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CA Pub Res Code § 534 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 534.

534.  The commission shall elect a chair from its number who shall serve as chair for one year and until a successor is elected.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 213, Sec. 2. (AB 2768) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 534.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 534.5.

534.5.  The Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation shall act as secretary of the commission and shall appoint such assistants as are necessary to carry out this function. Such assistants shall be appointed from among the employees of the department.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
CA Pub Res Code § 535 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 535.

535.  The commission shall report annually to the Governor, through the director, on existing and operating recreational facilities, programs and activities of the state park system, and on the needs of the state and the local subdivisions thereof for recreational facilities, programs, and activities, and shall make recommendations for programs and activities to meet future needs of the state for parks and recreation.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
CA Pub Res Code § 535.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 535.5.

535.5.  (a) The commission shall evaluate and assess the department’s deferred maintenance obligations. After public notice and at a public hearing, following a presentation by the relevant district superintendent, it may consider the nature and extent, and establish the relative priority, of prospective deferred maintenance projects of the department.(b) The commission may provide advice to the Governor, the Legislature, and the department on policies, projects, and other matters pertaining to parks, recreation, and public access affecting the state park system.(c) The commission may conduct an annual workshop or series of workshops to review the department’s annual operating budget and proposed capital improvement projects.(d) The commission may make recommendations to improve visitor services and visitor satisfaction in parks, assess the progress and challenges with regard to the protection of natural, cultural, and historical resources within the state park system, and enhance revenue opportunities across the state park system.(e) The commission may assist in promoting the state park system and parks and recreational facilities and programs.(f) The sum of one hundred twenty thousands dollars ($120,000) annually in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 fiscal years is hereby appropriated from the State Parks and Recreation Fund to the State Park and Recreation Commission for the purpose of funding those activities authorized under this section.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 530, Sec. 3. (AB 1478) Effective September 25, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 536 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 536.

536.  The members of the commission may receive a salary for their services in an amount of fifty dollars ($50) for each day, up to a maximum salary of one hundred dollars ($100) per month. A member of the commission may also be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses which are incurred in the performance of the member’s duties.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any member of the commission who is also a member of, and is entitled to receive the benefits from, the Legislators’ Retirement System may elect to forego the compensation provided by this section and, if the compensation is foregone, the member shall not have his or her retirement benefits reduced and shall not be required to be reinstated into the retirement system.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 942, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Res Code § 538 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 538.

538.  The commission may designate, delete, or modify state marine reserves, state marine parks, state marine conservation areas, state marine cultural preservation areas, and state marine recreational management areas, as delineated in subdivision (b) of Section 36725. The commission may not designate, delete, or modify a state marine reserve, state marine park, or state marine conservation area without the concurrence of the Fish and Game Commission on any proposed restrictions upon, or change in, the use of living marine resources.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 610, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Res Code § 539 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 539.

539.  The commission shall establish general policies for the guidance of the director in the administration, protection and development of the state park system.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
CA Pub Res Code § 540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 540.

540.  (a) The commission shall cause to be studied and shall consider the whole problem of recreation of the people of the State of California as it affects and may affect the welfare of the people and especially the children and youth. (b) The commission shall formulate, in cooperation with other state agencies, interested organizations and citizens, and shall recommend to the director, for adoption by him, a comprehensive recreational policy for the State of California.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
CA Pub Res Code § 541 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 541.

541.  In accordance with the general policies established by the commission, and as requested by the director, the Department of Parks and Recreation shall:(a) Assist the commission in the performance of its functions under Sections 539 and 540 of this code.(b) Investigate and report to the director and the commission upon the facilities and services which are needed or which exist in the public recreational areas within the state and by consultation with the authorities in charge, assist in the coordination and development of recreational programs; provided, that surveys of the recreational facilities and programs of local agencies shall be made only upon their request.(c) Advise and cooperate with and encourage community recreation agencies interested in the use of or the development of recreational facilities and programs for public benefit.(d) Advise the administrative officers of all state agencies, authorized by law to perform recreational services, of regular meetings of the commission and of such special meetings as may consider matters relating to their specific responsibilities, and invite such officers to attend and participate in deliberations of the commission without the authority to vote.(e) Make studies and surveys and long range plans of recreational facilities and programs necessary to meet recreation needs throughout the state, and participate with other federal, state, and local governmental agencies in advance planning with respect to the development and coordination of recreational facilities and programs.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
CA Pub Res Code § 541.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 541.5.

541.5.  (a) The department shall not close, or propose to close, a state park in the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year. The commission and the department shall recommend all necessary steps to establish a sustainable funding strategy for the department to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2015.(b) There is hereby appropriated twenty million five hundred thousand dollars ($20,500,000) to the department from the State Parks and Recreation Fund, which shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2016, and for liquidation until June 30, 2018, to be expended as follows:(1) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available to provide for matching funds pursuant to subdivision (c).(2) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available for the department to direct funds to parks that remain at risk of closure or that will keep parks open during the 2012–13 to 2015–16 fiscal years, inclusive. Priority may be given to parks subject to a donor or operating agreement or other contractual arrangement with the department.(3) Up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) shall be available for the department to pay for ongoing audits and investigations as directed by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, the office of the Attorney General, the Department of Finance, or other state agency.(c) The department shall match on a dollar-for-dollar basis all financial contributions contributed by a donor pursuant to an agreement for the 2012–13 fiscal year for which the department received funds as of July 31, 2013, and for agreements entered into in the 2013–14 fiscal year. These matching funds shall be used exclusively in the park unit subject to those agreements.(d) The department shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in writing not less than 30 days before the expenditure of funds under this section of the funding that shall be expended, the manner of the expenditure, and the recipient of the expenditure.(e) The prohibition on the closure, or proposed closure, of a state park in the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year, pursuant to subdivision (a), does not limit or affect the department’s authority to enter into an operating agreement, pursuant to Section 5080.42, during the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year, for purposes of the operation of the entirety of a state park during the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 252. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 541.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 541.6.

541.6.  (a) There is hereby appropriated ten million dollars ($10,000,000) from the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Water Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Division 43 (commencing with Section 75001)) to be expended as follows:(1) The amount appropriated in this item is available for expenditures for capital outlay and support for capital outlay projects of a state park.(2) No commitment of funds from this item shall be authorized prior to 30 days after the Department of Parks and Recreation notifies the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Department of Finance of the projects to be funded from this section. No funds shall be expended for capital outlay projects without prior approval of the State Public Works Board.(3) The amount appropriated in this section shall be available for expenditure until June 30, 2015.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 530, Sec. 5. (AB 1478) Effective September 25, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 542 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 542.

542.  The department may encourage and render assistance in the promotion of training programs for volunteer and professional recreation leaders in cooperation with other agencies, organizations and institutions, and may encourage the establishment of standards for recreation personnel.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
CA Pub Res Code § 543 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 543.

543.  The department may assist every department, commission, board, agency and officer of the state in rendering recreational services in conformity with their respective authorized powers and duties and encourage and assist in the coordination of federal, state and local recreational activities.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
CA Pub Res Code § 546 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission|Section 546.

546.  The director may authorize any employee of the department to exercise any power granted to, or to perform any duty imposed upon, the director.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
CA Pub Res Code § 560 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 3 - City of Pismo Beach Seawall Repair|Section 560.

560.  The department may participate or contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the County of San Luis Obispo, or the City of Pismo Beach, or any or all of them, in repairing and improving the concrete seawall at Pismo State Beach adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the City of Pismo Beach, including access ways, safety railing, utilities, repaving, and restroom.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1199, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1980.)
CA Pub Res Code § 561 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 3 - City of Pismo Beach Seawall Repair|Section 561.

561.  The department shall permit the United States, if it agrees to accomplish all or part of the work, to use the necessary real property, or any interest therein, for the work to be performed pursuant to this article. The department may hold and save the federal government free from damages for all time due to the construction, operation, and maintenance of the seawall, including access ways, safety railing, utilities, repaving, and restroom, and may provide directly or by agreement with the City of Pismo Beach items of local cooperation as may be required for federal participation in this project. Items of local cooperation provided by the department shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Finance.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1199, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1980.)
CA Pub Res Code § 562 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 3 - City of Pismo Beach Seawall Repair|Section 562.

562.  The department, with the approval of the Director of Finance and on terms satisfactory to the department, may advance moneys appropriated for purposes of this article to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the County of San Luis Obispo, or the City of Pismo Beach, or any or all of them, for the repair, replacement, or improvement of the facilities described in Section 561.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1199, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1980.)
CA Pub Res Code § 563 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 3 - City of Pismo Beach Seawall Repair|Section 563.

563.  Notwithstanding Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 65) of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of the Harbors and Navigation Code and Part 6 (commencing with Section 12570) of Division 6 of the Water Code, the department shall perform the duties imposed on it pursuant to this article.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1199, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1980.)
CA Pub Res Code § 600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 600.

600.  As used in this chapter, “department” means the Department of Conservation and “director” means the Director of Conservation.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 601.

601.  There is in the Resources Agency the Department of Conservation. The department shall be conducted under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of Conservation. The director shall be appointed by and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor and shall receive an annual salary as provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The appointment of the director shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 603.

603.  The department succeeds to and is vested with all of the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Department of Natural Resources or the Director of Natural Resources and exercised by the following divisions of the Department of Natural Resources: Forestry; Mines and Geology; Oil and Gas; and Soil Conservation.Wherever any reference is made to the Department of Natural Resources or to the Director of Natural Resources pertaining to a duty, power, purpose, responsibility, or jurisdiction transferred to the Department of Conservation by this section, it shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the Department of Conservation or to the Director of Conservation, as the case may be.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 603.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 603.1.

603.1.  The director is hereby vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the State Geologist as Chief of the California Geological Survey of the department. The director may appoint an assistant or deputy director to exercise any powers and duties in the administration of the California Geological Survey that the director may delegate to that person.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 869, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Res Code § 604 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 604.

604.  The department may expend the money in any appropriation or in any special fund in the State Treasury made available by law for the administration of the statutes the administration of which is committed to the department, or for the use, support, or maintenance of any board, bureau, commission, department, office or officer whose duties, powers, and functions have been transferred to and conferred upon the department. Such expenditures by the department shall be made in accordance with law in carrying out the purposes for which the appropriations were made or the special funds created.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 605.

605.  The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use of all bodies, offices, and officers whose duties, powers, and functions have been transferred to and conferred upon the department.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 606 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 606.

606.  The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code apply to the director. The director may appoint, in accordance with civil service, such deputies, officers, and other employees as may be necessary.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 607 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 607.

607.  The work of the department shall be divided into at least the following:(a) California Geological Survey.(b) (1) Geologic Energy Management Division.(2) Any reference in any law or regulation to the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation is deemed to, instead, refer to the Geologic Energy Management Division.(c) Division of Land Resource Protection.(d) Division of Mine Reclamation.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 771, Sec. 6. (AB 1057) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Res Code § 608 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 608.

608.  The director, with approval of the Director of Finance, may accept on behalf of the various divisions of the department federal grants for the purposes for which the department is established. Such grants shall be deposited in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury provided for by Section 16370 of the Government Code, and may be expended under such terms and conditions as may be required by the federal government.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 609 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 609.

609.  Whenever the department has received and deposited any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund in an excessive amount or in error, or whenever a refund of all or a portion of such money is due any person, firm, or corporation because of the termination of an agreement or other lawful reason, payment of such refund shall be made upon the filing of a claim by the director with the State Controller. The State Controller shall draw his warrant for payment of the refund from any appropriation made for that purpose.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 610 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 610.

610.  For the purpose of disseminating information relating to its activities, powers, duties, or functions, the department may issue publications, construct and maintain exhibits, and perform acts and carry on functions, as in the opinion of the director, will best tend to disseminate the information.These publications may be distributed free of charge to public libraries and to other state departments and state officers. The department may exchange copies with contemporary publications.All money received by the department from the sale of publications, exclusive of money received by any separate division of the department from the sale of publications, shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 259, Sec. 2.)