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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission › Section 534.5.

534.5. The Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation shall act as secretary of the commission and shall appoint such assistants as are necessary to carry out this function. Such assistants shall be appointed from among the employees of the department.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission › Section 535.

535. The commission shall report annually to the Governor, through the director, on existing and operating recreational facilities, programs and activities of the state park system, and on the needs of the state and the local subdivisions thereof for recreational facilities, programs, and activities, and shall make recommendations for programs and activities to meet future needs of the state for parks and recreation.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission › Section 535.5.

535.5. (a) The commission shall evaluate and assess the department’s deferred maintenance obligations. After public notice and at a public hearing, following a presentation by the relevant district superintendent, it may consider the nature and extent, and establish the relative priority, of prospective deferred maintenance projects of the department.
(b) The commission may provide advice to the Governor, the Legislature, and the department on policies, projects, and other matters pertaining to parks, recreation, and public access affecting the state park system.
(c) The commission may conduct an annual workshop or series of workshops to review the department’s annual operating budget and proposed capital improvement projects.
(d) The commission may make recommendations to improve visitor services and visitor satisfaction in parks, assess the progress and challenges with regard to the protection of natural, cultural, and historical resources within the state park system, and enhance revenue opportunities across the state park system.
(e) The commission may assist in promoting the state park system and parks and recreational facilities and programs.
(f) The sum of one hundred twenty thousands dollars ($120,000) annually in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 fiscal years is hereby appropriated from the State Parks and Recreation Fund to the State Park and Recreation Commission for the purpose of funding those activities authorized under this section.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 530, Sec. 3. (AB 1478) Effective September 25, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission › Section 536.

536. The members of the commission may receive a salary for their services in an amount of fifty dollars ($50) for each day, up to a maximum salary of one hundred dollars ($100) per month. A member of the commission may also be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses which are incurred in the performance of the member’s duties.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any member of the commission who is also a member of, and is entitled to receive the benefits from, the Legislators’ Retirement System may elect to forego the compensation provided by this section and, if the compensation is foregone, the member shall not have his or her retirement benefits reduced and shall not be required to be reinstated into the retirement system.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 942, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission › Section 538.

538. The commission may designate, delete, or modify state marine reserves, state marine parks, state marine conservation areas, state marine cultural preservation areas, and state marine recreational management areas, as delineated in subdivision (b) of Section 36725. The commission may not designate, delete, or modify a state marine reserve, state marine park, or state marine conservation area without the concurrence of the Fish and Game Commission on any proposed restrictions upon, or change in, the use of living marine resources.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 610, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission › Section 540.

540. (a) The commission shall cause to be studied and shall consider the whole problem of recreation of the people of the State of California as it affects and may affect the welfare of the people and especially the children and youth.
(b) The commission shall formulate, in cooperation with other state agencies, interested organizations and citizens, and shall recommend to the director, for adoption by him, a comprehensive recreational policy for the State of California.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission › Section 541.

541. In accordance with the general policies established by the commission, and as requested by the director, the Department of Parks and Recreation shall:
(a) Assist the commission in the performance of its functions under Sections 539 and 540 of this code.
(b) Investigate and report to the director and the commission upon the facilities and services which are needed or which exist in the public recreational areas within the state and by consultation with the authorities in charge, assist in the coordination and development of recreational programs; provided, that surveys of the recreational facilities and programs of local agencies shall be made only upon their request.
(c) Advise and cooperate with and encourage community recreation agencies interested in the use of or the development of recreational facilities and programs for public benefit.
(d) Advise the administrative officers of all state agencies, authorized by law to perform recreational services, of regular meetings of the commission and of such special meetings as may consider matters relating to their specific responsibilities, and invite such officers to attend and participate in deliberations of the commission without the authority to vote.
(e) Make studies and surveys and long range plans of recreational facilities and programs necessary to meet recreation needs throughout the state, and participate with other federal, state, and local governmental agencies in advance planning with respect to the development and coordination of recreational facilities and programs.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission › Section 541.5.

541.5. (a) The department shall not close, or propose to close, a state park in the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year. The commission and the department shall recommend all necessary steps to establish a sustainable funding strategy for the department to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2015.
(b) There is hereby appropriated twenty million five hundred thousand dollars ($20,500,000) to the department from the State Parks and Recreation Fund, which shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2016, and for liquidation until June 30, 2018, to be expended as follows:
(1) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available to provide for matching funds pursuant to subdivision (c).
(2) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available for the department to direct funds to parks that remain at risk of closure or that will keep parks open during the 2012–13 to 2015–16 fiscal years, inclusive. Priority may be given to parks subject to a donor or operating agreement or other contractual arrangement with the department.
(3) Up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) shall be available for the department to pay for ongoing audits and investigations as directed by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, the office of the Attorney General, the Department of Finance, or other state agency.
(c) The department shall match on a dollar-for-dollar basis all financial contributions contributed by a donor pursuant to an agreement for the 2012–13 fiscal year for which the department received funds as of July 31, 2013, and for agreements entered into in the 2013–14 fiscal year. These matching funds shall be used exclusively in the park unit subject to those agreements.
(d) The department shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in writing not less than 30 days before the expenditure of funds under this section of the funding that shall be expended, the manner of the expenditure, and the recipient of the expenditure.
(e) The prohibition on the closure, or proposed closure, of a state park in the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year, pursuant to subdivision (a), does not limit or affect the department’s authority to enter into an operating agreement, pursuant to Section 5080.42, during the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year, for purposes of the operation of the entirety of a state park during the 2012–13 or 2013–14 fiscal year.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 252. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission › Section 541.6.

541.6. (a) There is hereby appropriated ten million dollars ($10,000,000) from the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Water Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Division 43 (commencing with Section 75001)) to be expended as follows:
(1) The amount appropriated in this item is available for expenditures for capital outlay and support for capital outlay projects of a state park.
(2) No commitment of funds from this item shall be authorized prior to 30 days after the Department of Parks and Recreation notifies the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Department of Finance of the projects to be funded from this section. No funds shall be expended for capital outlay projects without prior approval of the State Public Works Board.
(3) The amount appropriated in this section shall be available for expenditure until June 30, 2015.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 530, Sec. 5. (AB 1478) Effective September 25, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission › Section 542.

542. The department may encourage and render assistance in the promotion of training programs for volunteer and professional recreation leaders in cooperation with other agencies, organizations and institutions, and may encourage the establishment of standards for recreation personnel.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 2 - State Park and Recreation Commission › Section 543.

543. The department may assist every department, commission, board, agency and officer of the state in rendering recreational services in conformity with their respective authorized powers and duties and encourage and assist in the coordination of federal, state and local recreational activities.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1179.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 3 - City of Pismo Beach Seawall Repair › Section 560.

560. The department may participate or contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the County of San Luis Obispo, or the City of Pismo Beach, or any or all of them, in repairing and improving the concrete seawall at Pismo State Beach adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the City of Pismo Beach, including access ways, safety railing, utilities, repaving, and restroom.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1199, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1980.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 3 - City of Pismo Beach Seawall Repair › Section 561.

561. The department shall permit the United States, if it agrees to accomplish all or part of the work, to use the necessary real property, or any interest therein, for the work to be performed pursuant to this article. The department may hold and save the federal government free from damages for all time due to the construction, operation, and maintenance of the seawall, including access ways, safety railing, utilities, repaving, and restroom, and may provide directly or by agreement with the City of Pismo Beach items of local cooperation as may be required for federal participation in this project. Items of local cooperation provided by the department shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Finance.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1199, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1980.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 3 - City of Pismo Beach Seawall Repair › Section 562.

562. The department, with the approval of the Director of Finance and on terms satisfactory to the department, may advance moneys appropriated for purposes of this article to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the County of San Luis Obispo, or the City of Pismo Beach, or any or all of them, for the repair, replacement, or improvement of the facilities described in Section 561.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1199, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1980.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation › ARTICLE 3 - City of Pismo Beach Seawall Repair › Section 563.

563. Notwithstanding Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 65) of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of the Harbors and Navigation Code and Part 6 (commencing with Section 12570) of Division 6 of the Water Code, the department shall perform the duties imposed on it pursuant to this article.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1199, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 1980.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 601.

601. There is in the Resources Agency the Department of Conservation. The department shall be conducted under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of Conservation. The director shall be appointed by and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor and shall receive an annual salary as provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The appointment of the director shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 603.

603. The department succeeds to and is vested with all of the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Department of Natural Resources or the Director of Natural Resources and exercised by the following divisions of the Department of Natural Resources: Forestry; Mines and Geology; Oil and Gas; and Soil Conservation.
Wherever any reference is made to the Department of Natural Resources or to the Director of Natural Resources pertaining to a duty, power, purpose, responsibility, or jurisdiction transferred to the Department of Conservation by this section, it shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the Department of Conservation or to the Director of Conservation, as the case may be.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 603.1.

603.1. The director is hereby vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the State Geologist as Chief of the California Geological Survey of the department. The director may appoint an assistant or deputy director to exercise any powers and duties in the administration of the California Geological Survey that the director may delegate to that person.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 869, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 604.

604. The department may expend the money in any appropriation or in any special fund in the State Treasury made available by law for the administration of the statutes the administration of which is committed to the department, or for the use, support, or maintenance of any board, bureau, commission, department, office or officer whose duties, powers, and functions have been transferred to and conferred upon the department. Such expenditures by the department shall be made in accordance with law in carrying out the purposes for which the appropriations were made or the special funds created.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 605.

605. The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use of all bodies, offices, and officers whose duties, powers, and functions have been transferred to and conferred upon the department.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 606.

606. The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code apply to the director. The director may appoint, in accordance with civil service, such deputies, officers, and other employees as may be necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 607.

607. The work of the department shall be divided into at least the following:
(a) California Geological Survey.
(b) (1) Geologic Energy Management Division.
(2) Any reference in any law or regulation to the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation is deemed to, instead, refer to the Geologic Energy Management Division.
(c) Division of Land Resource Protection.
(d) Division of Mine Reclamation.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 771, Sec. 6. (AB 1057) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 608.

608. The director, with approval of the Director of Finance, may accept on behalf of the various divisions of the department federal grants for the purposes for which the department is established. Such grants shall be deposited in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury provided for by Section 16370 of the Government Code, and may be expended under such terms and conditions as may be required by the federal government.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 609.

609. Whenever the department has received and deposited any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund in an excessive amount or in error, or whenever a refund of all or a portion of such money is due any person, firm, or corporation because of the termination of an agreement or other lawful reason, payment of such refund shall be made upon the filing of a claim by the director with the State Controller. The State Controller shall draw his warrant for payment of the refund from any appropriation made for that purpose.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 610.

610. For the purpose of disseminating information relating to its activities, powers, duties, or functions, the department may issue publications, construct and maintain exhibits, and perform acts and carry on functions, as in the opinion of the director, will best tend to disseminate the information.
These publications may be distributed free of charge to public libraries and to other state departments and state officers. The department may exchange copies with contemporary publications.
All money received by the department from the sale of publications, exclusive of money received by any separate division of the department from the sale of publications, shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 259, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 611.

611. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or of law and except as provided in the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, on and after January 1, 1980, the department, director, the State Geologist, the State Mining and Geology Board, or the California Geological Survey shall not adopt nor publish a building standard as defined in Section 18909 of the Health and Safety Code unless the provisions of Sections 18930, 18933, 18938, 18940, 18943, 18944, and 18945 of the Health and Safety Code are expressly excepted in the statute under which the authority to adopt rules, regulations, or orders is delegated. Any building standard adopted in violation of this section shall have no force or effect. Any building standard adopted before January 1, 1980, pursuant to this code and not expressly excepted by statute from such provisions of the State Building Standards Law shall remain in effect only until January 1, 1985, or until adopted, amended, or superseded by provisions published in the State Building Standards Code, whichever occurs sooner.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 869, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 612.

612. The department shall prepare, update, and maintain Important Farmland Series maps as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 65560 of the Government Code and other soils and land capability information, and prepare and maintain an automated map and data base system to record and report changes in the use of agricultural lands.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 434, Sec. 9. (SB 732) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 612.5.

612.5. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(1) It is in the state’s public interest to have an accurate inventory of the state’s soil resources.
(2) In California, the United States Soil Conservation Service has been responsible for undertaking soil surveys and soils information for many of California’s agricultural counties is outdated or unavailable.
(3) Information on soils is needed for agricultural management, water and soil conservation activities, engineering and land use planning, and state and local policy decisions. Completion of the California Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program is contingent upon availability of accurate, modern soil surveys.
(4) State funding of soil surveys has been limited to soil vegetation surveys on wildlands and no state contributions have been made toward the completion of modern soil surveys in California on cropland. In recent years, every state with incomplete soil surveys on farmland, except California, has cost-shared with the United States Soil Conservation Service to complete those surveys.
(5) Federal funding for the soil survey program of the United States Soil Conservation Service has been declining in real dollars in the past several years and is projected to be further reduced under the requirements of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Deficit Reduction Act.
(6) Therefore, it is in California’s interest to authorize the department to assist the United States Soil Conservation Service with the completion of soil surveys.
(b) The department shall provide financial assistance to the United States Soil Conservation Service to undertake or complete soil surveys in areas of this state where the surveys have not been completed, including, but not limited to, portions of the Counties of San Joaquin, Yuba, Colusa, Butte, Fresno, Kern, Tulare, Stanislaus, and Lassen. Financial assistance shall be applied to field work that includes onsite soils mapping, report writing, manuscript preparation, and final correlation of soils data.
(c) In allocating funds for completion of soil surveys in the United States Soil Conservation Service soil survey areas in California, the department shall consider criteria that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Voids in important farmland maps.
(2) Rate and type of land use changes.
(3) Extent of erosion, alkalinity, and other soil resource problems.
(4) Farm-gate value of agricultural production.
(5) Specific soil-related problems.
(6) Status of ongoing soil surveys.
(7) Extent of cropland in each county.
(8) Availability of local funding or other support.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 159. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 613.

613. The department, through the California Resources Information System and as budgetary resources permit, may provide informational assistance to local agencies in the development of geobased natural resource information systems. In addition, the department may assist local agencies in securing geobased natural resource information from state agencies.
Local agencies requesting assistance shall reimburse the department for identifiable costs incurred by the department pursuant to this section.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 221, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 614.

614. The department may do any of the following:
(a) Advise a city, county, city and county, special district, including a resource conservation district, state agency, federal agency, tribal agency, and the general public on issues of conservation importance, including, but not limited to, planning activities and documents.
(b) Review and provide comments to documents prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)).
(c) Administer local assistance programs, including grants and contracts.
(d) Serve as a state-level liaison with resource conservation districts.
(e) Provide assistance to resource conservation districts, including, but not limited to, equipment, technology, training, education, technical assistance, financial assistance, assistance to support or improve the district’s organization or capacity, and any other goods or services.
(f) Cooperate with and promote coordination of the activities of any federal, state, local, or tribal agency, including cities, counties, special districts, including resource conservation districts, and California Native American tribes on issues of conservation importance.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 585, Sec. 2. (AB 1902) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 615.

615. Grants administered by the department, including, but not limited to, those awarded pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 9001), Division 10.2 (commencing with Section 10200), and Division 12.1 (commencing with Section 14500), are not subject to the State Contract Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code) or Article 6 (commencing with Section 999) of Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 5. (SB 785) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 617.

617. Upon an appropriation by the Legislature, or as other funds become available and are appropriated for these purposes, the department may provide grants and other forms of local assistance to resource conservation districts.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 585, Sec. 3. (AB 1902) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 660.

660. There is in the department a State Mining and Geology Board consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 257, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 661.

661. As used in this article, “board” means the State Mining and Geology Board and “division” means the California Geological Survey of the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 869, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 662.

662. (a) One member of the board shall be a professional geologist with background and experience in mining geology; one member shall be a mining engineer with background and experience in mining minerals in California; one member shall have background and experience in groundwater hydrology, water quality, and rock chemistry; one member shall be a representative of local government with background and experience in urban planning; one member shall have background and experience in the field of environmental protection or the study of ecosystems; one member shall be a professional geologist, registered geophysicist, registered civil engineer, or registered structural engineer with background and experience in seismology; one member shall be a landscape architect with background and experience in soil conservation or revegetation of disturbed soils; one member shall have background and experience in mineral resource conservation, development, and utilization; and one member shall not be required to have specialized experience.
(b) All members of the board shall represent the general public interest, but not more than one-third of the members at any one time may be currently employed by, or receive more than 25 percent of their annual income, not to exceed $25,000 a year per member, from an entity that owns or operates a mine in California. The representative of local government shall not be considered an employee of an entity that owns or operates a mine if the lead agency employing the representative owns or operates a mine. For purposes of this section, retirement or other benefits paid by a mining entity to an individual who is no longer employed by that entity are not considered to be compensation, if those benefits were earned prior to the date the individual terminated his or her employment with the entity.
(c) If a member of the board determines that he or she has a conflict of interest on a particular matter before the board pursuant to subdivision (b) or Section 663, he or she shall provide the clerk of the board with a brief written explanation of the basis for the conflict of interest, which shall become a part of the public record of the board. The written explanation shall be delivered prior to the time the matter to which it pertains is voted on by the board. This disclosure requirement is in addition to any other conflict-of-interest disclosure requirement imposed by law.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 865, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 663.

663. (a) No member of the board shall participate in any action of the board or attempt to influence any decision of the board that involves himself or herself, or any person with whom he or she is connected, as a director, officer, paid consultant, or full-time or part-time employee, or in which he or she has a financial interest within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.
(b) No board member shall participate in any proceeding before any state or local agency as a consultant or in any other capacity on behalf of any person who engages in surface mining operations.
(c) Upon request of any person, or on his or her own initiative, the Attorney General may file a complaint in the superior court for the county in which the board has its principal office alleging that a board member has knowingly violated this section, alleging the facts upon which the allegation is based, and asking that the member be removed from office. Further proceedings shall be in accordance as nearly as practicable with rules governing civil actions. If after trial the court finds that the board member has knowingly violated this section it shall order the member removed from office.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 278, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 663.2.

663.2. (a) No board member shall make, participate in making, or in any other way attempt to use his or her official position to influence a board decision about which the member has knowingly had an ex parte communication that has not been reported pursuant to Section 663.1.
(b) In addition to any other applicable penalty, including a civil fine imposed pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 663.1, a board member who knowingly violates this section shall be subject to a civil fine, not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500). Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the court may award attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 278, Sec. 4. Effective August 2, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 667.

667. Each member of the board shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) for each day during which the member is engaged in the performance of official duties. The compensation of each member, except the compensation of the chair, shall not, however, exceed in any one fiscal year the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000). The chair of the board may receive compensation not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in any one fiscal year for the performance of official duties. In addition to the compensation, each member shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 254. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 668.

668. The board shall maintain its headquarters in Sacramento and shall hold meetings at such times and at such places as shall be determined by it. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting any business of the board. A majority affirmative vote of the total authorized membership of the board shall be necessary to adopt, amend, or repeal state policy for the reclamation of mined lands adopted pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 2755) of Chapter 9 of Division 2. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 669.

669. The Governor shall designate the chair of the board from among the members of the board. The person designated as the chair shall hold the office at the pleasure of the Governor. The board shall annually elect a vice chair from among its members.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 213, Sec. 4. (AB 2768) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 670.

670. The board may appoint an executive officer who shall be exempt from civil service pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article XXIV of the California Constitution. The board may also employ such clerical assistance as may be necessary for the proper discharge of its duties. Neither the board nor its employees shall have or be given any powers in relation to the administration of the division.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 672.

672. The board shall represent the state’s interest in the development, utilization, and conservation of the mineral resources of the state and the reclamation of mined lands, as provided by law, and federal matters pertaining to mining, and shall determine, establish, and maintain an adequate surface mining and reclamation policy. The board shall also represent the state’s interest in the development of geological information necessary to the understanding and utilization of the state’s terrain, and seismological and geological information pertaining to earthquake and other geological hazards. General policies for the division shall be determined by the board.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1243.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 673.

673. The board shall also serve as a policy and appeals board for the purposes of Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 2621) of Division 2.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 675.

675. The board may provide for a statewide program of research regarding the technical phases of reclaiming mined lands which may be delegated to it by law and may accept funds from the United States or from any person to aid in carrying out the provisions of this section. The board may conduct such a program independently or by contract or in cooperation with any person, public or private organization, federal agency, or state agency, including any political subdivision of the state.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 676.

676. The board shall provide for a public information program on matters involving the state’s terrain, mineral resources, mining, the reclamation of mined lands, and the seismological and geological aspects of earthquakes and other geological hazards.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1243.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 677.

677. The board shall nominate, and the director shall appoint, the State Geologist, who shall either be registered in compliance with the Geologist and Geophysicist Act (Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 7800) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code) at least one year from the date of appointment, or the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors may, upon the review of academic and professional experience, grant registration. The State Geologist shall possess general knowledge of mineral resources, structural geology, seismology, engineering geology, and related disciplines in science and engineering, and the reclamation of mined lands and waters. The State Geologist shall advise the director regarding technical, scientific, and engineering issues, including the scientific quality of the division's products and activities.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 18, Sec. 68. (AB 20 4x) Effective October 23, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - State Mining and Geology Board › Section 678.

678. The director may authorize the State Geologist to exercise his power to appoint employees of the division in accordance with the State Civil Service Act. The director may authorize the State Geologist, or any employee of the division, to exercise any power granted to, or perform any duty imposed upon, the director by the State Civil Service Act.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Geologic Energy Management Division › Section 690.

690. The Geologic Energy Management Division shall be in charge of a chief, known as the State Oil and Gas Supervisor.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 771, Sec. 7. (AB 1057) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 700.

700. As used in this chapter:
(a) “Board” means the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.
(b) “Department” means the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
(c) “Director” means the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 972, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 701.

701. (a) There is in the Resources Agency the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which is under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection. The director is appointed by the Governor and holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The appointment of the director is subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next regular or special session of the Legislature, and the refusal or failure of the Senate to confirm the appointment shall create a vacancy in the office. The director shall receive an annual salary as provided by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(b) There shall be one Deputy Director of Forestry and Fire Protection appointed by the director who shall be exempt from civil service.
(c) There shall be one Deputy Director of Forestry and Fire Protection appointed by the director in accordance with the State Civil Service Act who shall be a registered professional forester.
(d) The deputy directors shall have duties as assigned, from time to time, by the director, and they shall be responsible to the director for the performance of those duties.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 148.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 701.5.

701.5. Notwithstanding Section 701, Section 12805 of the Government Code, or any other provision of law, on and after January 1, 1987, the Department of Forestry shall be the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
On and after that date, any reference to the Department of Forestry is deemed to be to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and any reference to the Director of Forestry is deemed to be to the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection.
No existing supplies, forms, insignias, signs, or logos shall be destroyed or changed as a result of this name change, and they shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 421, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 701.6.

701.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after January 1, 2007, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may be referred to, where appropriate and as determined by the director, as CAL-FIRE.
(b) No existing supplies, forms, insignias, signs, or logos shall be destroyed or changed as a result of the authorization to use CAL-FIRE where appropriate to refer to the department, and they shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 265, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › ARTICLE 1 - Organization and General Powers › Section 702.

702. (a) Pursuant to Section 13100 of the Health and Safety Code, there is within the department the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
(b) There shall be a Chief Deputy Director of Forestry and Fire Protection who shall administer the Office of the State Fire Marshal and who shall be known as the State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal shall be appointed pursuant to Section 13101 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) The State Fire Marshal may, with the approval of the director, appoint assistant or deputy state fire marshals and employ office and field assistants and other employees pursuant to Sections 12551, 13102, and 13103 of the Health and Safety Code.
(d) There is within the Office of the State Fire Marshal the State Board of Fire Services, established pursuant to Section 13140 of the Health and Safety Code. The State Board of Fire Services shall advise the State Fire Marshal as provided by law.
(e) The Office of the State Fire Marshal, as a component of the department, shall have access to all resources of the department in carrying out its mission.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 225, Sec. 11. (AB 9) Effective January 1, 2022.)