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Cal. WAT § 1540 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 1540
Section 1540
Status: in_force

If the board determines that the person or entity on whom a fee or expense is imposed will not pay the fee or expense based on the fact that the fee payer has sovereign immunity under Section 1560, the board may allocate the fee or expense, or an appropriate portion of the fee or expense, to persons or entities who have contracts for the delivery of water from the person or entity on whom the fee or expense was initially imposed. The allocation of the fee or expense to these contractors does not affect ownership of any permit, license, or other water right, and does not vest any equitable title in the contractors.
Cal. PRC § 15006 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.2 / Chapter 2 / Section 15006
Section 15006
Status: in_force

“Easily removable,” with respect to a rechargeable battery or battery pack, means that the rechargeable battery or battery pack is either detachable or readily removable from a consumer product by a consumer with the use of common household tools at the end of the life of the product, the rechargeable battery or battery pack.
Cal. PUC § 12825 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 12825
Section 12825
Status: in_force

(a) A district furnishing light, heat, or power may engage in activities to reduce wasteful, uneconomical or unnecessary uses of energy, including, but not limited to, public information programs, the sale of insulation, the sale, rental and lease of materials or equipment for the purpose of conserving energy or reducing the need for the installation of electric generating facilities, and the adoption of voluntary and mandatory load management programs, and may also engage in activities to accelerate and participate in the development of alternative sources of energy including, but not limited to, the supply of equipment for use in connection therewith, and may do all things necessary or convenient to the full exercise of the powers herein granted. The interest rates charged on extended payment contracts for such materials or equipment shall not exceed that necessary to cover the district’s full cost of money plus its administrative costs and anticipated losses due to nonpayment on such contracts.

(b) This section does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, the existing law.
Cal. ELEC § 15670 — California Code / Code elec / Division 15 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 15670
Section 15670
Status: in_force

This article applies only to:

(a) Candidates for delegates to a national convention for the nomination of party candidates for President and Vice President of the United States.

(b) Candidates for nomination at the direct primary to offices other than nonpartisan offices or voter-nominated offices.
Cal. RTC § 24949 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 24949
Section 24949
Status: in_force

For purposes of this part, if livestock are destroyed by or on account of disease, or are sold or exchanged because of disease, such destruction or such sale or exchange shall be treated as an involuntary conversion to which Sections 24943 to 24949, inclusive, apply.
Cal. VEH § 40307 — California Code / Code veh / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 40307
Section 40307
Status: in_force

(a) When an arresting officer attempts to take a person arrested for a misdemeanor or infraction of this code before a magistrate and the magistrate or person authorized to act for him or her is not available, the arresting officer shall take the person arrested, without unnecessary delay, before one of the following:

(1) The clerk of the magistrate, who shall admit the person to bail for the full amount set for the offense in a schedule fixed as provided in Section 1269b of the Penal Code.

(2) The officer in charge of the most accessible county or city jail or other place of detention within the county, who shall admit the person to bail for the full amount set for the offense in a schedule fixed as provided in Section 1269b of the Penal Code or may, in lieu of bail, release the person on his or her written promise to appear as provided in subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 853.6 of the Penal Code.

(b) Whenever a person is taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 40302 and is arrested for a misdemeanor or infraction of this code pertaining to the operation of a motor vehicle, the officer in charge of the most accessible county or city jail or other place of detention within the county may detain the person arrested for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed two hours, in order to verify his or her identity.
Cal. HSC § 46080 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 46080
Section 46080
Status: in_force

In furtherance of his responsibilities under this division and to complement, as necessary, the noise research programs of federal agencies and of other state agencies, the director is authorized to:

(a)  Conduct research, and finance research by contract with other public and private bodies, on the effects, measurement, and control of noise, including but not limited to:

(1)  Investigation of the psychological and physiological effects of noise on humans and the effects of noise on domestic animals, wildlife, and property, and determination of acceptable levels of noise on the basis of such effects.

(2)  Development of improved methods and standards for measurement and monitoring of noise.

(3)  Determination of the most effective and practicable means of controlling noise generation, transmission, and reception.

(b)  Coordinate with and become knowledgeable concerning the noise research programs of other governmental entities including the federal government.

(c)  Disseminate to the public information on the effects of noise, acceptable noise levels, and techniques for noise measurement and control.
Cal. SHC § 25431 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 1 / Chapter 18 / Section 25431
Section 25431
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter relating to the issuance of funding bonds shall be cumulative and shall not affect any of the other provisions or sections of this part relative to other bonds or levies. Any number of series of funding bonds may be issued for any portion or portions of a single or different projects of the district.
Cal. HSC § 102380 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 102380
Section 102380
Status: in_force

The county recorder and the local registrar of births and deaths, with the approval and under the supervision of the State Registrar and with the approval of the board of supervisors of any county or city and county by ordinance, may authorize the transfer of special county records of deaths and marriages and local registrar’s records of deaths for events that occurred subsequent to July 1, 1905, to a private nonprofit agency or public agency that shall preserve the records for local public use. The receiving agency shall protect and preserve the records to assure access for any person who has a need or interest in reviewing the records, and shall prohibit the photocopying or sale of copies of the records, but may convert the records to microform format.

If the office of the local registrar or the county recorder does not have copies of the records, that office is hereby authorized to accept them from the county recorder or local registrar.
Cal. FAC § 65521 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 65521
Section 65521
Status: in_force

“Cartwright Act” means the act set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700), Part 2, Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. WIC § 10265 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 10 / Section 10265
Section 10265
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the effectiveness of child care and development programs can be increased through improved state administration, technical assistance to provider agencies, and monitoring.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature:

(1) That the department develop clear, consistent, and appropriate regulations for child care and development programs to replace policy guidelines which are not subject to the public hearing process, often inconsistent, and without the force of law.

(2) That the department make better use of staff with direct field experience in child development programs.

(3) That better criteria be developed for the awarding, evaluating, and renewal of child care and development contracts.

(4) That improvements be made in the method of reimbursing child care and development program providers.

(5) That increased effort be made to provide program operators with technical assistance in meeting their contractual obligations.
Cal. SHC § 2171 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 4.6 / Section 2171
Section 2171
Status: in_force

The department shall undertake three-year demonstration projects to encourage improved ground public transit services along the Sacramento-Stockton -San Francisco corridor and along the Los Angeles-San Diego corridor. The projects shall consist of the following three elements—project administration and evaluation as described in Section 2172, low-capital intensive improvement programs as described in Sections 2173 and 2176.5, and operating assistance as described in Sections 2174, 2175, and 2176.
Cal. VEH § 231.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 231.5
Section 231.5
Status: in_force

A “bicycle path” or “bike path” is a Class I bikeway, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 890.4 of the Streets and Highways Code.
Cal. FAC § 77314 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17 / Article 5 / Section 77314
Section 77314
Status: in_force

The secretary shall establish a period in that to conduct the referendum which shall not be less than 10 days nor more than 60 days in duration, and may prescribe additional procedures that may be necessary to conduct the referendum. If the initial period established is less than 60 days, the secretary may extend the period, however, the total referendum period may not exceed 60 days.
Cal. WAT § 41360 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 41360
Section 41360
Status: in_force

If the board fails to appoint an election board or the members appointed do not attend at the opening of the polls on the morning of election, the voters of the precinct present at that hour may appoint an election board, or supply the place of an absent member thereof.
Cal. PRC § 25462 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 5.6 / Section 25462
Section 25462
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may adopt guidelines governing the award, eligibility, and administration of funding pursuant to this chapter at a publicly noticed meeting offering all interested parties an opportunity to comment. The commission shall provide written public notice of not less than 30 days for the initial adoption of guidelines. Substantive changes to the guidelines shall not be adopted without 15-day written notice to the public. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any guidelines adopted pursuant to this chapter 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.

(b) Grants and loans made pursuant to this chapter are subject to appeal to the commission upon a showing that factors other than those described in the guidelines adopted by the commission were applied in making the awards and payments.
Cal. VEH § 8200 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 8200
Section 8200
Status: in_force

“Registrant,” for purposes of this article, means any person issued apportioned fleet registration pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050).
Cal. PRC § 29105 — California Code / Code prc / Division 19 / Chapter 2 / Section 29105
Section 29105
Status: in_force

“Managed wetland” means those diked areas in the marsh in which water inflow and outflow is artificially controlled or in which waterfowl food plants are cultivated, or both, to enhance habitat conditions for waterfowl and other water-associated birds, wildlife, or fish, regardless of whether such areas are used for hunting or fishing or nonconsumptive uses such as nature study, photography, and similar passive wildlife activities, or a combination of both such consumptive and nonconsumptive uses.
Cal. HSC § 115340 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 115340
Section 115340
Status: in_force

(a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall work with the KI working group, which is coordinated by the Office of Emergency Services, to establish and implement a program to oversee the distribution of potassium iodide (KI) tablets to all persons who reside, work, visit, or attend school within the state-designated emergency planning zone of an operational nuclear powerplant, in order to provide protection to members of the public in the event of an accident causing leakage of radioactive iodine, pursuant to the offer of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide the state with a supply of KI tablets.

(b) In order to implement the program required by subdivision (a), the department, in consultation with local health departments and local emergency management agencies, shall develop and implement a plan for both of the following:

(1) The prompt distribution of the tablets to persons at risk in the event of a nuclear emergency, in a manner to best protect the public health.

(2) The dissemination of instructions on the use of the tablets, including the possible need for medical consultation, if indicated.

(c) The department shall work with the KI working group described in subdivision (a) to develop and implement a plan and method for the efficient storage of KI tablets.

(d) The department, in consultation with the KI working group, shall evaluate areas in the state, other than those described in subdivision (a), in which leakage of radioactive iodine is possible, and evaluate the need to store quantities of KI tablets in those areas.

(e) No later than July 1, 2004, the department shall submit a plan to the Governor and the Legislature on the establishment and implementation of the program required pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b), and on the development and implementation of the plan and method required in subdivision (c). No later than July 1, 2004, the department shall also submit to the Governor and the Legislature the evaluation required in subdivision (d).
Cal. PRC § 5819.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 5819.5
Section 5819.5
Status: in_force

The secretary shall require an applicant for a grant for land or water resource acquisition to include in the grant application a proposal for the long-term management of the resource that the applicant proposes to acquire. The applicant shall identify the entity that will hold title to the resource, including any state or federal agency to which title may be transferred after acquisition, and the entity that will be responsible for managing and protecting the water quality value of the resource.
Cal. WAT § 1215 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.7 / Section 1215
Section 1215
Status: in_force

This article shall only apply to a water supplier exporting or intending to export water for use outside a protected area pursuant to applications to appropriate surface water filed, or groundwater appropriations initiated, after January 1, 1985, that are not subject to Section 11460.
Cal. HSC § 42507 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 42507
Section 42507
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, it is the intent of the Legislature that the invalidity not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
Cal. HSC § 13935 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 9 / Section 13935
Section 13935
Status: in_force

(a)  All premiums and accrued interest received from the sale of the bonds shall be deposited with the district treasurer in a special bond service fund to be used for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds, and the remainder of the proceeds of the bonds shall be placed to the credit of the proper improvement fund and applied exclusively to the purpose and object recited in the proposition approved by the voters.

(b)  When the purpose and object have been accomplished, any moneys remaining in the improvement fund shall be transferred to the special bond service fund. When the purpose and object have been accomplished and all principal and interest on the bonds have been paid, any balance of money then remaining shall be transferred to the general fund of the district.
Cal. PUC § 16647 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 16647
Section 16647
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the collection of delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and costs by actions or legal proceedings brought, prosecuted, and maintained in the name of the district against the several owners of property from whom taxes are due and delinquent.
Cal. PUC § 7602 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 7602
Section 7602
Status: in_force

Section 7601 does not apply to any track, siding, spur, or other track owned by private persons for their own use, except when the track, siding, spur, or other track is operated regularly in connection with the line of a common carrier for certain periods, in which case Section 7601 does apply. Section 7601 does not apply to the placing of signboards in places where physical conditions of track will not permit.
Cal. WIC § 18901.59 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 18901.59
Section 18901.59
Status: in_force

(a) The department may identify data-sharing opportunities with other state and local public entities, and any other unit of state government, for the purposes of improving the administration of CalFresh, increasing CalFresh participation, measuring the impact of CalFresh, and increasing access to critical public health and poverty-alleviating services and other services and benefits available to low-income individuals.

(b) The department shall designate an executive-level employee of the department who shall report to the Director of Social Services on the implementation of the provisions of this section and Section 18901.58.
Cal. LAB § 6721 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Section 6721
Section 6721
Status: in_force

(a) The heat illness prevention standards set forth in Section 3395 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations shall be known, and may be cited, as the Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez heat illness standard.

(b) The division, before December 1, 2025, shall submit to the standards board a rulemaking proposal to consider revising Section 3395 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations and Section 5141.1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. In preparing the proposed regulations, the division shall consider revising the following:

(1) The heat illness standard in subdivision (a), to do the following:

(A) Require employers to distribute a copy of the Heat Illness Prevention Plan to all new employees upon hire and upon training required by Section 3395 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, but no more than twice per year to each employee.

(B) Require employers to distribute a copy of the Heat Illness Prevention Plan to all employees at least once on an annual basis.

(2) With regard to farmworkers, the wildfire smoke standards set forth in Section 5141.1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, to reduce the AQI threshold for PM2.5 at which control by respiratory protective equipment becomes mandatory for farmworkers to, at a maximum, an AQI of 301 or more. The proposed threshold may be lower than 301 AQI or more, as determined by the division. For an AQI above 301, the employer need not implement fit testing and medical evaluations or otherwise implement requirements under Section 5144 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.

(c) The standards board shall review the proposed changes and consider adopting revised standards for the standards described in subdivision (b) on or before December 31, 2025.

(d) The division shall consider developing regulations, or revising existing regulations, related to additional protections related to acclimatization to higher temperatures, especially following an absence of a week or more from working in ultrahigh heat settings, including after an illness.

(e) As used in this section:

(1) “AQI” means air quality index.

(2) “PM2.5” means solid particles and liquid droplets suspended in air, known as particulate matter, with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 micrometers or smaller.
Cal. WAT § 13147 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 13147
Section 13147
Status: in_force

The state board shall not adopt state policy for water quality control unless a public hearing is first held respecting the adoption of such policy. At least 60 days in advance of such hearing the state board shall notify any affected regional boards, unless notice is waived by such boards, and shall give notice of such hearing by publication within the affected region pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. The regional boards shall submit written recommendations to the state board at least 20 days in advance of the hearing.
Cal. HSC § 125291.35 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 125291.35
Section 125291.35
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by this article shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law, as amended from time to time, except subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 16727 of the Government Code apply to the bonds and to this article and are hereby incorporated in this article as though set forth in full in this article.
Cal. WIC § 10474 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 30 / Section 10474
Section 10474
Status: in_force

The State Allocation Board may use an amount not to exceed four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000), or 4 percent of the total funds available for the purposes of this chapter, whichever is less, in any given fiscal year for necessary administrative costs incurred pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, the establishment of new administrative positions.