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Cal. WAT § 80544 — California Code / Code wat / Division 28 / Chapter 3 / Section 80544
Section 80544
Status: in_force

(a) If, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 80524, the commission makes a just and reasonable determination with respect to that revenue requirement, the department shall, and in any obligation entered into pursuant to this division may covenant to, at least annually, and more frequently as required, allocate or cause to be allocated moneys collected pursuant to this division to provide any of the following:

(1) The amounts necessary to pay the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, bonds issued pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 80540 as and when the bonds shall become due.

(2) The amounts necessary to make payments under any contracts, agreements, or obligations entered into by it pursuant hereto, in the amounts and at the times they shall become due.

(3) Reserves in such amount as may be determined by the department from time to time to be necessary or desirable.

(4) Consistent with Section 3288 of the Public Utilities Code, repayment of loans made from the Surplus Money Investment Fund to the Wildfire Fund.

(5) The administrative costs of the department incurred in administering this division.

(6) After meeting the purposes in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, the transfer of any remaining revenue requirement amount to the Wildfire Fund.

(b) The commission shall not revise the revenue requirement established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 80524 at any time before January 1, 2036. For avoidance of doubt, the revenue requirement established pursuant to that subdivision shall not be imposed and collected until the department has legally defeased or paid at maturity the power supply revenue bonds issued pursuant to Section 80134 and provided written notice thereof to the commission.
Cal. WAT § 4028 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 4028
Section 4028
Status: in_force

When rights are ascertained and determined by agreement, the agreement shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of each county in which is situated any water rights involved, and in the office of the county recorder of each county in which is situated the land, or any portion thereof, on which any water involved is, or is entitled to be, used.
Cal. VEH § 23578 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 23578
Section 23578
Status: in_force

In addition to any other provision of this code, if a person is convicted of a violation of Section 23152 or 23153, the court shall consider a concentration of alcohol in the person’s blood of 0.15 percent or more, by weight, or the refusal of the person to take a breath or urine test, as a special factor that may justify enhancing the penalties in sentencing, in determining whether to grant probation, and, if probation is granted, in determining additional or enhanced terms and conditions of probation.
Cal. HSC § 52091 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 5 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 52091
Section 52091
Status: in_force

Any agreement made pursuant to Section 52090.5 shall contain all of the following provisions:

(a)  Limitations on the maximum amount of bonds to be issued by a city or county.

(b)  A requirement that all bonds and any prospectus in connection with the bonds contain a legend condition to the following effect: “Neither the faith and credit of the State of California or the agency nor the taxing power of the state is pledged to the payment of principal or interest on this bond.”

(c)  A requirement that the agency approve the bond counsel selected by the city or county.

(d)  The designation of criteria for multifamily rental housing developments eligible for financing; the number of units which shall be available for occupancy by persons of low income, which shall not be less than 20 percent of the total units; the amount to be allocated to a bond reserve fund; and, any other matters which the agency finds necessary or desirable.

(e)  That the agency shall make construction loans and mortgage loans for multifamily rental housing developed within the city or county.

(f)  That the agency shall supervise all construction and management of multifamily rental housing developments financed pursuant to this chapter on behalf of the city or county, and with the same powers and duties under this chapter, to ensure that all requirements of this part are met.
Cal. HSC § 107025 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 107025
Section 107025
Status: in_force

The department shall hold at least one examination each year, for applicants for certification, at the times and places as the department may determine.
Cal. SHC § 33123 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 33123
Section 33123
Status: in_force

The authority may provide for a procedure by which certain specified terms and conditions of any resolution, contract, or agreement may be subsequently amended or modified, or any provision thereof waived, with the consent of the authority and the vote or written assent of the holders of a specified principal amount of the bonds issued and outstanding. Such provision may authorize meetings of bondholders and specify the manner in which the consent of the bondholders may be given. Such provision shall specifically state the effect of such amendment, modification, or waiver upon the rights of the holders of all of the bonds and interest coupons appertaining to the bonds, whether attached to or detached from the bonds.
Cal. PRC § 25412.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 5.2 / Section 25412.5
Section 25412.5
Status: in_force

The commission shall take steps to solicit loan applications to do all of the following:

(a) Encourage an equitable distribution of loans statewide.

(b) Award loans for eligible energy projects or measures in regions with high summer peak loads, with high heating costs, or that have electrical or natural gas system distribution constraints.

(c) Place an emphasis on offering these loans in disadvantaged communities.
Cal. WIC § 12201.7 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 12201.7
Section 12201.7
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a one-time increase in the amount of six hundred dollars ($600) to a payment received under this chapter as of the eligibility date to be determined by the department.

(b) The one-time increase to a payment made pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the administration provisions pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 12100) and shall be administered in the form and manner determined by the department.

(c) 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 department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of all-county letters or similar written instructions, which shall be exempt from submission to or review by the Office of Administrative Law. These all-county letters or similar instructions shall have the same force and effect as regulations.
Cal. HSC § 37627 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 37627
Section 37627
Status: in_force

The historical rehabilitation financing program may include:

(1)  A requirement that rehabilitation financed by the program shall meet standards higher than the applicable state or local standards for rehabilitation of properties, including, but not limited to, design guidelines, standards of aesthetics, use of materials, integrity of design, or historical authenticity.

(2)  A provision for limitation of the degree or kind of historical rehabilitation eligible for financing, including, but not limited to, rehabilitation of parapets or dangerous parts of facades of historic properties.

(3)  A requirement that the local agency receive a legally binding assurance that the property rehabilitated with financing from this program shall be preserved, subject to reasonable conditions. The form and conditions of such assurance shall be specified in a historical rehabilitation financing program.

(4)  A capital outlay program for the historical rehabilitation area which identifies the public improvements needed to support private rehabilitation efforts. Such improvements may include street improvements, street closures, street fixtures, and landscaping.

(5)  If the program is likely to result in anticipated increases in rents or other housing costs which would cause displacement of residents of historic properties, or is likely to result in residents paying a disproportionately large percentage of their incomes for housing, a commitment that the local agency shall make efforts to prevent displacement of residents. Such efforts shall include, but are not limited to, utilization of federal, state, or local funding programs which may be available for rent subsidies.

(6)  A provision for control of rents if controls are included in order to prevent precipitous increases in rent which the rehabilitation would engender. Such provision may include a requirement that the borrower agree during the term of the loan not to raise the rental amount over an amount which the local agency establishes as a fair rate of return for similar investments and will allow for increases that are reasonably necessary to provide for proper maintenance of the property.
Cal. MVC § 557 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 557
Section 557
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not, by reason of their enlistment or commission in any such forces, be exempted from military service under any law of the United States.

(b) Section 230 and Sections 232 to 237, inclusive, apply to commissioned officers. Section 225 applies to warrant officers. Sections 252, 253, 254, and 260, except subdivision (b) of Section 260, apply to enlisted personnel of the forces authorized herein. However, this code shall not prevent the transfer, by order of the Governor, at any time, of any member of those forces to a reserve list created in the office of the Commanding General of the State Military Forces.
Cal. BPC § 8748.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 4 / Section 8748.5
Section 8748.5
Status: in_force

If an applicant for license as a land surveyor or certification as a land surveyor-in-training is found by the board to lack the qualifications required for such license or certification, the board may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 158 of this code, refund to them their examination fee.
Cal. PRC § 25007 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 1 / Section 25007
Section 25007
Status: in_force

It is further the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to employ a range of measures to reduce wasteful, uneconomical, and unnecessary uses of energy, thereby reducing the rate of growth of energy consumption, prudently conserve energy resources, and assure statewide environmental, public safety, and land use goals.
Cal. BPC § 25503.11 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 15 / Section 25503.11
Section 25503.11
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, a manufacturer, manufacturer’s agent, winegrower, rectifier, importer, or wholesaler may hold a diminutive amount of stock in a corporate retail licensee or serve on the board of directors of a corporate off-sale retail licensee, provided the stock ownership or service on the board of directors, as determined by the department, does not result in the exercise of control over the retail licensee’s business and does not result in the exclusion of any competitor’s brand of alcoholic beverages, and provided further that the stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, or NASDAQ, and the department is notified of the stock ownership or service on the board of directors.
Cal. WIC § 901 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 25 / Section 901
Section 901
Status: in_force

No order for payment shall be made in a sum in excess of the actual cost of supporting and maintaining the ward, dependent child or other minor person.
Cal. FAM § 8918 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 8918
Section 8918
Status: in_force

At the hearing, if the court sustains the recommendation that the child be removed from the home of the petitioners because the licensed adoption agency has recommended denial or the petitioners desire to withdraw the petition or the court dismisses the petition and does not return the child to the child’s parents, the court shall commit the child to the care of the licensed adoption agency for the agency to arrange adoptive placement or to make a suitable plan.
Cal. RTC § 17132.10 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 17132.10
Section 17132.10
Status: in_force

(a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2030, gross income shall not include annuity payments received by a qualified taxpayer during the taxable year, not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), pursuant to a United States Department of Defense Survivor Benefit Plan.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Qualified taxpayer” means the surviving spouse or other named beneficiary of a plan who satisfies either of the following:

(A) In the case of a surviving spouse or spouses filing a joint return, adjusted gross income, as required to be shown on the federal tax return for the same taxable year, does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

(B) In the case of any other individual, adjusted gross income, as required to be shown on the federal tax return for the same taxable year, does not exceed one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000).

(2) “United States Department of Defense Survivor Benefit Plan” or “plan” means a survivor benefit plan established pursuant to Sections 1447 to 1455, inclusive, of Title 10 of the United States Code.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. ELEC § 16503 — California Code / Code elec / Division 16 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 16503
Section 16503
Status: in_force

The contestant shall, in the first instance, be liable for the expenses involved in making any recount. He or she shall pay into court in advance each day a sum that the judge finds sufficient to pay all recount expenses that will have accrued by the end of that day. The sums paid shall be part of the costs. The elections official may pay each day the clerical assistants necessary for the recount from the amount advanced by the contestant without the necessity of the funds being first deposited with the county treasurer.
Cal. RTC § 40127 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 19 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 40127
Section 40127
Status: in_force

Within 90 days after the mailing of the notice of the board’s action upon a claim filed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 40111) of this chapter, the claimant may bring an action against the board on the grounds set forth in the claim in a court of competent jurisdiction in any city or city and county of this state in which the Attorney General has an office for the recovery of the whole or any part of the amount with respect to which the claim has been disallowed.
Cal. UIC § 2701.5.5 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 2701.5.5
Section 2701.5.5
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue the initial payment for unemployment compensation disability benefits to a monetarily eligible claimant who is otherwise determined eligible by the department under applicable law and regulation within 14 days of receipt of the claimant’s properly completed first disability claim or as soon as eligibility begins for the claimant, whichever is later.

(b) This section shall become operative when incorporated in the Employment Development Department’s integrated claims management system as part of the EDDNext project.
Cal. PUC § 701.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 701.5
Section 701.5
Status: in_force

With respect to financing arrangements which are established after January 1, 1988, no electrical, gas, or telephone corporation, whose rates are set by the commission on a cost-of-service basis, shall issue any bond, note, lien, guarantee, or indebtedness of any kind pledging the utility assets or credit for or on behalf of any subsidiary or affiliate of, or corporation holding a controlling interest in, the electrical, gas, or telephone corporation. The commission may, however, authorize an electrical, gas, or telephone corporation to issue any bond, note, lien, guarantee, or indebtedness pledging the utility assets or credits as follows:

(a) For or on behalf of a subsidiary if its revenues and expenses are included by the commission in establishing rates for the electrical, gas, or telephone corporation.

(b)  For or on behalf of a subsidiary if it is engaged in a regulated public utility business in this state or in any other state.

(c) For or on behalf of a subsidiary or affiliate if it engages in activities which support the electric, gas, or telephone corporation in its operations or service, these activities are, or will be, regulated either by the commission or a comparable federal agency, and the issuance of the bond, note, lien, guarantee, or indebtedness is specifically approved in advance by the commission.

The commission shall not approve the bond, note, lien, guarantee, or indebtedness unless the commission finds and determines that the proposed financing will benefit the interests of the utility and its ratepayers.
Cal. HSC § 43834 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 43834
Section 43834
Status: in_force

(a)  The state board shall establish standards or criteria for the certification of auxiliary gasoline fuel tank evaporative loss control devices or systems on vehicles which are required, pursuant to this part or the National Emission Standards Act (42 U.S.C., Secs. 1857f-1 to 1857f-7, inclusive), to be equipped with a fuel system evaporative loss control device to prevent as much evaporation of gasoline into the air from auxiliary fuel tanks as is technologically feasible.

(b)  For the purpose of this section, and Section 27156.1 of the Vehicle Code, an “auxiliary gasoline fuel tank” is a fuel tank which is designed and intended by its manufacturer for installation on, or which is installed on, a vehicle operating on gasoline and which is connected to the original fuel system, as defined in Section 39032 of this code, but is not a gasoline fuel tank which is added to a certified device on a used vehicle if such certification included the capability of handling evaporation from such a tank.
Cal. INS § 922.31 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 922.31
Section 922.31
Status: in_force

(a) A ceding insurer shall take steps to manage its reinsurance recoverables proportionate to its own book of business. A domestic ceding insurer shall notify the commissioner within 30 days after reinsurance recoverables from any single assuming insurer, or group of affiliated assuming insurers, exceeds 50 percent of the domestic ceding insurer’s last reported surplus to policyholders, or after it is determined that reinsurance recoverables from any single assuming insurer, or group of affiliated assuming insurers, is likely to exceed this limit. The notification shall demonstrate that the exposure is safely managed by the domestic ceding insurer.

(b) A ceding insurer shall take steps to diversify its reinsurance program. A domestic ceding insurer shall notify the commissioner within 30 days after ceding to any single assuming insurer, or group of affiliated assuming insurers, more than 20 percent of the ceding insurer’s gross written premium in the prior calendar year, or after it has determined that the reinsurance ceded to any single assuming insurer, or group of affiliated assuming insurers, is likely to exceed this limit. The notification shall demonstrate that the exposure is safely managed by the domestic ceding insurer.
Cal. PRC § 5538 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5538
Section 5538
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a general manager, who shall be the chief administrative officer of the district. For appointed roles, the board shall fix their compensation and duties. These appointees shall hold office at the pleasure of the board and shall issue bonds in amounts as the board may require. The board may consolidate appointed offices in one person. The board may also provide for an assistant to any officer of the district, who, when appointed by the board, may perform any act that the assistant’s principal may perform, when authorized to do so by the board.

(b) The board may from time to time contract for or employ any professional services required by the district, or by the board, or by any officers of the district.
Cal. VEH § 10 — California Code / Code veh / Section 10
Section 10
Status: in_force

Whenever any reference is made to any portion of this code or of any other law, such reference shall apply to all amendments and additions heretofore or hereafter made.
Cal. FAC § 78663 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 24 / Article 4 / Section 78663
Section 78663
Status: in_force

The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairperson, one or more vice chairpersons, and such other officers as it deems necessary. The officers shall have the powers and duties delegated to them by the commission.
Cal. PUC § 120521 — California Code / Code puc / Division 11 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 120521
Section 120521
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the board acquires ownership of existing facilities from a privately or publicly owned corporation or public utility, either in proceedings in eminent domain or otherwise, and terminates the corporation or operates the facilities itself, that has a pension plan in operation, the members and beneficiaries of the pension plan shall continue to have the rights, privileges, benefits, obligations, and status with respect to the plan.

The board shall consider, and take into account, the outstanding obligations and liabilities of the corporation or of the publicly or privately owned public utility, as the case may be, by reason of the pension plan, and may negotiate an allowance in the purchase price of the corporation or the utility for the assumption of those obligations and liabilities when acquiring the corporation or the utility.

(b) Instead of maintaining an existing pension plan applicable to bargaining unit employees of an acquired facility, the board, with the consent of any exclusive collective bargaining representative of employees of an acquired facility whose rights are protected by Section 120520, may enroll the employees in, or transfer them to, the Public Employees’ Retirement System or another retirement system.

(c) A contract to enroll employees in the Public Employees’ Retirement System shall be subject to the provisions of Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(d) Employees participating in an existing pension plan shall receive benefits immediately after enrollment in, or transfer to, the system that are at least equal to, or greater than, the benefits the employees would have been entitled to immediately before enrollment in, or transfer to, the system.