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CA Pub Res Code § 5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 5.

5.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions hereinafter set forth shall govern the construction of this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 6.

6.  Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of any division, part, chapter, article, or section hereof.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 7.

7.  Whenever, by the provisions of this code, an administrative power is granted to a public officer or a duty imposed upon such an officer, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized pursuant to law.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 8.

8.  Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement or record is required by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 9.

9.  Whenever any reference is made to any portion of this code or of any other law of this State, such reference shall apply to all amendments and additions thereto now or hereafter made.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 10.

10.  “Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 11.

11.  The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the future the present.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 12.

12.  The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 12.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 12.2.

12.2.  “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 92. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 13.

13.  The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 14.

14.  “County” includes “city and county.”(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 15.

15.  “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 16 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 16.

16.  “Oath” includes affirmation.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 17 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 17.

17.  “Signature” or “subscription” includes mark when the signer or subscriber can not write, such signer’s or subscriber’s name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer’s or subscriber’s name; but a signature or subscription by mark can be acknowledged or can serve as a signature or subscription to a sworn statement only when two witnesses so sign their own names thereto.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 18 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 18.

18.  If any provison of this code, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid the remainder of the code, and the application of its provisions to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
CA Pub Res Code § 8650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 7.5 - ARROYO SECO PARKLANDS|Section 8650.

8650.  This division shall be known and may be cited as the Arroyo Seco Parklands Preservation Law of 1975.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 886.)
CA Pub Res Code § 8651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 7.5 - ARROYO SECO PARKLANDS|Section 8651.

8651.  “Arroyo Seco” means that streambed, ranging from 200 to 2,000 feet in width, from the Los Angeles River in the City of Los Angeles to Devil’s Gate Dam in the City of Pasadena.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 886.)
CA Pub Res Code § 8652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 7.5 - ARROYO SECO PARKLANDS|Section 8652.

8652.  “Parklands” means the acreage designated as parklands by the Cities of Los Angeles, South Pasadena, and Pasadena prior to January 1, 1975, and includes wilderness areas, historic sites, established bridle trails, municipal golf courses, hiking trails, lawn bowling greens, tennis courts, children’s playgrounds, picnic areas, baseball diamonds, lighted areas for basketball, soccer, and football, a band shell, community buildings, an outdoor gym, casting pool, and an archery range.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 886.)
CA Pub Res Code § 8653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 7.5 - ARROYO SECO PARKLANDS|Section 8653.

8653.  “Construction already underway” means all projects of the California Highway Commission for which agreements exist as of May 1, 1974.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 886.)
CA Pub Res Code § 8654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 7.5 - ARROYO SECO PARKLANDS|Section 8654.

8654.  “Three acres for the Pasadena Freeway (State Highway Route 11) ramps” means the three acres to be taken for the proposed ramp improvement project on that freeway, as defined by a draft environmental impact report released in May 1974 by the Department of Transportation.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 886.)
CA Pub Res Code § 8655 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 7.5 - ARROYO SECO PARKLANDS|Section 8655.

8655.  With the exception of the construction already underway and the three acres for the Pasadena Freeway ramps, no portion of the parklands in, and adjacent to, the Arroyo Seco shall be taken or encroached upon for any state highway purpose.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 886.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10 - STREAMFLOW PROTECTION STANDARDS|Section 10000.

10000.  The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a) A substantial increase has occurred in the number of requests to appropriate water from the various streams and watercourses of this state, especially for the purpose of generating electric energy.(b) These requests, if approved without due regard for their cumulative effect on streamflows, could adversely affect, to a serious and significant degree, the fish and wildlife resources dependent on those streams and watercourses.(c) These fish and wildlife resources are important for the entire state and are inextricably linked to the continued economic viability of industries, such as the fishing industry, which are desirable and important components of the state’s economy.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1478, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10 - STREAMFLOW PROTECTION STANDARDS|Section 10001.

10001.  The Director of Fish and Game shall identify and list those streams and watercourses throughout the state for which minimum flow levels need to be established in order to assure the continued viability of stream-related fish and wildlife resources. The director shall include in this identification list those streams and watercourses the director determines are significant, along with a statement of findings as to why that stream or watercourse was selected. The identification list required by this section shall rank the streams and watercourses beginning with those where the need for establishing minimum flow levels is the greatest. The director, at his discretion, may revise the list and may add or delete streams or watercourses as circumstances require. The initial identification list required by this section shall be completed no later than January 1, 1984.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1478, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10 - STREAMFLOW PROTECTION STANDARDS|Section 10002.

10002.  The Director of Fish and Game shall prepare proposed streamflow requirements, which shall be specified in terms of cubic feet of water per second, for each stream or watercourse identified pursuant to Section 10001. In developing the requirements for each stream, the director shall consult with the Director of Water Resources, the Director of Parks and Recreation and with all affected local governments. The Director of Fish and Game may also consult with any private individuals, groups, or organizations as the director deems advisable. Upon completion of the proposed streamflow requirements for any individual stream or watercourse, the Director of Fish and Game shall transmit these proposed requirements to the State Water Resources Control Board. The State Water Resources Control Board shall consider these requirements within a stream as set forth in Section 1257.5 of the Water Code. The Director of Fish and Game shall complete the preparation of proposed requirements for the initial streams not later than July 1, 1989.The Department of Fish and Game may contract for temporary services for purposes of preparing the proposed streamflow requirements.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 482. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10 - STREAMFLOW PROTECTION STANDARDS|Section 10003.

10003.  The Director of Fish and Game, on his or her own motion or at the request of the State Water Resources Control Board, may review any streamflow requirement and may propose revision or modification thereof. The proposed revision or modification shall be transmitted to the State Water Resources Control Board.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1259, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10 - STREAMFLOW PROTECTION STANDARDS|Section 10004.

10004.  The Department of Fish and Game shall initiate studies to develop proposed streamflow requirements for those streams or watercourses in each fiscal year for which funds are appropriated and shall complete studies on each stream or watercourse within three years. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department develop a program that will initiate studies on at least 10 streams or watercourses in each fiscal year.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1259, Sec. 3.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10 - STREAMFLOW PROTECTION STANDARDS|Section 10005.

10005.  (a) The Department of Fish and Game shall impose and collect a filing fee of eight hundred fifty dollars ($850) to defray the costs of identifying streams and providing studies pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Public Resources Code.(b) The filing fee shall be proportional to the cost incurred by the Department of Fish and Game and shall be annually reviewed and adjustments recommended to the Legislature in an amount necessary to pay the costs of the Department of Fish and Game as specified in subdivision (a).(c) Any user of water, including a person or entity holding riparian or appropriative rights, shall pay the filing fee to the Department of Fish and Game upon application to the State Water Resources Control Board for any permit, transfer, extension, or change of point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use, if there is a diversion of water from any waterway where fish reside. No permit, or other entitlement identified in this section is effective until the filing fee is paid. The State Water Resources Control Board shall, every six months, forward all fees collected to the department and provide the location for each entitlement for which a filing fee has been collected.(d) The fee imposed by this section shall not be imposed on the following applications filed with the State Water Resources Control Board:(1) Small domestic use registrations and livestock stockpond certificates submitted pursuant to Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 1228) of Chapter 2 of Division 2 of the Water Code.(2) The first application for an extension of time for an individual permit if no change in point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use is included in the application.(3) Water applications which, in the opinion of the Department of Fish and Game, are filed for administrative and technical clarification purposes only. (4) Water applications or petitions, the primary purpose of which is to benefit fish and wildlife resources. The determination of the benefit to fish and wildlife shall be made, in writing, by the Department of Fish and Game in order to be exempt from the fee.(e) If an applicant or petitioner files multiple applications or petitions for the same appropriation, transfer, extension, or change, and the State Water Resources Control Board reviews and considers the applications or petitions together, only one filing fee is required for those applications or petitions.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 398, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10280 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.3 - AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM|Section 10280.

10280.  The Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program is hereby established within the Department of Conservation, to provide planning grants to do all of the following:(a) Conserve California’s most productive farmlands and ecologically important rangelands.(b) Advance California’s climate change goals through carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions resulting from the implementation of local plans.(c) Maintain local food supplies and agricultural economies through the protection of agricultural lands.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 80. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10280.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.3 - AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM|Section 10280.5.

10280.5.  The following terms have the following meanings as used in this division, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(a) “Authority” means an entity established by the state that requires its members, including, but not limited to, local government entities, to adopt a resolution stating their intent to participate.(b) “Department” means the Department of Conservation.(c) “Grant program” means the program established pursuant to Section 10280.(d) “Joint powers authority” means a joint powers authority established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code that is formed in part to protect agricultural land.(e) “Local government entity” means any city, county, city and county, or district, including, but not limited to, park and open-space districts, resource conservation districts, and other special districts.(f) “Nonprofit organization” means any nonprofit public benefit corporation that has among its purposes the conservation of agricultural lands, and holds a tax exemption, as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and further qualifies as an organization under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) or 170(h)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 983, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10281 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.3 - AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM|Section 10281.

10281.  The purpose of the grant program is to assist any local government entity, nonprofit organization, authority, or joint powers authority to apply for, and cost-effectively use, grant funds available for farmland, grazing lands, and grasslands protection and preservation from funds that are made available pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 5096.650 and from other funding sources.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 983, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10281.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.3 - AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM|Section 10281.5.

10281.5.  (a) In addition to the requirements established by the department, the applicant shall demonstrate that the changes to the existing goals, objectives, policies, or programs of the city, county, or city and county that will logically result from the grant will improve protection of, or have a beneficial effect on climate change goals for, agricultural land, grazing land, or grasslands.(b) Prior to awarding funds under the program, the department shall develop guidelines and selection criteria for awarding grants in accordance with all of the following:(1) Prior to the adoption of the guidelines and selection criteria, the department shall conduct at least two public workshops to receive and consider public comments.(2) The department shall publish the draft guidelines and selection criteria on its Internet Web site at least 30 days prior to the public meetings.(3) In adopting the guidelines and selection criteria, the department shall consider the comments from farming and ranching groups, agricultural land conservation groups, building and construction groups, local governments, regional agencies, and other stakeholders.(4) Program guidelines may be revised by the department to reflect changes in program focus or need. Outreach to stakeholders shall be conducted pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) before the department adopts changes to guidelines.(c) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to the development and adoption of the guidelines and selection criteria pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 434, Sec. 10. (SB 732) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10282 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.3 - AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM|Section 10282.

10282.  (a) Under the grant program, a local government entity, nonprofit organization, authority, or joint powers authority may apply to the department for a planning grant to be used for the protection of agricultural lands and grazing lands, including oak woodlands and grasslands. In addition to any requirements established by the department, to be eligible for a grant under the grant program, an applicant shall do all of the following:(1) Identify and map, utilizing the designations in the farmlands mapping and monitoring program of the Department of Conservation pursuant to Section 65570 of the Government Code, existing or potential agricultural lands in its jurisdiction.(2) Specify its existing goals, objectives, policies, or programs that support the long-term protection of agricultural land.(3) Specify the proposed changes to its existing goals, objectives, policies, or programs that support the long-term protection of agricultural land.(4) Specify how the planning grant would be used to improve the long-term protection of agricultural land within its jurisdiction.(b) A grant awarded by the department under the grant program shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to any applicant, or seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) if the department determines that a grant application is for collaborative planning activities proposed to include two or more adjacent counties, cities, or city and county.(c) In granting funds pursuant to this division, the department shall give priority to proposals that include matching funds from local sources.(d) A grant proposal by a park or open-space district, resource conservation district, other special district, authority, or joint powers authority shall be approved by resolution of the city, county, or city and county, or multiple cities and counties, whose jurisdiction the proposal is intended to benefit. The city, county, or city and county shall provide evidence that it is willing to implement some of the planning process funded by the grant.(e) The purposes for which a grant made pursuant to this division for agricultural protection may include, but need not be limited to, the following:(1) To update the general plan of a city, county, or city and county to improve protection of agricultural land, or a zoning ordinance designed to improve protection of agricultural land.(2) To develop multicounty strategies to protect agricultural land.(3) To develop city-county agreements to protect agricultural land.(4) To develop strategies to implement existing general plan provisions, city-county agreements, or multicounty agreements to protect agricultural land, including technical assistance.(5) To develop public-private partnerships for the long-term protection and stewardship of agricultural lands.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 434, Sec. 11. (SB 732) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10283 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.3 - AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM|Section 10283.

10283.  Eligible projects funded under this division with the proceeds from the sale of any bonds shall be consistent with the requirements of Section 16727 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 983, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10330 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.4 - RANGELAND, GRAZING LAND, AND GRASSLAND PROTECTION ACT|Section 10330.

10330.  The Wildlife Conservation Board is hereby designated as the lead agency of the state for carrying out the program of rangeland, grazing land, and grassland protection pursuant to this division.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 984, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10331 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.4 - RANGELAND, GRAZING LAND, AND GRASSLAND PROTECTION ACT|Section 10331.

10331.  The California Rangeland, Grazing Land, and Grassland Protection Program is hereby established to protect California’s rangeland, grazing land, and grasslands through the use of conservation easements, for the following purposes:(a) To prevent the conversion of rangeland, grazing land, and grassland to nonagricultural uses.(b) To protect the long-term sustainability of livestock grazing.(c) To ensure continued wildlife, water quality, watershed, and open-space benefits to the State of California from livestock grazing.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 984, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)