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Cal. FGC § 2780 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 2780
Section 2780
Status: in_force

The people of California find and declare all of the following:

(a) Protection, enhancement, and restoration of wildlife habitat and fisheries are vital to maintaining the quality of life in California. As the state’s human population increases, there is an urgent need to protect the rapidly disappearing wildlife habitats that support California’s unique and varied wildlife resources.

(b) Much of the state’s most important deer winter ranges have been destroyed in the last 20 years.

(c) Critical winter ranges of migratory deer in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges are increasingly subject to incompatible land uses. In some counties, over 80 percent of the critical winter ranges fall on these lands. The potential for incompatible land uses on these lands is a major threat to the survival of many migratory deer herds.

(d) Deer, mountain lion, and other wildlife habitat within the Sierra Nevada, Cascade, Coast Range (including the Santa Lucia Mountains in Monterey County along the Central Coast), Siskiyou and Klamath Mountains; and the Santa Susana, Simi Hills, Santa Monica, San Gabriel, San Bernardino, San Jacinto, Santa Ana and other mountains and foothill areas within southern California, is disappearing rapidly. Small and often isolated wildlife populations are forced to depend upon these shrinking habitat areas within the heavily urbanizing areas of this state. Corridors of natural habitat must be preserved to maintain the genetic integrity of California’s wildlife.

(e) This chapter shall be implemented in the most expeditious manner. All state officials shall implement this chapter to the fullest extent of their authority in order to preserve, maintain, and enhance California’s diverse wildlife heritage and the habitats upon which it depends.
Cal. PUC § 95131 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 95131
Section 95131
Status: in_force

The resolution may state the transit facilities proposed to be first acquired, but failure to acquire such transit facilities shall not affect the validity of the district. The resolution shall set forth and describe the boundaries of the proposed district.
Cal. FGC § 8586.1 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 17 / Section 8586.1
Section 8586.1
Status: in_force

Funding to pay the costs of this article shall be made available from the revenues deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund pursuant to Sections 8587, 8589.5, and 8589.7, and other funds appropriated for these purposes.
Cal. PRC § 5402 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 5402
Section 5402
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the acquisition of real property or any interest in real property for the construction or maintenance of underground utility services.
Cal. HSC § 1333 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 1333
Section 1333
Status: in_force

(a)  To the extent state funds are advanced for the salary of the receiver or for other expenses in connection with the receivership, as limited by subdivision (d) of Section 1329, the state shall be reimbursed from the revenues accruing to the facility or to the licensee or an entity related to the licensee. Any reimbursement received by the state shall be redeposited in the account from which the state funds were advanced. If the revenues are insufficient to reimburse the state, the unreimbursed amount shall constitute a lien upon the assets of the facility or the proceeds from the sale thereof. The lien shall not attach to the interests of a lessor, unless the lessor is operating the facility.

(b)  For purposes of this section, “entity related to the licensee” means an entity, other than a natural person, of which the licensee is a subsidiary or an entity in which any person who was obligated to disclose information under Section 1267.5 possesses an interest that would also require disclosure pursuant to Section 1267.5.
Cal. FIN § 31951 — California Code / Code fin / Division 15 / Chapter 14 / Section 31951
Section 31951
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Sections 31004 and 31952, the provisions of the General Corporation Law (Division 1 (commencing with Section 100), Title 1 of the Corporations Code) shall, on and after the effective date of this division, apply to each old corporation; provided, however, that, for purposes of the provisions of Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 2300) of the General Corporation Law, with respect to each old corporation:

(a) The term “effective date” shall mean the effective date of this division.

(b) The term “prior law” shall mean the old law.

(c) Each old corporation shall be deemed to be a corporation referred to in Section 162 of the Corporations Code.
Cal. VEH § 6302 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 6302
Section 6302
Status: in_force

Upon the deposit of an application for registration of a secured party as legal owner and upon the payment of the fees as provided in this code, the department shall register the secured party, his successor or assignee as legal owner in the manner provided for the registration of motor vehicles under the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. VEH § 13203 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 13203
Section 13203
Status: in_force

In no event shall a court suspend the privilege of any person to operate a motor vehicle or as a condition of probation prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle for a period of time longer than that specified in this code. Any such prohibited order of a court, whether imposed as a condition of probation or otherwise, shall be null and void, and the department shall restore or reissue a license to any person entitled thereto irrespective of any such invalid order of a court.
Cal. BPC § 7311 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 7311
Section 7311
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt and use a common seal for the authentication of the board’s records.
Cal. PUC § 30912 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 30912
Section 30912
Status: in_force

The provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 53500), Chapter 3, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code are applicable to the district.
Cal. FGC § 3472 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 3472
Section 3472
Status: in_force

The taking of birds by a public use airport certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate in California that has obtained, and is in compliance with, a federal depredation permit that authorizes, under specified conditions, the lawful taking of birds, does not violate any provision of this code or regulations adopted pursuant to this code if the taking is in compliance with the federal depredation permit for the purposes specified in Section 3472.1 and all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The taking occurs on lands owned or leased by the airport.

(b) The taking does not occur on lands owned or leased by the airport that are reserved for habitat mitigation or conservation purposes of the species being taken, including lands in a habitat conservation plan, or a natural communities conservation plan.

(c) There is no taking of a fully protected, candidate, threatened, or endangered species.
Cal. PRC § 32050 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22 / Chapter 2 / Section 32050
Section 32050
Status: in_force

(a) There is in state government the California Urban Waterfront Area Restoration Financing Authority. The authority constitutes a public instrumentality and a political subdivision of the state, and the exercise by the authority of powers conferred by this division is the performance of an essential public function.

(b) The authority shall consist of five members, the Director of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, and the executive director of the conservancy. The Treasurer shall serve as chair of the authority.

(c) Each of the members of the authority may select a designee from the member’s agency to act for the member and represent the member at all meetings of the authority.

(d) The first meeting of the authority shall be convened by the Treasurer.
Cal. MVC § 997.011 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5l / Section 997.011
Section 997.011
Status: in_force

Whenever bonds are sold, out of the first money realized from their sale, there shall be redeposited in the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund established by Section 16724.5 of the Government Code such sums as have been expended for the purposes specified in Section 16724.5 of the Government Code, which may be used for the same purpose and repaid in the same manner whenever additional sales are made.
Cal. HSC § 25299.13 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.75 / Article 2 / Section 25299.13
Section 25299.13
Status: in_force

“Claim” means a submittal to the fund for the reimbursement of costs incurred due to an occurrence. A claim consists of several documents, including, but not limited to, the fund application, reimbursement requests, and verification documents.
Cal. PCC § 20409 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 26 / Section 20409
Section 20409
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may authorize such road commissioner to employ such workmen and purchase such materials, equipment, tools, and appliances and cause such work to be done as is necessary to construct or maintain such bridges and to keep them in repair without adopting plans and specifications, or working details and without advertising for bids as required in Sections 20402, 20403, and 20404. The cost of such construction, maintenance or repair shall be paid out of the county road funds or out of the county general fund.
Cal. SHC § 683 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 683
Section 683
Status: in_force

No franchise of any kind shall be granted in respect to any State highway or portion thereof which has been established as a freeway pursuant to the provisions of this code without the prior approval in writing of the department, except for crossings as provided in Section 685.
Cal. WAT § 13873 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10.5 / Section 13873
Section 13873
Status: in_force

Upon request of the department, supported by a statement of the proposed arrangements to be made pursuant to Section 13861 for the purposes therein stated, the committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue any bonds authorized under this chapter in order to make such arrangements, and, if so, the amount of bonds then to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to make such arrangements progressively, and it shall not be necessary that all of the bonds herein authorized to be issued shall be sold at any one time.
Cal. PRC § 5512 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5512
Section 5512
Status: in_force

The hearing may be continued from time to time, not exceeding four weeks in all. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board of supervisors conducting it shall pass a resolution, either approving the petition in whole or in part, or denying it. If the board approves it in part only, it shall describe in the resolution the territory proposed to be included in the district. It shall not include in the description any territory, the inclusion of which has not been approved by the board of supervisors of the county in which it is located.
Cal. PUC § 3153 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 3153
Section 3153
Status: in_force

If an association with preferred shares of stock purchases the stock or any property, or any interest in any property, of any person, it may discharge the obligations which are so incurred, in whole or in part, by exchanging for the acquired interest, shares of its preferred stock to an amount which at par value would equal the fair market value of the stock or interest so purchased, as determined by the board of directors. In that case, the transfer to the association of the stock or interest which is purchased is equivalent to payment in cash for the shares of stock which are issued.
Cal. HNC § 533 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 533
Section 533
Status: in_force

The fees and expenses of the contest shall be paid by the person upon whose application it was had, and are a charge on the property saved. Each referee is entitled to such per diem and expenses as the court may order.
Cal. PUC § 2772 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 2772
Section 2772
Status: in_force

In establishing the priorities pursuant to Section 2771, the commission shall include, but not be limited to, a consideration of all the following:

(a) A determination of the customers and uses of electricity and gas, in descending order of priority, that provide the most important public benefits and serve the greatest public need.

(b) A determination of the customers and uses of electricity and gas that are not included under subdivision (a).

(c) A determination of the economic, social, and other effects of a temporary discontinuance in electrical or gas service to the customers or for the uses determined in accordance with subdivision (a) or (b).

(d) A determination of the potential effect of extreme temperatures on the health and safety of residential customers. In making this determination, the commission shall do all of the following:

(1) Consult with appropriate medical experts and review appropriate literature and research.

(2) Consider whether providing priority to customers experiencing extreme temperatures would result in increased outage frequency and duration for remaining customers and its effect on the health and safety of those remaining customers.

(3) To the extent the commission determines it is in the public interest to provide priority to customers that experience extreme temperatures, it shall provide that priority only when temperatures are extreme.

(4) Consider whether alternative measures are appropriate, including, but not limited to, reducing the duration of the outage or imposing the outage earlier or later in the day.

(e) A determination of unacceptable jeopardy or imminent danger to public health and safety that creates substantial likelihood of severe health risk requiring medical attention.

(f) Any curtailment or allocation rules, orders, or regulations issued by any agency of the federal government.

(g) The commission shall also consider the effect of providing a high priority to some customers on those customers who do not receive a high priority.
Cal. PUC § 3380.1 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 3380.1
Section 3380.1
Status: in_force

For purposes of this division, the authority may incur indebtedness and issue securities of any kind or class, at public or private sale by the Treasurer, and to renew the same, if all such indebtedness, howsoever evidenced, shall be payable solely from revenues.
Cal. BPC § 4989.48 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 13.5 / Article 4 / Section 4989.48
Section 4989.48
Status: in_force

A licensee shall display their license in a conspicuous place in the licensee’s primary place of practice when rendering professional clinical services in person.
Cal. RTC § 10852 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 10852
Section 10852
Status: in_force

The department shall collect the license fee and shall give to each person paying the license fee a receipt which shall sufficiently designate and identify the vehicle upon which the fee is paid.
Cal. FAC § 16004 — California Code / Code fac / Division 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 16004
Section 16004
Status: in_force

“Garbage” means waste material, such as food scraps, table refuse, galley refuse, and refuse from stores of vessels and aircraft, including such waste material in passengers’ and crews’ quarters, which is derived, in whole or in part, from fruits, vegetables, or animal products.
Cal. ELEC § 13101 — California Code / Code elec / Division 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 13101
Section 13101
Status: in_force

(a) In the case of the prevention of an election in any precinct by the loss or destruction of the ballots intended for that precinct, the inspector or other precinct officer for that precinct shall make an affidavit setting forth the fact and transmit it to the Governor. Upon receipt of the affidavit, the Governor may, and upon the application of any candidate for any office to be voted for by the voters of that precinct the Governor shall, order a new election in that precinct.

(b) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.
Cal. SHC § 9141 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 9141
Section 9141
Status: in_force

If the legislative body finds the statement of the auditor to be correct upon examination, it shall approve the statement.
Cal. FAC § 29810 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 29810
Section 29810
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) The California citrus industry is in the process of adapting to a more competitive marketplace and to consumer tastes that continue to change. In the past five years, an estimated 40,000 acres of citrus have been removed from production and replaced with new varieties of citrus, a majority of which is mandarin fruit commonly called Clementines or W. Murcotts, which are intended to be seedless.

(2) According to the 2005 California Citrus Acreage Report, these varieties have increased substantially. In 2004, more than 10,000 acres of these varieties were bearing fruit. Another 2,000 acres began bearing fruit in 2005. The same report states that an additional 12,000 acres of these varieties have been planted but have yet to bear fruit. This production will come into maturity within the next three years, and more is being planted.

(3) Due to the production of other agricultural products in proximity to new seedless varieties of citrus, the production of these varieties may be in jeopardy. According to a University of California at Riverside study published in June of 2005, seedless mandarins command three to four times as much revenue as seeded mandarins. Other citrus-producing nations around the world have adopted citrus protection areas to limit damage created by cross-pollination.

(4) Honeybees are an essential component of agriculture as they pollinate approximately $6 billion worth of crops in California. Historically, honeybee colonies are placed in the citrus belt of Kern, Tulare, Fresno, and Madera Counties to support existing agricultural practices, including the pollination of several commodities and the production of honey. Colony Collapse Disorder has reduced the nation’s bee population by 25 percent in the past three years, which in turn has created pressure on other agricultural sectors that rely on a healthy bee population for pollination of their crops.

(b) Any regulation or best management practice adopted pursuant to this chapter shall not affect the actual pollination process of other commodities during their blooming cycle, nor shall it be implemented when almonds, avocados, peaches, plums, nectarines, seed crops, or other commodities require pollination.

(c) Any regulation or best management practice adopted pursuant to this chapter shall not affect the ability of property owners located within the area impacted by the regulation or best management practice to farm any commercial crop, including, but not limited to, honey, citrus, and other commodities recognized by the Department of Food and Agriculture.
Cal. VEH § 11301.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 11301.5
Section 11301.5
Status: in_force

If a deposit is given instead of the bond required by Section 11301:

(a) The Director of Motor Vehicles may order the refund of the deposit three years from the date a vehicle verifier has ceased to be licensed, if the director is satisfied that there are no outstanding claims against the deposit. A judge of a superior court may order the return of the deposit prior to the expiration of three years from the date a vehicle verifier has ceased to be licensed if there is evidence satisfactory to the court that there are no outstanding claims against the deposit.

(b) If the director, department, or state is a defendant in any action instituted to recover all or any part of the deposit, or any action is instituted by the director, department, or state to determine those entitled to any part of the deposit, the director, department, or state shall be paid reasonable attorney fees and costs from the deposit. Costs shall include those administrative costs incurred in processing claims against the deposit.
Cal. PUC § 960 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 2 / Section 960
Section 960
Status: in_force

(a) When the federal National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) submits a safety recommendation letter concerning gas pipeline safety to the commission, the commission shall provide the NTSB with a formal written response to each recommendation not later than 90 days after receiving the letter. The response shall state one of the following:

(1) The commission’s intent to implement the recommendations in full, with a proposed timetable for implementation of the recommendations.

(2) The commission’s intent to implement part of the recommendations, with a proposed timetable for implementation of those recommendations, and detailed reasons for the commission’s refusal to implement those recommendations that the commission does not intend to implement.

(3) The commission’s refusal to implement the recommendations, with detailed reasons for the commission’s refusal to implement the recommendations.

(b) If the NTSB issues a safety recommendation letter concerning any commission-regulated gas pipeline facility to the United States Department of Transportation, the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a gas corporation, or the commission, or the PHMSA issues an advisory bulletin concerning any commission-regulated gas pipeline facility, the commission shall determine if implementation of the recommendation or advisory is appropriate. The basis for the commission’s determination shall be detailed in writing and shall be approved by a majority vote of the commission.

(c) If the commission determines that a safety recommendation made by the NTSB is appropriate or that action concerning an advisory bulletin is necessary, the commission shall issue orders or adopt rules to implement the safety recommendation or advisory as soon as practicable. In implementing the safety recommendation or advisory, the commission shall consider whether a more effective, or equally effective and less costly, alternative exists to address the safety issue that the recommendation or advisory addresses.
Cal. PRC § 9621 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 9621
Section 9621
Status: in_force

A district may change its name by action of the board of supervisors of the principal county as provided by this article.