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CA Pub Res Code § 35133 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 3 - Administration|Section 35133.

35133.  The acts of the authority shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance of its governing board.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35134 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 3 - Administration|Section 35134.

35134.  All meetings of the governing board shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35135 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 3 - Administration|Section 35135.

35135.  The governing board shall do all of the following:(a) Adopt an annual budget following the public hearing required under Section 35136, hire an independent staff of its own, and fix the compensation of its officers and employees.(b) Adopt an administrative code, by ordinance, which prescribes the powers and duties of the authority officers, the method of appointment of the authority’s employees, and methods, procedures, and systems of operation and management of the authority.(c) Cause a postaudit of the financial transactions and records of the authority to be made at least annually by a certified public accountant.(d) Do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of this division.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35136 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 3 - Administration|Section 35136.

35136.  (a) Notice of the time and place of the public hearing for the adoption of the annual budget shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code, and shall be published not later than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.(b) The proposed annual budget shall be available for public inspection at least 30 days prior to the hearing.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35137 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 3 - Administration|Section 35137.

35137.  The authority may enter into a contract with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System to include the employees of the authority in that retirement system who are eligible for membership therein, and the employees shall be entitled to the same benefits as state employees pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 22750) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 36. Effective June 24, 2004.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35150 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|Section 35150.

35150.  The authority may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35151 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|Section 35151.

35151.  The authority may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35152 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|Section 35152.

35152.  (a) The authority may take by grant, appropriation, purchase, gift, devise, condemnation, or lease, and may hold, use, enjoy, and lease or dispose of real and personal property of every kind, and rights in real and personal property, within or without the authority’s jurisdiction, necessary to the full exercise of its powers. The authority may accept and hold open-space easements and purchase development credits wherever the authority may acquire real property.(b) Priority for open-space acquisition should be focused on those lands closest, most accessible, and visible to the urban area. The remote ranchlands east of the westernmost ridgeline of the Diablo Range shall be acquired as permanent open space only through conservation easement purchases or the granting of lands or conservation easements by owners to the authority.(c) Lands subject to the grant of an open-space easement executed and accepted by the authority in accordance with this division are enforceably restricted within the meaning of Section 8 of Article XIII of the California Constitution. An easement or other interest in real property may be dedicated for open-space purposes by the adoption of a resolution by the governing board, and any interest so dedicated may be conveyed only as provided in this section.(d) The authority shall not validly convey an interest in any real property actually dedicated and used for open-space purposes without the consent of a majority of the voters of the authority voting at a special election called by the governing board and held for that purpose. Consent need not first be obtained for a lease of any real property for a period not exceeding 25 years if that real property remains in open-space or agricultural use for the entire duration of the lease.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 99, Sec. 7. (SB 422) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35153 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|Section 35153.

35153.  The authority may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of this division, except that it shall not take lands in active ranching, lands in agricultural production, lands in timberland production zones that are not threatened by imminent conversion to developed uses, or lands without the authority’s jurisdiction. Furthermore, the authority shall not acquire any interest in real property by eminent domain unless the real property is contiguous to real property that is already owned by a public agency for open-space use. For purposes of this section, “owned” includes a lease or other contractual commitment to which the public agency is a party, to maintain the property in open-space use for a term of at least 25 years. The right of eminent domain may only be exercised upon the approval of a four-fifths vote of the governing board. If the property owner objects to the acquisition of his or her property by eminent domain, the property owner may, within 30 days of the governing board’s vote, file a written objection with the legislative body of the city or county in which the property is located. If the property is located in more than one city or in the county and one or more cities, the property owner shall file his or her objection with the legislative body of the city or county that includes the larger portion of the property. If the property owner files a timely written objection, the legislative body shall consider the objection at a public hearing to be held within 45 days of its receipt. If the legislative body of a city upholds by a two-thirds vote, or the legislative body of a county upholds by a majority vote, the objection by determining that the acquisition is not in the best interests of the public within the authority’s jurisdiction, the authority shall not exercise its right of eminent domain on that property.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 99, Sec. 8. (SB 422) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35154 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|Section 35154.

35154.  The authority may, upon a four-fifths vote of the governing board and after holding a public hearing pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code, exchange any real property dedicated and used for open-space purposes for real property that the governing board determines to be of equal or greater value and is necessary to be acquired for open-space purposes.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35155 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|Section 35155.

35155.  All property acquired by the authority shall be properly maintained in a reasonable fashion consistent with the natural conditions existing upon the properties, and those properties immediately surrounding it. This maintenance obligation does not hold the authority to a higher standard of care, but is simply a statement of a basic function of the authority.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35156 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|Section 35156.

35156.  The authority may plan, adopt, lay out, plant, develop, and otherwise improve, extend, control, operate, and maintain lands, trails, natural areas, and other facilities for public recreation or agricultural activities. The authority may impose fees for the utilization of its properties which do not exceed the cost of providing services.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35157 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|Section 35157.

35157.  All claims for money or damages against the authority are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as provided in this division or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable to this division.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35158 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|Section 35158.

35158.  The authority may accept funds or donations from any public or private source for the purposes of acquisition of open-space lands or for projects which are in furtherance of the authority’s open-space or greenbelting objectives within its jurisdiction. The authority may seek government grants and private donations.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35160 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|Section 35160.

35160.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 35159 or any other law, upon approval by the board of directors of the Santa Clara Valley Open-Space Authority, the design-build process described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code may be used to assign contracts for the construction of facilities or other buildings in that authority.(b) The minimum project limitation of one million dollars ($1,000,000), as described in subdivision (a) of Section 22162 of the Public Contract Code, shall not apply to the Santa Clara Valley Open-Space Authority.(c) For purposes of this section, all references in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code to “local agency” shall mean the Santa Clara Valley Open-Space Authority and its board of directors.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 627, Sec. 5. (SB 793) Effective January 1, 2018. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35170 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 5 - Funding|Section 35170.

35170.  The Legislature, by the enactment of this chapter, intends that the authority use any funds provided by this chapter to supplement existing local revenues being used for open-space acquisition, preservation, or maintenance purposes. The county and the cities within the jurisdiction of the authority are further encouraged to maintain their existing commitment of local funds for these purposes.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35171 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 5 - Funding|Section 35171.

35171.  (a) The authority shall review and assess the needs for acquisition, preservation, or maintenance of open-space lands. As part of this review and assessment, the authority shall solicit proposals from the cities in the county within the boundaries of the authority and from a citizens’ advisory committee, the membership of which shall be determined by the authority based upon criteria which provides a broad representation of interests within the authority’s jurisdiction. The membership of the citizens’ advisory committee shall reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the population within the authority’s jurisdiction. The authority shall adopt a procedure for evaluating these proposals in consultation with the cities and the citizens’ advisory committee in the authority’s jurisdiction. The entity submitting any proposal shall consider the impact the proposal may have on the availability of affordable housing.(b) Based on the evaluation, the authority shall prepare a plan for the expenditure of the revenues expected to be derived from funding provided for this division, together with other federal, state, local, and private improvements, and funding.(c) In addition to acquisition, preservation, or maintenance of open-space lands, the expenditure plan shall also include projections of revenues likely to be available in the next five years for capital, maintenance, and operational purposes. The expenditure plan shall establish general areas for acquisition without identifying specific parcels, and shall be periodically reviewed and amended. Before adoption or amendment of an expenditure plan, the authority shall conduct public hearings on that plan. No expenditure for open-space lands shall occur until the initial expenditure plan is approved.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35172 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 5 - Funding|Section 35172.

35172.  The authority may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 12 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. The special taxes shall be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within the authority, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved property.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35173 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 5 - Funding|Section 35173.

35173.  The authority may levy assessments pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911, Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000), the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500), and the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways Code.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35174 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 5 - Funding|Section 35174.

35174.  The authority may incur indebtedness to finance capital improvements pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 43600) of Division 4 of Title 4 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35180 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 6 - Coyote Valley Conservation Program|Section 35180.

35180.  This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Coyote Valley Conservation Program.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 356, Sec. 1. (AB 948) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35181 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 6 - Coyote Valley Conservation Program|Section 35181.

35181.  The authority may establish and administer the Coyote Valley Conservation Program to address the resource and recreational goals of the Coyote Valley, as provided in this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 356, Sec. 1. (AB 948) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35182 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 6 - Coyote Valley Conservation Program|Section 35182.

35182.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Coyote Valley is a unique landscape providing agricultural, wildlife, recreational, climate, and other natural infrastructure benefits, covering an area of about 17,200 acres in southern Santa Clara County.(b) Coyote Valley is a resource of statewide significance. The Coyote Valley has been subject to intense development pressure and is in need of restoration, conservation, and enhancement.(c) Coyote Valley is bounded by and includes two of the fastest growing cities in California, the City of San Jose to the north and the City of Morgan Hill to the south.(d) Mushrooms, bell peppers, nursery crops, and other agricultural crops grown in Coyote Valley provide more than thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) of economic benefit each year.(e) Coyote Valley provides a critical corridor for wildlife migrating between the Santa Cruz Mountains and Diablo Range.(f) Residents of the City of San Jose and other nearby cities access the outdoors in Coyote Valley to view wildlife, and recreate and connect with nature and the community.(g) Coyote Valley’s natural resources provide opportunities for many climate and natural infrastructure benefits, including flood attenuation from improved wetlands, increased water supply from groundwater recharge, and carbon sequestration from natural and working lands.(h) Protection of Coyote Valley is a component of state and local efforts to preserve agriculture in the County of Santa Clara, including the Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Plan, the Santa Clara Valley Greenprint, state investments from the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program, and a feasibility study funded by the State Coastal Conservancy.(i) The establishment of the Coyote Valley Conservation Program pursuant to this chapter will provide a necessary structure to implement restoration and preservation projects and recreational opportunities, and enhance the overall condition of Coyote Valley.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 356, Sec. 1. (AB 948) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35183 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 6 - Coyote Valley Conservation Program|Section 35183.

35183.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) “Coyote Valley” means all areas southeast of a line drawn northeast to southwest through a point at the intersection of Coyote Creek and Metcalf Road, northeast to the first ridgeline of the Diablo Range, southwest to the first ridgeline of the Santa Cruz Mountains, and northwest of a line drawn northeast to southwest through a point at the intersection of Cochrane Road and Monterey Road, excluding all lands within the City of Morgan Hill’s Urban Service Area as of February 29, 2012.(b) “Natural lands” has the same meaning as the term is defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 9001.5.(c) “Program” means the Coyote Valley Conservation Program.(d) “Program lands” means interests in real property acquired, managed, or subject to a project under this chapter.(e) “Working lands” has the same meaning as the term is defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 9001.5.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 356, Sec. 1. (AB 948) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35184 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 6 - Coyote Valley Conservation Program|Section 35184.

35184.  The authority may collaborate with state, regional, and local partners to help achieve all of the following goals of the program:(a) To provide recreational opportunities, preserve open space, develop and maintain trails, restore, enhance, and preserve wildlife habitat and species, restore and preserve wetlands and agricultural lands, study, maintain, and preserve lands for groundwater recharge, watershed restoration, and natural floodwater conveyance, sequester greenhouse gases, and enhance resilience to climate change.(b) To provide public access to, and enjoyment and enhancement of, recreational and educational experiences on, program lands in a manner consistent with the protection of land and natural resources in the area.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 356, Sec. 1. (AB 948) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35185 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 6 - Coyote Valley Conservation Program|Section 35185.

35185.  In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, and without limiting the express or implied powers of the authority as provided in this division, the authority shall have, and may exercise, all necessary rights and powers, expressed or implied, to achieve the goals of this chapter. The authority may do all of the following:(a) Acquire and dispose of interests and options in real property.(b) Undertake, maintain, or fund projects to implement site improvements, upgrade deteriorating facilities, or construct new facilities for outdoor recreation, public access, nature appreciation, and interpretation; historic and cultural preservation; protection, restoration, or enhancement of natural resources and habitat; or continuation or expansion of agricultural activities.(c) Provide technical assistance to landowners on practices to enhance the carbon sequestration or climate resilience benefits of natural and working lands.(d) Enhance wildlife connectivity across Highway 101, Monterey Road and other impediments to the movement of wildlife in the Coyote Valley through implementation of wildlife friendly culverts and overpasses, removal of fencing, and placement of wildlife crossing signage, or other means.(e) Provide for the management of program lands.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 356, Sec. 1. (AB 948) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35186 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 6 - Coyote Valley Conservation Program|Section 35186.

35186.  (a) A proponent or party to a proposed development project converting natural lands or working lands within Coyote Valley for a nonagricultural purpose shall provide notice to the authority of the proposed project. The authority may provide analysis of the environmental values and potential impacts of the proposed project.(b) Coyote Valley shall be acknowledged as an area of statewide significance in local planning documents developed or updated on or after January 1, 2020, affecting land use within Coyote Valley.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 356, Sec. 1. (AB 948) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Pub Res Code § 35500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 26.5 - CALIFORNIA OCEAN PROTECTION ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 35500.

35500.  This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Ocean Protection Act.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 719, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)