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Cal. PRC § 5936 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5.8 / Chapter 4 / Section 5936
Section 5936
Status: in_force

For the purposes of carrying out this division and Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 2700) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which have been authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out those provisions. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the California Wildlife, Coastal, and Park Land Conservation Fund of 1988 or the Wildlife and Natural Areas Conservation Fund, as appropriate. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund, plus the interest that the amounts would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from money received from the sale of bonds which would otherwise be deposited in that fund.
Cal. SHC § 31516 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 31516
Section 31516
Status: in_force

Whenever any official or board designated in this part is not and cannot be provided for by a charter city, all acts to be done by such official or board pursuant to this part shall be done and performed by, and all jurisdiction and authority given by this part to such official or board shall be vested in, the official, board, or other body of the charter city empowered by the charter to perform such acts and exercise such jurisdiction and authority.
Cal. WAT § 12735 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 12735
Section 12735
Status: in_force

The Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that the local cooperation, required by the act of Congress approved October 23, 1962 (Public Law 87-874, 76 Stat. 1173), will be furnished by the district in connection with the plan of flood control adopted and authorized by Section 12734.
Cal. HNC § 133 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 133
Section 133
Status: in_force

(a) Except in case of emergency imperiling life or property, or unavoidable accident, collision, or stranding, or as otherwise permitted by law, it is unlawful and constitutes a misdemeanor for a person to discharge, or suffer the discharge of, oil by any methods, means, or manner, into or upon the navigable waters of the state from any vessel using oil as fuel for the generation of propulsion power, or any vessel carrying or having oil in excess of that necessary for its lubricating requirements, and as may be required under the laws and prescribed rules and regulations of the United States and this state.

(b) As used in this section, the term “oil” means oil of any kind or in any form, including fuel oil, oil sludge, and oil refuse, and the term, “navigable waters of the state,” means all portions of the sea within the territorial jurisdiction of the state, and all inland waters navigable in fact in which the tide ebbs and flows.

(c) A person found guilty of a misdemeanor violation of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or both that fine and imprisonment.
Cal. PRC § 4512 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 4512
Section 4512
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the forest resources and timberlands of the state are among the most valuable of the natural resources of the state and that there is great concern throughout the state relating to their utilization, restoration, and protection.

(b) The Legislature further finds and declares that the forest resources and timberlands of the state furnish high-quality timber, recreational opportunities, and aesthetic enjoyment while providing watershed protection and maintaining fisheries and wildlife.

(c) The Legislature thus declares that it is the policy of this state to encourage prudent and responsible forest resource management calculated to serve the public’s need for timber and other forest products, while giving consideration to the public’s need for watershed protection, fisheries and wildlife, sequestration of carbon dioxide, and recreational opportunities alike in this and future generations.

(d) It is not the intent of the Legislature by the enactment of this chapter to take private property for public use without payment of just compensation in violation of the California and United States Constitutions.
Cal. WAT § 26652 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 26652
Section 26652
Status: in_force

The county auditor shall compute and enter in the assessment book the district assessment on all lands assessed as being in the district using the rates fixed by the district’s board of directors and the assessed value of the lands in the assessment book at the time and in the manner he computes and enters county taxes.
Cal. PRC § 9104 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 9104
Section 9104
Status: in_force

The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services as members, but each shall be allowed reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in attendance at meetings of the commission or when otherwise engaged in the work of the commission at its direction.
Cal. WIC § 5835.4 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 3.4 / Section 5835.4
Section 5835.4
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the commission may implement this part without taking regulatory action until regulations are adopted. The commission shall adopt regulations implementing this part on or before January 1, 2019.
Cal. HSC § 37620 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 37620
Section 37620
Status: in_force

The local agency may issue bonds and bond anticipation notes of the local agency for the purpose of financing historical rehabilitation authorized by this part and for the purpose of funding or refunding such bonds or notes.
Cal. ELEC § 12000 — California Code / Code elec / Division 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 12000
Section 12000
Status: in_force

For each statewide election, the Governor shall issue a proclamation calling the election. The proclamation shall be issued by the Governor under his or her hand and the Great Seal of the state no later than the 148th day prior to the election and shall state the time of the election and the offices, if any, to be filled. Copies of the proclamation shall be transmitted by the Governor to the boards of supervisors of the counties.
Cal. PRC § 42171 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 2 / Section 42171
Section 42171
Status: in_force

The board shall evaluate the use of recycling residue for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material. If used as daily cover or as extenders to daily cover, recycling residues shall have all of the physical characteristics required by regulations for cover materials adopted pursuant to Section 43020. The results of this evaluation shall be reported in the report required pursuant to Section 40507.
Cal. PRC § 31305 — California Code / Code prc / Division 21 / Chapter 7 / Section 31305
Section 31305
Status: in_force

In reviewing grant applications and urban waterfront restoration plans, the conservancy shall seek to promote excellence of design and shall stimulate projects which exhibit innovation in sensitively integrating man-made features into the natural coastal environment.
Cal. SHC § 25410 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 1 / Chapter 17 / Section 25410
Section 25410
Status: in_force

The treasurer of the district shall annually determine the amount of money necessary to be raised for the payment of principal and interest coming due each fiscal year upon any outstanding revenue bonds. The treasurer shall add to that amount a sum sufficient, in his judgment, to cover anticipated delinquencies and the resulting sum shall be levied upon all of the property taxable for county purposes, in the several counties composing the district, according to the percentages and proportions established for each county.
Cal. PCC § 10510.9 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.1 / Article 2.5 / Section 10510.9
Section 10510.9
Status: in_force

Any individual or firm proposing to provide construction project management services pursuant to this article shall provide evidence that the individual or firm and its personnel carrying out onsite responsibilities have expertise and experience in construction project design review and evaluation, construction mobilization and supervision, bid evaluation, project scheduling, cost-benefit analysis, claims review and negotiation, and general management and administration of a construction project.
Cal. PUC § 25802 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 25802
Section 25802
Status: in_force

A district may without limitation by any other provisions of this part requiring approval of indebtedness, accept contributions of money, rights-of-way, labor, materials, and any other property for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of transit facilities, and may without limitation by any other provisions of this part enter into any contracts and cooperate with and accept cooperation from the state, or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof, or any public agency of the state in the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of, and in financing the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of, any such transit facilities.
Cal. WAT § 50911 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 50911
Section 50911
Status: in_force

When a district has adopted plans for the irrigation of district lands it may:

(a) Adopt rules and regulations for the distribution of water.

(b) Adopt a schedule of rates to be charged by the district for furnishing water for the irrigation of district lands. The schedule of rates may include standby charges to holders of title to land to which water may be made available, whether the water is actually used or not. The standby charge shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20) per year for each acre of land or for a parcel less than one acre, unless the standby 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).

(c) If the procedures set forth in this section as it read at the time a standby charge was established were followed, the district may, by resolution, 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.

(d) Collect the charges from the persons to or for whom the water was furnished and from the holders of title to land to which water has been made available, whether used or not.

(e) Sue for the recovery of the unpaid charges.
Cal. PUC § 142252 — California Code / Code puc / Division 15 / Chapter 6 / Section 142252
Section 142252
Status: in_force

(a) The county shall conduct an election called by the board of supervisors to implement this chapter pursuant to Section 142250, and the authority shall reimburse the county for the county’s costs in conducting the election.

(b) The election shall be called and conducted in the same manner as provided by law for the conduct of elections by a county.
Cal. EVID § 1453 — California Code / Code evid / Division 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1453
Section 1453
Status: in_force

A signature is presumed to be genuine and authorized if it purports to be the signature, affixed in his official capacity, of:

(a) A public employee of the United States.

(b) A public employee of any public entity in the United States.

(c) A notary public within any state of the United States.
Cal. WIC § 14148.05 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 4.7 / Section 14148.05
Section 14148.05
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Gateway Fund.

(b) Moneys in the fund may be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, exclusively for purposes of establishing and maintaining the Prenatal Gateway, as provided for in Section 14148.03, and the Newborn Hospital Gateway, as provided for in Section 14148.04, and in accordance with subdivision (c).

(c) The fund shall consist of the following accounts:

(1) The Special Funds Account, which shall consist of all funds received by the Controller for purposes of Sections 14148.03 and 14148.04 from private foundations and other nongovernmental sources and interest accrued thereon. Moneys in this account shall be used exclusively for the purposes of Sections 14148.03 and 14148.04. The department shall not be responsible for securing funding from private foundations or other nongovernmental sources.

(2) The Other Public Funds Account, which shall consist of all public funds, other than federal or state general funds, received by the Controller for purposes of Sections 14148.03 and 14148.04 from state or local sources, including, but not limited to, funds received under the California Families and Children Act of 1998, Division 108 (commencing with Section 130100) of the Health and Safety Code (Proposition 10), and the interest accrued thereon.

(3) The Federal Funds Account, which shall consist of all public funds received by the Controller for purposes of Sections 14148.03 and 14148.04 from federal sources, and the interest accrued thereon.
Cal. WAT § 11206 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 11206
Section 11206
Status: in_force

The transmission line shall be located in such manner and along such route as to enable the most convenient distribution of electric power to the load centers traversed thereby or capable of service therefrom.
Cal. ELEC § 7781 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 7781
Section 7781
Status: in_force

A party nominee for partisan office qualifying to be declared elected as a member of central committees pursuant to Section 7755 shall not be additionally declared directly elected as a member of central committees pursuant to Section 15490 and shall not possess a multiple membership on either the state central committee or on a county central committee.
Cal. HSC § 41250 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 41250
Section 41250
Status: in_force

The form of the warrants shall be prescribed by the Mojave Desert district board and approved by the treasurer.
Cal. HSC § 113941 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 113941
Section 113941
Status: in_force

“Warm water” means water that is supplied through a mixing valve or combination faucet at a temperature of at least 100ºF.
Cal. WAT § 36606 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 36606
Section 36606
Status: in_force

Any changes or additions ordered by the board of supervisors, acting as a board of equalization, shall be entered in the assessment book in the proper place and the order shall be endorsed on the margin of the entry, signed by the chairman, and attested by the clerk of the board of supervisors.
Cal. WIC § 14176.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 5.3 / Section 14176.5
Section 14176.5
Status: in_force

Whenever it has been determined, pursuant to an audit conducted by the department, that an overpayment for Medi-Cal services has been made to a hospital for services rendered from January 1, 1992, to December 31, 1997, the department may forgive all or part of the debt arising from the overpayment, and interest, if the hospital is all of the following:

(a) A disproportionate share hospital, as defined in Section 14105.98.

(b) Located in Kern County or Monterey County.

(c) A nonprofit hospital, as defined in Section 127050 of the Health and Safety Code, or not affiliated with a hospital system.
Cal. SHC § 495 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 495
Section 495
Status: in_force

Route 195 is from Route 86 near Oasis to Route 111 near Mecca via Pierce Street and Avenue 66.

This route shall cease to be a state highway when Route 86 Expressway is constructed from near Oasis to Route 10.
Cal. PUC § 130051.7 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 130051.7
Section 130051.7
Status: in_force

(a) The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and the Southern California Rapid Transit District shall conduct joint regular meetings at least once during each quarter of the calendar year.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 130051, the members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, rather than their alternates, shall personally serve at the joint meetings.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 30201, the members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, rather than their appointees, shall personally serve at the joint meetings.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 30201, the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, rather than the mayor’s appointee, shall personally serve at the joint meetings as one of the two directors representing the City of Los Angeles.

(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that reasonable efforts be made to discuss major fiscal and policy items related to the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and the Southern California Rapid Transit District at the meetings required by subdivision (a). This statement of legislative intent shall not be construed as requiring any action which would interfere with, delay, or otherwise impede the orderly and proper functioning of the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission or the Southern California Rapid Transit District.
Cal. FAM § 4253 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 4253
Section 4253
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when hearing child support matters, a commissioner or referee may enter default orders if the defendant does not respond to notice or other process within the time prescribed to respond to that notice.
Cal. WIC § 5270.10 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 4.7 / Section 5270.10
Section 5270.10
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce the number of gravely disabled persons for whom conservatorship petitions are filed and who are placed under the extensive powers and authority of a temporary conservator simply to obtain an additional period of treatment without the belief that a conservator is actually needed and without the intention of proceeding to trial on the conservatorship petition. This change will substantially reduce the number of conservatorship petitions filed and temporary conservatorships granted under this part which do not result in either a trial or a conservatorship.
Cal. WAT § 23878 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 23878
Section 23878
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe any conditions upon the inclusion of the land that it deems just.
Cal. HSC § 115295 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 9 / Chapter 9 / Section 115295
Section 115295
Status: in_force

If the Humboldt Bay Nuclear Generating Station is not in operation on the effective date of this section, the local emergency plan for it shall not be required to meet the revised emergency response plan requirements of Section 8610.5 of the Government Code until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission determines that the powerplant meets Nuclear Regulatory Commission seismic safety criteria, or until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issues an order rescinding the restrictions imposed on the Humboldt Bay Nuclear Generating Station in its order of May 21, 1976.

In the event that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission determines that the Humboldt Bay Nuclear Generating Station meets Nuclear Regulatory Commission seismic safety standards, or issues an order rescinding the restrictions in its order of May 21, 1976, a draft county emergency plan meeting the requirements of Section 8610.5 of the Government Code shall be submitted to the Office of Emergency Services for review within 180 days of the determination or rescission. Within 90 days after submission of the draft county emergency plan, approval of a final plan shall be completed by the Office of Emergency Services.
Cal. FIN § 18023.1 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 18023.1
Section 18023.1
Status: in_force

In addition to the borrowings under Section 18023, an industrial loan company may borrow funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or a Federal Reserve Bank, which borrowed funds shall not be included in the borrowing limitations contained in Section 18023.
Cal. PUC § 29671 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 2 / Section 29671
Section 29671
Status: in_force

The notice of hearing shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district. The board, in its discretion, may give such additional notice as it deems desirable.
Cal. EVID § 1300 — California Code / Code evid / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 10 / Section 1300
Section 1300
Status: in_force

Evidence of a final judgment adjudging a person guilty of a crime punishable as a felony is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in a civil action to prove any fact essential to the judgment whether or not the judgment was based on a plea of nolo contendere.
Cal. PRC § 29767 — California Code / Code prc / Division 19.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 29767
Section 29767
Status: in_force

The commission may not exercise the power of eminent domain in implementing the resource management plan, unless requested by the landowner.
Cal. RTC § 41169 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 20 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 41169
Section 41169
Status: in_force

(a) Every taxpayer is entitled to be reimbursed for any reasonable fees and expenses related to a hearing before the department if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The taxpayer files a claim for the fee and expenses with the department within one year of the date the decision of the department becomes final.

(2) The department, in its sole discretion, finds that the action taken by the department staff was unreasonable.

(3) The department decides that the taxpayer be awarded a specific amount of fees and expenses related to the hearing, in an amount determined by the department in its sole discretion.

(b) To determine whether the department staff has been unreasonable, the department shall consider whether the department staff has established that its position was substantially justified.

(c) The amount of reimbursed fees and expenses shall be limited to the following:

(1) Fees and expenses incurred after the date of the notice of determination, jeopardy determination, or a claim for refund.

(2) If the department finds that the staff was unreasonable with respect to certain issues but reasonable with respect to other issues, the amount of reimbursed fees and expenses shall be limited to those that relate to the issues where the staff was unreasonable.

(d) Any proposed award by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be available as a public record for at least 10 days prior to the effective date of the award.

(e) The amendments to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for claims filed on or after January 1, 2000.