reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 1 - California Coordinate System › Section 8813.1.

8813.1. On and after December 31, 2005, a survey that uses or establishes a CCS83 value or values shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) (1) The survey shall be referenced to and shall have field-observed statistically independent connections to one or more horizontal reference stations, except as provided in paragraph (2), that is or are one of the following:
(A) CSRN station.
(B) Geodetic control station located outside of the State of California that meets all the requirements for inclusion in the CSRN except that the station is outside California.
(C) Existing CCS83 station that is all of the following:
(i) Is shown on a map filed with the applicable county surveyor by a public officer, subdivision map, corner record, or record of survey.
(ii) Meets all the requirements for inclusion in the CSRN, except that the station and its data are not published by NGS or CSRC.
(iii) Has an accuracy, conforming to the applicable CSRN requirements, stated for the station’s value.
(D) Existing CCS83 station that is all of the following:
(i) Is shown on a public map or document that is compiled and maintained by the applicable county surveyor.
(ii) Meets all the requirements for inclusion in the CSRN, except that the station and its data are not published by NGS or CSRC.
(iii) Has an accuracy, conforming to the applicable CSRN requirements, stated for the station’s value.
(2) On and after January 1, 2023, for purposes of a survey that establishes a CCS83 value or values, the survey shall be referenced to and shall have field-observed statistically independent connections to two or more horizontal reference stations.
(b) If an accuracy is to be claimed for the CCS83 value or values established, the claimed accuracy shall be an accuracy standard published by FGDC or FGCS.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 302, Sec. 11. (SB 1120) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 1 - California Coordinate System › Section 8813.2.

8813.2. After December 31, 2005, if an accuracy is claimed for a CCS83 value or values, the survey that established the value or values shall be documented on a map, record of survey, corner record, or other document that includes, in addition to other requirements in this chapter, the following:
(a) For each CCS83 station, the resultant CCS83 value or values.
(b) The FGDC or FGCS accuracy standard of the CCS83 value or values established. FGDC accuracies shall be identified as either a local or network accuracy.
(c) Additional written data that justifies the FGDC or FGCS accuracy standard shown. Such additional written data shall include observation equipment, control diagram including required field-observed statistically independent connection or connections, adjustment methodology and software used, a summary of the procedures used or a reference to published commonly accepted procedural specifications, final residuals or closures, and other data essential for others to evaluate the survey.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.7. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 1 - California Coordinate System › Section 8813.3.

8813.3. (a) After December 31, 2005, when a survey that uses or establishes a CCS83 value or values is shown on any document, the station or stations to which the CCS83 value or values are referenced and connected and the CCS83 value or values and the published or stated accuracy or accuracies of that reference station or stations shall be shown also on the document.
(b) If a CCS83 survey begins before January 1, 2006, and is not completed by that date, the CCS83 survey may be completed in accordance with Sections 8813 and 8815.4 of this chapter or Sections 8813.1, 8813.2, and 8813.3 of this chapter, at the surveyor’s option. All other applicable provisions of this chapter remain applicable.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.8. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 1 - California Coordinate System › Section 8814.

8814. State plane coordinates may be used for property identification on any map, survey, conveyance, or other instrument which delineates or affects the title to real property or which delineates, describes, or refers to the property, or any part thereof. However, to constitute, when recorded, constructive notice thereof under the recording laws, the delineating, describing, or referring to the property, or part thereof, shall also refer to data appearing of record in any office, the records of which constitute constructive notice under the recording laws. That record data shall be sufficient to identify the property without recourse to those coordinates, and in case of conflict between them, the references to that recorded data shall be controlling for the purpose of determining constructive notice under the recording laws.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 611, Sec. 13.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 1 - California Coordinate System › Section 8815.

8815. The use of the term “California Coordinate System” on any map or document or in any field notes shall be suffixed either with “27” (shown as “CCS27”) for coordinates based on NAD27, with “83” (shown as “CCS83”) for coordinates based on NAD83, and with “2022” (shown as CCS2022) for coordinates based upon NATRF2022 or PATRF2022.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 3. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 1 - California Coordinate System › Section 8815.1.

8815.1. When CCS83 coordinates are shown on any map, corner record, or other document, the map, corner record, or document shall state the datum realization tag in parentheses and epoch date, in a decimal year format to two decimal places, that is the basis of the coordinate values shown. The datum realization tag and epoch date shall be shown on the map, corner record, or other document by an appropriate note on the map, corner record, or document or by adding a suffix in parentheses after CCS83 that states the epoch; for example, “CCS83 (2011) epoch 2010.00,” “CCS83 (NSRS) epoch 2007.00,” and so forth.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 4. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 1 - California Coordinate System › Section 8815.2.

8815.2. The epoch for a survey using CCS83 coordinates shall be the published NGS or CSRC datum realization and epoch date of a published coordinate for a controlling station used for that survey. These surveys performed after December 31, 1999, shall be based on the “NAD83 (1992) epoch 1991.35” datum realization and epoch or a subsequent published NGS or CSRC datum realization and epoch.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 5. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 1 - California Coordinate System › Section 8815.3.

8815.3. When the published epochs of the controlling stations for a survey using CCS83 or CCS2022 coordinates are not the same, appropriate adjustments shall be made to the horizontal positions of controlling stations so that the coordinates of all the controlling stations are consistent. These adjustments in the horizontal positions of controlling stations shall be made in accordance with procedures and values published by the NGS or CSRC.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 6. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 1 - California Coordinate System › Section 8815.4.

8815.4. When a purported order of accuracy of second order or better is shown for CCS83 or CCS2022 coordinate values on any map, corner record, or other document prior to January 1, 2006, that map, corner record, or other document shall use the order of accuracy as defined by the FGCS or FGDC If an FGCS or FGDC order of accuracy is claimed for a survey or a map, it shall be justified by additional written data that shows equipment, procedures, closures, adjustments, and a control diagram.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 7. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 1 - California Coordinate System › Section 8815.5.

8815.5. When CCS83 or CCS2022 coordinates are shown on any map, corner record, or record of survey, a mapping angle, combined grid factor, and the elevation used to determine the combined grid factor shall be shown on the map, corner record, or record of survey for at least one representative point.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 8. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 1 - California Coordinate System › Section 8817.

8817. Prior to January 1, 1995, use of State Plane Coordinates for new projects may be based either on CCS27 or CCS83. On or after January 1, 1995, when State Plane Coordinates are used on new surveys and new mapping projects, the use shall be limited to CCS83. However, this section does not preclude a survey from retracement of a CCS27 survey. After January 1 2025, new surveys and mapping projects may be based upon CCS2022.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 9. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 1 - California Coordinate System › Section 8818.

8818. This chapter does not impair or invalidate land titles, legal descriptions, or jurisdictional or land boundaries and, further, this chapter does not impair or invalidate references to, or the use of, CCS 27 coordinates, except as provided in Section 8817.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 611, Sec. 17.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 1 - California Coordinate System › Section 8819.

8819. This chapter does not prohibit the use of new surveying technologies or techniques for which FGCS specifications or other accepted specifications have not yet been published.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.13. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 2 - Topographical Mapping › Section 8833.

8833. The department shall investigate and prepare a complete report on mapping, including plans and recommendations for an adequate mapping program for California, and shall adopt a general plan and program for the accomplishment of the policy declared in this chapter. The general plan and program so adopted, or as amended or modified, shall be the authorized general plan and program to be carried out by the department. The department may from time to time make such further investigations and reports upon mapping as deemed proper by it in pursuance of the policy declared in this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 2 - Topographical Mapping › Section 8834.

8834. All map production work to be undertaken pursuant to this chapter shall be in cooperation with the federal government. With the approval of the Department of General Services, the department may enter into agreements or contracts with the federal government or any of its agencies for performance of map production work in accordance with the general plan and program.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network › Section 8850.

8850. The official geodetic datums and spatial reference network for use within the State of California shall be as defined by this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.14. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network › Section 8851.

8851. As used in this chapter:
(a) “NGS” means National Geodetic Survey or its successor.
(b) “CSRC” means California Spatial Reference Center or its successor.
(c) “NAD83” means North American Datum of 1983.
(d) “NATRF2022” means the North American Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022.
(e) “PATRF2022” means the Pacific Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022.
(f) “NAVD88” means North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
(g) “NAPGD2022” means the North American-Pacific Geopotential Datum of 2022.
(h) “ITRF” means International Terrestrial Reference Frame as defined by the International Earth Rotation Service.
(i) “GPS” means Global Positioning System and includes other, similar space-based systems.
(j) “FGDC” means Federal Geographic Data Committee or it successor.
(k) “FGCS” means the Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee or its successor.
(l) “CSRN” means California Spatial Reference Network.
(m) “NSRS” means the National Spatial Reference System.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 10. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network › Section 8852.

8852. The official geodetic datum to which horizontal positions and ellipsoid heights are referenced within the State of California shall be NAD83, NATRF2022, or PATRF2022.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 11. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network › Section 8853.

8853. The official geodetic datum to which orthometric heights are referenced within the State of California shall be NAVD88 or NAPGD2022.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 12. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network › Section 8854.

8854. When horizontal positions, ellipsoid heights, or orthometric heights are shown on a document, the document shall show the geodetic datum, including datum realization tag and epoch date, if appropriate, to which the values are referenced, whether NAD83 (NSRS) epoch 2007.00, NATRF2022, NAVD88, NAPGD2022, ITRF, or another datum.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 13. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network › Section 8855.

8855. The official geodetic reference network for use within the State of California shall be the CSRN as defined by this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.14. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network › Section 8856.

8856. The geodetic control stations within the State of California having horizontal positions conforming to all of the following requirements shall be part of the CSRN. The horizontal positions shall:
(a) Be referenced to NAD83 or NATRF2022.
(b) Have been determined by GPS survey methods.
(c) Be published by NGS or CSRC.
(d) Have a NGS or CSRC published network accuracy of two centimeters or better as defined by FGDC or a NGS or CSRC published accuracy of first order or better as defined by FGCS.
(e) Have a NGS or CSRC published horizontal velocity or a horizontal velocity that can be determined using procedures and values published by NGS or CSRC.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 14. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network › Section 8857.

8857. The geodetic control stations within the State of California having ellipsoid heights conforming to all of the following requirements shall be part of the CSRN. The ellipsoid heights shall:
(a) Be referenced to NAD83 or NATRF2022.
(b) Have been determined by GPS survey methods.
(c) Be published by NGS or CSRC.
(d) Have a NGS or CSRC published network accuracy of five centimeters or better as defined by FGDC or a NGS or CSRC published accuracy of fourth order, class II, or better as defined by FGCS.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 15. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network › Section 8858.

8858. The geodetic control stations within the State of California having orthometric heights determined by GPS survey methods and conforming to all of the following requirements shall be part of the CSRN. The orthometric heights shall:
(a) Be based on NAD83 and referenced to NAVD88, or alternatively, NATRF2022 and NAPGD2022.
(b) Be published by NGS or CSRC.
(c) Have a NGS or CSRC published network accuracy of five centimeters or better as defined by FGDC.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 16. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network › Section 8859.

8859. The geodetic control stations within the State of California having orthometric heights determined by differential leveling survey methods and conforming to all of the following requirements shall be part of the CSRN. The orthometric heights shall:
(a) Be referenced to NAVD88.
(b) Be published by NGS or CSRC.
(c) Have a NGS or CSRC published accuracy of third order, class II or better as defined by FGCS.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.14. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network › Section 8860.

8860. The use of the NAD83, NATRF2022, PATRF2022, NAVD88, NAPGD2022, and CSRN by any person, firm, or governmental agency is optional.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 17. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network › Section 8861.

8861. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit the appropriate use of other datums, including ITRF, and other geodetic reference networks.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.14. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 4 - California Geodetic Coordinates › Section 8870.

8870. Geodetic coordinates within the State of California that are based on the North American Datum of 1983 and conforming to the provisions of this chapter shall be known as “California Geodetic Coordinates of 1983.”
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 4 - California Geodetic Coordinates › Section 8871.

8871. As used in this chapter:
(a) “NGS” means National Geodetic Survey or its successor.
(b) “CSRC” means California Spatial Reference Center or its successor.
(c) “NAD83” means North American Datum of 1983.
(d) “GPS” means Global Positioning System and includes other, similar spaced-based systems.
(e) “FGDC” means the Federal Geographic Data Committee or its successor.
(f) “FGCS” means the Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee or its successor.
(g) “CSRN” means California Spatial Reference Network as defined by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 8850), “Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network.”
(h) “CGC83” means California Geodetic Coordinates of 1983.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 4 - California Geodetic Coordinates › Section 8872.

8872. The phrase “California Geodetic Coordinates of 1983” or any abbreviation thereof, such as “CGC83,” shall be used only in reference to geodetic coordinates based on NAD83 and conforming to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 4 - California Geodetic Coordinates › Section 8873.

8873. CGC83 values shall be expressed as latitude, longitude, or ellipsoid height values or as Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z). When Cartesian coordinates are used, the symbols and conventions utilized shall be the same as that used by NGS.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 4 - California Geodetic Coordinates › Section 8874.

8874. CGC83 latitude and longitude values shall be expressed in degrees, minutes, seconds, and decimals of a second, or degrees and decimals of a degree. CGC83 ellipsoid height values shall be expressed in meters and decimals of a meter or feet and decimals of a foot. When ellipsoid height values are expressed in feet, the “U.S. Survey Foot” (one foot equals 1200/3937 meters) shall be used as the standard foot. CGC83 Cartesian coordinate values shall be expressed in meters and decimals of a meter.
When CGC83 values are stated on any document, the unit of measure shall be clearly stated.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 4 - California Geodetic Coordinates › Section 8875.

8875. The survey that establishes a CGC83 value or values shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) The survey shall be referenced to and shall have field-observed statistically independent connections to one or more appropriate reference stations that is one of the following:
(1) CSRN station.
(2) Geodetic control station located outside of the State of California that meets all the requirements for inclusion in the CSRN except that the station is outside California.
(3) Existing CGC83 station that:
(A) Is shown on a map filed with the applicable county surveyor by a public officer, subdivision map, corner record, or record of survey.
(B) Meets all the requirements for inclusion in the CSRN except that the station and its data are not published by NGS or CSRC.
(C) Has an accuracy, conforming to the applicable CSRN requirements, stated for the station’s value.
(4) Existing CGC83 station that is shown on a public map or document that:
(A) Is compiled and maintained by the applicable county surveyor.
(B) Meets all the requirements for inclusion in the CSRN except that the station and its data are not published by NGS or CSRC.
(C) Has an accuracy, conforming to the applicable CSRN requirements, stated for the station’s value.
(b) If an accuracy is to be claimed for the CGC83 value or values established, the claimed accuracy shall be an accuracy standard published by FGDC or FGCS.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 4 - California Geodetic Coordinates › Section 8876.

8876. If an accuracy is claimed for a CGC83 value or values, the survey that established the value or values shall be documented on a map, record of survey, corner record, or other document that includes, at a minimum, the following:
(a) For each CGC83 station, the resultant CGC83 value or values.
(b) The epoch (date), in a decimal year format to two decimal places, that is the basis of the CGC83 values shown. The epoch shall be the published NGS or CSRC epoch of a controlling station for the survey.
If the published epochs for the horizontal positions of the controlling stations are not the same, appropriate adjustments shall be made to the horizontal values of the controlling stations so that said values of all the controlling stations are at one consistent epoch published by NGS or CSRC. These adjustments in the coordinates of the controlling stations shall be made in accordance with procedures and values published by NGS or CSRC.
(c) The FGDC and FGCS accuracy standard of the CGC83 value or values established. FGDC accuracies shall be identified as either a local or network accuracy.
(d) Additional written data that justifies the FGDC or FGCS accuracy standard shown. Such additional written data shall include observation equipment, control diagram including required field-observed statistically independent connection or connections, adjustment methodology and software used, a summary of the procedures used or a reference to published commonly accepted procedural specifications, final residuals or closures, and other data essential for others to evaluate the survey.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 4 - California Geodetic Coordinates › Section 8877.

8877. When a CGC83 value or values are shown on any document, the document shall include the following:
(a) A statement that the geodetic coordinate value or values shown are a CGC83 value or values; exceptions shall be noted.
(b) The station or stations to which the CGC83 value or values are referenced and connected and the geodetic coordinate value or values and the published or stated accuracy or accuracies of said reference station or stations.
(c) The epoch of the CGC83 value or values shown. The epoch shall conform to provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 8876.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 4 - California Geodetic Coordinates › Section 8879.

8879. This chapter does not impair or invalidate land titles, legal descriptions, or jurisdictional or land boundaries and, further, this chapter does not impair or invalidate references to, or the use of, datums or latitude, longitude, or ellipsoid height values or other geodetic coordinate values that do not conform to this chapter except as specified in Section 8872.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 4 - California Geodetic Coordinates › Section 8880.

8880. This chapter does not prohibit the use of new surveying technologies or techniques for which FGCS specifications or other accepted specifications have not yet been published.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 5 - California Orthometric Heights › Section 8890.

8890. Orthometric heights within the State of California that are based on the North America Vertical Datum of 1988 and conforming to the provisions of this chapter shall be known as “California Orthometric Heights of 1988.” Orthometric heights are commonly referred to as “elevations.”
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 5 - California Orthometric Heights › Section 8891.

8891. As used in this chapter:
(a) “NGS” means National Geodetic Survey or its successor.
(b) “CSRC” means California Spatial Reference Center or its successor.
(c) “NAVD88” means North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
(d) “GPS” means Global Positioning System and includes other, similar space-based systems.
(e) “FGDC” means the Federal Geographic Data Committee or its successor.
(f) “FGCS” means the Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee or its successor.
(g)  “CSRN” means California Spatial Reference Network as defined by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 8850), “Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network.”
(h) “COH88” means California Orthometric Heights of 1988.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 5 - California Orthometric Heights › Section 8892.

8892. The phrase “California Orthometric Heights of 1988” or any abbreviation, such as “COH88,” thereof shall be used only in reference to orthometric heights based on NAVD88 and conforming to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 5 - California Orthometric Heights › Section 8893.

8893. COH88 values shall be expressed in meters and decimals of a meter or in feet and decimals of a foot. When COH88 values are expressed in feet, the “U.S. Survey Foot,” (one foot equals 1200/3937 meters) shall be used as the standard foot.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 5 - California Orthometric Heights › Section 8894.

8894. COH88 values that are determined from differential leveling surveys shall be known as “leveled COH88” values. COH88 values that are determined from GPS surveys and the appropriate application of a geoid model shall be known as “derived COH88” values.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 5 - California Orthometric Heights › Section 8895.

8895. When a geoid model is used to determine derived COH88 values, it shall be the latest geoid model published by NGS.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 5 - California Orthometric Heights › Section 8896.

8896. The accuracy of derived COH88 values may be improved by applying a “local orthometric height correction” to the geoid height determined from the latest, applicable geoid model published by NGS.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 5 - California Orthometric Heights › Section 8897.

8897. The survey that establishes a COH88 value or values shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) The survey shall be referenced to and shall have field-observed statistically independent connections to one or more orthometric height reference stations that is or are one of the following:
(1) CSRN station.
(2) Geodetic control station located outside of the State of California that meets all the requirements for inclusion in the CSRN except that the station is outside California.
(3) Existing COH88 station that (A) is shown on a map filed with the applicable county surveyor by a public officer, subdivision map, corner record, or record of survey, (B) meets all the requirements for inclusion in the CSRN, except that the station and its data are not published by NGS or CSRC, and (C) has an accuracy, conforming to the applicable CSRN requirements, stated for the station’s value.
(4) Existing COH88 station that is shown on a public map or document that (A) is compiled and maintained by the applicable county surveyor, (B) meets all the requirements for inclusion in the CSRN except that the station and its data are not published by NGS or CSRC, and (C) has an accuracy, conforming to the applicable CSRN requirements, stated for the station’s value.
(b) If an accuracy is to be claimed for the COH88 value or values established, the claimed accuracy shall be an accuracy standard published by FGDC or FGCS.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 5 - California Orthometric Heights › Section 8898.

8898. If an accuracy is claimed for a COH88 value or values, the survey that established the value or values shall be documented on a map, record of survey, corner record, or other document that includes, at a minimum, the following:
(a) For each COH88 station, the resultant COH88 value.
(b) For each individual COH88 value, whether it is a leveled COH88 or a derived COH88 value.
(c) For leveled COH88 values, the beginning and ending dates of the observations used to determine the values.
(d) For derived COH88 values, the date of the NGS geoid model used to determine the values.
(e) When derived COH88 values are shown and reflect the application of a “local orthometric height correction model,” written data that justifies the model’s validity. Such written data shall include a summary of the procedures, computations, analysis, and validation process used to develop the model.
(f) For derived COH88 values, the epoch (date), in a decimal year format to two decimal places, that is the basis of the COH88 values shown. Said epoch shall be the published NGS or CSRC epoch of a controlling station for the survey.
(g) The FGDC or FGCS accuracy standard of the COH88 value or values established. FGDC accuracies shall be identified as either a local or network accuracy.
(h) Additional written data that justifies the FGDC or FGCS accuracy standard shown. Such additional written data shall include observation equipment, control diagram including required field-observed statistically independent connection or connections, adjustment methodology and software used, a summary of the procedures used or a reference to a published commonly accepted procedural specifications, final residuals or closures, and other data essential for others to evaluate the survey.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 5 - California Orthometric Heights › Section 8899.

8899. When a COH88 value or values are shown on any document, the document shall include the following:
(a) A statement that the orthometric height or heights shown are a COH88 value or values; exceptions shall be noted.
(b) The station or stations to which the COH88 value or values are referenced and connected and the orthometric height value or values and the published or stated accuracy or accuracies of said referenced station or stations.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 5 - California Orthometric Heights › Section 8901.

8901. This chapter does not impair or invalidate land titles, legal descriptions, or jurisdictional or land boundaries and, further, this chapter does not impair or invalidate references to, or the use of, datums, elevations, orthometric heights, or other height values that do not conform to this chapter except as specified in Section 8892 in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 8 - SURVEYING AND MAPPING › CHAPTER 5 - California Orthometric Heights › Section 8902.

8902. This chapter does not prohibit the use of new surveying technologies or techniques for which FGCS specifications or other accepted specifications have not yet been published.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.16. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Policy of State › Section 9001.5.

9001.5. (a) It is the policy of the state that the protection and management of natural and working lands is an important strategy in meeting the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. The protection and management of those lands can result in the removal of carbon from the atmosphere and the sequestration of carbon in, above, and below the ground.
(b) The protection and management of natural and working lands provides multiple public benefits, including, but not limited to, assisting with adaptation to the impacts of climate change, improving water quality and quantity, flood protection, ensuring healthy fish and wildlife populations, and providing recreational and economic benefits.
(c) All state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Natural Resources Agency, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the California Environmental Protection Agency, and their respective departments, boards, and commissions, shall consider the policy set forth in this section when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, expenditures, or grant criteria relating to the protection and management of natural and working lands. State agencies shall implement this requirement in conjunction with the state’s other strategies to meet its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and with the intent to, among other things, promote the cooperation of owners of natural and working lands.
(d) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Working lands” means lands used for farming, grazing, or the production of forest products.
(2) “Natural lands” means lands consisting of forests, grasslands, deserts, freshwater and riparian systems, wetlands, coastal and estuarine areas, watersheds, wildlands, or wildlife habitat, or lands used for recreational purposes such as parks, urban and community forests, trails, greenbelts, and other similar open-space land. For purposes of this paragraph, “parks” includes, but is not limited to, areas that provide public green space.
(e) Nothing in this section shall affect the existing authority of a city, county, city and county, state agency, department, commission, or board relating to natural and working lands.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 545, Sec. 2. (SB 1386) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Policy of State › Section 9002.

9002. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination:
(a) That the construction and maintenance on privately or publicly owned land of works for resource conservation is in the general public interest and for the general public benefit.
(b) That the expenditure of state, county, city, district, or other public funds that are available or may become available for planning, designing, or implementing the above and for the construction or maintenance of such control or preventive works on privately or publicly owned land constitutes expenditure for the general public benefit.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Policy of State › Section 9003.

9003. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that resource conservation districts are legal subdivisions of the state and, as such, are not-for-profit entities. For the purpose of contracting with state agencies only, resource conservation districts shall be considered agencies of the state.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 994, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 9023.

9023. “Directors” means the board of directors of a district, and when powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon directors in this division the powers shall be exercised and the duties performed by the directors acting as a body and not as individuals.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 9025.

9025. “Principal county” means the county in which all or the greatest portion of privately owned land of a district is situated. The principal county remains the same regardless of any change in boundaries. The principal county of a consolidated district is that county in which all or the greatest portion of the privately owned area in the consolidated district is located.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 9027.

9027. “Landowner” or “owner of land” includes a holder of evidence of title and, also, a holder of land under a possessory right acquired by entry or purchase from the United States or the State of California. A guardian, executor, administrator, or other person holding property in a trust capacity under an appointment of court is the “owner” of such property for the purposes of this division and as such may do and perform any act provided for herein when authorized by an order of court which order may be made without notice.
If any land is assessed on the assessment roll to unknown or fictitiously named owners, or to unnamed owners in addition to any owner or owners named thereon, the land has, for the purposes of this division, but one owner in addition to any owner or owners whose true name or names may be purported to be given on the assessment book.
The holder of title to an undivided interest in any land is an owner as to his interest for the purposes of this division, and such undivided interests shall be counted and valued as though they were separate interests. If the assessment roll fails to indicate the extent of any undivided interest, the holders of title whose undivided interests are not specifically defined are owners for the purposes of this division, of equal shares therein.
The value of any land and the owners of any land are conclusively determined, for the purposes of this division, by the last equalized assessment roll.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 9028.

9028. “Land occupant” or “occupant of land” means a person in possession of land within a district whether as owner, lessee, tenant, or otherwise. A person legally entitled to possession of land is a land occupant as to that land whether in actual possession or not. A person in actual possession of land is a land occupant regardless of his right of possession.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 9029.

9029. “Voter” means an elector who is registered to vote pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2100) of Division 2 of the Elections Code, and residing within the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 170. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 9030.

9030. “Proxy” means a written authorization to sign a petition. Landowners may sign petitions under this division by proxy. The proxy of an individual landowner shall be acknowledged by him. The holder of a proxy of an individual landowner shall be an individual 18 years of age or over or a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity. The proxy of a corporation shall contain a statement by the secretary or manager of the corporation that the proxy was authorized by the corporation. A corporation owning land may sign a petition only by proxy.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 9033.

9033. “Assessment records” includes the assessment roll and all maps and other records relating to the assessment, levy, and collection of taxes, whether in the custody of the assessor or not.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 3 - Applicability › Section 9041.

9041. This Division 9 of the Public Resources Code, insofar as it is substantially the same as the Division 9 of that code repealed upon the enactment of this Division 9, shall be construed as a restatement and continuation of the existing law and not as a new enactment nor shall anything in this division impair the validity, the rights, or the obligations of any district formed prior to the effective date of this act.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 3 - Applicability › Section 9042.

9042. No action or proceeding relating to or arising out of the Division 9 of the Public Resources Code repealed upon the enactment of this Division 9 commenced before the effective date of this Division 9, and no right accrued, pursuant to that repealed Division 9, is affected by the provisions of this Division 9, but any step thereafter taken in such action or proceeding shall conform to the provisions of this Division 9 insofar as is possible.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 3 - Applicability › Section 9043.

9043. All persons who, at the time this Division 9 (commencing with Section 9001) goes into effect, are officers or employees of a soil conservation district operating under the Division 9 repealed upon the enactment of this Division 9 shall continue to be officers or employees, of a resource conservation district as though Division 9 had not been repealed.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 3 - Applicability › Section 9044.

9044. The Imperial Irrigation District may exercise the powers of a resource conservation district under this division in any area within its boundaries in which there is no resource conservation district organized and operating.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 831, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization › Section 9052.

9052. The Division of Resource Conservation is in charge of a chief, designated as Chief of the Division of Resource Conservation, who is appointed by the director with the advice and consent of the commission. The appointment shall be made pursuant to the State Civil Service Act from an eligible list prepared by the State Personnel Board from the results of an open examination.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9063.

9063. He may advise with organized resource conservation districts as to plans and proposals relating to resource conservation activities, and, when such plans or proposals are presented to him, approve, disapprove, or suggest modifications of such plans or proposals.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.)