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Cal. HSC § 40704.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 40704.5
Section 40704.5
Status: in_force

(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after July 1, 1994, the membership of the governing board of an air quality management district, including any district formed on or after that date, shall include (1) one or more members who are mayors, city council members, or both, and (2) one or more members who are county supervisors.

(b)  The number of those members and their composition shall be determined jointly by the counties and cities within the district, and shall be approved by a majority of the counties, and by a majority of the cities which contain a majority of the population in the incorporated area of the district.

(c)  The governing board shall reflect, to the extent feasible and practicable, the geographic diversity of the district and the variation of population between the cities in the district.

(d)  The members of the governing board who are mayors or city council members shall be selected by the city selection committee if the district only contains one county, or a majority of the cities within the district if the district contains more than one county. The members of the governing board who are county supervisors shall be selected by the county if the district only contains one county or a majority of counties within the district if the district contains more than one county.

(e)  If a district fails to comply with subdivisions (a) and (b), the composition of the governing board shall be determined as follows:

(1)  In districts in which the population in the incorporated areas represents 35 percent or less of the total county population, one-fourth of the members of the governing board shall be mayors or city council members, and three-fourths shall be county supervisors.

(2)  In districts in which the population in the incorporated areas represents between 36 and 50 percent of the total county population, one-third of the members of the governing board shall be mayors or city council members, and two-thirds shall be county supervisors.

(3)  In districts in which the population in the incorporated areas represents more than 50 percent of the total county population, one-half of the members of the governing board shall be mayors or city council members and one-half shall be county supervisors.

(4)  The number of those members shall be determined as provided in subdivision (b) and the members shall be selected pursuant to subdivision (d).

(5)  For purposes of paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, if any number which is not a whole number results from the application of the term “one-fourth,” “one-third,” “one-half,” “two-thirds,” or “three-fourths,” the number of county supervisors shall be increased to the nearest integer, and the number of mayors or city council members decreased to the nearest integer.

(f)  This section does not apply to a district if the membership of the governing board of the district includes both county supervisors and mayors or city council members on June 30, 1994.
Cal. FAC § 79499 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 27 / Article 5 / Section 79499
Section 79499
Status: in_force

Subsequent to the first election of members and alternate members of the commission pursuant to this chapter, persons to be elected to the commission shall be selected pursuant to nomination and election procedures established by the commission with the concurrence of the secretary.
Cal. WAT § 79117 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 79117
Section 79117
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79113, the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), upon appropriation by the Legislature to the board, may be used by the board, after consultation with the Department of Pesticide Regulation and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, for grants as follows:

(1) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for research and source identification.

(2) Eight million dollars ($8,000,000) for mitigation measures to protect water quality from potential adverse effects of pesticides, which measures have the ability to provide benefits for a period of 20 years, as determined by the board after consultation with the Department of Pesticide Regulation and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.

(b) The board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
Cal. SHC § 31206 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 31206
Section 31206
Status: in_force

If any property belonging to any county, city, public or municipal corporation, district, or political subdivision of the state, is taken for the acquisition or construction of the toll tunnel, or if any such property is injured or damaged by such acquisition or construction, and the payment of compensation therefor is necessary, proper and necessary compensation therefor as is agreed upon may be paid by the authority to the particular county, city, public or municipal corporation, district, or political subdivision of the state owning or in charge of such property, or the authority may direct that eminent domain proceedings be brought pursuant to this article for the determination of such compensation, including the determination of the interest of any such county, city, public or municipal corporation, district, or political subdivision in such property and the necessity for the payment of such compensation.

Whenever the authority requires a public utility to remove and relocate any utility facility, the authority shall reimburse the owner of the public utility facility for the expense of the removal and relocation.
Cal. VEH § 21661 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 21661
Section 21661
Status: in_force

Whenever upon any grade the width of the roadway is insufficient to permit the passing of vehicles approaching from opposite directions at the point of meeting, the driver of the vehicle descending the grade shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle ascending the grade and shall, if necessary, back his vehicle to a place in the highway where it is possible for the vehicles to pass.
Cal. ELEC § 11227 — California Code / Code elec / Division 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 11227
Section 11227
Status: in_force

If the elections official finds the signatures on the petition to be sufficient, he or she shall submit his or her certificate as to the sufficiency of the petition to the governing body at its next regular meeting. The certificate shall contain:

(a) The name of the officer whose recall is sought.

(b) The title of his or her office.

(c) The number of signatures required by law.

(d) The total number of signatures on the petition.

(e) The number of valid signatures on the petition.

(f) The number of signatures which were disqualified.
Cal. PRC § 5546 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5546
Section 5546
Status: in_force

A district may contribute money, in those amounts the board of directors, by resolution, finds to be proper, to the State Park and Recreation Commission or to any municipality, county, or other public corporation, district, or agency, for the purpose of assisting in the acquisition of lands within or outside of the district for the purposes specified in section 5541, or for improving the lands in the manner therein specified, when in the judgment of the board of directors the acquisition or improvement is so located and planned as to be of benefit to the district. A district may grant funds to a private nonprofit entity for the purposes of this section.
Cal. FAC § 6323 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 6323
Section 6323
Status: in_force

Any plant, fruit, or vegetable which is known to be, or which may become, a host of any species of the fruit fly Tephritidae, which is imported into, or transported thereafter within, this state shall be immediately destroyed at the expense of the owner or bailee unless it is imported or transported under permit and in accordance with regulations of the director.
Cal. FAC § 6048 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 9 / Section 6048
Section 6048
Status: in_force

(a) The plant hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) is a noxious aquatic weed not native to the State of California. The Legislature hereby declares that the further introduction and spread of this serious aquatic weed pest would be detrimental to the state, causing irreparable damage to the agricultural industry and recreational use of streams, lakes, and waterways and further that the eradication of this aquatic weed pest is essential to the preservation of the environment.

Hydrilla can be introduced into the state in shipments of fish and aquatic plants for wholesale and retail sale within the state. It can become established when aquariums containing hydrilla are dumped into California’s streams, lakes, ponds, and waterways. Subsequent spread is rapid, both naturally and artificially.

(b) It is unlawful to produce, propagate, harvest, possess, sell, or distribute hydrilla as such or incidental to the sale of fish, aquatic plants, or other hosts or possible carriers of hydrilla. The director may adopt quarantine or other regulations which prohibit the importation of hydrilla. Any violation of the regulations or of this section is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than seventy-five dollars ($75) for the first offense and is a misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense within three years of a prior conviction of a violation of this section or of the regulations. These penalty provisions do not preclude civil action as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 5021) of Chapter 1.

(c) The director shall conduct an ongoing survey and detection program for hydrilla. Whenever and wherever hydrilla is discovered, the director shall immediately investigate the feasibility of eradication. If eradication is feasible, the director shall perform the eradication in cooperation with federal, city, county, and other state agencies taking those steps and actions the director deems necessary.
Cal. SHC § 2192.3 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 4.8 / Section 2192.3
Section 2192.3
Status: in_force

The commission shall include in its annual report to the Legislature, required by Section 14535 of the Government Code, a summary of its activities related to the administration of this chapter. The summary shall, at a minimum, include a description and the location of the projects contained in the program funded by the fund, the amount of funds allocated to each project, the status of each project, and a description of the mobility and air quality improvements the program is achieving.
Cal. BPC § 2847.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 1 / Section 2847.6
Section 2847.6
Status: in_force

The board shall submit written reports to the director and the Legislature no later than April 1, 2018, July 1, 2018, October 1, 2018, January 1, 2019, July 1, 2019, and January 1, 2020, demonstrating its progress in implementing the administrative and enforcement program monitor’s recommendations pursuant to Section 2847.5.
Cal. ELEC § 106 — California Code / Code elec / Division 0.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 106
Section 106
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

(a) Any registered voter who is a candidate for any office may obtain signatures to and sign his or her own nomination papers. The candidate’s signature shall be given the same effect as that of any other qualified signer.

(b) Any person engaged in obtaining signatures to the nomination papers of a candidate for any office or to any recall, initiative or referendum petition, may, if otherwise qualified to sign the papers or petition, sign the papers or petition. The signature of the person shall be given the same effect as that of any other qualified signer.
Cal. RTC § 205.6 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 205.6
Section 205.6
Status: in_force

In order to prevent duplications of the disabled veterans’ property tax exemption within the state and improper overlapping with other benefits provided by law, county assessors may supply information from disabled veterans’ property tax exemption claims and county records as is specified by written request of the board necessary to fully identify all disabled veterans’ property tax exemption claims allowed by the assessors. The board may specify that the information include all or a part of the names and social security numbers of claimants and spouses and the identity and location of the dwelling to which the exemption applies. The information may be required in the form of data-processing media or other media and in such format as is compatible with the recordkeeping processes of the counties and the auditing procedures of the state.
Cal. FAC § 79154 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 25.5 / Article 1 / Section 79154
Section 79154
Status: in_force

Opportunity exists for increasing the stability and reliability of the spiny lobster fishery. The success of those efforts is uniquely dependent upon effective fishery and resource management, fishery biological research, industry engagement in management decisions, and fishery promotion. A stable and reliable spiny lobster fishery provides an important source of jobs for many people in this state and economic activity in many small coastal communities, and serves to ensure the preservation of historically and culturally significant coastal dependent industry.
Cal. BPC § 10167.14 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.3 / Section 10167.14
Section 10167.14
Status: in_force

Whenever any person has engaged or threatens to engage in any acts or practices which constitute, or will constitute a violation of a provision of the article, the superior court of the county in which the acts or practices have taken place, or are about to take place, on complaint of the commissioner, the attorney general, district attorney, or city attorney, may enjoin such acts or practices by appropriate order. The proceedings under this section shall be governed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that no undertaking shall be required.
Cal. FIN § 14900 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 14900
Section 14900
Status: in_force

Dividends need not be paid on a share account having less than the minimum balance prescribed in the bylaws.
Cal. FAC § 62201 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 13 / Section 62201
Section 62201
Status: in_force

(a) If a handler does not pay for market milk delivered to him or her at the time and in the manner specified in the contract, the handler shall pay the producer interest on the unpaid amount from the time the payment was due until paid at the rate of 12 percent per annum. This interest is in addition to any other penalties provided in this chapter.

(b) If there is no contract for the delivery of milk to the handler or the delivery was made as a single transaction between the producer or handler, the handler shall pay the department interest on the unpaid amount from the time the payment was due until paid at the interest rate specified in subdivision (a). The interest is in addition to any other penalties provided in this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 2773.1.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 2773.1.5
Section 2773.1.5
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 2773.1, a financial assurance mechanism may include corporate financial tests combined with surety bonds, irrevocable letters of credit, or trust funds, as described in this section, that together ensure the completion of reclamation in accordance with the approved reclamation plan.

(b) (1)  Corporate financial tests shall only be allowed after the board adopts a regulation that establishes a comprehensive analysis and test of a corporation’s financial status that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(A) A minimum financial net worth of at least thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000), adjusted annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index, as calculated by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(B) Income.

(C) Liabilities, including other environmental assurances.

(D) Assets located within the United States.

(2) The regulation also shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:

(A) Additional measures to provide the lead agency or the supervisor with the recovery of costs associated with the full collection and satisfaction of the financial assurance mechanisms.

(B) Requirements for corporate financial tests that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(i) Provide for no more than 75 percent of the financial assurance cost estimate approved within the last year.

(ii) Be annually approved by both the lead agency and the supervisor.

(iii) Be able to be disallowed by either the lead agency or the supervisor.

(iv) Include an assessment from an independent certified public accountant using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

(c) Each surface mining operation shall have at least 25 percent of the financial assurance cost estimate in an acceptable financial assurance mechanism other than a corporate financial test if a qualifying corporation operates multiple surface mining operations.

(d) Subject to the requirements of this subdivision, an operator of multiple surface mining operations may use a corporate financial test that combines the financial assurance cost estimates of each surface mining operation.
Cal. HSC § 11760.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10.5 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 11760.6
Section 11760.6
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the department encourage the development of high quality, cost-effective services. It is further the intent of the Legislature that poor quality, underutilized, duplicative, or marginal services be disapproved by the county.
Cal. PRC § 71068 — California Code / Code prc / Division 34 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 71068
Section 71068
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the completion of a demonstration of any standardized electronic format and protocol and alternative signature technique pursuant to this part, to the satisfaction of the advisory committee, the secretary shall adopt that electronic format and protocol standard for use as an optional alternative to submitting environmental data on paper to any state or local agency.

(b) Any local agency requiring the submission of an element of environmental data not found in the data dictionary maintained by the secretary pursuant to Section 71062 may petition the secretary for inclusion of that data element. The secretary shall include an additional data item in the data dictionary only if the local agency demonstrates both of the following:

(1) One of the following applies:

(A) A specific requirement for that item in existing law or regulation.

(B) A principle of mathematics or science that requires the collection of that data item to meet another specific purpose under the applicable law.

(2) There is no other way to meet the local agency’s needs using combinations of data elements already incorporated into the data dictionary.

(c) The electronic submission of environmental data to any state or local agency in accordance with the data standards adopted under this part constitutes compliance with the environmental data reporting or other usage requirements imposed pursuant to the laws specified in subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 71061, and has the same force and effect as if the data had been submitted in ink on paper.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or state or local agency shall be required to submit or receive environmental data electronically, but every state or local agency that elects to engage in electronic data management with regard to environmental data shall employ the electronic reporting standards adopted by the secretary under this part.

(e) Nothing in this section limits any existing authority of a local agency to require the submission of environmental data.
Cal. BPC § 8766 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 5 / Section 8766
Section 8766
Status: in_force

(a) Within 20 working days after receiving the record of survey, or within the additional time as may be mutually agreed upon by the land surveyor or civil engineer and the county surveyor, the county surveyor shall examine it with respect to all of the following:

(1)  Its accuracy of mathematical data and substantial compliance with the information required by Section 8764.

(2)  Its compliance with Sections 8762.5, 8763, 8764.5, 8771.5, and 8772.

(b) The examination pursuant to this section shall not require the licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer submitting the record of survey to change the methods or procedures utilized or employed in the performance of the survey, nor shall the examination require a field survey to verify the data shown on the record of survey.

(c) Nothing in this section shall limit the county surveyor from including notes expressing opinions regarding the record of survey, or the methods or procedures utilized or employed in the performance of the survey.

(d) The examination pursuant to this section shall be performed by, or under the direct supervision of, a licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer.
Cal. SHC § 479 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 479
Section 479
Status: in_force

Route 179 is from Route 80 near Vacaville to Route 128 near Berryessa Reservoir.
Cal. COM § 3406 — California Code / Code com / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 3406
Section 3406
Status: in_force

(a) A person whose failure to exercise ordinary care contributes to an alteration of an instrument or to the making of a forged signature on an instrument is precluded from asserting the alteration or the forgery against a person who, in good faith, pays the instrument or takes it for value or for collection.

(b) Under subdivision (a), if the person asserting the preclusion fails to exercise ordinary care in paying or taking the instrument and that failure contributes to loss, the loss is allocated between the person precluded and the person asserting the preclusion according to the extent to which the failure of each to exercise ordinary care contributed to the loss.

(c) Under subdivision (a), the burden of proving failure to exercise ordinary care is on the person asserting the preclusion. Under subdivision (b), the burden of proving failure to exercise ordinary care is on the person precluded.
Cal. PRC § 29772 — California Code / Code prc / Division 19.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 29772
Section 29772
Status: in_force

An aggrieved person may seek judicial review of any action taken by the commission in adopting the resource management plan or any action taken by a local government or other local agency that is appealable pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 29770, by filing a petition for writ of mandate in accordance with Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure within 60 days from the date that the commission action was taken or, if appealed to the commission, within 60 days from the final decision of the commission on the appeal.