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Cal. PRC § 3289 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4.6 / Section 3289
Section 3289
Status: in_force

(a) No provision of this article is a limitation on the authority or jurisdiction of the State Water Resources Control Board, the regional water quality control boards, the State Air Resources Board, or local air quality districts.

(b) This article does not prohibit a city, county, or city and county from imposing more stringent regulations, limits, or prohibitions on oil and gas development.
Cal. PUC § 8327 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4.1 / Chapter 2 / Section 8327
Section 8327
Status: in_force

The commission or the board shall review, in conjunction with each proceeding of the electrical utility held for the purpose of considering changes in electrical rates or charges, the decommissioning costs estimate for the electrical utility in order to ensure that the estimate takes account of the changes in the technology and regulation of decommissioning, the operating experience of each nuclear facility, and the changes in the general economy. The review shall specifically include all cost estimates, the basis for the cost estimates, and all assumptions about the remaining useful life of the nuclear facilities.
Cal. BPC § 19080 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 19080
Section 19080
Status: in_force

A person shall not, at wholesale, retail, or otherwise, directly or indirectly, make, rebuild, repair, renovate, process, prepare, sell, offer for sale, display, or deliver any article of upholstered furniture or bedding, or any filling materials in prefabricated form or loose in bags or containers, unless the article or material is plainly and indelibly labeled. This does not include furniture used exclusively for the purpose of physical fitness and exercise.
Cal. WIC § 4411 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.1 / Part 1 / Section 4411
Section 4411
Status: in_force

The department may expend in accordance with law all money now or hereafter made available for its use, or for the administration of any statute administered by the department.
Cal. FIN § 4871 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.6 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 4871
Section 4871
Status: in_force

(a) A California state bank may sell its whole business unit to a national banking association, a California federally licensed foreign (other nation) bank, or an insured foreign (other state) state bank pursuant to (1) this article, (2) in case the purchaser is a national banking association or a California federally licensed foreign (other nation) bank, federal law, and (3) in case the purchaser is a California federally licensed foreign (other nation) bank or an insured foreign (other state) state bank, the law of the foreign bank’s domicile.

(b) A California industrial loan company may sell its whole business unit to an insured foreign (other state) industrial loan company pursuant to (1) this article and (2) the law of the foreign industrial loan company’s domicile.

(c) A California state depository corporation of any class may sell its whole business unit to a federal depository corporation of another class, a California federally licensed foreign (other nation) bank, or an insured foreign (other state) state depository corporation of another class pursuant to (1) this article, (2) in case the purchaser is a federal depository corporation or a California federally licensed foreign (other nation) bank, federal law, and (3) in case the purchaser is a California federally licensed foreign (other nation) bank or an insured foreign (other state) state depository corporation, the law of the domicile of the foreign bank or foreign depository corporation.
Cal. INS § 1070.6 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 15 / Section 1070.6
Section 1070.6
Status: in_force

The withdrawal procedure and fees prescribed by this article shall not be required of a nonsurviving admitted constituent to a merger or consolidation into another admitted insurer in accordance with the applicable statutes and the commissioner’s prior written consent given pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1011, provided the commissioner is satisfied by documents, authenticated so as to be admissible in evidence over objection, filed with him or her, that:

(a) The constituent has discharged all of its liabilities to residents of this state in the manner provided by Section 1071.5;

(b) There will be an admitted insurer directly available to the constituent’s policyholders: (1) to obtain policy changes and endorsements, (2) to receive payment of premiums and refund unearned premiums, (3) to serve notice of claim, proof of loss, summons, process, and other papers, and (4) for purposes of suit;

(c) The constituent shall timely file with the commissioner appropriate financial statements reporting its insurance business done in this state during the calendar year of the merger or consolidation and all appropriate tax returns required by law for the period, and shall timely pay all taxes found to be due on account of the business; and

(d) The constituent has surrendered its current California certificate of authority to the commissioner for cancellation as of the effective date of the merger.

The withdrawal procedure and fees prescribed by this article shall not be required of an insurer that has been liquidated by a final order of a court of record of this or any sister state provided a certified copy of the order reciting the fact of liquidation and discharge of all obligations has been filed with the commissioner.
Cal. PRC § 5096.605 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.696 / Article 1 / Section 5096.605
Section 5096.605
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Acquisition” means obtaining the fee title or a lesser interest in real property, including specifically, a conservation easement or development rights.

(b) “Department” means the Department of Parks and Recreation.

(c) “Development” includes, but is not limited to, improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, enhancement, preservation, protection, and interpretation.

(d) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation.

(e) “District” means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3, any recreation and park district formed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 5780), or an authority formed pursuant to Division 26 (commencing with Section 35100). With respect to any community or unincorporated region that is not included within a district, and in which no city or county provides parks or recreational areas or facilities, “district” also means any other district that is authorized by statute to operate and manage parks or recreational areas or facilities, employs a full-time park and recreation director, offers year-round park and recreation services on lands and facilities owned by the district, and allocates a substantial portion of its annual operating budget to parks or recreation areas or facilities.

(f) “Fund” means the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Fund created pursuant to Section 5096.610.

(g) “Historical resource” includes, but is not limited to, any building, structure, site, area, place, artifact, or collection of artifacts that is historically or archaeologically significant in the cultural annals of California.

(h) “Local conservation corps” means a program operated by a public agency or nonprofit organization that is certified pursuant to Section 14406.

(i) “Nonprofit organization” means any nonprofit public benefit corporation formed pursuant to the Nonprofit Corporation Law (commencing with Section 5000 of the Corporations Code), qualified to do business in California, and qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(j) “Preservation” means identification, evaluation, recordation, documentation, interpretation, protection, rehabilitation, restoration, stabilization, development, and reconstruction, or any combination of those activities.

(k) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Resources Agency.
Cal. PUC § 1406 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 1406
Section 1406
Status: in_force

Service of the order to show cause shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure or by depositing a copy of the order to show cause certified under the seal of the commission with a copy of the petition attached thereto, in the United States mail, enclosed in a sealed envelope, registered, with postage prepaid, addressed to each of the owners or claimants, at the address specified in the petition.
Cal. HSC § 2868 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 3.5 / Section 2868
Section 2868
Status: in_force

Any amounts collected by a county on account of a lien authorized by this article, other than the amounts requested to be paid into the county general fund pursuant to Section 29304 of the Government Code, shall be paid to the district.
Cal. BPC § 10177.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 10177.5
Section 10177.5
Status: in_force

When a final judgment is obtained in a civil action against any real estate licensee upon grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit with reference to any transaction for which a license is required under this division, the commissioner may, after hearing in accordance with the provisions of this part relating to hearings, suspend or revoke the license of such real estate licensee.
Cal. FAC § 77793 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 19 / Article 4 / Section 77793
Section 77793
Status: in_force

The commission may promote the sale of dates by advertising and other promotional means, including cost-sharing advertising, for the purpose of maintaining and expanding present markets and creating new and larger intrastate, interstate, and foreign markets for dates, and to educate and instruct the public with respect to the uses, healthful properties, and nutritional value of dates.
Cal. PRC § 35500 — California Code / Code prc / Division 26.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 35500
Section 35500
Status: in_force

This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Ocean Protection Act.
Cal. HSC § 116552 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 12 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 116552
Section 116552
Status: in_force

The State Water Resources Control Board shall not issue a permit to a public water system or amend a valid existing permit to allow the use of point-of-use or point-of-entry treatment unless the State Water Resources Control Board determines, after conducting a public hearing in the community served by the public water system, that there is no substantial community opposition to the installation of the treatment devices. The issuance of a permit pursuant to this section shall be limited to not more than three years or until funding for centralized treatment is available, whichever occurs first.
Cal. PCC § 21500 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 115 / Section 21500
Section 21500
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Desert Water Agency, as provided for in Chapter 1069 of the Statutes of 1961.
Cal. INS § 699 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 699
Section 699
Status: in_force

Except as specifically permitted by this code, a certificate of authority shall not be issued to an unincorporated insurer. This section shall not be applicable to an unincorporated insurer now holding a certificate of authority to transact any class of insurance in California, nor shall it affect the right of any such unincorporated insurer to hereafter apply for or be issued a renewal certificate of authority or an amended certificate of authority to transact additional classes of insurance; provided, that any such unincorporated insurer shall continue to comply insofar as applicable with the same requirements as are now or hereafter applicable to corporate insurers; nor shall this section prohibit the issuance of a certificate of exemption to the trustees of a fund established by one employer, or by two or more employers in the same industry, or by one or more labor unions, or by one or more employers and one or more labor unions, to insure employees of the employers or members of the unions for the benefit of persons other than the employers or the unions.
Cal. WAT § 12658 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 12658
Section 12658
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Chapters 1 and 2 of this part, the Reclamation Board, in conjunction with the War Department, shall execute the plans and projects referred to in Section 12657 and exercise all powers granted to it in Part 4, Division 5, of this code. The Reclamation Board may make such modifications and amendments to the plans as may be necessary to execute them for the purposes stated in Chapters 1 and 2 of this part.
Cal. FAC § 76580 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 76580
Section 76580
Status: in_force

“Wholesaler” means any individual licensed or working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization licensed pursuant to Section 8035 of the Fish and Game Code and engaged in the California commercial salmon fishery.
Cal. HNC § 3928 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 6 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 3928
Section 3928
Status: in_force

All money remaining in the account of the Harbor Bond Sinking Fund, established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 3918.5, after the principal of and interest upon all bonds issued under this part at the instance of the authority have been paid in full and after all such bonds and interest coupons therefrom have been canceled, shall be paid into the San Francisco Harbor Improvement Fund to be expended in accordance with law. All money remaining in the account of the Harbor Bond Sinking Fund, established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 3918.5, after the principal of and interest upon all bonds issued under this part at the instance of the commission have been paid in full and after all such bonds and interest coupons therefrom have been canceled, shall be paid into the Small Craft Harbor Improvement Fund to be expended in accordance with law.
Cal. PRC § 4115 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 4115
Section 4115
Status: in_force

In providing communications, telecommunications, and necessary powerlines in connection with the prevention and extinguishment of forest fires, the department, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may enter into contracts with the owners of real property for the use of their lands or facilities in locations where no other state tenant exists or to install portable or single use remote telecommunications facilities. Provision may be made for indemnification and holding harmless of the owners of those facilities which are so used by reason of that use. Insurance may be purchased by the Department of General Services, upon request of the department, to protect the state against loss or expense arising out of a contract entered into pursuant to this section.
Cal. FGC § 1505 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 1505
Section 1505
Status: in_force

(a) The department may manage, control, and protect the portions of the following spawning areas that occupy state-owned lands, to the extent necessary to protect fishlife in these areas:

(1) The Sacramento River between Keswick and Loybas Hill Bridge, near Vina.

(2) The Feather River between Oroville and the mouth of Honcut Creek.

(3) The Yuba River between Englebright Dam and a point approximately four miles east of Marysville.

(4) The American River between Nimbus Dam and a point one mile downstream from Arden Way.

(5) The Mokelumne River between Pardee Dam and Lockeford.

(6) The Stanislaus River between Goodwin Dam and Riverbank.

(7) The Tuolumne River between La Grange Dam and the Geer Road (J14) Bridge.

(8) The Merced River between Crocker Huffman Dam and Cressey.

(9) The Trinity River between Lewiston Dam and the confluence of the North Fork Trinity, near Helena.

(10) The Eel River, from Fort Seward to Lake Pillsbury.

(11) The South Fork Eel River.

(12) The Middle Fork Smith River, from its mouth to Knopti Creek.

(13) The South Fork Smith River, from its mouth to Harrington Creek.

(14) The Salmon River, from its mouth to Rush Creek on the South Fork Salmon River, to Carter Meadow on the east fork of the South Fork Salmon River, and to Finley Camp on the North Fork Salmon River.

(15) Battle Creek, from its mouth to Coleman Powerhouse.

(16) The Cosumnes River, from Meiss Road Bridge to Latrobe Road Bridge.

(17) The Van Duzen River, from Yager Creek to the falls 1 1/2 miles above Bloody Run Creek.

(18) The Mad River, from Blue Lake Bridge to Bug Creek.

(19) The Middle Fork Eel River.

(20) The Mattole River.

(21) The Noyo River.

(22) The Big River, Mendocino County.

(23) The Gualala River.

(24) The Garcia River, Mendocino County.

(b) In the event of a conflict between an action of the department pursuant to this section and the action of another department or agency of the state or another public agency, the action of the Department of Fish and Wildlife taken pursuant to this section shall prevail, except in the event of conflict with the following actions:

(1) An action of the state or regional water quality control boards in establishing waste discharge requirements.

(2) An action required for commerce and navigation.

(3) An action by a public agency that is reasonably necessary for bridge crossings, water conservation or utilization, or flood protection projects, including the construction, maintenance, and operation thereof. This paragraph shall not apply to the depositing of materials, other than necessary structural materials, in, or the removing of materials from the streambeds in the areas designated in this section, other than as necessary for the installation of structures.

(c) The director shall disapprove a stream alteration of a prime salmon or steelhead spawning area on land of which ownership has not been legally determined, when in the director’s opinion the alteration would prove deleterious to fishlife.
Cal. HSC § 104465 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 104465
Section 104465
Status: in_force

(a)  The department may annually set aside three million dollars ($3,000,000) appropriated for the purposes of the competitive grants program established pursuant to this article in order to support efforts to link the statewide media campaign to local communities and to provide regional public and community relations or media initiatives.

(b)  Local community initiatives may include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1)  Encouraging volunteer efforts.

(2)  Local media programming.

(3)  Provision of assistance in, and facilitation of, public and community events.

(c)  The efforts described in subdivision (b) shall be directed principally to the target communities described in Section 104360.

(d)  Regular application procedures for competitive grants under this article shall apply to applications for grants under this section.

(e)  Funds awarded pursuant to this section shall be awarded in the same manner as other competitive grants under this article.
Cal. SHC § 35414 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 35414
Section 35414
Status: in_force

The ordinance, resolution, or indenture providing for the issuance of the bonds may also provide for the levy each year, if so provided in the petition and in the resolution of intention, of an ad valorem assessment on all taxable real property in the district, to the extent to which revenues from the parking lots and from parking meters pledged to the payment of principal and interest of the bonds have been or are expected to be insufficient in any year to pay the principal and interest or to the extent to which any reserve fund established for said bonds has been or will be used to pay such interest and principal. The rate of ad valorem assessment shall be fixed by the legislative body each year in accordance with the provision. The ad valorem assessment shall not exceed the limits stated in the resolution of intention. The assessment shall be levied, collected, and enforced in the same manner, at the same times, and with the same penalties and interest, as in the case of taxes levied for the city.
Cal. PUC § 102284 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 14 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 102284
Section 102284
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enter into agreements for the joint use of any property and rights by the district and any public agency or public utility operating transit facilities; may enter into agreements with any public agency or public utility operating any transit facilities, and wholly or partially within or without the district, for the joint use of any property of the district or of the public agency or public utility, or the establishment of through routes, joint fares, transfer of passengers or pooling arrangements.

(b) In addition to any power described in subdivision (a), the district may enter into agreements for the joint use or joint development of any property or rights by the district and any public agency, or public utility operating transit facilities or nontransit facilities, or both, or any other person, firm, corporation, association, organization, or other entity, public or private, either, in whole or in part, within or outside the district, for the joint use or development of any nontransit facilities of the district or of the public agency, public utility, person, firm, corporation, association, organization, or other entity, public or private, for the establishment of through routes, joint fares, transfer of passengers, pooling arrangements, station cost-sharing, connector fees, or land, air, or development rights, sales or leasing, necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for, the full exercise of the powers granted in this chapter. For the purpose of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Joint development” includes, but is not limited to, agreements with any person, firm, corporation, association, organization, or other entity, public or private, to develop or to engage in the planning, financing, construction, or operation of nontransit district facilities or development projects adjacent, or physically or functionally related, to district transit facilities.

(2) “Development project” includes, but is not limited to, projects for any use or mixed use including public, commercial, or residential uses.

(3) “Nontransit facilities,” includes, but is not limited to, any land, buildings, or equipment, or interest therein, that is used for the production of transit revenue not arising from the operation of a transit system.

(c) Construction projects or works of improvement for facilities authorized by the district under the terms of a joint development agreement that is approved under the authority conferred by this section shall be considered a public works project subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code and shall be enforced by the Department of Industrial Relations in the same manner in which it carries out this responsibility under the Labor Code.
Cal. BPC § 4980.04 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 4980.04
Section 4980.04
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Act.