers that may be delegated to the council by the secretary:

(a) Recommend to the secretary administrative regulations that relate to the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

(b) Investigate all matters that affect the administration of this chapter, and to report violations of this chapter to the secretary.

(c) Employ and, at its pleasure, discharge a manager and such clerical help and other employees as it deems necessary, and to prescribe their duties and powers and fix their compensation.

(d) Contract with, or employ, and at its pleasure, discharge any other persons that it deems necessary, and in the cases of those persons it shall employ, to outline their powers and duties and fix their compensation.

(e) Establish offices and incur expenses incidental thereto.

(f) Make contracts and other agreements that may be proper to promote the sale of salmon and salmon products on either a local, state, national, or international basis.

(g) (1) Cooperate with any other local, state, or national commission, organization, or agency, whether voluntary or created by state or federal law, including, but not limited to, the Oregon Salmon Commission, and instrumentalities that are engaged in work or activities similar to the work and activities of the council, and to recommend to the secretary the making of contracts and agreements with those organizations or agencies for carrying on joint programs of education, research, publicity, and advertising.

(2) Recommend to the secretary the making of contracts and agreements with other councils, commodity commissions, or producer organizations for joint programs of publicity and advertising where those products are compatible with the promotion of salmon and salmon products.

(3) In matters of research, cooperate with organizations of recognized professional standing that are adequately equipped with facilities for the research that is contemplated.

(h) Recommend to the secretary the institution and promotion of scientific research to develop or discover, or both, the health, food, therapeutic, dietetic, and other uses of salmon.

(i) (1) Receive, invest, and disburse funds pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 76900).

(2) Allocate funds to agencies not specifically or solely engaged in carrying on research or promotion for salmon, if the council and the secretary are satisfied that those allocations will be beneficial to the California salmon fishery and will tend to effectuate the declared purposes of this chapter.

(j) Present facts to, and negotiate with, state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters that affect this chapter.
Cal. FAM § 7805 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 7805
Section 7805
Status: in_force

(a) A petition filed in a proceeding under this part, or a report of the probation officer or county department designated by the board of supervisors to administer the public social services program filed in a proceeding under this part, may be inspected only by the following persons:

(1) Court personnel.

(2) The child who is the subject of the proceeding.

(3) The parents or guardian of the child.

(4) The attorneys for the parties.

(5) Any other person designated by the judge.

(b) In a proceeding before the court of appeal or Supreme Court to review a judgment or order entered in a proceeding under this part, the court record and briefs filed by the parties may be inspected only by the following persons:

(1) Court personnel.

(2) A party to the proceeding.

(3) The attorneys for the parties.

(4) Any other person designated by the presiding judge of the court before which the matter is pending.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if it is believed that the welfare of the child will be promoted thereby, the court and the probation officer may furnish information, pertaining to a petition under this part, to any of the following:

(1) The State Department of Social Services.

(2) A county welfare department.

(3) A public welfare agency.

(4) A private welfare agency licensed by the State Department of Social Services.
Cal. PCC § 10726 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 2 / Section 10726
Section 10726
Status: in_force

The trustees may receive bids for the construction of several public works projects at the California State University as a single project. Where more than one appropriation has been made for the several projects united as a single project under the provisions of this section, payments for the single project shall be made from the separate appropriations on such proportional basis as may be determined by the trustees and approved by the Department of Finance.
Cal. PUC § 2843 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 2843
Section 2843
Status: in_force

(a) The Energy Commission shall, by January 1, 2010, adopt guidelines that combined heat and power systems subject to this chapter shall meet, and shall accomplish all of the following:

(1) Reduce waste energy.

(2) Be sized to meet the eligible customer-generator’s thermal load.

(3) Operate continuously in a manner that meets the expected thermal load and optimizes the efficient use of waste heat.

(4) Are cost effective, technologically feasible, and environmentally beneficial.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the guidelines do not permit customers to operate as de facto wholesale generators with guaranteed purchasers for their electricity.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the guidelines required by this section shall be exempt from the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The guidelines shall be adopted at a publicly noticed meeting offering all interested parties an opportunity to comment. At least 30 days’ public notice shall be given of the meeting required by this section, before the Energy Commission initially adopts guidelines. Substantive changes to the guidelines shall not be adopted without at least 10 days’ written notice to the public.

(d) Prior to January 1, 2010, the Energy Commission may adopt temporary guidelines for combined heat and power systems that comply with the parameters set forth in subdivision (a).

(e) (1) An eligible customer-generator’s combined heat and power system shall meet an oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions rate standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour and a minimum efficiency of 60 percent. A minimum efficiency of 60 percent shall be measured as useful energy output divided by fuel input. The efficiency determination shall be based on 100-percent load.

(2) An eligible customer-generator’s combined heat and power system that meets the 60-percent efficiency standard may take a credit to meet the applicable NOx emissions standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour. Credit shall be at the rate of one megawatthour for each 3.4 million British thermal units of heat recovered.

(f) An eligible customer-generator’s combined heat and power system shall comply with the greenhouse gases emission performance standard established by the commission pursuant to Section 8341.

(g) An eligible customer-generator shall adequately maintain and service the combined heat and power system so that during operation, the system continues to meet or exceed the efficiency and emissions standards established pursuant to subdivisions (a), (d), and (f).
Cal. BPC § 6705 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 6705
Section 6705
Status: in_force

A subordinate is any person who assists a registered professional engineer in the practice of professional engineering without assuming responsible charge of work.
Cal. HSC § 51059 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 51059
Section 51059
Status: in_force

The agency may procure insurance or coinsurance or guarantees from the federal government or from any governmental agency or instrumentality thereof, or from any private insurance company, of the payment of principal, redemption price of, and interest on any bonds issued by the agency. The agency may pay premiums on any such insurance.
Cal. RTC § 60211 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 31 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 60211
Section 60211
Status: in_force

(a) If the department finds that a person’s failure to make a timely return or payment was due to a disaster, and occurred notwithstanding the exercise of ordinary care and the absence of willful neglect, the person may be relieved of the interest provided by Sections 60207, 60208, 60250, 60302, and 60339.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), person seeking to be relieved of the interest shall file with the department a statement under penalty of perjury setting forth the facts upon which the person bases the claim for relief.

(c) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the department may grant relief of the interest for any person in an area identified in a state of emergency proclamation made by the Governor for the period the state of emergency proclamation is effective, regardless of whether the person has filed a statement with the department pursuant to subdivision (b).

(2) The department may grant the relief in paragraph (1) only during the first 12 months following the issuance of the state of emergency proclamation or the duration of the state of emergency, whichever is less.
Cal. VEH § 9554.1 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 9554.1
Section 9554.1
Status: in_force

The amount of any penalty calculated pursuant to Section 9554 or subdivision (b) of Section 18116 of the Health and Safety Code shall be reduced by the amount of any offset implemented pursuant to Section 10754 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or any portion of the amount of that offset.
Cal. PCC § 10103 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 10103
Section 10103
Status: in_force

Work done directly by any public utility company pursuant to order of the Public Utilities Commission or other public authority is not subject to this chapter, whether or not done under public supervision or paid for in whole or part out of public funds.
Cal. ELEC § 19271 — California Code / Code elec / Division 19 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 19271
Section 19271
Status: in_force

As used in this article:

(a) “Accessible” means that the information provided on the paper cast vote record from the voter verified paper audit trail mechanism is provided or conveyed to voters via both a visual and a nonvisual method, such as through an audio component.

(b) “Direct recording electronic voting system” means a voting system that records a vote electronically and does not require or permit the voter to record his or her vote directly onto a tangible ballot.

(c) “Voter verified paper audit trail” means a paper cast vote record containing a copy of each of the voter’s selections that allows each voter to confirm his or her selections before the voter casts his or her ballot for systems that do not contain a paper ballot.

(d) “Paper cast vote record” means an auditable document that corresponds to the selection made on the voter’s ballot and lists the contests on the ballot and the voter’s selections for those contests. A paper cast vote record is not a ballot.

(e) “Parallel monitoring” means the testing of a randomly selected sampling of voting equipment on election day designed to simulate actual election conditions to confirm that the system is registering votes accurately.
Cal. PRC § 42972.3 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 42972.3
Section 42972.3
Status: in_force

(a) The department may audit the carpet stewardship organization or an individual manufacturer annually.

(b) It is a violation of this chapter for the carpet stewardship organization, manufacturer, or their respective agent who holds records to fail to produce, as part of a department audit or review of a third-party audit, documents or data that is requested by the department or documents or data that is required to be collected or generated to carry out operation of the carpet stewardship plan in the form and manner determined by the department.
Cal. SHC § 1187 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 1187
Section 1187
Status: in_force

If, at the election on the question of whether or not bonds are to be issued, the bonds are not authorized, the money transferred to the fund of the division shall revert to the funds from which it was taken.
Cal. HSC § 1367.32 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 5 / Section 1367.32
Section 1367.32
Status: in_force

(a) A health care service plan that provides health coverage to the employees of a religious employer that does not include coverage and benefits for both abortion and contraception shall provide, in writing upon initial enrollment and annually thereafter upon renewal, each enrollee with information regarding both of the following:

(1) Abortion and contraception benefits or services that are not included in the enrollee’s health care service plan contract.

(2) Abortion and contraception benefits or services that may be available at no cost through the California Reproductive Health Equity Program.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Abortion” has the same meaning as defined in Section 123464.

(2) “California Reproductive Health Equity Program” means the program established pursuant to Section 127632.

(3) “Contraception” means the services and contraceptive methods described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1367.25.

(4) “Religious employer” has the same meaning as described in Section 1367.25.

(c) This section does not alter the applicability of any other requirement of this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 74652 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 74652
Section 74652
Status: in_force

It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any district ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 74650 from and after the publication or posting of the ordinance pursuant to Section 74651. The violation shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 30 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Any violation or threatened violation may also be enjoined by civil action.
Cal. PCC § 20536 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 33 / Section 20536
Section 20536
Status: in_force

The bidder to whom any contract is awarded shall, within 20 days after the date of the award by the board of directors, execute a contract to perform the work. The contract shall be in a form approved by an attorney employed by the board of directors.
Cal. HSC § 33426.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 10 / Section 33426.5
Section 33426.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 33391, 33430, 33433, and 33445, or any other provision of this part, an agency shall not provide any form of direct assistance to:

(a)  An automobile dealership which will be or is on a parcel of land which has not previously been developed for urban use, unless, prior to the effective date of the act that adds this section, the agency either owns the land or has entered into an enforceable agreement, for the purchase of the land or of an interest in the land, including, but not limited to, a lease or an agreement containing covenants affecting real property, that requires the land to be developed and used as an automobile dealership.

(b)  (1)  A development that will be or is on a parcel of land of five acres or more which has not previously been developed for urban use and that will, when developed, generate sales or use tax pursuant to Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, unless the principal permitted use of the development is office, hotel, manufacturing, or industrial, or unless, prior to the effective date of the act that adds this section, the agency either owns the land or has entered into an enforceable agreement, for the purchase of the land or of an interest in the land, including, but not limited to, a lease or an agreement containing covenants affecting real property, that requires the land to be developed.

(2)  For the purposes of this subdivision, a parcel shall include land on an adjacent or nearby parcel on which a use exists that is necessary for the legal development of the parcel.

(c)  A development or business, either directly or indirectly, for the acquisition, construction, improvement, rehabilitation, or replacement of property that is or would be used for gambling or gaming of any kind whatsoever including, but not limited to, casinos, gaming clubs, bingo operations, or any facility wherein banked or percentage games, any form of gambling device, or lotteries, other than the California State Lottery, are or will be played.

(d)  The prohibition in subdivision (c) is not intended to prohibit a redevelopment agency from acquiring property on or in which an existing gambling enterprise is located, for the purpose of selling or leasing the property for uses other than gambling, provided that the agency acquires the property for fair market value.

(e)  This section shall not be construed to apply to agency assistance in the construction of public improvements that serve all or a portion of a project area and that are not required to be constructed as a condition of approval of a development described in subdivision (a), (b), or (c), or to prohibit assistance in the construction of public improvements that are being constructed for a development that is not described in subdivision (a), (b), or (c).
Cal. BPC § 5442.9 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 5442.9
Section 5442.9
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 5440, a city described in subdivision (b) may erect a nonconforming display if all of the following apply:

(1) The display is placed on property that the city has owned since before January 1, 1995.

(2) Not more than one additional display is added to the number of signs within the city that do not conform to this article as of January 1, 2000.

(3) The display is located within the boundaries of the city.

(4) Placement or maintenance of the display does not require the immediate trimming, pruning, topping, or removal of existing trees to provide visibility to the display, unless done as part of the normal landscape maintenance activities that would have been undertaken without regard to the placement or maintenance of the display.

(5) No public funds are required to be expended to pay for the costs of the display.

(6) The display does not impose additional liability on the Department of Transportation.

(7) The display does not cause a reduction in federal aid highway funds, as provided in Section 131 of Title 23 of the United States Code.

(8) All proceeds received by a participating city by allowing the erection of the nonconforming display are expended by the city solely for parks and programs for at-risk youth.

(9) The display does not advertise products or services which are directed at an adult population, including, but not limited to, alcohol, tobacco, and gambling activities.

(b) For purposes of this section, city is any city that meets all of the following conditions:

(1) The city’s population is 17,000 persons or less.

(2) The city’s annual budget is less than eight million dollars ($8,000,000).

(3) The city’s geographical area is less than 1.7 square miles.

(4) The city is located in an urbanized county containing a population of 6,000,000 or more persons.
Cal. PUC § 615 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 615
Section 615
Status: in_force

A pipeline corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its pipeline.
Cal. WIC § 18109 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 18109
Section 18109
Status: in_force

On or before the first Monday in March, June, September, and December of each year, the county board of public welfare shall make a report in writing to the grand jury of the county, if there is any, and if there is none, the board shall file the report with the district attorney who shall present it to the first grand jury thereafter constituted, as soon as impaneled and sworn. Annually on or before the first Monday in June of each year, the board shall present a report to the board of supervisors, which shall be filed as a public document with its clerk. In such annual report the county board of public welfare shall include a report of the attendance of each member of the board at each of its quarterly meetings.
Cal. BPC § 2710.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 2710.5
Section 2710.5
Status: in_force

The board, with permission of the Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs, may form advisory committees to advise the board on the implementation of this chapter. Members of such advisory committees shall be entitled to a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
Cal. FIN § 1132 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 1132
Section 1132
Status: in_force

Neither a bank nor any majority-owned subsidiary of a bank shall make any distribution to the shareholders of such bank in an amount which exceeds the lesser of:

(a) The retained earnings of the bank; or

(b) The net income of the bank for its last three fiscal years, less the amount of any distributions made by the bank or by any majority-owned subsidiary of the bank to the shareholders of the bank during such period.
Cal. WAT § 39925 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 39925
Section 39925
Status: in_force

Not less than 10 days before the formation election, any 10 or more voters in any division of the proposed district may file with the department a petition requesting that the name of a specified person be placed on the ballot for the particular division as a candidate for the office of director to represent the particular division. Only the names proposed by the petitions filed with the department shall be printed on the ballots for the various divisions of the district. The date of actual receipt of any such petition by the department shall be deemed to be the date of filing of the same with the department. If there are less than 10 voters in any division, signatures of one-third of the number of voters, rounded up to the next whole number, shall be required to nominate a candidate.