reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10 - Regional Jail Camps › Section 6301.

6301. The primary purpose of the camps shall be the confinement, treatment, and care of persons sentenced to long jail terms, including persons so imprisoned as a condition of probation.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 166.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10 - Regional Jail Camps › Section 6302.

6302. The Director of Corrections shall make rules and regulations governing eligibility for commitment or transfer to such camps and rules and regulations for the government of such camps. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Director of Corrections, and if there is in effect for the county a contract entered into pursuant to Section 6303, a county prisoner may be committed to a regional jail camp in lieu of commitment to a county jail or other county detention facility.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1646.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10 - Regional Jail Camps › Section 6303.

6303. (a) The director may enter into a contract, with the approval of the Director of General Services, with any county of the state, upon the request of the board of supervisors thereof, wherein the Director of Corrections agrees to furnish confinement, care, treatment, and employment of county prisoners. The county shall reimburse the state for the cost of such services, such cost to be determined by the Director of Finance. Each county auditor shall include in his state settlement report rendered to the Controller in the months of January and June the amounts due under any contract authorized by this section, and the county treasurer, at the time of settlement with the state in such months, shall pay to the State Treasurer upon order of the Controller, the amounts found to be due.
(b) The Department of Corrections shall accept such county prisoner if it believes that the prisoner can be materially benefited by such confinement, care, treatment, and employment, and if adequate facilities to provide such care are available. No such person shall be transported to any facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections until the director has notified the referring court of the place to which said person is to be transmitted and the time at which he can be received.
(c) The sheriff of the county in which such an order is made placing a misdemeanant in a jail camp pursuant to this chapter, or any other peace officer designated by the court, shall execute an order placing such county prisoner in the jail camp or returning him therefrom to the court. The expense of such sheriff or peace officer incurred in executing such order is a charge upon the county in which the court is situated.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1221.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10 - Regional Jail Camps › Section 6304.

6304. The Director of Corrections may return to the committing authority any person committed transferred to a regional jail camp pursuant to this chapter when there is no suitable employment or when such person is guilty of any violation of rules and regulations of the regional jail camp.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1646.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10.5 - Prison Visitor Services › Section 6350.

6350. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(a) Maintaining an inmate’s family and community relationships is an effective correctional technique which reduces recidivism.
(b) Enhancing visitor services increases the frequency and quality of visits, thereby discouraging violent prisoner activity.
(c) The location of prisons and lack of services to assist visitors impedes visiting.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 17, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10.5 - Prison Visitor Services › Section 6351.

6351. The Department of Corrections shall contract with a private nonprofit agency or agencies to establish and operate a visitor center outside each state adult prison in California which has a population of more than 300 inmates.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 17, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10.5 - Prison Visitor Services › Section 6352.

6352. Each visitor center shall provide, at a minimum, each of the following services to prison visitors:
(a) Assistance to visitors with transportation between public transit terminals and prisons.
(b) Child care for visitors’ children.
(c) Emergency clothing.
(d) Information on visiting regulations and processes.
(e) Referral to other agencies and services.
(f) A sheltered area, which is outside of the security perimeter, for visitors who are waiting before or after visits.
In addition, each center shall maintain working relations with the local community and institution.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 143.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10.5 - Prison Visitor Services › Section 6353.

6353. Each nonprofit agency which the department contracts with pursuant to Section 6351 shall submit to the department and to the Legislature an annual report which includes, but is not limited to, the following information:
(a) A description of the barriers to visiting.
(b) A quantitative and narrative description of the services which it rendered.
(c) A description of the impact of the centers which it provided on visiting.
(d) A description of areas for improvement of services or coordination with other public or private agencies.
(e) A description of the community resources which it utilized.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 17, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10.5 - Prison Visitor Services › Section 6354.

6354. The Department of Corrections shall employ all the following criteria in selecting the agency or agencies with which it contracts pursuant to Section 6351:
(a) The number and quality of services proposed in comparison to direct program costs.
(b) Prior experience in establishing and operating prison visitor service centers in California.
(c) Prior experience in working cooperatively with the department, other correctional agencies, community programs, inmates, visitors, and the general public.
(d) The ability to use volunteers and other community resources to maximize the cost effectiveness of this program.
(e) The identified needs of visitors.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 17, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10.5 - Prison Visitor Services › Section 6355.

6355. Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit the department in developing additional programs or making all reasonable efforts to promote visits to prisoners.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 17, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10.5 - Prison Visitor Services › Section 6356.

6356. The department shall cooperate with the Department of Transportation in the development of public transportation services to prisons, pursuant to Section 14035.9 of the Government Code and Section 99317.9 of the Public Utilities Code.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 603, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10.7 - Prison Visitation › Section 6400.

6400. Any amendments to existing regulations and any future regulations adopted by the Department of Corrections which may impact the visitation of inmates shall do all of the following:
(a) Recognize and consider the value of visiting as a means to improve the safety of prisons for both staff and inmates.
(b) Recognize and consider the important role of inmate visitation in establishing and maintaining a meaningful connection with family and community.
(c) Recognize and consider the important role of inmate visitation in preparing an inmate for successful release and rehabilitation.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 238, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10.7 - Prison Visitation › Section 6401.5.

6401.5. The department shall have a grievance process in place by which the incarcerated person, or the person designated by the incarcerated person on a form specified in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 6401, may file a formal grievance to review the failure of the department to provide the incarcerated person’s health care information and records to the designated person, the department’s failure to provide notice to the designated person as required by subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 6401, the decision of the department to deny visitation as required by subdivision (c) of Section 6401, or the department’s failure to provide adequate medical care and treatment. The department’s grievance process found in Article 5 (commencing with Section 3999.225) of Subchapter 2 of Chapter 2 of Division 3 of Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations satisfies the requirements of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 837, Sec. 3. (SB 1139) Effective January 1, 2023. Conditionally operative as prescribed by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10.7 - Prison Visitation › Section 6401.8.

6401.8. The operation of Sections 6401 and 6401.5 is contingent upon the appropriation of funds for these sections by express reference in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 837, Sec. 4. (SB 1139) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10.7 - Prison Visitation › Section 6404.

6404. Inmates shall not be prohibited from family visits based solely on the fact that the inmate was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole or was sentenced to life and is without a parole date established by the Board of Parole Hearings.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 33, Sec. 32. (SB 843) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 10.9 - Prisoner Protections for Family and Community Health Act › Section 6500.

6500. Based on the recommendations contained in the “Evaluation of a Prisoner Condom Access Pilot Program Conducted in One California State Prison Facility” report, and in light of the successful pilot project conducted at California State Prison, Solano, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall develop a five-year plan to expand the availability of condoms in all California prisons.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 587, Sec. 2. (AB 966) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7000.

7000. (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall prepare plans for, and construct facilities and renovations included within, its master plan for which funds have been appropriated by the Legislature.
(b) “Master plan” means the department’s “Facility Requirements Plan,” dated April 7, 1980, and any subsequent revisions.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 175, Sec. 15. Effective August 24, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7001.

7001. Any power, function, or jurisdiction for planning or construction of facilities or renovations pursuant to the master plan which is conferred by statute upon the Department of General Services shall be deemed to be conferred upon the department.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 540, Sec. 6. Effective September 17, 1981.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7002.

7002. The department may transfer the responsibility for undertaking any aspect of the master plan to the Department of General Services or the Office of the State Architect which, upon such transfer, shall perform those functions with all deliberate speed.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 540, Sec. 6. Effective September 17, 1981.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7003.

7003. For each facility or project included within its master plan, at least 30 days prior to submission of preliminary plans to the State Public Works Board, the department shall submit to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee all of the following:
(a) A preliminary plan submittal package, as defined by the State Administrative Manual.
(b) An estimate of the annual operating costs of the facility.
(c) A staffing plan for the operation of the facility.
(d) A plan for providing medical, mental health, and dental care to inmates.
(e) A plan for inmate programming at the facility, including education, work, and substance abuse programming.
If the committee fails to take any action with respect to the submitted plans within 45 days after submittal, this inaction shall be deemed to be approval for purposes of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 7, Sec. 18. Effective May 3, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7003.5.

7003.5. (a) The department shall provide the Joint Legislative Budget Committee with quarterly reports on the progress of funded projects consistent with the requirements outlined in the State Administrative Manual. This report shall include new prisons, projects to construct inmate housing and other buildings at, or within, existing prison facilities, prison medical, mental health, and dental facilities, reentry facilities, and infrastructure projects at existing prison facilities.
(b) On January 10 of each year, the department shall provide a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that includes the status of each project that is part of the master plan, including projects planned, projects in preliminary planning, working, drawing and construction phases, and projects that have been completed. The report shall include new prisons; projects to construct inmate housing and other buildings at or within existing prison facilities; prison medical, mental health, and dental facilities; reentry facilities; and infrastructure projects at existing prison facilities.
(c) This section applies to regular prison facilities; projects to expand existing prison facilities; prison medical, mental health, and dental facilities; reentry facilities; and infrastructure projects at existing prison facilities, whether or not built or operated exclusively by the department.
(d) The report required in subdivision (b) shall include the following information for adult and juvenile facilities:
(1) The department’s plans to remove temporary beds in dayrooms, gyms, and other areas, as well as plans to permanently close or change the mission of the facilities.
(2) The department’s plans to construct new facilities, including reentry facilities.
(3) The department’s plans to renovate existing facilities and renovate, improve, or expand infrastructure capacity at existing prison facilities.
(4) The scope of each project identified in the master plan.
(5) The budget for each project identified in the master plan.
(6) The schedule for each project identified in the master plan.
(7) A master schedule for the overall plan to deliver the department’s capital outlay program including planned versus actual progress to date.
(8) Staffing plans for each project identified in the master plan, including program, custody, facilities management, administration, and health care.
(9) Total estimated cost of all projects in the master plan by funding source, including planned versus actual expenditures to date.
(10) Projected versus actual population plotted against projected versus actual housing capacity in aggregate and by security level.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 175, Sec. 16. Effective August 24, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7004.

7004. The plans required pursuant to Section 7000 shall contain the department’s plan for soliciting and receiving local public comment regarding the placement of a correctional facility in any particular community. The plan shall include provision for notice to a community, including the city, county, or city and county, under consideration for construction of a facility within 30 days after the department has identified a possible site for the proposed facility, public hearings on the proposed facility, and dissemination of the response of the department to comments of the community on the proposed facility.
The plan developed by the department concerning public comment on placement of correctional facilities shall be submitted to the Legislature and the Governor within 60 days of the effective date of this section. The plan shall be implemented as of the date of submission to the Governor and Legislature with respect to all prospective placements of correctional facilities. The Legislature and the Governor shall also be sent any subsequent changes or revisions of the plan by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 365, Sec. 1. Effective July 10, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7004.5.

7004.5. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall meet with representatives of cities or, if the prison is located in an unincorporated location, counties, whenever the Legislature authorizes the planning, design, or construction of new permanent housing units. The meeting shall take place prior to the completion of the review required by Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code. The department shall describe the scope of the project and the project schedule, and shall consider comments from the city or county representatives regarding the project’s impact.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 7, Sec. 20. Effective May 3, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7005.

7005. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, mitigation funding shall be distributed to any local education agency, or any city, county, or city and county as a result of the construction of new permanent prison housing facilities, the activation of temporary beds as part of the Emergency Bed Program authorized by the Budget Acts of 1995 and 1996, and any future emergency bed expansions by the Department of Corrections if funds for that purpose are appropriated to the department in the annual Budget Act or any other act approved by the Legislature.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 593, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7005.5.

7005.5. (a) Any funds appropriated for mitigation costs pursuant to Section 7005 shall be divided as follows: one-half for allocation among any impacted local education agency, and one-half for allocation among any impacted city, county, or city and county.
(b) Any funds appropriated for mitigation of costs of a city, county, or city and county shall be divided among any city, county, or city and county impacted by the prison construction or expansion.
(c) Funds to be allocated among any impacted city, county, or city and county shall be paid directly to each impacted entity by the Department of Corrections upon receipt of resolutions adopted by the governing body of each impacted city, county, or city and county indicating agreement by an entity regarding the specific allocations to that entity. Only a local impacted entity whose current approved sphere of influence includes the site of increased inmate housing capacity shall be deemed to be a jurisdiction eligible for mitigation pursuant to Section 7005.
(d) Funds to be allocated among any impacted local education agency shall be disbursed to the county superintendent of schools for allocation among any impacted local education agency.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 593, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7006.

7006. (a) The Department of the Youth Authority is authorized to transfer to the Department of Corrections title to any property of the Preston School of Industry at Ione not currently being used by the Department of the Youth Authority.
(b) The Department of the Youth Authority is authorized to transfer to the Department of Corrections title to any property of the Northern California Youth Center near Stockton not currently being used by the Department of the Youth Authority.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1743, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7008.

7008. (a) Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code shall not apply to the addition of 150 Level I and Level II beds authorized by Section 5 of this act at San Gabriel Canyon, provided that the department has made the following finding with respect to that facility:
(1) The increase in bed capacity, if any, shall not exceed, 5 percent of the total capacity of the facility prior to the increase.
(2) Any modifications made to existing structures are internal only. No external additions to existing structures or construction of new structures shall be done. Modular structures used exclusively for prisoner program activity shall be exempt from this requirement.
(3) Any modifications to a facility shall not result in a significant depletion in water, sewage, or other environmental resources. The department shall present substantial evidence that this requirement has been met in the findings described in subdivision (b).
(b) The department shall make findings that the requirements of subdivision (a) have been met, and shall make the findings available to the public.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 933, Sec. 2. Effective September 25, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7010.

7010. (a) The Director of Corrections may solicit bids for any lease or lease-purchase for the establishment of a prison facility for a site in Los Angeles County.
(b) The director may not accept any lease or lease-purchase bid or execute any lease or lease-purchase agreement unless and until the bid or agreement is submitted for review and approval under the procedure described in Section 7003.
(c) Any lease or lease-purchase agreement executed pursuant to this section shall contain, as a condition of the agreement, stipulations requiring compliance with the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of the Labor Code in the construction of any facility within the scope of the agreement.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1742, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7011.

7011. (a) The Department of Corrections shall submit to the Joint Legislative Prison Committee, the Kings County Board of Supervisors, the Corcoran City Council, and the State Public Works Board, at least 30 days prior to the acquisition of real property for a prison facility to be located in the vicinity of Corcoran in Kings County, an environmental assessment study, which shall include a discussion of impacts and mitigation measures, if necessary, for the following areas:
(1) Geology.
(2) Hydrology—groundwater.
(3) Water quality—surface waters.
(4) Plant and animal life—endangered and rare species.
(5) Air quality.
(6) Noise.
(7) Light and glare.
(8) Transportation and circulation.
(9) Utilities—gas, electricity, telephone, solid waste, sewage disposal, and drinking water.
(10) Archaeology.
(11) Energy.
(b) The factors set forth in subdivision (a) shall be assessed only as they relate to the direct impacts caused off the site as a result of the construction, operation, and maintenance of the prison facility upon completion and occupancy.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, other than Section 7003 and those provisions of the Government Code that require the approval of the State Public Works Board, the Department of Finance, or the Director of Finance for capital outlay projects, the approval of the study by the State Public Works Board is the only approval required for the acquisition of real property, planning, design, and construction of the prison facility and the operation and maintenance of the facility. The State Public Works Board shall not act on the study until it receives a recommendation from the Joint Legislative Prison Committee. Approval of the study by the State Public Works Board shall be final and binding on all parties.
(d) If the committee does not, by a majority vote of the committee membership, take any action on the study within 30 days after submittal, that inaction shall be deemed to be a recommendation of concurrence for the purposes of this section.
(e) Prior to providing a recommendation to the State Public Works Board, but within the 30-day period specified in subdivision (d), the committee shall hold a public hearing in Corcoran. Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in, or adjacent to, Corcoran. The notice shall be at least one-quarter page in size. The Corcoran City Council and the Kings County Board of Supervisors shall be invited to participate in the hearing.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 931, Sec. 2. Effective September 25, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7012.

7012. (a) The Department of Corrections shall submit to the Joint Legislative Prison Committee, the State Public Works Board, the appropriate county board of supervisors, and the local city council at least 30 days prior to the acquisition of real property for prison facilities to be located in Riverside and Del Norte Counties, an environmental assessment study, which shall include a discussion of impacts and mitigation measures, if necessary, for the following areas:
(1) Geology.
(2) Hydrology-groundwater.
(3) Water quality-surface waters.
(4) Plant and animal life-endangered and rare species.
(5) Air quality.
(6) Noise.
(7) Light and glare.
(8) Utilities-gas, electricity, telephone, solid waste, sewage disposal, and drinking water.
(9) Archaeology.
(10) Energy.
(b) The factors set forth in subdivision (a) shall be assessed only as they relate to the direct impacts caused off the site as a result of the construction, operation, and maintenance of the prison facility upon completion and occupancy.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, other than Section 7003, the approval of the study by the State Public Works Board is the only approval required for compliance with any applicable environmental requirements. The Public State Works Board shall not act on the study until it receives a recommendation from the Joint Legislative Prison Committee. Approval of the study by the State Public Works Board shall be final and binding on all parties.
(d) If the committee does not, by a majority vote of the committee membership, take any action on the study within 30 days after submittal, that inaction shall be deemed to be a recommendation of concurrence for the purposes of this section.
(e) Prior to providing a recommendation to the State Public Works Board, but within the 30-day period specified in subdivision (d), the committee shall hold a public hearing in the community in the vicinity of the proposed site. Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in, or adjacent to, that community. The notice shall be at least one-quarter page in size. The city council and the county board of supervisors shall be invited to participate in the hearing.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 854, Sec. 57. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7013.

7013. The Department of Corrections shall contract, or make a good-faith effort to contract, with the Department of Water Resources or the Bureau of Reclamation, or both, to secure a water supply for the prison at Avenal.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 931, Sec. 2.5. Effective September 25, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7015.

7015. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the Department of Corrections may contract with the City of Folsom for the construction of a courthouse and related facilities, not to exceed one million nine hundred thousand dollars ($1,900,000) in costs. Under this contract, the Department of Corrections is authorized to make payments to the City of Folsom in consideration for the construction of the courthouse, provided that the sums paid to the city are realized from savings to the department by the location of the courthouse in the immediate proximity of Folsom Prison.
Under this contract, the Department of Corrections is authorized to make annual payments to the City of Folsom in an amount not to exceed the approximate savings realized in each fiscal year. These funds shall come from the operating budget of the department.
In negotiating this contract, the Department of Corrections shall note the extent to which the courthouse will serve the interests of the County of Sacramento independent of matters pertaining to individuals in state custody and shall seek appropriate participation in the funding of the courthouse from the county.
(b) The Department of Corrections may not contract with the City of Folsom for a court facility unless a majority of the members of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, the presiding judge of the Sacramento County Municipal Court, and the presiding judge of the Sacramento County Superior Court all agree, in writing, to operate a court facility in the City of Folsom as provided by subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1393, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 11 - Master Plan Construction › Section 7016.

7016. The Department of Corrections may contract with the County of Kern for the construction and financing of a courthouse and related facilities. Under this contract, the Department of Corrections is authorized to make payments to the County of Kern in consideration for the construction and financing of the courthouse and related facilities, provided that the sums paid to the county are realized from savings to the department by the location of the courthouse in the proximity of the California Correctional Facility in Tehachapi.
In accordance with the contract, the Department of Corrections is authorized to make annual payments to the County of Kern from the approximate savings realized in each fiscal year. These funds shall come from the operating budget of the department. In negotiating this contract, the Department of Corrections shall note the extent to which the courthouse will serve the interest of the County of Kern independent of matters pertaining to individuals in state custody, and seek appropriate county participation in funding.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1400, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 14 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986 › Section 7300.

7300. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 54 at the November 4, 1986, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 14 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986 › Section 7301.

7301. The State General Obligation Bond Law is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issued by this chapter, and the provisions of that law are included in this chapter as though set out in full in this chapter except that, notwithstanding anything in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the maximum maturity of the bonds shall not exceed 20 years from the date of each respective series. The maturity of each respective series shall be calculated from the date of such series.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 54 at the November 4, 1986, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 14 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986 › Section 7302.

7302. There is in the State Treasury the 1986 Prison Construction Fund, which fund is hereby created. The proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized by this act shall be deposited in this fund and may be transferred upon request of the Department of Corrections and upon approval of the Director of Finance, to the 1984 Prison Construction Fund established by Section 7202. If the moneys are so transferred, “fund” means the 1984 Prison Construction Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 54 at the November 4, 1986, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 14 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986 › Section 7303.

7303. The 1986 Prison Construction Committee is hereby created. The committee shall consist of the Controller, the State Treasurer, and the Director of Finance. That committee shall be the “committee,” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law.
The Department of Corrections is the “board” for the purpose of the State General Obligation Bond Law and this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 54 at the November 4, 1986, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 14 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986 › Section 7304.

7304. The committee is hereby authorized and empowered to create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California, in the aggregate of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), in the manner provided in this chapter. That debt or debts, liability or liabilities, shall be created for the purpose of providing the fund to be used for the object and work specified in Section 7306.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 54 at the November 4, 1986, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 14 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986 › Section 7305.

7305. The committee may determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue any bonds authorized under this chapter, and if so, the amount of bonds then to be issued and sold. The committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell all or any part of the bonds herein authorized at such time or times as may be fixed by the Treasurer.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 54 at the November 4, 1986, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 14 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986 › Section 7306.

7306. The moneys in the fund shall be used for the acquisition, construction, renovation, remodeling, and deferred maintenance of state youth and adult corrections facilities.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 54 at the November 4, 1986, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 14 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986 › Section 7307.

7307. (a) All bonds herein authorized, which shall have been duly sold and delivered as herein provided, shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both principal and interest thereon.
(b) There shall be collected annually in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected such a sum, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, as shall be required to pay the principal and interest on those bonds, and it is hereby made the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of that revenue to do and perform each and every act which shall be necessary to collect that additional sum.
(c) All money deposited in the fund which has been derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
(d) All money deposited in the fund pursuant to any provision of law requiring repayments to the state which are financed by the proceeds of the bonds authorized by this chapter shall be available for transfer to the General Fund. When transferred to the General Fund that money shall be applied as a reimbursement to the General Fund on account of principal and interest on the bonds which has been paid from the General Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 54 at the November 4, 1986, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 14 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986 › Section 7308.

7308. There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of this chapter such an amount as will equal the following:
(a) That sum annually as will be necessary to pay the principal of and the interest on the bonds issued and sold pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(b) That sum as is necessary to carry out the provisions of Section 7309, which sum is appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 54 at the November 4, 1986, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 14 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986 › Section 7309.

7309. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the Director of Finance may by executive order authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which the committee has by resolution authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund and shall be disbursed by the committee in accordance with this chapter. Any money made available under this section to the board shall be returned by the board to the General Fund from moneys received from the sale of bonds sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Those withdrawals from the General Fund shall be returned to the General Fund with interest at the rate which would otherwise have been earned by those sums in the Pooled Money Investment Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 54 at the November 4, 1986, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 14 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986 › Section 7309.5.

7309.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this bond act that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes under designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the bond proceeds invested and the investment earnings on those proceeds, and may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law, or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds, as may be required or desirable under federal law in order to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 652, Sec. 19.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 14 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986 › Section 7310.

7310. All proceeds from the sale of bonds, except those derived from premiums and accrued interest, shall be available for the purpose provided in Section 7306 but shall not be available for transfer to the General Fund to pay principal and interest on bonds. The money in the fund may be expended only as herein provided.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 54 at the November 4, 1986, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 14 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1986 › Section 7311.

7311. Money in the fund may only be expended pursuant to appropriations by the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 54 at the November 4, 1986, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 15 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1988 › Section 7400.

7400. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1988.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 43, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 80 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 15 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1988 › Section 7401.

7401. The State General Obligation Bond Law is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issued by this chapter, and the provisions of that law are included in this chapter as though set out in full in this chapter except that, notwithstanding anything in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the maximum maturity of the bonds shall not exceed 20 years from the date of each respective series. The maturity of each respective series shall be calculated from the date of that series.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 43, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 80 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 15 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1988 › Section 7402.

7402. There is in the State Treasury the 1988 Prison Construction Fund, which fund is hereby created. The proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized by this act shall be deposited in the fund, and may be transferred upon request of the Department of Corrections and upon approval of the Director of Finance, to the New Prison Construction Fund established by Section 7102, the 1984 Prison Construction Fund established by Section 7202, or the 1986 Prison Construction Fund established by Section 7302, or any combination thereof. If the moneys are so transferred, “fund” means the New Prison Construction Fund, 1984 Prison Construction Fund, or 1986 Prison Construction Fund, or any combination thereof, as is appropriate. At least 30 days prior to requesting a transfer as authorized by this section, the Department of Corrections shall notify the chairpersons of the fiscal committees in each house of the Legislature, and the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
(Amended (as proposed to be added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 43) by Stats. 1988, Ch. 386, Sec. 3. Approved, in this amended form, in Proposition 80 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
2023 California Code › Penal Code - PEN › PART 3 - OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY › TITLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM › CHAPTER 15 - New Prison Construction Bond Act of 1988 › Section 7403.

7403. The 1988 Prison Construction Committee is hereby created. The committee shall consist of the Controller, the Treasurer, and the Director of Finance. That committee shall be the “committee,” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law.
The Department of Corrections is the “board” for the purpose of the State General Obligation Bond Law and this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 43, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 80 at the November 8, 1988, election.)