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Cal. HSC § 44270.3 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 8.9 / Article 1 / Section 44270.3
Section 44270.3
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Benefit-cost score,” for the Clean Transportation Program created pursuant to Section 44272, means a project’s expected or potential greenhouse gas emissions reduction per dollar awarded by the commission to the project from the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fund.

(2) “California Native American tribe” means a Native American tribe located in California that is on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for the purposes of Chapter 905 of the Statutes of 2004.

(3) “Commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.

(4) “Full fuel-cycle assessment” or “life-cycle assessment” means evaluating and comparing the full environmental and health impacts of each step in the life cycle of a fuel, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(A) Feedstock production, extraction, cultivation, transport, and storage, and the transportation and use of water and changes in land use and land cover therein.

(B) Fuel production, manufacture, distribution, marketing, transport, and storage, and the transportation and use of water therein.

(C) Vehicle operation, including refueling, combustion, conversion, permeation, and evaporation.

(5) “Tribal organization” means a corporation, association, or group controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by a California Native American tribe that is subject to its laws, the laws of the State of California, or the laws of the United States.

(6) “Vehicle technology” means any vehicle, boat, off-road equipment, or locomotive, or component thereof, including its engine, propulsion system, transmission, or construction materials.

(b) For purposes of the Air Quality Improvement Program created pursuant to Section 44274, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Benefit-cost score” means the reasonably expected or potential criteria pollutant emission reductions achieved per dollar awarded by the board for the project.

(2) “Project” means a category of investments identified for potential funding by the board, including, but not limited to, competitive grants, revolving loans, loan guarantees, loans, vouchers, rebates, and other appropriate funding measures for specific vehicles, equipment, technologies, or initiatives authorized by Section 44274.
Cal. RTC § 17278.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 17278.5
Section 17278.5
Status: in_force

The deduction allowed by Section 194 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to amortization of reforestation expenditures, shall be available only with respect to qualified timber property located in this state.
Cal. FAC § 78668 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 24 / Article 4 / Section 78668
Section 78668
Status: in_force

The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all of its dealings, which shall be subject to an annual audit by an auditing firm selected by the commission with the concurrence of the secretary. A summary of the audit shall be reported to all persons subject to this chapter, a copy of which shall also be submitted to the department. In addition, the secretary may, as he or she determines necessary, conduct or cause to be conducted a fiscal and compliance audit of the commission.
Cal. MVC § 987.001 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 3.2 / Section 987.001
Section 987.001
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014.
Cal. PUC § 90500 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 90500
Section 90500
Status: in_force

The district may borrow money and incur indebtedness, and may issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness. No indebtedness shall be incurred exceeding the ordinary annual income and revenue of the district without the approval of 60 percent of the voters voting on the proposition to incur such indebtedness, except that a further vote of the voters is not required for any indebtedness incurred within the purposes and not exceeding the available amount of any previously authorized bond issue, and as to such indebtedness the proceeds of any of the bonds unexpended in the treasury of the district, or the par value of any of the bonds which are unsold shall be deemed a part of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the district.
Cal. HSC § 52064 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 52064
Section 52064
Status: in_force

Subject only to the other provisions of this chapter and to any agreement between the agency and city or county, the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 52030) shall be applicable to any issuer and to any bonds issued pursuant to the authority of this chapter.
Cal. ELEC § 13203 — California Code / Code elec / Division 13 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 13203
Section 13203
Status: in_force

At the top of the first page of the ballot shall be printed in at least 16-point bold type the words “Official Ballot.” Beneath this heading, the name of the election shall be printed in at least 12-point bold type and, in the case of a partisan primary election, the official party designation or the words “Nonpartisan Ballot” shall be printed, as applicable. After the heading line or lines, there shall be printed, in at least 12-point type, the date of the election and, in at least 8-point type, the name of the county in which the ballot is to be voted. The county name may alternatively be displayed in the county seal or logo. In addition, the ballot shall have printed, at the top or bottom of each card, a ballot style identifier or some other means of identifying the number of the congressional, Senate, and Assembly district.
Cal. FAC § 2206 — California Code / Code fac / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 2206
Section 2206
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county in which the director is required by Section 2125 to perform the duties of commissioner shall, upon claim which is duly submitted, reimburse the department for all expenses which are incurred by the director in fulfilling his responsibilities in performing such duties. The amount of reimbursement shall not, however, be in excess of an amount which is established by an agreement between the board of supervisors and the director pursuant to Section 482 of this code or Section 25801 of the Government Code.
Cal. ELEC § 14240 — California Code / Code elec / Division 14 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 14240
Section 14240
Status: in_force

(a) A person offering to vote may be orally challenged within the polling place only by a member of the precinct board upon any or all of the following grounds:

(1) That the voter is not the person whose name appears on the roster.

(2) That the voter is not a resident of the precinct, or in an election conducted using a voter center, not a resident of the county.

(3) That the voter is not a citizen of the United States.

(4) That the voter has voted in that election.

(b) A person, other than a member of a precinct board or other official responsible for the conduct of the election, shall not challenge or question any voter concerning the voter’s qualifications to vote.

(c) If any member of a precinct board receives, by mail or otherwise, any document or list concerning the residence or other voting qualifications of any person or persons, with the express or implied suggestion, request, or demand that the person or persons be challenged, the board member shall first determine whether the document or list contains or is accompanied by evidence constituting probable cause to justify or substantiate a challenge. In any case, before making any use whatever of such a list or document, the member of the precinct board shall immediately contact the elections official, charged with the duty of conducting the election, and describe the contents of the document or list and the evidence, if any, received bearing on voting qualifications. The elections official shall advise the members of the precinct board as to the sufficiency of probable cause for instituting and substantiating the challenge and as to the law as herein provided, relating to hearings and procedures for challenges by members of the precinct board and determination thereof by a precinct board. The elections official may, if necessary, designate a deputy to receive and answer inquiries from precinct board members as herein provided.
Cal. PROB § 4607 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4.7 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 4607
Section 4607
Status: in_force

(a) “Agent” means an individual designated in a power of attorney for health care to make a health care decision for the principal, regardless of whether the person is known as an agent or attorney-in-fact, or by some other term.

(b) “Agent” includes a successor or alternate agent.
Cal. HSC § 1265.10 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 1265.10
Section 1265.10
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed health facility, as defined in subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), or (k) of Section 1250, shall make available wholesome, plant-based meals of such variety as to meet the needs of patients in accordance with their physicians’ orders.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited to, Section 1290, a violation of this section shall not constitute a crime.

(c) For the purposes of this section, “plant-based meals” shall mean entire meals that contain no animal products or byproducts, including meat, poultry, fish, dairy, or eggs.
Cal. HSC § 40407.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 1 / Section 40407.5
Section 40407.5
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “electronic or computer data storage” means paperless record retention utilizing optical, electronic, magnetic, micrographic, or photographic media or other similar technology capable of accurately producing or reproducing data in accordance with minimum standards or guidelines for the preservation and reproduction of the medium adopted by the American National Standards Institute or the Association for Information and Image Management.
Cal. HSC § 78365 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 78365
Section 78365
Status: in_force

(a) The Revolving Loans Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in the fund shall be continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the department for expenditure in accordance with this part. The department is the state agency responsible for administering the fund.

(b) All of the following moneys shall be deposited in the fund:

(1) Notwithstanding Section 25173.6, moneys received pursuant to the brownfield law and transferred to the fund from the Federal Trust Fund.

(2) The amounts collected for loan services.

(3) Interest payments.

(4) Principal repayments.

(5) Notwithstanding Section 16475 of the Government Code, any interest earned upon the moneys deposited in the fund.

(c) The department may expend the moneys in the fund only for the purposes authorized by the brownfield law, as specified in Section 104(k) of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9604(k)), including providing financial assistance for both of the following:

(1) Issuing loans for response actions to eligible brownfield sites.

(2) Making subgrants for response actions to eligible brownfield sites.

(d) Any repayment of fund moneys, including interest payments, and all interest earned on, or accruing to, any moneys in the fund, that are deposited in the fund, as provided in subdivision (b), shall be available, in perpetuity, for expenditure for the purposes and uses authorized by the brownfield law.
Cal. ELEC § 8810 — California Code / Code elec / Division 8 / Part 4 / Section 8810
Section 8810
Status: in_force

Whenever a candidate has been nominated at any primary election after having filed a declaration of candidacy, the name of the candidate shall be printed upon the ballot for the ensuing general election unless the candidate has died and that fact has been ascertained by the officer charged with the duty of printing the ballots, at least 68 days before the day of election.
Cal. PRC § 4561.7 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 5 / Section 4561.7
Section 4561.7
Status: in_force

(a) The site designated for testing purposes by subdivision (b) is exempt from any stocking requirements.

(b) Testing may be permitted only on a 35-acre area located in the Pudding Creek drainage of Mendocino County in Sections 19 and 30, T19N, R16W, M.D.B. & M.
Cal. BPC § 7509.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 9 / Section 7509.3
Section 7509.3
Status: in_force

(a) The bureau shall provide the Collateral Recovery Disciplinary Review Committee all evidence used by the bureau in reaching its decision prior to any review or appeal of that decision by the committee.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2017.
Cal. HSC § 13203 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 13203
Section 13203
Status: in_force

The division of authority for the enforcement of this chapter shall be as follows:

(a)  The chief of any city or county fire department or fire protection district and their authorized representatives in their respective areas on matters relating to fires and fire protection, and the State Fire Marshal outside of such areas.

(b)  The local building official on matters relating to building construction.
Cal. BPC § 18730 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 18730
Section 18730
Status: in_force

A referee shall be in attendance and direct and control at every boxing contest. Referees shall enforce the rules of the commission at every boxing contest.
Cal. PRC § 47202 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.5 / Section 47202
Section 47202
Status: in_force

All expenses incurred by the board in carrying out this article shall be payable from the account. No liability or obligation is imposed upon the state pursuant to this part, and the board shall not incur any liability or obligation beyond the extent to which money is provided in the account for the purposes of this article.
Cal. PROB § 15641 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 15641
Section 15641
Status: in_force

The liability for acts or omissions of a resigning trustee or of the sureties on the trustee’s bond, if any, is not released or affected in any manner by the trustee’s resignation.
Cal. ELEC § 3021.5 — California Code / Code elec / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 3021.5
Section 3021.5
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the declaration of an out-of-state emergency by the Governor and the issuance of an executive order authorizing an out-of-state emergency worker to cast a ballot outside of their home precinct, a county elections official shall, upon request of an out-of-state emergency worker pursuant to this chapter, issue a vote by mail ballot to the out-of-state emergency worker using a process to be determined by that elections official. The process shall include all of the following:

(1) Authorization for a vote by mail ballot and accompanying voting materials to be sent to an out-of-state emergency worker by mail, facsimile transmission, or electronic transmission, as requested by the out-of-state emergency worker. An elections official may use reasonable facsimiles of the county voter information guides sent to voters as vote by mail ballots.

(2) A requirement that an out-of-state emergency worker mark the vote by mail ballot provided to them, place it in the vote by mail ballot identification envelope, and return the vote by mail ballot to the elections official from whom it was obtained. If no identification envelope is provided, the envelope used to return the vote by mail ballot to the elections official shall include the information required by subdivision (a) of Section 3011 and a statement signed under penalty of perjury that the voter is an out-of-state emergency worker.

(b) In order to be counted, a vote by mail ballot cast pursuant to this section shall be received in compliance with Section 3020.

(c) An elections official shall receive and canvass vote by mail ballots cast pursuant to this section by the same procedure as for all other vote by mail ballots cast pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 1797.210 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 1797.210
Section 1797.210
Status: in_force

(a)  The medical director of the local EMS agency shall issue a certificate, except an EMT-P certificate, to an individual upon proof of satisfactory completion of an approved training program, passage of the certifying examination designated by the authority, completion of any other requirements for certification established by the authority, and a determination that the individual is not precluded from certification for any of the reasons listed in Section 1798.200. The certificate shall be proof of the individual’s initial competence to perform at the designated level.

(b)  The medical director of the local EMS agency shall, at the interval specified by the authority, recertify an EMT-I or EMT-II upon proof of the individual’s satisfactory passage of the examination for recertification designated by the authority, completion of any continuing education or other requirements for recertification established by the authority, and a determination that the individual is not precluded from recertification because of any of the reasons listed in Section 1798.200.
Cal. WIC § 9665 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 2.5 / Section 9665
Section 9665
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature requests that the California Department of Aging partner with the Industry Coalition on Age Equity in Media, which is a joint coalition of the California Commission on Aging, Women in Film, and the Employment Development Department, to work with the entertainment industry in an effort to change cultural attitudes and perceptions of aging and older adults, with the goals of making the workplace more receptive to older workers and eradicating ageism in society.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this act, to generate pervasive, profound, and positive changes in our culture, vision, and attitudes toward aging.

(c) State funds shall not be appropriated for purposes of implementing this section. The department is not required to undertake any new task pursuant to this section unless it receives federal or private funds for that purpose.
Cal. PRC § 5079.20 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.1.5 / Article 3 / Section 5079.20
Section 5079.20
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the State Public Works Board may acquire, on behalf of the office, fee title, or any lesser interest, in any real property whose preservation is required to meet the policies and objectives of the California Register, including any interest required to provide public access to cultural or historical resources.

(b) The office may accept gifts or dedications of real property in order to meet the purposes of this chapter.

(c) The office may enter into an option to purchase real property in order to meet the purposes of this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 4980.57 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 4980.57
Section 4980.57
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require a licensee who began graduate study prior to January 1, 2004, to take a continuing education course during his or her first renewal period after the operative date of this section in spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention strategies, including community resources, cultural factors, and same gender abuse dynamics. On and after January 1, 2005, the course shall consist of not less than seven hours of training. Equivalent courses in spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention strategies taken prior to the operative date of this section or proof of equivalent teaching or practice experience may be submitted to the board and at its discretion, may be accepted in satisfaction of this requirement.

(b) Continuing education courses taken pursuant to this section shall be applied to the 36 hours of approved continuing education required under subdivision (c) of Section 4980.54.
Cal. PROB § 3720 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 8 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 3720
Section 3720
Status: in_force

If an absentee executed a power of attorney that expires during the period that occasions absentee status, the power of attorney continues in full force and effect until 30 days after the absentee status is terminated. Any person who acts in reliance upon the power of attorney when accompanied by a copy of a certificate of missing status is not liable for relying and acting upon the power of attorney.
Cal. WAT § 85004 — California Code / Code wat / Division 35 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 85004
Section 85004
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) The economies of major regions of the state depend on the ability to use water within the Delta watershed or to import water from the Delta watershed. More than two-thirds of the residents of the state and more than two million acres of highly productive farmland receive water exported from the Delta watershed.

(b) Providing a more reliable water supply for the state involves implementation of water use efficiency and conservation projects, wastewater reclamation projects, desalination, and new and improved infrastructure, including water storage and Delta conveyance facilities.
Cal. FAC § 76283 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 15 / Article 4 / Section 76283
Section 76283
Status: in_force

The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and to do and perform all acts and exercise all powers incidental to, or in connection with, or deemed reasonably necessary for proper or advisable effectuation of this chapter. The commission’s authority includes, but is not limited to, entering into contracts for services with public and private agencies which are deemed necessary by the commission to carry out this chapter.