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Cal. BPC § 6086.16 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 6086.16
Section 6086.16
Status: in_force

The State Bar shall report to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Judiciary by January 1, 2005, on the status of its regulatory and disciplinary efforts concerning alleged abuses by private actions brought on behalf of the general public pursuant to Section 17204 of the Unfair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000) of Division 6).
Cal. HSC § 41503 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 41503
Section 41503
Status: in_force

(a)  Within 12 months of receiving each district’s attainment plan developed pursuant to Section 40911, the state board shall determine whether the attainment date specified in the plan represents the earliest practicable date and whether the measures contained in the plan are sufficient to achieve and maintain state ambient air quality standards.

(b)   The state board shall conduct its review to include the plans of every district in the air basin, and shall determine whether the combination of measures in all the plans is sufficient to achieve and maintain state ambient air quality standards throughout the air basin. The state board shall hold at least one public hearing in each affected air basin prior to reaching a final determination of the sufficiency of the plans. The state board shall require control measures for the same emission sources to be uniform throughout the air basin to the maximum extent feasible, unless a district demonstrates to the satisfaction of the state board that adoption of the measure within its jurisdiction is not necessary to achieve or maintain the state ambient air quality standard.

(c)  Where air pollutant transport is a factor, the state board shall determine whether the attainment plan is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of Section 40912.

(d)  If a district is unable to specify an attainment date and the state board concurs that projecting an attainment date is not feasible, the state board shall determine whether the plan contains every feasible control strategy or measure to ensure progress toward attainment is maintained.

(e)  In making determinations under subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d), the state board shall consider any emission reductions occurring in, or expected to occur in, the district or air basin.
Cal. WAT § 9610 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 9610
Section 9610
Status: in_force

(a) (1) By July 1, 2008, the department shall develop preliminary maps for the 100- and 200-year flood plains protected by project levees. The 100-year flood plain maps shall be prepared using criteria developed or accepted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

(2) The department shall use available information from the 2002 Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins Comprehensive Study, preliminary and regulatory FEMA flood insurance rate maps, recent flood plain studies, and other sources to compile preliminary maps.

(3) The department shall provide the preliminary maps to cities and counties within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley for use as best available information relating to flood protection.

(4) The department shall post this information on the board’s Internet Web site and may periodically update the maps as necessary.

(b) By July 1, 2008, the department shall give notice to cities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley outside areas protected by project levees regarding maps and other information as to flood risks available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or another federal, state, or local agency.

(c) On or before December 31, 2010, the department shall prepare a status report on the progress and development of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan pursuant to Section 9612. The department shall post this information on the board’s Internet Web site, and make it available to the public.

(d) (1) On or before July 2, 2013, and for the purpose of providing information to cities and counties necessary for their determinations relating to level of flood protection, the department shall release flood plain maps that identify at a minimum the facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control and the available data as to the water surface elevation of flooding in urban areas in the event of the failure of the facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control during flooding that has a 1-in-200 chance of occurring in any given year.

(2) Concurrent with the release of these maps and for the purpose of assisting local agencies in determining their level of flood protection, the department shall make available levee reliability data for the facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control identified in the maps.

(e) The department’s issuance of flood plain maps shall not be subject to the review and approval of the Office of Administrative Law or to any other requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(f) The state, or any state agency, shall not be liable for any claim based upon the reasonable exercise or performance of a discretionary or ministerial function or duty on the part of a state agency or a state employee or officer in carrying out subdivision (d).
Cal. WAT § 79205.10 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 9 / Article 4 / Section 79205.10
Section 79205.10
Status: in_force

For purposes of prioritizing eligible programs or projects for funding under this article, the department shall give priority to programs or projects that meet one or more of the following requirements:

(a) Can be completed expeditiously and thereby provide near term benefits and more immediate mitigation of urgent problems related to water supply and water quality.

(b) Implements actions to improve water quality and protect water level conditions in San Luis Reservoir.

(c) Includes public-private partnerships or cost sharing arrangements that maximize public benefits.

(d) Sponsored by a public agency with water supplies that are being or would be impacted to a greater degree by delta-related water supply shortages and water quality degradation.
Cal. VEH § 36625 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16 / Chapter 6 / Section 36625
Section 36625
Status: in_force

The provisions of Section 21715 do not apply to any vehicle drawing or towing unladen implements of husbandry.
Cal. PUC § 16841 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 16841
Section 16841
Status: in_force

Whenever the board determines that the public interest or necessity of the district demands the acquisition of any public utility works, it shall specifically declare such determination by a resolution.
Cal. WAT § 71930 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 71930
Section 71930
Status: in_force

After the board has made its determination of the matters required to be determined by the resolution of intention, and if the board deems it necessary to form the improvement district and to incur the bonded indebtedness, the board shall by a formation resolution call a special election in the proposed uninhabited improvement district for the purpose of submitting to the voters thereof the proposition of forming the uninhabited improvement district and incurring indebtedness by the issuance of bonds of the district for the uninhabited improvement district.
Cal. BPC § 4999.116 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 6 / Section 4999.116
Section 4999.116
Status: in_force

(a) The moneys credited to the Behavioral Sciences Fund under Section 4999.114 shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be used for the purposes of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The board shall keep records that will reasonably ensure that funds expended in the administration of each licensing or registration category bear a reasonable relation to the revenue derived from each category, and shall so notify the department no later than May 31 of each year.

(c) Surpluses, if any, may be used in a way so as to bear a reasonable relation to the revenue derived from each category, and may include, but not be limited to, expenditures for education and research related to each of the licensing or registration categories.
Cal. SHC § 5710 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 5710
Section 5710
Status: in_force

The superintendent of streets, or the engineer, if the legislative body has by resolution directed that the work be done under his direction and to his satisfaction, shall, when in his judgment it is necessary, appoint a suitable person to take charge of and superintend the construction and improvement of any work authorized by this division, whose duty it shall be to see that the contract made for the doing of the work is strictly fulfilled in every respect and in case of any departure therefrom to report the same to the officer who appointed him. Such person shall be allowed for his time actually employed in the discharge of his duties such compensation as shall be just and the rate thereof shall be fixed by the legislative body conducting the proceedings. The sum to which the party so employed shall be entitled shall be deemed to be incidental expenses within the meaning of those words as used in this division.
Cal. PRC § 3330 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 3330
Section 3330
Status: in_force

When unit expenses incurred by a unit operator on behalf of the unit have not been paid, the unit operator may, in order to secure payment of the amount due the unit operator, fix a lien upon the interest of the debtor in all drilling and production equipment of the debtor on the premises and upon his allocated portion of the unit production as and when produced from the unit area, by filing for record, with the recorder of the county where the property or a portion thereof involved is located, an affidavit setting forth (1) in general terms the kind of materials, tools, equipment or supplies furnished, labor or services performed, or expenditure incurred, and (2) a description of the land involved, the name of the debtor and his interest in the production from the unit area, and (3) the amount which is still due and unpaid, and (4) a statement that at least 20 days prior to the date of the affidavit the unit operator gave written notice to the debtor by registered mail at his last known address, setting forth the information required under subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) above. Any such affidavit shall be filed for record not later than 90 days after the delivery of the property or the completion of the labor or the incurring of the expenditure. The lien shall not be construed as constituting a lien upon real property as such, except as to the recoverable oil and gas lying thereunder, but otherwise shall be of the same nature and subject to foreclosure in the same manner and within the same time as mechanics’ liens. In any case where a unit operator is in possession of the production which is subject to the lien, he may sell such production or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said lien; provided, that he shall hold or arrange for the holding of the proceeds of such sale for appropriate distribution upon the determination of the controversy.
Cal. MVC § 188 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 188
Section 188
Status: in_force

In the event of a call to active duty in case of insurrection, invasion, tumult, riot, breach of the peace, public calamity or catastrophe, or other emergency, or imminent danger thereof, the Adjutant General, with the approval of the Governor, may secure all necessary supplies, equipment, meals, quarters, subsistence, transportation, medical, surgical, and hospital services, and dental and artificial devices for the officers and men and women called to active duty. Those purchases and services shall be exempt from the rules and regulations set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. Claims for expenses thus incurred, when approved by the Adjutant General as purchases for the emergency, shall be deemed valid claims against appropriations for military purposes.

Except as otherwise provided in this act all claims shall be subject to the laws relating to state procurement of materials, supplies, equipment, and services pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.
Cal. LAB § 551 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 551
Section 551
Status: in_force

Every person employed in any occupation of labor is entitled to one day’s rest therefrom in seven.
Cal. PUC § 105170 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 16 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 105170
Section 105170
Status: in_force

The adoption, terms, and conditions of any retirement system covering employees of the district in a bargaining unit represented by a labor organization shall be pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement between the labor organization and the district. For purposes of this section, “officers” does not include members of the board.
Cal. PROB § 230 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 230
Section 230
Status: in_force

A petition may be filed under this chapter for any one or more of the following purposes:

(a) To determine for the purposes of Section 103, 220, 222, 223, 224, 6211, 6242, 6243, 6403, 21109, 21110 or other provision of this code whether one person survived another.

(b) To determine for the purposes of Section 673 whether issue of an appointee survived the donee.

(c) To determine for the purposes of Section 24611 of the Education Code whether a person has survived in order to receive benefits payable under the system.

(d) To determine for the purposes of Section 21509 of the Government Code whether a person has survived in order to receive money payable under the system.
Cal. PROB § 13051 — California Code / Code prob / Division 8 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 13051
Section 13051
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this part:

(a) The guardian or conservator of the estate of a person entitled to any of the decedent’s property may act on behalf of the person without authorization or approval of the court in which the guardianship or conservatorship proceeding is pending.

(b) The trustee of a trust may act on behalf of the trust. In the case of a trust that is subject to continuing jurisdiction of the court pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17300) of Part 5 of Division 9, the trustee may act on behalf of the trust without the need to obtain approval of the court.

(c) If the decedent’s will authorizes a custodian under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act of any state to receive a devise to a beneficiary, the custodian may act on behalf of the beneficiary until such time as the custodianship terminates.

(d) A sister state personal representative may act on behalf of the beneficiaries as provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12570) of Part 13 of Division 7.

(e) The attorney in fact authorized under a durable power of attorney may act on behalf of the beneficiary giving the power of attorney.
Cal. WAT § 390 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 3.8 / Section 390
Section 390
Status: in_force

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

(a) “Costs of water service for the highest users” means the difference in costs, including applicable capital costs and operation and maintenance costs, that the public entity incurs directly, or by contract, as a result of the increased water service required by its high water users. “Costs of water service for the highest users” may be reported by customer class, rate classification, or cumulatively, and may include any of the following:

(1) Conservation best management practices, conservation education, irrigation controls and other conservation devices, and other demand management measures.

(2) Water system retrofitting, dual plumbing and facilities for production, distribution, and all uses of recycled water and other alternative water supplies.

(3) Projects and programs for the prevention, control, or treatment of the runoff of water from irrigation and other outdoor water uses. Incremental costs do not include the costs of stormwater management systems and programs.

(4) Securing dry year water supplies.

(5) Procuring water supplies, including supply or capacity contracts for water supply rights or entitlements.

(6) Energy costs for water delivery.

(b) “High water users” means the top 10 percent of water, in terms of volume of water consumed. Alternatively, for a public entity that has allocation-based conservation water pricing pursuant to Section 372, the public entity may define high water users as those customers whose water use is above the water budget assigned to them by that public entity.

(c) “Public entity” means a city, whether general law or chartered, county, city and county, special district, agency, authority, any other municipal public corporation or district, or any other political subdivision of the state that provides retail water service and that is an urban water supplier, as defined in Section 10617.

(d) “Water usage demand analysis” means an analysis conducted to determine water usage patterns and demands placed on a water system operated by a public entity.
Cal. HSC § 50713 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 50713
Section 50713
Status: in_force

For the purposes of procuring or developing housing or shelter for migratory agricultural workers pursuant to this chapter, the department may execute instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions, including, but not limited to, pledges, encumbrances, transfers, or assignments of leaseholds of any real or personal property necessary for the procurement or development of the housing or shelter.
Cal. FAC § 2003 — California Code / Code fac / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 2003
Section 2003
Status: in_force

The California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association shall be recognized as the official representative body on behalf of county agricultural commissioners and sealers.
Cal. WAT § 31104.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 31104.5
Section 31104.5
Status: in_force

In lieu of the standby or availability charge authorized to be levied and collected pursuant to Section 31104, the Crescenta Valley County Water District may, pursuant to the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code, fix, levy, and collect a sewage and waste service standby or availability charge not to exceed sixty dollars ($60) per available sewer connection per year, unless the standby or availability charge is imposed pursuant to the Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act (Chapter 12.4 (commencing with Section 54984) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code). If the procedures set forth in this section as it read at the time a standby charge was established were followed, the Crescenta Valley County Water District may, by an ordinance approved by a two-thirds vote of the members of the legislative body thereof, continue the charge pursuant to this section in successive years at the same rate. If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the district shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code.
Cal. FGC § 9010 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 9010
Section 9010
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Article 5 (commencing with Section 8250) of Chapter 2, spiny lobster may be taken with lobster traps under a lobster permit issued pursuant to Section 8254.

(b) Notwithstanding Sections 8660 and 8665, lobster traps may be used in any area of the state not otherwise closed to the taking of lobsters up to, but not closer than, 75 feet of any private pier, wharf, jetty, breakwater, or dock.

(c) A wire lobster trap shall be built of rectangular wire mesh with inside mesh measurement not less than 1 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches, the 3 1/2-inch measurement to be parallel to the floor of the trap. A wire lobster trap shall be fitted with at least one rigid rectangular escape gap with an inside vertical measurement not less than 2 3/8 inches at all points and an inside horizontal measurement of not less than 11 1/2 inches at all points. The horizontal sides of the escape gap shall be located parallel to, and the escape gap within 2 3/8 inches of the floor on any outside wall of, the rearmost chamber of the lobster trap and shall be clearly accessible to the lobsters.

(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), wire may be used to hold the escape gap in place that reduces the inside vertical or horizontal measurement of the escape gap specified in subdivision (c), but only if all of the following requirements are met:

(1) The overall diameter of the wire, including any coating on the wire, shall measure less than 0.176 inches in diameter (the diameter of 7 SWG gauge wire using the Standard Wire Gauge (SWG) standard of measurement).

(2) A maximum of one wire wrap shall be located on each vertical side of the escape gap.

(3) A maximum of two wire wraps shall be located on the bottom horizontal side of the escape gap.

(4) Wire shall not be used on the top horizontal side of the escape gap.

(5) Each wire shall be tightly wrapped against the inside surface of the escape gap and shall not pass over the inside surface more than once. As used in this paragraph, “tightly wrapped” means no space exists at any point between the wire and the inside surface of the escape gap.

(e) A lobster trap constructed of lath or other material shall have an opening to allow a means of escape along the full length of one side of the rearmost chamber. The escape opening shall be of a spacing of not less than 2 3/8 inches, and the spacing shall be located parallel to, and within 2 3/8 inches of, the floor of the lobster trap.
Cal. SHC § 25203 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Section 25203
Section 25203
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of the report of the project the clerk of each board of supervisors shall cause a notice to be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the county receiving the report. The last publication of the notice shall be at least 20 days prior to the date of the hearing on the report. The notice shall set forth:

(a) That the report has been received and is on file for public inspection.

(b) The time at which the board of supervisors will consider the report and hold the hearing thereon.

(c) That all interested persons may present any protests or suggestions which they have to offer concerning the report at that time.
Cal. LAB § 4662 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 4662
Section 4662
Status: in_force

(a) Any of the following permanent disabilities shall be conclusively presumed to be total in character:

(1) Loss of both eyes or the sight thereof.

(2) Loss of both hands or the use thereof.

(3) An injury resulting in a practically total paralysis.

(4) An injury to the brain resulting in permanent mental incapacity.

(b) In all other cases, permanent total disability shall be determined in accordance with the fact.