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CA Pub Res Code § 501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 501.

501.  There is in the Resources Agency, the Department of Parks and Recreation. The department shall be conducted under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of Parks and Recreation. 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 The appointment of the director shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 503.

503.  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: Beaches and Parks and Recreation.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 Parks and Recreation by this section, it shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the Department of Parks and Recreation or to the Director of Parks and Recreation, as the case may be.(Amended by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 61.)
CA Pub Res Code § 504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 504.

504.  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 § 505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 505.

505.  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.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 506.

506.  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.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 507.

507.  There shall be one Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation who shall be a civil executive officer and shall be appointed by the Governor and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The compensation of the deputy director shall be fixed by the director pursuant to law. The deputy director shall have such duties as shall be assigned, from time to time, by the director, and he shall be responsible to the director for the performance thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
CA Pub Res Code § 507.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 507.1.

507.1.  For the purpose of administration, the director shall organize the department with the approval of the Governor in the manner he deems necessary to segregate and conduct the work of the department properly. With the approval of the Governor, the director may create such divisions and subdivisions as may be necessary and change or abolish them from time to time. The Division of Beaches and Parks and the Division of Recreation are hereby abolished and whenever any reference in any code or statute is made to the Division of Beaches and Parks or the Division of Recreation pertaining to a duty, power, purpose, responsibility or jurisdiction of the Division of Beaches and Parks or the Division of Recreation it shall be deemed to be a reference to and to mean the Department of Parks and Recreation.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
CA Pub Res Code § 508 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 508.

508.  The director, with approval of the Director of Finance, may accept on behalf 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.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
CA Pub Res Code § 508.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 508.5.

508.5.  Notwithstanding Section 14, or any other provision of law, the City and County of San Francisco shall be considered both a city and a county by the Department of Parks and Recreation for purposes of the allocation of funds pursuant to any provision of this code.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1286, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Res Code § 509 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 509.

509.  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.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 510.

510.  The department may adopt, alter, change or amend any state master plan of shoreline development.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 511.

511.  The department, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may procure insurance on vessels owned or operated by the department against the usual hazards in addition to the special hazards occasioned by the existence of a state of war.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
CA Pub Res Code § 512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 512.

512.  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 such acts and carry on such functions as in the opinion of the director will best tend to disseminate such information.Such 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 shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
CA Pub Res Code § 513.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 513.1.

513.1.  The department may provide space and facilities for schools to use for environmental education purposes within units of the state park system.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 939.)
CA Pub Res Code § 514 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers|Section 514.

514.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or of law and except as provided in the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, on and after January 1, 1980, the department or the director shall not adopt nor publish a building standard as defined in Section 18909 of the Health and Safety Code unless the provisions of Sections 18930, 18933, 18938, 18940, 18943, 18944, and 18945 of the Health and Safety Code are expressly excepted in the statute under which the authority to adopt rules, regulations, or orders is delegated. Any building standard adopted in violation of this section shall have no force or effect. Any building standard adopted before January 1, 1980, pursuant to this code and not expressly excepted by statute from such provisions of the State Building Standards Law shall remain in effect only until January 1, 1985, or until adopted, amended, or superseded by provisions published in the State Building Standards Code, whichever occurs sooner.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
CA Pub Res Code § 520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1.5 - Park Support Organization|Section 520.

520.  For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(a) “Park support organization” means a nonprofit organization that meets all of the following requirements:(1) Is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.(2) Is established for the principal purposes of increasing park access and visitation in ways that serve all Californians and visitors to the state, promoting healthy lifestyles and community engagement, and supporting the protection and stewardship of California’s natural, cultural, and historical lands, sites, and resources.(3) Complies with the Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12580) of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(b) “Priority list” means the annual list of strategic initiatives and projects developed by the department and the park support organization pursuant to Section 523.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 540, Sec. 2. (SB 1111) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 521 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1.5 - Park Support Organization|Section 521.

521.  (a) The department may enter into a statewide agreement with a park support organization to facilitate the implementation of reforms recommended by the Parks Forward Commission and to develop and secure expertise, services, resources, and projects that are not readily available to the state park system, for all of the following purposes:(1) To develop and engage new sources of public and private funding for the state park system, including philanthropic sources and enterprise and revenue generation activities, where appropriate.(2) To support marketing and communications activities that promote the programs, amenities, and resources of the state park system, the department, and its partners.(3) To support projects and programs that facilitate park access and visitation and enhance educational opportunities, particularly among younger and more diverse audiences.(4) To promote the health and well-being of the state’s residents.(5) To establish or improve, and support the completion of projects that establish or improve, state park visitor amenities and facilities.(6) To recruit more diverse staffing and improve capacity for state park programs.(7) To advance the protection and stewardship of natural, cultural, and historic lands, sites, and resources.(b) If the department enters into an agreement with a park support organization, the park support organization, in consultation with the department, shall do all of the following: (1) Communicate and coordinate with park agencies, partners, friends, and volunteers to ensure that activities undertaken pursuant to the agreement complement, support, facilitate, and amplify ongoing partnerships, programs, and projects in support of the state park system.(2) Engage with public agencies and organizations that manage, operate, and support other parks and protected lands in the state.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 540, Sec. 2. (SB 1111) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 522 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1.5 - Park Support Organization|Section 522.

522.  The director and the Director of Finance, or their respective designees, may serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the park support organization’s board of directors in order to provide for effective communication and coordination of efforts between the departments and the park support organization.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 540, Sec. 2. (SB 1111) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 522.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1.5 - Park Support Organization|Section 522.5.

522.5.  The park support organization is not a state agency or state body.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 540, Sec. 2. (SB 1111) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 523 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1.5 - Park Support Organization|Section 523.

523.  (a) If the department enters into an agreement with a park support organization pursuant to Section 521, the department and the park support organization shall collaborate to develop an annual list of strategic initiatives and projects that are statewide priorities for the state park system and for the park support organization and that the park support organization will undertake in partnership with the department.(b) (1) Any initiative or project included on the priority list shall be consistent with the purposes specified in subdivision (a) of Section 521.(2) For the first three years of an agreement entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 521, the park support organization and the department shall prioritize a limited subset of focus areas and projects from the list of purposes specified in subdivision (a) of Section 521, consistent with paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 521.(c) Any initiative or project included on the priority list shall be consistent with Sections 5001.2 and 5019.53 regarding protection of the natural, scenic, cultural, and ecological values of the state park system.(d) The department shall post a copy of the priority list on its Internet Web site, and shall provide copies of the list to the chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water, and the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 540, Sec. 2. (SB 1111) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 524 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1.5 - Park Support Organization|Section 524.

524.  (a) In order to advance the purposes described in subdivision (a) of Section 521, an agreement between the department and the park support organization pursuant to Section 521 shall, at a minimum, include and specify all of the following:(1) Clear goals and objectives.(2) Any commitments of oversight, staffing, and coordination that are needed to accomplish the goals and objectives.(3) The process for developing the priority list pursuant to Section 523.(b) (1) The department may develop and enter into supplementary agreements with the park support organization for the purposes of securing any expertise, capacity, or financial resources that may be needed to identify, plan, develop, or implement strategic initiatives and projects on the priority list. Any such agreement may include, but not be limited to, grants, contracts, memoranda of understanding, staff-sharing agreements, leases, and rights of entry onto state park property.(2) Notwithstanding Section 5003.17, the department may lease to the park support organization, for a minimum rental of one dollar ($1.00) per year, real property that is owned by the state and included in any unit of the state park system, if the lease agreement requires the park support organization to construct, or provide for the construction of, a structure or improvement on the leased property and specifies that title to the structure or improvement shall vest in the state at the expiration of the lease term. The agreement may provide for the means or method by which title to the structure or improvement shall vest in the state before the expiration of that term.(3) Notwithstanding Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, any agreements entered into by the department pursuant to this subdivision shall be under the control of the department and shall not be subject to any advertising or competitive bidding requirements applicable to public works or other public projects.(4) Any construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work undertaken by or on behalf of a park support organization on property owned by the state pursuant to this section shall constitute a public work for purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.(c) The director may receive donations of projects, services, and funds from the park support organization as authorized by Sections 5005, 5009.1, 5009.2, and 5009.3.(d) The Director of Finance shall have 60 days to review and approve or disapprove any agreement or any substantial amendment to such an agreement, proposed under subdivision (a). Upon approval of the agreement, or substantial amendment, the director may accept donations and enter into supplementary agreements as authorized under subdivisions (b) and (c).(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 540, Sec. 2. (SB 1111) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation|ARTICLE 1.5 - Park Support Organization|Section 525.

525.  Nothing in this article shall be interpreted as a limitation on the ability of the park support organization to apply for, receive, or administer grants, loans, or other funds from public entities other than the department. The park support organization shall consult with the department if the department may also be applying for those funds.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 540, Sec. 2. (SB 1111) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 530 (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 530.

530.  (a) There is in the department the State Park and Recreation Commission. The members shall be selected as follows:(1) Nine members, as follows, shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(A) Three members shall represent the public.(B) One member shall have demonstrated expertise in cultural or historic resources management.(C) One member shall have background as a parks professional with experience in local, regional, or national parks or may be a retired state parks employee from the department.(D) One member shall represent nonprofit or other organizations with statewide policy expertise with the state park system or in operating one or more state parks through operating agreements or other arrangements.(E) One member shall represent a statewide conservation organization with expertise in the administration or programs of the department.(F) One member shall have a background in the recreational industry.(G) One member shall represent a local business community that has significant and beneficial relationships with one or more state parks.(2) The Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Committee on Rules shall each appoint one ex officio legislative member.(b) As appointments are made to the commission after the effective date of the act that amended this section during the 2011–12 Regular Session, the Governor shall ensure that appointments are made in conformance with this section.(c) If a reference is made to the State Park Commission or Recreation Commission pertaining to a duty, power, purpose, responsibility, or jurisdiction of the State Park Commission or the Recreation Commission, it shall be deemed to be a reference to and to mean the State Park and Recreation Commission.(d) The commission chair may appoint committees composed of commission members and the duties of the committees shall include, but not be limited to, those duties set forth in Sections 539 and 540. Findings and recommendations of the committees shall be presented to the commission for consideration and action.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 530, Sec. 2. (AB 1478) Effective September 25, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 531 (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 531.

531.  The members of the commission shall be selected from areas distributed throughout the state and because of their interest in park, recreation, conservation, and boating and waterways matters and, except for initial members of the commission, shall serve for terms of four years or until their successors are appointed and qualified.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 136, Sec. 3. (AB 737) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 136.)
CA Pub Res Code § 533 (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 533.

533.  In case of any vacancy, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. All appointments of members made when the Legislature is not in session shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next regular or special session of the Legislature.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)