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Cal. WAT § 79737 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.7 / Chapter 6 / Section 79737
Section 79737
Status: in_force

(a) Of the funds authorized by Section 79730, two hundred eighty-five million dollars ($285,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for watershed restoration projects statewide in accordance with this chapter.

(b) For the purposes of this section, watershed restoration includes activities to fund coastal wetland habitat, improve forest health, restore mountain meadows, modernize stream crossings, culverts, and bridges, reconnect historical flood plains, install or improve fish screens, provide fish passages, restore river channels, restore or enhance riparian, aquatic, and terrestrial habitat, improve ecological functions, acquire from willing sellers conservation easements for riparian buffer strips, improve local watershed management, and remove sediment or trash.

(c) For any funds available pursuant to this section that are used to provide grants under the Fisheries Restoration Grant Program, a priority shall be given to coastal waters.

(d) In allocating funds for projects pursuant to this section, the Department of Fish and Wildlife shall only make funds available for water quality, river, and watershed protection and restoration projects of statewide importance outside of the Delta.

(e) Funds provided by this section shall not be expended to pay the costs of the design, construction, operation, mitigation, or maintenance of Delta conveyance facilities.

(f) Funds provided by this section shall only be used for projects that will provide fisheries or ecosystem benefits or improvements that are greater than required applicable environmental mitigation measures or compliance obligations, except for any water transfers for the benefit of subsection (d) of Section 3406 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Title 34 of Public Law 102-575).

(g) In order to address the unique ecological, flood control, water quality, and hydrological conditions associated with urban creeks and watersheds on the California-Mexico border, the department shall consult with the California-Mexico Border Relations Council to establish criteria to fund projects that improve conditions for cross-border urban creeks and watersheds.
Cal. PRC § 30301 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 30301
Section 30301
Status: in_force

The commission shall consist of the following 15 members:

(a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.

(b) The Secretary of Transportation.

(c) The Chairperson of the State Lands Commission.

(d) Six representatives of the public from the state at large. The Governor, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint two of these members.

(e) Six representatives selected from six coastal regions. The Governor shall select one member from the north coast region and one member from the south central coast region. The Speaker of the Assembly shall select one member from the central coast region and one member from the San Diego coast region. The Senate Committee on Rules shall select one member from the north central coast region and one member from the south coast region. For purposes of this division, these regions are defined as follows:

(1) The north coast region consists of the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino.

(2) The north central coast region consists of the Counties of Sonoma and Marin and the City and County of San Francisco.

(3) The central coast region consists of the Counties of San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Monterey.

(4) The south central coast region consists of the Counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

(5) The south coast region consists of the Counties of Los Angeles and Orange.

(6) The San Diego coast region consists of the County of San Diego.

(f) Of the representatives appointed by the Governor pursuant to subdivision (d) or (e), one of the representatives shall reside in, and work directly with, communities in the state that are disproportionately burdened by, and vulnerable to, high levels of pollution and issues of environmental justice, including, but not limited to, communities with diverse racial and ethnic populations and communities with low-income populations. The Governor shall appoint a representative qualified pursuant to this subdivision to a vacant position from the appointments available pursuant to either subdivision (d) or (e) no later than the fourth appointment available after January 1, 2017.
Cal. SHC § 27501 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 18 / Article 1 / Section 27501
Section 27501
Status: in_force

“District” means the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.
Cal. RTC § 60604 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 31 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 60604
Section 60604
Status: in_force

Every interstate user, supplier, exempt bus operator, government entity, ultimate vendor, qualified highway vehicle operator, highway vehicle operator/fueler, train operator, pipeline operator, vessel operator, and every person dealing in, removing, transporting, or storing diesel fuel in this state shall keep those records, receipts, invoices, and other pertinent papers with respect thereto in that form as the board may require. Failure to maintain records will constitute a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 60706.
Cal. RTC § 7294.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 3.82 / Section 7294.3
Section 7294.3
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, any city within the County of Solano, by ordinance or by citizens’ initiative, may impose a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes at a rate of no more than 0.5 percent that would, in combination with all taxes imposed in accordance with Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251), exceed the limit established in Section 7251.1 if all of the following requirements are met:

(1) The city council of any city within the County of Solano adopts an ordinance proposing the transactions and use tax by the applicable voting approval requirement. This paragraph shall not apply to a tax imposed by citizens’ initiative.

(2) The ordinance proposing the transactions and use tax is submitted to the electorate and is approved by the voters voting on the ordinance by the applicable voting approval requirement in accordance with the California Constitution.

(3) The transactions and use tax conforms to the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)), other than Section 7251.1.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 7251.1, a transactions and use tax rate imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be considered for purposes of the combined rate limitation established by Section 7251.1.

(c) This section shall not apply to any city within the County of Solano that has not approved, on or before January 1, 2029, an ordinance or citizens’ initiative proposing a transactions and use tax pursuant to subdivision (a).
Cal. SHC § 8745 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 10.7 / Section 8745
Section 8745
Status: in_force

The legislative body may, by resolution, borrow money in anticipation of the sale of bonds which have been authorized pursuant to this division, but which have not been sold and delivered, issue negotiable bond anticipation notes therefor, and renew the notes from time to time. The maximum maturity of any bond anticipation notes, including the renewals thereof, shall not exceed three years from the date of delivery of the original notes.
Cal. FAC § 64633 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 64633
Section 64633
Status: in_force

A member, alternate agent, or employee of the council shall not do any of the following:

(a) Appear before any legislative committee of the state or federal government as a representative of the council unless requested to do so by such committee.

(b) Lobby in any manner as a representative of the council.
Cal. ELEC § 10228 — California Code / Code elec / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 10228
Section 10228
Status: in_force

A filing fee proportionate to the costs of processing a candidate’s nomination papers or a candidate’s supplemental nomination papers filed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 10221 as determined by the city council and set by ordinance, but not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25), may be imposed, to be paid upon the filing of the nomination papers.
Cal. SHC § 10366 — California Code / Code shc / Division 12 / Chapter 4.7 / Section 10366
Section 10366
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of proceeding under this chapter, the notice shall contain the following elements:

(1) A statement of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing on the resolution of intention and report.

(2) A statement of the total estimated cost of the proposed improvement and of the maximum cost of the improvement.

(3) The estimated and maximum amounts, as shown by the report, to be assessed against the particular parcel covered by the notice.

(4) A statement that any person interested may file a protest in writing as provided in this division.

(b) If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the legislative body shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code.
Cal. WAT § 31703.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 31703.2
Section 31703.2
Status: in_force

Annually, the Sierra Lakes County Water District, Placer County, may request, and the board of supervisors shall levy a bond tax on land only in the district or improvement district benefited by the purposes of the bonded debt. The bond tax levied pursuant to this section constitutes a lien on all property, both land and improvements, located on the land benefited by the purposes of the bonded debt.

This special provision is necessary because of the benefit to undeveloped land within the Sierra Lakes County Water District by the availability of improvements in the area.
Cal. HSC § 114760 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 9 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 114760
Section 114760
Status: in_force

The department shall, at least once per month, make public to news media the results of its monitoring of radioactive materials.
Cal. ELEC § 2188 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 2188
Section 2188
Status: in_force

(a) Any application for voter registration information available pursuant to law and maintained by the Secretary of State or by the elections official of any county shall be made pursuant to this section.

(b) The application shall set forth all of the following:

(1) The printed or typed name of the applicant in full.

(2) The complete residence address and complete business address of the applicant, giving street and number. If no street or number exists, a postal mailing address as well as an adequate designation sufficient to readily ascertain the location.

(3) The telephone number of the applicant, if one exists.

(4) The number of the applicant’s driver’s license, state identification card, or other identification approved by the Secretary of State if the applicant does not have a driver’s license or state identification card.

(5) The specific information requested.

(6) A statement of the intended use of the information requested.

(c) If the application is on behalf of a person other than the applicant, the applicant shall, in addition to the information required by subdivision (b), set forth all of the following:

(1) The name of the person, organization, company, committee, association, or group requesting the voter registration information, including their complete mailing address and telephone number.

(2) The name of the person authorizing or requesting the applicant to obtain the voter registration information.

(d) The elections official shall request the applicant to display his or her identification for purposes of verifying that identifying numbers of the identification document match those written by the applicant on the application form.

(e) The applicant shall certify to the truth and correctness of the content of the application, under penalty of perjury, with the signature of his or her name at length, including given name, middle name or initial, or initial and middle name. The applicant shall state the date and place of execution of the declaration.

(f) Completed applications for voter registration information shall be retained by the elections official for five years from the date of application.

(g) This section shall not apply to requests for information by elections officials for election purposes or by other public agencies for governmental purposes.

(h) The Secretary of State may prescribe additional information to be included in the application for voter registration information.

(i) A county may not provide information for any political subdivision that is not wholly or partially contained within that county.
Cal. ELEC § 9166 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 9166
Section 9166
Status: in_force

(a) If more than one argument for or more than one argument against any county measure is submitted to the county elections official within the time prescribed, the county elections official shall select one of the arguments in favor and one of the arguments against the measure for printing and distribution to the voters. In selecting the argument, the county elections official shall give preference and priority in the order named to the arguments of the following:

(1) The board of supervisors or a member or members of the board.

(2) The individual voter, or bona fide association of citizens, or combination of voters and associations, who are the bona fide sponsors or proponents of the measure.

(3) Bona fide associations of citizens.

(4) Individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure.

(b) In order to enable the county elections official to determine whether it qualifies as a bona fide association of citizens, an organization or association submitting an argument for or against a county measure shall submit with its argument a copy of one of the following:

(1) Its articles of incorporation, articles of association, partnership documents, bylaws, or similar documents.

(2) Letterhead containing the name of the organization and its principal officers.

(3) If the organization or association is a primarily formed committee established to support or oppose the measure, its statement of organization filed pursuant to Section 84101 of the Government Code.

(c) In selecting an argument from among bona fide associations of citizens, the county elections official shall not consider the type of documentation submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) or the form of the association.
Cal. LAB § 1182.1 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1182.1
Section 1182.1
Status: in_force

Any action taken by the commission pursuant to Sections 517 and 1182 shall be published in at least one newspaper in each of the Cities of Los Angeles, Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose, Fresno, San Diego, and San Francisco. A summary of the action taken and notice of where the complete text of the new or amended order may be obtained may be published in lieu of the complete text when the commission determines such summary and notice will adequately inform the public. The statement as to the basis of the order need not be published.
Cal. COM § 10511 — California Code / Code com / Division 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 10511
Section 10511
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to any security interest of a lessee (subdivision (e) of Section 10508), if a lessor or a supplier has no agent or place of business at the market of rejection, a merchant lessee, after rejection of goods in his or her possession or control, shall follow any reasonable instructions received from the lessor or the supplier with respect to the goods. In the absence of those instructions, a merchant lessee shall make reasonable efforts to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the goods for the lessor’s account if they threaten to decline in value speedily. Instructions are not reasonable if on demand indemnity for expenses is not forthcoming.

(b) If a merchant lessee (subdivision (a)) or any other lessee (Section 10512) disposes of goods, he or she is entitled to reimbursement either from the lessor or the supplier or out of the proceeds for reasonable expenses of caring for and disposing of the goods and, if the expenses include no disposition commission, to such commission as is usual in the trade, or if there is none, to a reasonable sum not exceeding 10 percent of the gross proceeds.

(c) In complying with this section or Section 10512, the lessee is held only to good faith. Good faith conduct hereunder is neither acceptance or conversion nor the basis of an action for damages.

(d) A purchaser who purchases in good faith from a lessee pursuant to this section or Section 10512 takes the goods free of any rights of the lessor and the supplier even though the lessee fails to comply with one or more of the requirements of this division.
Cal. PRC § 42977 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 42977
Section 42977
Status: in_force

(a) The carpet stewardship organization submitting a carpet stewardship plan shall pay the department a quarterly administrative fee. The department shall set the fee at an amount that, when paid by every carpet stewardship organization that submits a carpet stewardship plan, is adequate to cover the department’s full costs of administering and enforcing this chapter, including any program development costs or regulatory costs incurred by the department prior to carpet stewardship plans being submitted. The department may establish a variable fee based on relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the portion of carpets sold in the state by members of the organization compared to the total amount of carpet sold in the state by all organizations submitting a carpet stewardship plan.

(b) The total amount of fees collected annually pursuant to this section shall not exceed the amount necessary to recover costs incurred by the department in connection with the administration and enforcement of the requirements of this chapter.

(c) The department shall identify the direct development or regulatory costs it incurs pursuant to this chapter prior to the submittal of a carpet stewardship plan and shall establish a fee in an amount adequate to cover those costs, which shall be paid by a carpet stewardship organization that submits a carpet stewardship plan. The fee established pursuant to this subdivision shall be paid pursuant to the schedule specified in subdivision (d).

(d) A carpet stewardship organization subject to this section shall pay a quarterly fee to the department to cover the administrative and enforcement costs of the requirements of this chapter pursuant to subdivision (a) on or before July 1, 2012, and every three months thereafter and the applicable portion of the fee pursuant to subdivision (c) on July 1, 2012, and every three months thereafter through July 1, 2014.

(e) The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to this section into the Carpet Stewardship Account created pursuant to Section 42977.1.
Cal. RTC § 6757 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 6757
Section 6757
Status: in_force

(a) If any person fails to pay any amount imposed under this part at the time that it becomes due and payable, the amount thereof, including penalties and interest, together with any costs in addition thereto, shall thereupon be a perfected and enforceable state tax lien. The lien is subject to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 7150) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

(b) For the purpose of this section, amounts are “due and payable” on the following dates:

(1) For amounts disclosed on a return received by the board before the date the return is delinquent, the date the return would have been delinquent;

(2) For amounts disclosed on a return filed on or after the date the return is delinquent, the date the return is received by the board;

(3) For amounts determined under Section 6536 (pertaining to jeopardy assessments), the date the notice of the board’s finding is mailed or issued;

(4) For all other amounts, the date the assessment is final.

(c) The lien provided by this section shall not arise during any period that Section 362 of the United States Bankruptcy Code applies to the person against whom the lien would otherwise apply.
Cal. BPC § 8535 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 14 / Article 2 / Section 8535
Section 8535
Status: in_force

The registrar, and any member of the board, may administer oaths for the purpose of administering this chapter.
Cal. EVID § 761 — California Code / Code evid / Division 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 761
Section 761
Status: in_force

“Cross-examination” is the examination of a witness by a party other than the direct examiner upon a matter that is within the scope of the direct examination of the witness.
Cal. VEH § 36300 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16 / Chapter 3 / Section 36300
Section 36300
Status: in_force

Any person, while driving or operating an implement of husbandry incidentally operated or moved over a highway is not required to obtain a driver’s license; except that the driver of any farm tractor while being used to draw a farm trailer carrying farm produce between farms or from a farm to a processing or handling point and return, and the driver of an automatic bale wagon which is being operated as specified in Section 36102, but is not being operated as provided in subdivision (k) of Section 36005, shall be in possession of a driver’s license of the appropriate class other than a junior permit.
Cal. HSC § 40536 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 8 / Section 40536
Section 40536
Status: in_force

All warrants, checks, vouchers, and supporting documents shall be kept by the south coast district if the procedure authorized under this article is implemented.
Cal. PRC § 33200.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23 / Chapter 3 / Section 33200.1
Section 33200.1
Status: in_force

Three Members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and three Members of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, shall meet with the conservancy on a regular basis and participate in its activities, to the extent that such participation is not incompatible with their respective positions as Members of the Legislature.
Cal. HNC § 780 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 780
Section 780
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not disconnect, bypass, or operate a marine sanitation device so as to discharge sewage into the waters of this state, unless the particular discharge is expressly authorized or permitted pursuant to state or federal law or regulations. A violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor.

(b) The following prohibitions apply in no-discharge areas:

(1) A person shall not disconnect, bypass, or operate a marine sanitation device so as to potentially discharge sewage.

(2) A person shall not occupy or operate a vessel in which a marine sanitation device is installed unless the marine sanitation device is properly secured.

The first violation of this subdivision is an infraction punishable by a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500). A second or subsequent violation of this subdivision by any one person is a misdemeanor.

(c) A person found guilty of a misdemeanor violation of subdivision (a) or (b) 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 § 30100 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 30100
Section 30100
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the interpretation of this division.