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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.695 - Public Review of State Agency Acquisition of Conservation Lands › ARTICLE 3 - Conservation Easement Registry › Section 5096.520.

5096.520. (a) The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall establish a central public registry of all conservation easements held or required by the state, or purchased with state grant funds provided by an agency, department, or division of the state on or after January 1, 2000. In constructing the registry, the Resources Agency shall draw upon the Department of General Services’ property inventory, and other information held by a state agency, department, division, or other sources.
(b) For the purposes of this section, “conservation easement” means any limitation in a recorded instrument that contains an easement, restriction, covenant, condition, or offer to dedicate, that has been executed by or on behalf of the owner of the land subject to that limitation and is binding upon successive owners of the land, and the purpose of which is to retain land predominantly in its natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, forested, or open-space condition. “Conservation easement” includes a conservation easement as defined in Section 815.1 of the Civil Code, an open-space easement as defined in Section 51075 of the Government Code, and an agricultural conservation easement as defined in Section 10211.
(c) The registry shall only include the following information on each conservation easement listed in the registry:
(1) The assessor’s parcel numbers for the property covered by the easement.
(2) The purpose of the easement.
(3) The location of the easement, identified by county and nearest city.
(4) The identity of the easementholder.
(5) The size of the easement in acres.
(6) The date the easement transaction was recorded.
(7) The amount of funding provided by the agency, department, or division of the state holding or requiring the easement or providing state grant funds for the easement.
(d) An agency, department, or division of the state with conservation easements that are held or required by the state or purchased with state grant funds shall enter and keep current the information specified in subdivision (c) for those easements in the registry established pursuant to this section.
(e) On or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary of the Resources Agency shall make the registry available for use by the general public. Only the information pertaining to paragraphs (2) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (c) regarding conservation easements held or required by the state, or purchased with state grant funds provided by an agency, department, or division of the state on or after January 1, 2006, shall be provided by the Secretary of the Resources Agency on the Internet. Personal identifying information shall not be posted on the Internet. The registry shall be updated biennially.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 229, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 5096.600.

5096.600. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 5096.601.

5096.601. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) To maintain a high quality of life for California’s growing population requires a continuing investment in parks, recreation facilities, and in the protection of the state’s natural and historical resources.
(b) Clean air, clean water, clean beaches, and healthy natural ecosystems that can support both human communities and the state’s native fish and wildlife are all part of the legacy of California. Each generation has an obligation to be good stewards of these resources in order to pass them on to their children.
(c) California’s historical legacy also requires active protection, restoration, and interpretation to preserve and pass on an understanding and appreciation of the diverse cultural influences and extraordinary human achievements that have contributed to the unique development of California.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 5096.605.

5096.605. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Acquisition” means obtaining the fee title or a lesser interest in real property, including specifically, a conservation easement or development rights.
(b) “Department” means the Department of Parks and Recreation.
(c) “Development” includes, but is not limited to, improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, enhancement, preservation, protection, and interpretation.
(d) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
(e) “District” means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3, any recreation and park district formed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 5780), or an authority formed pursuant to Division 26 (commencing with Section 35100). With respect to any community or unincorporated region that is not included within a district, and in which no city or county provides parks or recreational areas or facilities, “district” also means any other district that is authorized by statute to operate and manage parks or recreational areas or facilities, employs a full-time park and recreation director, offers year-round park and recreation services on lands and facilities owned by the district, and allocates a substantial portion of its annual operating budget to parks or recreation areas or facilities.
(f) “Fund” means the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Fund created pursuant to Section 5096.610.
(g) “Historical resource” includes, but is not limited to, any building, structure, site, area, place, artifact, or collection of artifacts that is historically or archaeologically significant in the cultural annals of California.
(h) “Local conservation corps” means a program operated by a public agency or nonprofit organization that is certified pursuant to Section 14406.
(i) “Nonprofit organization” means any nonprofit public benefit corporation formed pursuant to the Nonprofit Corporation Law (commencing with Section 5000 of the Corporations Code), qualified to do business in California, and qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(j) “Preservation” means identification, evaluation, recordation, documentation, interpretation, protection, rehabilitation, restoration, stabilization, development, and reconstruction, or any combination of those activities.
(k) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Resources Agency.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 5096.606.

5096.606. Lands or interests in land acquired with funds allocated pursuant to this chapter shall be acquired from a willing seller.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 2 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 00 › Section 5096.610.

5096.610. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Fund, which is hereby created. Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 5096.650, the money in the fund shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature, in the manner set forth in this chapter, for acquisition and development projects, in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) The sum of two hundred twenty-five million dollars ($225,000,000) for acquisition and development of the state park system.
(b) The sum of eight hundred thirty-two million five hundred thousand dollars ($832,500,000) for local assistance programs for the acquisition and development of neighborhood, community, and regional parks and recreation areas.
(c) The sum of one billion two hundred seventy-five million dollars ($1,275,000,000) for land, air, and water conservation programs, including acquisition for those purposes.
(d) The sum of two hundred sixty-seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($267,500,000) for the acquisition, restoration, preservation, and interpretation of California’s historical and cultural resources.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 2 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 00 › Section 5096.611.

5096.611. Notwithstanding any other law, two million five hundred fifty-seven thousand dollars ($2,557,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 5096.610, and eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 5096.652 from the amount allocated pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5096.610 are reallocated to finance the purposes of, and shall be authorized, issued, and appropriated in accordance with, Division 45 (commencing with Section 80000).
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 3 - State Parks › Section 5096.615.

5096.615. The two hundred twenty-five million dollars ($225,000,000) allocated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5096.610 shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature to the department for the acquisition and development of the state park system. It is the intent of the Legislature that first priority for funding shall be for development projects to complete and expand visitor facilities and for restoration projects. Not more than 50 percent of the funds provided by this section may be used for acquisition.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 4 - Local Assistance Programs › Section 5096.620.

5096.620. The eight hundred thirty-two million five hundred thousand dollars ($832,500,000) allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 5096.610 shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature for local assistance programs, in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) The sum of three hundred fifty million dollars ($350,000,000) to the department for grants, in accordance with Section 5096.621, and on the basis of population, for the acquisition and development of neighborhood, community, and regional parks and recreation lands and facilities in urban and rural areas.
(b) The sum of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) to the department for grants, in accordance with the Roberti-Z’berg-Harris Urban Open-Space and Recreation Program Act (Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 5620)).
(c) The sum of twenty-two million five hundred thousand dollars ($22,500,000) on a per capita basis in accordance with subdivision (g) of Section 5096.621.
(d) The sum of two hundred sixty million dollars ($260,000,000) to the department for grants for urban and special need park programs in accordance with Section 5096.625.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election. Note: See Stats. 2001, Ch. 878, Sec. 1, relating to expenditure of funds allocated pursuant to subd. (d) of this section.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 4 - Local Assistance Programs › Section 5096.624.

5096.624. (a) The director shall prepare and adopt criteria and procedures for evaluating applications for grants allocated pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 5096.620. Individual applications for funds shall be submitted to the department for approval as to their conformity with the requirements of this chapter. The application shall be accompanied by certification that the project for which the grant is requested is consistent with the park and recreation element of the applicable city or county general plan or the district park and recreation plan, as the case may be, and will satisfy a high priority need.
(b) To utilize available grant funds as effectively as possible, overlapping or adjoining jurisdictions and applicants with similar objectives are encouraged to combine projects and submit a joint application. An applicant may allocate all or a portion of its per capita share for a regional or state project.
(c) The director shall annually forward a statement of the total amount to be appropriated in each fiscal year for projects approved for grants pursuant to this article to the Director of Finance for inclusion in the Budget Bill. A list of eligible jurisdictions and the amount of grant funds to be allocated to each shall also be made available by the department.
(d) Funds appropriated pursuant to this article shall be encumbered by the recipient within three years from the date the appropriation is effective. Regardless of the date of encumbrance of the granted funds, the recipient is expected to complete all funded projects within eight years of the effective date of the appropriation.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 4 - Local Assistance Programs › Section 5096.625.

5096.625. The funds provided in subdivision (d) of Section 5096.620 shall be available as grants for public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the acquisition and development of new parks, botanical gardens, nature centers, and other community facilities in park poor communities. The funds may be expended pursuant to Section 5004.5, and Chapter 1.55 (commencing with Section 5095), if Senate Bill 359 of the 2001–02 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted on or before January 1, 2003, and Chapter 3.3 (commencing with Section 5640), if Assembly Bill 1481 of the 2001–02 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted on or before January 1, 2003, or pursuant to any other applicable statutory authorization. Not less than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) of the funds provided in subdivision (d) of Section 5096.620 shall be expended for competitive grants consistent with the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 5096.348. Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) of the funds provided in subdivision (d) of Section 5096.620 shall be available for development of Central Park in the City of Rancho Cucamonga. Five million dollars ($5,000,000) of the funds provided in subdivision (d) of Section 5096.620 shall be available for allocation to the City of Los Angeles for park and recreation or community facilities at or adjacent to the Hansen Dam recreation area. Five million dollars ($5,000,000) of the funds provided in subdivision (d) of Section 5096.620 shall be available for allocation to the City of Los Angeles for the Sepulveda Basin recreational parkland.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 4 - Local Assistance Programs › Section 5096.629.

5096.629. In making grants of funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5096.620, priority shall be assigned to projects that include a commitment for a matching contribution. Contributions may be in the form of money from a nonstate source; gifts of real property, equipment, and consumable supplies; volunteer services; free or reduced-cost use.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 4 - Local Assistance Programs › Section 5096.633.

5096.633. Any grant funds appropriated pursuant to this article that have not been expended by the grant recipient prior to July 1, 2011, shall revert to the fund and be available for appropriation by the Legislature for one or more of the local assistance programs specified in Section 5096.620 that the Legislature determines to be the highest priority statewide.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 4 - Local Assistance Programs › Section 5096.634.

5096.634. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “City” means the City of Laguna Woods.
(2) “City Centre Park property” means the approximately 0.32 acre portion of City Centre Park to be removed from public recreation use by the City of Laguna Woods and used as a fire station and for public safety purposes pursuant to subdivision (c).
(3) “Department” means the Department of Parks and Recreation.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the removal of park property and the reinvestment of funding for capital improvements in the City Centre Park authorized under this section is for the sole purposes of enhancing recreational opportunities and improving public safety in the city, and not to facilitate industrial development.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, no later than January 1, 2026, the city may remove from public recreation use City Centre Park property improved with grant moneys from this chapter, subject to the reinvestment of two hundred twelve thousand dollars ($212,000) in capital improvements as described in subdivision (d) in the remaining City Centre Park, which shall be used for park purposes, subject to all applicable requirements of the grant funding received under this chapter, and at no cost to the state. The two-hundred-twelve-­thousand-dollar ($212,000) reinvestment was calculated by an independent appraisal of the fair market value of the City Centre Park property conducted in 2022 and submitted by the city to the department in 2023.
(d) The city shall develop a plan for capital improvements to be made to the remaining City Centre Park that meets the following requirements:
(1) The plan shall include capital improvements in the amount of two hundred twelve thousand dollars ($212,000) in the remaining City Centre Park.
(2) The city shall conduct two community meetings to solicit the input of residents of the city for the capital improvements to be made.
(3) The plan shall be approved by the city council of the city and submitted to the department on or before January 1, 2025.
(4) The plan shall enhance the active or passive recreational utility to the public of the remaining City Centre Park.
(e) The plan developed pursuant to subdivision (d) shall be approved by the department before any of the capital improvements identified in the plan are made to the remaining City Centre Park.
(f) The city shall complete the capital improvements identified in the plan developed pursuant to subdivision (d) within three years of the department’s approval of the plan.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 287, Sec. 2. (SB 475) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 5 - Land, Air, and Water Conservation › Section 5096.651.

5096.651. In making grants pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 5096.650, priority shall be given to projects that include a commitment for a matching contribution. Contributions may be in the form of money, property, or services.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 5.5 - Historical and Cultural Resources Preservation › Section 5096.652.

5096.652. (a) The two hundred sixty-seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($267,500,000) allocated pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5096.610 shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature for the acquisition, development, preservation, and interpretation of buildings, structures, sites, places, and artifacts that preserve and demonstrate culturally significant aspects of California’s history and for grants for these purposes. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, those which preserve and demonstrate the following:
(1) Culturally significant aspects of life during various periods of California history including architecture, economic activities, art, recreation, and transportation.
(2) Unique identifiable ethnic and other communities that have added significant elements to California’s culture.
(3) California industrial, commercial, and military history including the industries, technologies, and commercial activities that have characterized California’s economic expansion and California’s contribution to national defense.
(4) Important paleontologic, oceanographic, and geologic sites and specimens.
(b) Thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) of the funds available pursuant to this section shall be allocated to a city for the development, rehabilitation, preservation, restoration, and interpretation of resources at a city park of historical and cultural significance that is over 1,000 acres and that serves an urban area with a population that is greater than 750,000 in northern California.
(c) Two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) of the funds available pursuant to this section shall be allocated to the County of Los Angeles for the El Pueblo Cultural and Performing Arts Center.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.665.

5096.665. Bonds in the total amount of two billion six hundred million dollars ($2,600,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 5096.677, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes set forth in Section 5096.610 and to be used to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable. Pursuant to this section, the Treasurer shall sell the bonds authorized by the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act Finance Committee created pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5096.667 at any different times that are necessary to service expenditures appropriated pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.666.

5096.666. The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in 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), and all of the provisions of that law apply to the bonds and to this chapter and are hereby incorporated in this chapter by this reference as though set forth in full in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.667.

5096.667. (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this chapter, the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act Finance Committee is hereby created. For purposes of this chapter, the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act Finance Committee is “the committee” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law. The committee consists of the Controller, the Director of Finance, and the Treasurer, or their designated representatives. The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee. A majority of the committee may act for the committee.
(b) For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, the Secretary of the Resources Agency is designated the “board.”
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.668.

5096.668. The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter to carry out Section 5096.610 and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those actions progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds authorized to be issued be sold at any one time.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.670.

5096.670. There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds maturing each year. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act that is necessary to collect that additional sum.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.671.

5096.671. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will equal the total of the following:
(a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter, as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b) The sum necessary to carry out Section 5096.672, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.672.

5096.672. For purposes of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amount withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund from proceeds received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.673.

5096.673. Pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the cost of bond issuance shall be paid out of the bond proceeds. These costs shall be shared proportionally by each program funded through this bond act.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.674.

5096.674. Actual costs incurred in connection with administering programs authorized under the categories specified in Section 5096.610 shall be paid from the funds authorized by this act.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.675.

5096.675. The secretary may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, including other authorized forms of interim financing that include, but are not limited to, commercial paper, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for purposes of carrying out this chapter. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that the committee, by resolution, has authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The secretary shall execute any documents required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the board in accordance with this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.676.

5096.676. All money deposited in the fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.677.

5096.677. The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the voters of the state of the issuance of the bonds described in this chapter includes the approval of the issuance of any bonds to refund any bonds originally issued under this chapter or any previously issued refunding bonds.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.678.

5096.678. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this chapter that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes, subject to designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and the investment earnings on those proceeds. The Treasurer may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law or to take any other action with respect to the investment and use of bond proceeds required or desirable under federal law 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. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.679.

5096.679. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
(b) Funds provided pursuant to this chapter, and any appropriation or transfer of those funds, shall not be deemed to be a transfer of funds for the purposes of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 2780) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.681.

5096.681. Except for funds continuously appropriated by this chapter, all appropriations of funds pursuant to Section 5096.610 for purposes of the program shall be included in the Budget Bill for the 2002–03 fiscal year, and each succeeding fiscal year, for consideration by the Legislature, and shall bear the label “California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Program Fund.” The Budget Bill section shall contain separate items for each project, each class of project, or each element of the program for which an appropriation is made.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.696 - The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 › ARTICLE 6 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 5096.683.

5096.683. The Secretary shall provide for an annual audit of expenditures from this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 40 at the March 5, 2002, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.697 - Efficient Water Use in Parks and Recreation Areas Act › Section 5096.687.

5096.687. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Efficient Water Use in Parks and Recreation Areas Act.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 322, Sec. 2. Effective September 3, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.697 - Efficient Water Use in Parks and Recreation Areas Act › Section 5096.688.

5096.688. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the conservation and efficient use of water in California’s parks and recreational areas.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 322, Sec. 2. Effective September 3, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.697 - Efficient Water Use in Parks and Recreation Areas Act › Section 5096.689.

5096.689. Criteria and procedures adopted by the department for evaluating applications for grants made available pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 5096.620 for the development of neighborhood, community, and regional parks and recreation lands and facilities in urban and rural areas shall include recommendations that grant applicants consider the implementation or installation of water conservation measures as part of their proposed project. The department shall develop those recommendations in consultation with the Department of Water Resources.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 322, Sec. 2. Effective September 3, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.699 - Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 5096.800.

5096.800. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 33, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1E at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.699 - Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 5096.805.

5096.805. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
(a) “Board” means the Reclamation Board or successor entity.
(b) “Committee” means the Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Finance Committee, created by Section 5096.957.
(c) “Delta” means the area of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as defined in Section 12220 of the Water Code.
(d) “Department” means the Department of Water Resources.
(e) “Facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control” means the levees, weirs, channels, and other features of the federally and state-authorized flood control facilities located in the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River drainage basin for which the board or the department has given the assurances of nonfederal cooperation to the United States required for the project, and those facilities identified in Section 8361 of the Water Code.
(f) “Fund” means the Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Fund of 2006, created by Section 5096.806.
(g) “Project levees” means the levees that are part of the facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control.
(h) “Restoration” means the improvement of a physical structure or facility and, in the case of natural system and landscape features, includes, but is not limited to, a project for the control of erosion, the control and elimination of exotic species, including prescribed burning, fuel hazard reduction, fencing out threats to existing or restored natural resources, road elimination, and other plant and wildlife habitat improvement to increase the natural system value of the property. A restoration project shall include the planning, monitoring, and reporting necessary to ensure successful implementation of the project objectives.
(i) “State General Obligation Bond Law” means 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).
(j) “State Plan of Flood Control” means the state and federal flood control works, lands, programs, plans, conditions, and mode of maintenance and operations of the Sacramento River Flood Control Project described in Section 8350 of the Water Code, and of flood control projects in the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River watersheds authorized pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 12648) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 6 of the Water Code for which the board or the department has provided the assurances of nonfederal cooperation to the United States, which shall be updated by the department and compiled into a single document entitled “The State Plan of Flood Control.”
(k) “Urban area” means any contiguous area in which more than 10,000 residents are protected by project levees.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 199. Effective January 1, 2008. Note: This section was added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 33, and approved in Prop. 1E on Nov. 7, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.699 - Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Fund of 2006 › Section 5096.806.

5096.806. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Fund of 2006, which is hereby created.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 33, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1E at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.699 - Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 4 - Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Program › Section 5096.820.

5096.820. (a) The sum of four billion ninety million dollars ($4,090,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation therefor, for disaster preparedness and flood prevention projects pursuant to this article.
(b) In expending funds pursuant to this article, the Governor shall do all of the following:
(1) Secure the maximum feasible amounts of federal and local matching funds to fund disaster preparedness and flood prevention projects in order to ensure prudent and cost-effective use of these funds to the extent that this does not prohibit timely implementation of this article.
(2) Prioritize project selection and project design to achieve maximum public benefits from the use of these funds.
(3) In connection with the submission of the annual Governor’s Budget, submit an annual Bond Expenditure Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Plan that describes in detail the proposed expenditures of bond funds, the amount of federal appropriations and local funding obtained to fund disaster preparedness and flood prevention projects to match those expenditures, and an investment strategy to meet long-term flood protection needs and minimize state taxpayer liabilities from flooding.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 33, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1E at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS › CHAPTER 1.699 - Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 4 - Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Program › Section 5096.821.

5096.821. Three billion dollars ($3,000,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation to the department, for the following purposes:
(a) The evaluation, repair, rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement of levees, weirs, bypasses, and facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control by all of the following actions:
(1) Repairing erosion sites and removing sediment from channels or bypasses.
(2) Evaluating and repairing levees and any other facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control.
(3) Implementing mitigation measures for a project undertaken pursuant to this subdivision. The department may fund participation in a natural community conservation plan pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 2800) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code to facilitate projects authorized by this subdivision.
(b) Improving or adding facilities to the State Plan of Flood Control to increase levels of flood prevention for urban areas, including all related costs for mitigation and infrastructure relocation. Funds made available by this subdivision may be expended for state financial participation in federal and state authorized flood control projects, feasibility studies and design of federal flood damage reduction and related projects, and reservoir reoperation and groundwater flood storage projects. Not more than two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) may be expended on a single project, excluding authorized flood control improvements to Folsom Dam.
(c) (1) To reduce the risk of levee failure in the delta.
(2) The funds made available for the purpose specified in paragraph (1) shall be expended for both of the following purposes:
(A) Local assistance under the delta levee maintenance subventions program under Part 9 (commencing with Section 12980) of Division 6 of the Water Code, as that part may be amended.
(B) Special flood protection projects under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12310) of Part 4.8 of Division 6 of the Water Code, as that chapter may be amended.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 200. Effective January 1, 2008. Note: This section was added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 33, and approved in Prop. 1E on Nov. 7, 2006.)