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CA Pub Res Code § 29703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29703.

29703.  The Legislature further finds and declares as follows:(a) The delta is an agricultural region of great value to the state and nation and the retention and continued cultivation and production of fertile peatlands and prime soils are of significant value.(b) The agricultural land of the delta, while adding greatly to the economy of the state, also provides a significant value as open space and habitat for water fowl using the Pacific Flyway, as well as other wildlife, and the continued dedication and retention of that delta land in agricultural production contributes to the preservation and enhancement of open space and habitat values.(c) Agricultural lands located within the primary zone should be protected from the intrusion of nonagricultural uses.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29703.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29703.5.

29703.5.  The Legislature further finds and declares both of the following:(a) The Delta Protection Commission created pursuant to Section 29735 provides an existing forum for Delta residents to engage in decisions regarding actions to recognize and enhance the unique cultural, recreational, and agricultural resources of the Delta. As such, the commission is the appropriate agency to identify and provide recommendations to the Delta Stewardship Council on methods of preserving the Delta as an evolving place as the Delta Stewardship Council develops and implements the Delta Plan.(b) There is a need for the five Delta counties to establish and implement a resources management plan for the Delta and for the Delta Stewardship Council to consider that plan and recommendations of the commission in the adoption of the Delta Plan.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 2. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29704 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29704.

29704.  The Legislature further finds and declares that the leveed islands and tracts of the delta and portions of its uplands are floodprone areas of critical statewide significance due to the public safety risks and the costs of public emergency responses to floods, and that improvement and ongoing maintenance of the levee system is a matter of continuing urgency to protect farmlands, population centers, the state’s water quality, and significant natural resource and habitat areas of the delta. The Legislature further finds that improvements and continuing maintenance of the levee system will not resolve all flood risks and that the delta is inherently a floodprone area wherein the most appropriate land uses are agriculture, wildlife habitat, and, where specifically provided, recreational activities, and that most of the existing levee systems are degraded and in need of restoration, improvement, and continuing management.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29705.

29705.  The Legislature further finds and declares that the delta’s wildlife and wildlife habitats, including waterways, vegetated unleveed channel islands, wetlands, and riparian forests and vegetation corridors, are highly valuable, providing critical wintering habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds using the Pacific Flyway, as well as certain plant species, various rare and endangered wildlife species of birds, mammals, and fish, and numerous amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates, that these wildlife species and their habitat are valuable, unique, and irreplaceable resources of critical statewide significance, and that it is the policy of the state to preserve and protect these resources and their diversity for the enjoyment of current and future generations.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29706 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29706.

29706.  The Legislature further finds and declares that the resource values of the delta have deteriorated, and that further deterioration threatens the maintenance and sustainability of the delta’s ecology, fish and wildlife populations, recreational opportunities, and economic productivity.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29707.

29707.  The Legislature further finds and declares that there is no process by which state and national interests and values can be protected and enhanced for the delta, and that, to protect the regional, state, and national interests for the long-term agricultural productivity, economic vitality, and ecological health of the delta resources, it is necessary to provide and implement delta land use planning and management by local governments.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29708 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29708.

29708.  The Legislature further finds and declares that the cities, towns, and settlements within the delta are of significant historical, cultural, and economic value and that their continued protection is important to the economic and cultural vitality of the region.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29709 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29709.

29709.  The Legislature further finds and declares as follows:(a) Regulation of land use and related activities that threaten the integrity of the delta’s resources can best be advanced through comprehensive regional land use planning implemented through reliance on local government in its local land use planning procedures and enforcement.(b) In order to protect regional, state, and national interests in the long-term agricultural productivity, economic vitality, and ecological health of delta resources, it is important that there be a coordination and integration of activities by the various agencies whose land use activities and decisions cumulatively impact the delta.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29710.

29710.  The Legislature further finds and declares that agricultural, recreational, and other uses of the delta can best be protected by implementing projects that protect wildlife habitat before conflicts arise.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29711 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29711.

29711.  The Legislature further finds and declares that the inland ports of Sacramento and Stockton constitute economic and water dependent resources of statewide significance, fulfill essential functions in the maritime industry, and have long been dedicated to transportation, agricultural, commercial, industrial, manufacturing, and navigation uses consistent with federal, state, and local regulations, and that those uses should be maintained and enhanced.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29712 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29712.

29712.  The Legislature further finds and declares as follows:(a) The delta’s waterways and marinas offer recreational opportunities of statewide and local significance and are a source of economic benefit to the region, and, due to increased demand and usage, there are public safety problems associated with that usage requiring increased coordination by all levels of government.(b) Recreational boating within the delta is of statewide and local significance and is a source of economic benefit to the region, and to the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between this division and any provisions of the Harbors and Navigation Code, regarding regulating the operation or use of boating in the delta, the provisions of the Harbors and Navigation Code shall prevail.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29713 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29713.

29713.  The Legislature further finds and declares that the voluntary acquisition of wildlife and agricultural conservation easements in the delta promotes and enhances the traditional delta values of agriculture, habitat, and recreation.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29714 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29714.

29714.  The Legislature further finds and declares that, in enacting this division, it is not the intent of the Legislature to authorize any governmental agency acting pursuant to this division to exercise their power in a manner which will take or damage private property for public use, without the payment of just compensation therefor. This section is not intended to increase or decrease the rights of any owner of property under the California Constitution or the United States Constitution.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29715 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29715.

29715.  To the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between this division and any provision of the Water Code, the provisions of the Water Code shall prevail.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29716 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 29716.

29716.  Nothing in this division authorizes the commission to exercise any jurisdiction over matters within the jurisdiction of, or to carry out its powers and duties in conflict with the powers and duties of, any other state agency.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29720.

29720.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this division.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29720.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29720.5.

29720.5.  “Aggrieved person” has the same meaning as defined in Section 29117.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29721 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29721.

29721.  “Commission” means the Delta Protection Commission created by Section 29735.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29722 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29722.

29722.  “Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, as defined in Section 12220 of the Water Code, for all provisions of this division, other than Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29735). For the purposes of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29735), “delta” means the area of the delta minus the area contained in Alameda County.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29722.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29722.5.

29722.5.  “Delta Plan” means the plan adopted by the Delta Stewardship Council pursuant to Section 85300 of the Water Code.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 3. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29722.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29722.7.

29722.7.  “Economic sustainability plan” means the plan adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 29759.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 4. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29724 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29724.

29724.  “Local agency” means any local agency, other than a local government, formed pursuant to general law or special act for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries or which maintains facilities within the delta. “Local agency” includes, but is not limited to, a port, water agency, flood control district, county service area, maintenance district or area, improvement district or improvement area, mosquito abatement district, resource conservation district, irrigation district, reclamation district, sanitary or sewer district, or any other zone or area, formed for the purpose of designating an area within which either an assessment or a property tax rate will be levied to pay for a service or improvement benefiting that area or a special function will be carried out within that area.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29725 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29725.

29725.  “Local government” means the Counties of Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo, and the Cities of Sacramento, Stockton, Tracy, Antioch, Pittsburg, Isleton, Lathrop, Brentwood, West Sacramento, and Oakley, and any other cities that may be incorporated in the future in the primary zone.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 39, Sec. 1. (AB 1677) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29726 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29726.

29726.  “Pacific Flyway” means the identified migratory bird flight path, including feeding and nesting habitat, as described in the Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture component of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP-1986).(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29727 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29727.

29727.  “Port” means the Port of Sacramento and the Port of Stockton, including all the land owned or leased by those ports, or potential sites identified in the Delta county general plans as of January 1, 2010, and otherwise authorized by law.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 6. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29728 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29728.

29728.  “Primary zone” means the delta land and water area of primary state concern and statewide significance which is situated within the boundaries of the delta, as described in Section 12220 of the Water Code, but that is not within either the urban limit line or sphere of influence line of any local government’s general plan or currently existing studies, as of January 1, 1992. The precise boundary lines of the primary zone includes the land and water areas as shown on the map titled “Delta Protection Zones” on file with the State Lands Commission. Where the boundary between the primary zone and secondary zone is a river, stream, channel, or waterway, the boundary line shall be the middle of that river, stream, channel, or waterway.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29728.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29728.5.

29728.5.  “Resources management plan” means the plan adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 29760.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 7. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29730 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29730.

29730.  “Restoration” means actions which return a degraded or deteriorated area to a level of increased productivity, environmental quality, or beneficial values.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29731 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29731.

29731.  “Secondary zone” means all the delta land and water area within the boundaries of the delta not included within the primary zone, subject to the land use authority of local government, and that includes the land and water areas as shown on the map titled “Delta Protection Zones” on file with the State Lands Commission.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29732 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29732.

29732.  “Sphere of influence line” refers to those boundaries of local governments as defined in Sections 56425 and 56426 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29733 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29733.

29733.  “Unincorporated towns” means the communities of Walnut Grove, Clarksburg, Courtland, Hood, Locke, Knightsen, Collinsville, and Ryde.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 8. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29734 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 29734.

29734.  “Urban limit line” means that general plan line established and approved by any local government within the delta which delineates boundaries beyond which urban development is not publicly proposed by local government, as of January 1, 1992.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29735 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 3 - Organization|Section 29735.

29735.  There is hereby created the Delta Protection Commission consisting of 15 members as follows:(a) One member of the board of supervisors, or his or her designee, of each of the five counties within the Delta whose supervisorial district is within the primary zone shall be appointed by the board of supervisors of each of those respective counties.(b) (1) Two elected city council members shall be selected and appointed by city selection committees, from the appropriate regions specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B), one in each of the following areas:(A) One from the south Delta, consisting of the County of San Joaquin.(B) One from the west Delta, from either the County of Contra Costa or the County of Solano, on a rotating basis.(2) One elected city council member shall be selected and appointed by city selection committees, from regional and area councils of government from the north Delta, consisting of the Counties of Yolo and Sacramento.(3) A city council member appointed pursuant to this subdivision may select a designee for purposes of this subdivision.(4) Notwithstanding Section 29736, the term of office of the members selected pursuant to this subdivision shall be two years.(c) One member each from the board of directors of three different reclamation districts that are located within the primary zone who are residents of the Delta, and who are elected by the trustees of reclamation districts pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). Each reclamation district may nominate one director to be a member. The member from an area described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall be selected from among the nominees by a majority vote of the reclamation districts in that area. A member selected pursuant to this subdivision may select a designee for this purpose. For the purposes of this section, each reclamation district shall have one vote. Reclamation district members shall consist of the following:(1) One member from the area of the North Delta Water Agency as described in Section 9.1 of the North Delta Water Agency Act (Chapter 283 of the Statutes of 1973).(2) One member from an area including the west Delta consisting of the area of the County of Contra Costa within the Delta and within the Central Delta Water Agency as described in Section 9.1 of the Central Delta Water Agency Act (Chapter 1133 of the Statutes of 1973).(3) One member from the area of the South Delta Water Agency as described in Section 9.1 of the South Delta Water Agency Act (Chapter 1089 of the Statutes of 1973).(d) The Secretary of Food and Agriculture, or the secretary’s sole designee.(e) The executive officer of the State Lands Commission, or the executive officer’s sole designee.(f) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, or his or her sole designee.(g) The Secretary of Transportation, or his or her sole designee.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 486. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Pub Res Code § 29735.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992|CHAPTER 3 - Organization|Section 29735.1.

29735.1.  (a) A member of the commission described in subdivision (a) of Section 29735 may, subject to the confirmation of his or her appointing power, appoint an alternate to represent him or her at a commission meeting. An alternate may serve prior to confirmation for a period not to exceed 90 days from the date of appointment, unless and until confirmation is denied.(b) The alternate shall serve at the pleasure of the member who appoints him or her and shall have all of the powers and duties of a member of the commission, except that the alternate shall only participate and vote in a meeting in the absence of the member who appoints him or her. All provisions of law relating to conflicts of interest that are applicable to a member shall apply to an alternate. If a member has, or is known to have, a conflict of interest on any matter, the member’s alternate is ineligible to vote on that matter.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 10. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)