text:
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) The Lower American River is one of California’s most important natural environments, providing recreational, environmental, and educational opportunities to more than 8,000,000 visitors each year. It also serves as a unique urban greenbelt composed of more than 5,000 acres and lying immediately next to and within two incorporated cities and the unincorporated County of Sacramento.

(2) The American River Parkway includes natural and recreational resources of statewide interest and is often referred to as “the jewel” of the Sacramento region, and it is managed as such with an intent to fulfill the vision set forth through past collaborative efforts involving advocates and stakeholders, the County of Sacramento, state agencies, and the Legislature.

(3) The American River Parkway was established by the County of Sacramento, with financial support from the state and other public and private entities.

(4) Since establishing the American River Parkway in 1959, the County of Sacramento has and will continue to update, maintain, and determine consistency with the American River Parkway Plan and to serve as the Parkway Manager to own, manage, operate, and patrol the lands and resources within the American River Parkway.

(5) The American River Parkway provides additional benefits to the state and the Sacramento region including flood control, water supply, water quality, habitat for anadromous fisheries, including salmon and steelhead, habitat for migratory waterfowl, habitat for sensitive species, including Swainson’s hawks, peregrine falcons, northern harriers, white-tailed kites, and western pond turtles, and habitat for other wildlife, including river otters.

(6) The Legislature recognized the statewide importance of the American River Parkway in enacting the Urban American River Parkway Preservation Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 5840)), which culminated with the adoption of the American River Parkway Plan and the Bushy Lake Preservation Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 5830)).

(7) The statewide and national importance of the Lower American River Parkway was further recognized when it was designated as part of the California Wild and Scenic Rivers System and the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The American River Parkway Plan acts as the management plan for the lower American River under the California Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Chapter 1.4 (commencing with Section 5093.50)), providing management guidance and direction for state departments and agencies, as well as local governments, in carrying out their responsibilities under that act.

(8) The state has an interest in working with local agencies to expand, enhance, and restore the natural, recreational, cultural, and educational resources in and adjacent to the American River Parkway.

(9) The establishment of the Lower American River Conservancy Program will provide a state partner to work cooperatively with local agencies, particularly the County of Sacramento in its role as the Parkway Manager, and nonprofit organizations to help fund projects and provide grants to restore, enhance, interpret, protect, and improve public access to the American River Parkway’s natural, recreational, educational, and cultural resources.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Lower American River Conservancy Program be a continuation of the state’s historic role in providing funding to advance the protection and restoration of the natural resources of the Lower American River while continuing the County of Sacramento’s historic role in managing the lands and public uses of the American River Parkway.

chapter: 10.5. Lower American River Conservancy Program


kind: section

code: PRC

text:
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Adjacent to” means downstream of the Nimbus Dam and next to or in the immediate vicinity of the American River Parkway.

(b) “Advisory committee” means the advisory committee established pursuant to Section 5845.4.

(c) “American River Parkway” means those portions of the area described in the American River Parkway Plan between the Nimbus Dam and the confluence of the American River with the Sacramento River.

(d) “American River Parkway Plan” has the same meaning as in subdivision (a) of Section 5841.

(e) “Board” means the Wildlife Conservation Board established pursuant to Section 1320 of the Fish and Game Code.

(f) “Fund” means the Lower American River Conservancy Fund established pursuant to Section 5845.9.

(g) “Nonprofit organization” means a private, nonprofit organization, with nonprofit status acknowledged by the United States Internal Revenue Service, that qualifies under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and that has among its principal charitable purposes the preservation, restoration, or interpretation of land for scientific, historic, educational, recreational, scenic, or open-space purposes, the protection of the natural environment or biological resources, or both, or the preservation or enhancement of wildlife, or both.

(h) “Parkway Manager” means the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors or its designee.

(i) “Program” means the Lower American River Conservancy Program established pursuant to Section 5845.3.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB 1716) Effective January 1, 2017.)

division: 5. PARKS AND MONUMENTS

path: 5. PARKS AND MONUMENTS > 10.5. Lower American River Conservancy Program


text:
(a) The board shall implement and administer the Lower American River Conservancy Program, which is hereby created to receive and expend proceeds from bonds or other appropriations made in the annual Budget Act or other statutes for the benefit of the American River Parkway and related lands.

(b) In administering the program, the board shall prioritize expending moneys to develop and implement a natural resource management plan and to improve access to, and protection and restoration of, the American River Parkway.


text:
(a) The board shall establish an advisory committee consisting of the following members:

(1) Three members of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sacramento, selected by a majority vote of the board of supervisors, or their designees.

(2) Two representatives of the City of Sacramento, which may include the Mayor and one member of the City Council of the City of Sacramento, or two members of the city council, selected by a majority vote of the city council, or their designees.

(3) The Mayor or a member of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cordova, selected by a majority vote of the city council, or his or her designee.

(4) Representatives from the Natural Resources Agency, the Department of Finance, and the State Lands Commission.

(5) Three members from the public at large who have a demonstrated knowledge of and expertise in the American River Parkway and the American River Parkway Plan. One member shall be appointed by the Governor, one member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(b) A person shall not continue as a member of the advisory committee if that person ceases to hold the office that qualifies that person for membership. In that event, the person’s membership on the advisory committee shall automatically terminate.

(c) Members of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation.

(d) The advisory committee shall meet at least twice each calendar year at one or more locations in the County of Sacramento.

(e) Meetings of the advisory committee shall be open to the public and subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).


text:
In implementing the program, the board shall do all of the following:

(a) Coordinate its activities with the County of Sacramento, each city that includes a portion of the American River Parkway, appropriate local and regional flood control districts, and relevant state agencies.

(b) Prior to approving funding for any project, do both of the following:

(1) Consult with the County of Sacramento as to whether the board’s proposed actions pursuant to this chapter are consistent with the American River Parkway Plan.

(2) Draft a staff report that includes all findings, written comments, and reports submitted by the County of Sacramento and the Parkway Manager as to whether the board’s actions are consistent with the American River Parkway Plan.

(c) Administer any moneys appropriated to the board for the program or any revenues generated by the board pursuant to the program.

(d) Provide funding and assistance to the County of Sacramento for the development, update, adoption, and implementation of a natural resource management plan for the American River Parkway, and grants to other local agencies and nonprofit organizations whose projects are approved by the County of Sacramento for implementation of that plan.

(e) Prior to providing funding for any acquisition project within the American River Parkway, require and ensure that title to the lands to be acquired shall be held by the County of Sacramento or another local public entity willing to hold title to those lands.


text:
Consistent with the American River Parkway Plan, the board, in administering the program, may do any of the following:

(a) Provide grants to local public agencies and nonprofit organizations to be used for one or more of the following purposes:

(1) The acquisition, restoration, enhancement, and maintenance of fish and wildlife habitat and other natural resources, including resources impacted by wildfire, within and adjacent to the American River Parkway. Any land acquisition funded pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to subdivision (e) of Section 5845.5.

(2) The improvement and expansion of public access, recreational areas, and recreational facilities, including trails.

(3) The enhancement of interpretive and educational facilities related to the American River Parkway and its natural, cultural, and historic resources.

(4) The control and removal of invasive species and the propagation of native species.

(b) Improve and enhance lands within and adjacent to the American River Parkway. Projects funded on adjacent lands shall contribute to the advancement of American River Parkway values.

(c) Design, implement, and provide grants to local agencies and nonprofit organizations for stormwater capture and treatment projects to improve the quality of water that flows within and into the American River Parkway and to increase habitat for fish and wildlife. Stormwater projects may include lands within and adjacent to the American River Parkway and its tributaries downstream of the Nimbus Dam and within Sacramento County.

(d) Solicit grants, donations of in-kind services, and other contributions from federal, state, and private sources for the purposes of this chapter.


text:
In administering the program, the board shall not do any of the following:

(a) Fund or implement projects on lands without the written consent of the landowner.

(b) Manage, regulate, or control the use of any land owned or leased by another public agency or private party, except as provided pursuant to a written agreement between that public agency or private party.

(c) Levy any tax or special assessment.

(d) Provide grants or take other actions that are inconsistent with the American River Parkway Plan, the Bushy Lake Preservation Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 5830) of Division 5), or the Urban American River Parkway Preservation Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 5840) of Division 5).

(e) Own or acquire land.


text: To the extent feasible, in administering the program, the board shall give preference to projects that utilize the services of the California Conservation Corps or Community Conservation Corps, as defined in Section 14507.5.


text:
(a) The Lower American River Conservancy Program Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation, for the purposes of this chapter. Moneys received by the board pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the fund, unless otherwise provided by the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The board shall administer the moneys appropriated to it for the program and may expend those moneys for capital improvements, land acquisition, support for the program’s operations, and other purposes consistent with this chapter.

(b) (1) The board may accept money, grants, goods, or services contributed to it by a public agency or a private entity or person. Moneys received pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited in the Donation Account, which is hereby established in the fund.

(2) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, moneys in the account are hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the board for the purposes of this chapter.

(3) Upon receipt of goods and services pursuant to paragraph (1), the board may use those goods and services for the purposes of this chapter.


text:
This chapter does not supersede or diminish the existing authority of any of the following:

(a) The County of Sacramento or any other entity responsible for the management, operation, maintenance, or protection of lands and resources within the American River Parkway.

(b) The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors acting as the Parkway Manager pursuant to its authority to interpret and implement the American River Parkway Plan.

(c) The board pursuant to other law.


citation: PRC § 5850

text:
The Association of Bay Area Governments shall develop and adopt a plan and implementation program, including a financing plan, for a continuous recreational corridor which will extend around the perimeter of San Francisco and San Pablo Bays. The plan shall include a specific route of a bicycling and hiking trail, the relationship of the route to existing park and recreational facilities, and links to existing and proposed public transportation facilities.

The plan shall do all of the following:

(a) Provide that designated environmentally sensitive areas, including wildlife habitats and wetlands, shall not be adversely affected by the trail.

(b) Provide for appropriate buffer zones along those portions of the bikeway system adjacent to designated environmentally sensitive areas.

(c) Provide that the land and funds used for trail construction and planning are not considered mitigation for wetlands losses.

(d) Provide alternative routes to avoid impingement on environmentally sensitive areas.

(e) Provide that no motorized vehicles, except to the extent necessary for emergency services, be allowed on the trail.

The association shall submit the plan to the Legislature not later than January 1, 1989.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 313, Sec. 1. Effective July 30, 1987.)

path: 5. PARKS AND MONUMENTS > 11. San Francisco Bay Area Bikeway System


citation: PRC § 5851

text:
The Association of Bay Area Governments shall establish a policy committee, which includes members of appropriate environmental organizations, to oversee development and implementation of the trail.

A cooperative working relationship shall be established with the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, state and federal agencies, and all other cities, counties, and districts, including school districts, which are affected by the proposed trail.

The association shall establish an advisory committee representing groups concerned with environmental and ecological protection of the bay and groups representing bicycling and other relevant recreational activities.

chapter: 11. San Francisco Bay Area Bikeway System


citation: PRC § 5852

text: “Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, as defined in Section 12220 of the Water Code minus the area contained in Alameda County.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 839, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)

path: 5. PARKS AND MONUMENTS > 12. The Great California Delta Trail System


citation: PRC § 5853

text: “Commission” means Delta Protection Commission as defined in Section 29721.

chapter: 12. The Great California Delta Trail System


citation: PRC § 5854

text:
(a) In accordance with the requirements of subdivision (c), the commission shall develop and adopt a plan and implementation program, including a finance and maintenance plan, for a continuous regional recreational corridor that extends around the delta, including, but not limited to, the delta’s shorelines in Contra Costa, Solano, San Joaquin, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties. This plan shall link the San Francisco Bay Trail system to the planned Sacramento River trails in Yolo and Sacramento Counties. This plan shall include a specific route of a bicycling and hiking trail, the relationship of the route to existing and proposed park and recreational facilities and land and water trail systems, and links to existing and proposed public transportation and transit. The transportation and transit links may include, but are not limited to, roadside bus stops, transit facilities, and transportation facilities. The continuous regional recreational corridor planned and executed pursuant to this chapter shall be called the Great California Delta Trail. The continuous regional recreational corridor shall include, but not be limited to, bikeway systems, and hiking and bicycling trails.

(b) The Great California Delta Trail plan shall do all of the following:

(1) Provide that designated environmentally sensitive areas, including wildlife habitats and wetlands, shall not be adversely affected by the trail.

(2) Provide for appropriate buffer zones along those portions of the bikeway system adjacent to designated environmentally sensitive areas and areas with private uses, when appropriate.

(3) Provide that the land and funds used for any purposes under this chapter are not considered mitigation for wetlands losses.

(4) Provide alternative routes to avoid impingement on environmentally sensitive areas, traditional hunting and fishing areas, and areas with private uses, when appropriate.

(5) Provide that no motorized vehicles, except to the extent necessary for emergency services, including, but not limited to, medical and structural emergencies, and for handicap access, be allowed on the trail.

(c) The commission may develop and adopt the plan and the implementation program if it receives sufficient funds, from sources other than the General Fund, to either (1) finance the full costs of developing and adopting the plan or (2) develop and implement a defined portion of the plan, such as specific trail segments and related facilities identified in the plan. The commission shall submit the plan and the implementation program to the Legislature and each of the counties within the commission’s service area not later than two years after the commission determines that sufficient funds will be available to complete all or a defined portion of the plan and implementation program.

(d) The commission shall administer the funds used in the planning of the trail.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 51, Sec. 29. (SB 854) Effective June 27, 2018.)


citation: PRC § 5855

text:
(a) The commission shall establish a technical advisory committee that shall review the trail’s planning, implementation, and funding proposals. The committee shall include members and staff of appropriate regional government associations, local jurisdictions, and districts. Participation in the committee is voluntary and its members are not eligible for reimbursement from the state for costs incurred to participate. The committee may make recommendations, to the commission, on the trail’s planning, implementation, and funding. The executive director of the commission shall convene the meetings of the committee.

(b) A cooperative working relationship shall be established with state and federal agencies, and all other cities, counties, districts, including school districts, and regional government associations that are affected by the proposed trail.

(c) The commission shall establish a stakeholder advisory committee representing groups concerned with environmental and ecological protection of the delta, groups representing agricultural, private, and other business uses of the delta’s land and water, and groups representing bicycling, walking, boating, horseback riding, and other relevant recreational activities. The stakeholder advisory committee shall advise the commission on the trail’s impacts on and uses for committee member constituencies. Participation in the committee is voluntary and its members are not eligible for reimbursement from the state for costs incurred to participate. The committee may make recommendations, to the commission, on the trail’s planning, implementation, and funding. The executive director of the commission shall convene the meetings of the stakeholder advisory committee.

(d) The meetings of the committees established in subdivisions (a) and (c) shall be subject to the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).


citation: PRC § 5860

text:
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) The procedures in this chapter set forth the processes and criteria for identifying, evaluating, designating, and monitoring California natural landmarks.

(b) The California Natural Landmarks Program focuses attention on areas of exceptional natural value to the state as a whole rather than to one particular region or locality. The program encourages the owners of California natural landmarks to voluntarily observe preservation precepts.

(c) The California Natural Landmarks Program identifies and preserves natural areas that best illustrate the biological and geological character of the state, enhances the scientific and educational values of preserved areas, strengthens public appreciation of natural history, and fosters a greater concern for the conservation of the state’s heritage.

(d) Many of the state’s most important biological, ecological, and geological features are found either partly or entirely on privately owned land.

(e) There is a need to recognize and promote private as well as public stewardship of natural resources for the public benefit.

(f) It is the intent of the State of California through the California Natural Landmarks Program to recognize and promote partnerships resulting in the stewardship of natural resources on privately and publicly owned land.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 827, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)

path: 5. PARKS AND MONUMENTS > 13. California Natural Landmarks Program


citation: PRC § 5861

text:
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “California natural landmark” means property designated by the director as being of state significance to California because it is an outstanding example of major biological and geological features found within the boundaries of the state.

(b) “California Registry of Natural Landmarks” means the official listing of all designated California natural landmarks.

(c) “Department” means the Department of Parks and Recreation.

(d) “Director” means the Director of Parks and Recreation.

(e) “Natural region” means a distinct physiographic province having similar geologic history, structures, and land forms. The basic physiographic characteristics of a natural region influence its vegetation, climate, soils, and animal life.

(f) (1) “Owner” means the person, corporation, or partnership that holds fee simple title to real property, or its agent, or the head of the public agency or subordinate employee of the public agency to whom that authority is delegated, who is responsible for administering publicly owned land and who has presented satisfactory evidence of his or her legal right to represent the interests of the subject land.

(2) “Owner” does not include a person, partnership, corporation, or public agency that holds, in any form, an easement or less than a fee interest, including any leasehold that is not tantamount to fee ownership, or does not have authority to act on behalf of the property.

(3) (A) A Native American tribe that is the beneficial fee simple owner of real property, with the United States as trustee, is an owner of real property for the purposes of this chapter.

(B) A member of a Native American tribe who is the beneficial owner of real property, held in trust by the United States, is an owner of real property for the purposes of this chapter.

(g) “Potential California natural landmark” means property that, based on a recommendation or initial comparison with other properties within the state or in the same natural region, could merit further study of its qualifications for possible California natural landmark designation.

(h) “Prejudicial procedural error” means a procedural error that reasonably may be considered to have affected the outcome of the designation process.

(i) “Real property” for the purposes of this chapter shall not include land owned by the federal government, unless the agency owning the land requests its inclusion, and the director determines that its inclusion is feasible and in the best interests of the program.

(j) “Representative” means a public or private individual, agency, or organization that is performing actions related to the identification, evaluation, designation, or monitoring of a California natural landmark, on behalf of or in cooperation with the department, either under a contractual agreement or in a volunteer capacity.

(k) “Scientist” means a person whose combination of academic training and professional field experience in the natural region qualifies him or her to identify and comparatively evaluate a natural area at the regional or state level.

(l) “State significance” means property that is one of the best examples of a biological community or geological feature within a natural region of the state, including a terrestrial community, land form, geological feature and process, habitat of native plant and animal species, or fossil evidence of the development of life.

chapter: 13. California Natural Landmarks Program


citation: PRC § 5862

text:
(a) Designation of property by the director as a California natural landmark does not change the property’s ownership and does not dictate activity.

(b) Designation as a California natural landmark does not require, mandate, or authorize, under state law, any further state or local planning, zoning, or other land-use action or decision.

(c) An owner who agrees to have his or her property designated as a California natural landmark does not give up without his or her consent, under state law, any legal rights and privileges of ownership or use of the property.

(d) The department does not gain a property interest in a California natural landmark by virtue of that designation.


citation: PRC § 5863

text:
(a) Except as provided in Section 5872, a potential California natural landmark shall be identified only in the following manner:

(1) An owner may request the department to designate his or her property as a California natural landmark. If the designation is proposed to apply to multiple properties, the proposal shall include the written consent of the owners of all included properties.

(2) (A) Upon the owner initiating a request pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall prepare an estimate of the cost of studies to determine whether the property qualifies as a California natural landmark; the department’s costs, including administrative and staffing costs, in determining whether to designate the property as a California natural landmark; and any other costs attributed to making those determinations. The department shall also prepare a list of scientists qualified to do any studies required to determine whether the property should be designated as a California natural landmark. The list shall include both scientists employed by the state and scientists not employed by the state. A qualified scientist shall be familiar with the natural region and its types of biological and geological features.

(B) The revenues collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Natural Landmarks Program Administration Fund, which is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. The department may expend the moneys in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of administering the California Natural Landmarks Program.

(3) (A) An owner who initiates a request to designate his or her property as a California natural landmark is responsible for all costs of determining whether the property qualifies for that designation, as well as any costs of actual designation, including the costs of the department.

(B) (i) If the owner accepts the estimate prepared pursuant to paragraph (2), and wishes to continue with the request for his or her property to be designated as a California natural landmark, he or she shall agree in writing to pay the costs estimated by the department pursuant to paragraph (2) and choose a scientist from the list prepared by the department pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) to do any required studies. The department may require the owner to post security for costs he or she has agreed in writing to pay pursuant to this section.

(ii) The owner may at any time cancel his or her request for California natural landmark designation and any studies being conducted pursuant to that request, and is responsible only for costs incurred in pursuit of that designation prior to the cancellation. If the owner cancels his or her request for California natural landmark designation, or the designation is denied, information already submitted or developed at the expense of the owner shall be returned to him or her.

(b) (1) The department, as well as any scientist performing studies required by the department to make a determination of whether to designate property as a California natural landmark, shall obtain the owner’s permission before entering the owner’s property for purposes of this chapter, except when the property is publicly owned and open to the public. The owner shall not unreasonably withhold permission.

(2) The department may make a determination regarding the property, required by this chapter, using other information, including information that was previously gathered by other federal or California agencies or gained from other scientific studies. The department shall notify the owner if it makes a determination regarding his or her property from existing information that does not require the department to enter the owner’s property.


citation: PRC § 5864

text:
(a) The department shall use the state significance criteria in Section 5868 to evaluate the potential California natural landmark. The department shall evaluate the potential California natural landmark on a statewide and regional basis, and may compare similar areas that represent a particular type of feature located in the same natural region to identify examples that are among the most illustrative and have the most integrity.

(b) The evaluation required by subdivision (a) shall be performed by the scientist chosen by the owner pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 5863. The scientist shall make a detailed description of the area, and assess its statewide and regional standing using the state significance criteria in Section 5868 and any additional information provided by the department.

(c) At least three peer reviewers, who are scientists familiar with the biological or geological features of the area or natural region, shall review the evaluation completed pursuant to subdivision (b). The peer reviewers shall provide the department with information on the scientific merit and strength of supportive documentation in the evaluation.


citation: PRC § 5865

text:
(a) On the basis of the evaluation and the findings of the peer reviewers, made pursuant to Section 5864, the department shall determine either that the property does or does not appear to qualify for California natural landmark designation or that it requires additional information before a decision regarding the property’s designation as a California natural landmark can be made.

(b) If the department determines that the property does not appear to qualify for California natural landmark designation, the department shall notify the owner in writing of that determination, including reasons therefor.

(c) (1) If the department determines that the property meets the state significance criteria in Section 5868, the department shall notify the owner in writing of that determination. The department shall include in the notice, all of the following:

(A) The procedures that the department follows in making its determination.

(B) The effect of California natural landmark designation, as defined in Section 5861 and as described in Section 5862.

(C) A copy of the evaluation made pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 5864.

(D) An opportunity for the owner to comment.

(2) (A) The department shall also notify appropriate interested parties of the determination as the director deems appropriate, including all of the following:

(i) The executive of both the city and county in which the property is located.

(ii) The Governor.

(iii) Members of the Legislature who represent the district in which the property is located.

(B) The notice shall include both of the following:

(i) The procedures that the department follows in making its determination.

(ii) The effect of California natural landmark designation, as described in Section 5862.

(3) Notification of and receipt of any comments pursuant to this section are the department’s responsibility, and the department shall not delegate that responsibility to a representative.


citation: PRC § 5866

text:
(a) The department shall review all documentation related to designation of the property as a California natural landmark, including, but not limited to, the evaluation and peer review findings made pursuant to Section 5864 and comments received pursuant to Section 5865, to determine whether the property meets the state significance criteria in Section 5868.

(b) If the department determines that the property does not meet the state significance criteria in Section 5868, the department shall notify the owner in writing, as well as interested parties notified pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 5865, that the property is no longer being considered for California natural landmark designation.

(c) The director shall review the documentation specified in subdivision (a) that demonstrates that the property meets the state significance criteria in Section 5868.


citation: PRC § 5867

text:
(a) If the director determines that the requirements of this chapter are met for California natural landmark designation, including the consent of the owner to that designation, the director shall designate the property as a California natural landmark.

(1) If the director designates the property as a California natural landmark, the department shall notify the owner, as well as interested parties notified pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 5865, of that designation.

(2) The property shall be added to the California Registry of Natural Landmarks.

(b) (1) If the owner of the property requests it, after the director designates the property as a California natural landmark, the department may provide the owner, at no cost to the owner, with a certificate, signed by the director, that recognizes the owner’s interest in protecting and managing the property in a manner that prevents the loss or deterioration of the values on which California natural landmark designation is based.

(2) The department may also provide, at the cost of the owner, a plaque for display in or near the California natural landmark. Upon the owner’s request, and to the extent the department’s resources permit, the department may help arrange and participate in a presentation ceremony. After presentation of a plaque, the department retains ownership of the plaque. If the California natural landmark designation is rescinded, the department may reclaim the plaque.

(3) By accepting a certificate or plaque, the owner does not give up any of the rights or privileges of ownership or use of the California natural landmark, and the department does not acquire any interest in the California natural landmark.


citation: PRC § 5868

text:
Property may be considered for designation if its significant features are either of natural origin and remain largely wild and undisturbed, or have the salient characteristics of natural features, including function and appearance, but have been subject to human intervention or use. The department shall use the following criteria to evaluate whether a property is one of state significance:

(a) Primary criteria for a specific type of natural feature is the main basis for selection of property as being of state significance. Primary criteria consist of both of the following:

(1) Illustrative character, which requires the property to exhibit a combination of well-developed components that are recognized in the appropriate scientific literature as characteristic of a particular type of natural feature. Generally, the property should be unusually illustrative, rather than merely statistically representative.

(2) Present conditions, which require that the integrity of the significant features of the property has been maintained, enhanced, or restored.

(b) Secondary criteria may be used to supplement the comparison of two or more similar properties pursuant to the primary criteria specified in subdivision (a). Secondary criteria consist of all of the following:

(1) Diversity, which requires property, in addition to its primary natural feature, to contain high quality examples of other biological or geological features or processes.

(2) Rarity, which requires property, in addition to its primary natural feature, to contain rare geological or paleontological features or natural communities, or to provide high quality habitat for one or more rare, threatened, or endangered species.

(3) Value for science and education, which requires the property to contain known or potential information as a result of its association with a significant scientific discovery, concept, or exceptionally extensive and long-term record of onsite research, with the result that the property offers unusual opportunity for public interpretation of the natural history of the state.


citation: PRC § 5869

text:
(a) (1) The department may modify California natural landmark boundaries, or revise information about a California natural landmark, if it determines that modification or revision is necessary. Before considering a proposed modification or revision, the department shall consult with the affected owner.

(2) (A) Federal, state, or local agencies, as well as other public and private organizations or individuals, may suggest to the department modifications of California natural landmark boundaries or revisions of information about a California natural landmark.

(B) The department shall determine the validity of a suggestion made pursuant to subparagraph (A) by applying the state significance criteria in Section 5868 or by conducting additional studies.

(b) Before the department expands the boundaries of a California natural landmark, it shall determine that one of the following apply:

(1) There is better documentation of the extent of features of state significance.

(2) There was professional error in the original designation of the California natural landmark.

(3) The owner of the land included in the proposed expansion has requested that their property be included in the California natural landmark.

(c) If the department determines that expansion of a California natural landmark’s boundaries is appropriate, the department shall use the designation process outlined in Sections 5864, 5865, and 5866 to expand the boundaries. All of the owners of the property into which the boundaries are expanded, as well as the owner of the previously designated property, are required to agree to the expansion.

(d) Before the department reduces the boundaries of a California natural landmark, it shall determine that one of the following apply:

(1) There has been loss of integrity of the natural features of the California natural landmark, but not to the extent that requires the rescission of the landmark designation.

(2) There was professional error in the original designation of the California natural landmark.

(3) A landowner has requested the reduction or rescission of designation.

(e) If the department determines that reduction of a California natural landmark’s boundaries is appropriate, the department shall follow the designation rescission process specified in Section 5870.

(f) (1) If the department determines, with the consent of the owner, that a change in the description of a California natural landmark’s values of state significance is appropriate, the department shall prepare the recommended changes.

(2) The director shall review the information and based on that information may approve changes in the description of the California natural landmark’s values of state significance.

(g) (1) The director may approve minor technical corrections to the boundaries of a California natural landmark, as well as other administrative changes in landmark documentation not covered in subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive.

(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), minor technical boundary corrections are those that involve a change in less than 5 percent of the total area of the California natural landmark, and to which the owner of the California natural landmark agrees.

(3) The department shall notify the owner of a California natural landmark for which minor technical boundary corrections or other administrative changes in documentation are being considered. Based on the owner’s response to the notification, the department shall determine whether the proposed change is a minor technical correction to landmark documentation that can be made administratively.


citation: PRC § 5870

text:
(a) The department shall rescind a California natural landmark designation if one or more of the following circumstances apply:

(1) The owner of a California natural landmark requests the department to rescind that designation.

(2) An error in professional judgment was made in such a manner that the site did not meet the criteria for state significance at the time it was designated.

(3) The values that originally qualified the California natural landmark for designation have been significantly degraded, lost, or destroyed, as demonstrated by evidence provided to the director.

(4) Applicable designation procedures were not followed because of prejudicial procedural error.

(b) (1) An owner of a California natural landmark may initiate rescission of the designation by submitting to the director a request for rescission of designation, stating the reason therefor. Upon a determination that the request is complete, the designation shall either be rescinded pursuant to the procedures of this section or, if the landmark has other owners as well, its boundaries shall be amended pursuant to Section 5869 and this section to exclude the owner’s land.

(2) Within 60 days of receiving a rescission request, the director shall notify the person who submitted the request of whether the department considers the documentation sufficient to consider rescission of California natural landmark designation, or whether the boundaries will be amended to exclude the owner’s land.

(c) The department shall review the information outlining the grounds for rescission of California natural landmark status. When the department determines it is necessary, an onsite evaluation of the area may be made, using the procedure described in Sections 5863 and 5864. Based on all available information, the department shall determine whether the California natural landmark no longer merits that designation.

(d) (1) If the department determines that a California natural landmark no longer merits that designation, the department shall notify the owner and interested parties specified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 5865.

(2) (A) The owner and other interested parties notified pursuant to paragraph (1) may comment within 60 days of the date of the notice.

(B) The director shall consider all comments received pursuant to subdivision (A) in the review and decision to rescind California natural landmark designation.

(e) The director shall review the information about a recommended rescission of the California natural landmark designation and determine whether the procedural requirements of this section have been met. If the director confirms that those requirements have been met and that one or more of the circumstances specified in subdivision (a) apply, he or she shall rescind the designation and remove the property from the California Registry of Natural Landmarks. Any property from which designation as a California natural landmark is rescinded because of prejudicial procedural error described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) continues to meet the criteria for state significance.

(f) If a California natural landmark is removed from the California Registry of Natural Landmarks, the department shall notify in writing the owner of the landmark and interested parties specified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 5865. The department may reclaim a California natural landmark plaque when a landmark is removed from the California Registry of Natural Landmarks.


citation: PRC § 5871

text:
(a) The department may enter into a contract or other type of agreement with another state agency, federal agency, local agency, private organization, owner, Native American tribal government, or other interested individual or group, to assist in administering the California Natural Landmarks Program. The contract or agreement may include, but is not limited to, provisions about identification, evaluation, or monitoring a California natural landmark. However, any contract or agreement shall not authorize an entity, other than the department, to administer the provisions of this act with respect to an individual natural landmark, without the consent of the owner of the property included within the landmark.

(b) The department may conduct educational and scientific activities to disseminate information on California natural landmarks, the California Natural Landmarks Program, and benefits derived from systematic surveys of significant natural features, to the general public, interested local, state, and federal agencies, and private groups. The department may restrict information on ecologically or geologically fragile or sensitive areas, if release of that information may endanger or harm the sensitive resources.

(c) The owner of a designated California natural landmark may disseminate information about the property’s status as a natural landmark in educational and other potential materials.


citation: PRC § 5872

text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to facilitate the cost-effective use of the program with respect to interpretive activities for its own lands, the department may develop and adopt streamlined and expedited procedures for designating property that it owns as a California natural landmark.


citation: PRC § 5873

text:
(a) Designation of an area as a California natural landmark shall not constitute a change in the environment, as defined by Section 21060.5, and designation of an area as a California natural landmark is not a project pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000).

(b) An action by the director or the department pursuant to this chapter modifying or rescinding the designation of a California natural landmark shall be exempt from the requirements of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000).

(c) If the designation of an area as a natural landmark is referenced or referred to in a document prepared pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) for a project in or near a designated area, the designation shall not be considered part of the environment pursuant to Section 21060.5, or in evaluating the “significant effect on the environment” of that project pursuant to Section 21068.


citation: PRC § 5875

text:
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “County” means the County of Los Angeles.

(b) “Cultural center” means the Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center.

(c) “Panel” means the Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center Development Advisory Panel.

(d) “SELA” means southeast Los Angeles.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 45, Sec. 44. (AB 127) Effective July 10, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 5877. Repealed as of January 1, 2033, pursuant to Section 5877.)

path: 5. PARKS AND MONUMENTS > 14. Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center


citation: PRC § 5876

text:
(a) The Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center Development Advisory Panel is hereby created to provide advice to the state and to the county in the development of the Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center. The panel shall be convened by the department within 60 days of completion of appointments to the panel pursuant to subdivision (e).

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the objectives of the panel include all of the following:

(1) Advise the department, the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, and the county on the logistics for completing construction and opening the cultural center to the SELA community by 2028.

(2) Develop and recommend a vision for the cultural center that supports the existing SELA community, particularly SELA artists of all kinds, including the development of partnerships that support the cultural center.

(3) On or before December 31, 2024, establish a work plan to set deadlines for completing the panel’s work as outlined in subdivision (c).

(c) The duties and responsibilities of the panel shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) Advising on the design, ownership, operations, and governance of the cultural center.

(2) By January 1, 2027, developing a recommended operations plan for the cultural center, which shall not include a commitment of ongoing state resources. The operations plan shall include, but not be limited to, both of the following elements:

(A) A proposed operating model with a recommendation for an operator or operators of the cultural center.

(B) An analysis of annual operational costs and needs, including potential staffing and maintenance costs.

(3) Ongoing community engagement efforts for the cultural center’s development, including the following:

(A) Community outreach.

(B) Public convening.

(C) Relations with local governments, state agencies, and tribal communities.

(D) Relations with SELA artists and schools.

(E) Promotion of the cultural center and its services.

(4) Building partnerships with, and among, the state, the county, SELA community groups, SELA cities, and other local agencies, artists, arts organizations, schools, colleges, and universities, to create arts and cultural education and programming that serves the SELA community.

(5) Promoting public accessibility and connectivity between the cultural center and its communities.

(6) Identifying potential models for funding the construction and operation of the cultural center, including public and private partnerships.

(d) The panel shall be chaired by the director and may be cochaired by the county supervisor representing the SELA region for the fourth supervisorial district, or by their designees.

(e) The panel shall consist of nine other voting members if the county supervisor described in subdivision (d) elects to participate, or seven other voting members if the county supervisor does not elect to participate, who shall serve for two years and shall be eligible for reappointment, to pursue the objectives described in subdivision (b) as follows:

(1) If the county supervisor described in subdivision (d) elects to participate in the panel, the county supervisor may appoint two members representing a county agency or the SELA community.

(2) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall appoint seven members as follows:

(A) One representative of the SELA community with experience in municipal parks, arts, or recreation programs.

(B) Two representatives of SELA community artist nonprofit organizations.

(C) One representative, 21 years of age or under, of SELA community youth.

(D) One representative of a philanthropic nonprofit organization dedicated to promotion of the arts.

(E) One representative of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.

(F) One representative from the local tribal community.

(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the panel include persons, agencies, and organizations that may own or operate the cultural center’s activities upon its completion. Nothing in this section shall create a prohibited conflict of interest that would prevent a panel member who represents a government agency or nonprofit organization or their agency or nonprofit organization from owning, operating, or participating in the operation of the cultural center.

(g) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to interfere in the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy’s work and legal duties to develop and construct the cultural center.

(h) The state shall provide a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100) and reimbursement for necessary and actual travel expenses for attendance at panel meetings by nongovernmental panel members, in accordance with state reimbursement policies and rates.

(i) The meetings of the panel shall be subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

(j) The cultural center shall not receive ongoing commitments of state resources for operation and maintenance.

chapter: 14. Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center


citation: PRC § 5877

text: This chapter shall become inoperative on July 1, 2032, and, as of January 1, 2033, is repealed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 45, Sec. 44. (AB 127) Effective July 10, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2033, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Ch. 14, commencing with Section 5875.)


citation: PRC § 5900

text: This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Wildlife, Coastal, and Park Land Conservation Act.

history: (History: Added June 7, 1988, by initiative Proposition 70.)

chapter: 1. General Provisions

path: 5.8. CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE, COASTAL, AND PARK LAND CONSERVATION ACT > 1. General Provisions


citation: PRC § 5901

text:
The people of California find and declare all of the following:

(a) Parks, wildlife habitat, beaches, and open-space lands are vital to maintaining the quality of life in California. As the state’s population increases, it is of growing importance to provide parks and recreational opportunities to the residents of California.

(b) Preservation of California’s unique natural heritage is in the interest of all Californians.

division: 5.8. CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE, COASTAL, AND PARK LAND CONSERVATION ACT


citation: PRC § 5902

text:
As used in this division, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Conservation easement” means an interest in real property as defined in Section 815.1 of the Civil Code.

(b) “District” means any regional park or open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5 and any recreation and park district formed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 5780) of Division 5. With respect to any community or unincorporated region which is not included within a regional park or open-space district or a recreation and park district and in which no city or county provides parks or recreational areas or facilities, “district” also means any other district which is authorized by statute to operate and manage parks or recreational areas or facilities, employs a full-time park and recreation director and offers year-round park and recreation services on lands and facilities owned by the district, and allocates a substantial portion of its annual operating budget to parks or recreation areas or facilities.

(c) “Fund” means the California Wildlife, Coastal, and Park Land Conservation Fund of 1988 created pursuant to Section 5906.

(d) “Historical resource” includes, but is not limited to, any building, structure, site areas, or place which is historically or archeologically significant, or is significant in the architectural, engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural, educational, social, political, military, or cultural annals of California.

(e) “Historical preservation project” means a project designed to preserve an historical resource which is either listed in the National Register of Historic Places or is registered as either a state historical landmark or point of historical interest pursuant to Section 5021.

(f) “Local coastal program” means any program created under Section 30108.6.

(g) “Natural lands” means an area of relatively undeveloped land which (1) has substantially retained its characteristics as provided by nature or has been substantially restored, or which can be feasibly restored, to a near-natural condition, and which has outstanding wildlife, scenic, open-space, or park resources, or a combination thereof, or (2) meets the definition of open-space land in Section 65560 of the Government Code.

(h) “Nonprofit organization” means any charitable organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, which has among its primary purposes the conservation and preservation of wetlands or of lands predominantly in their natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, forested, or open-space condition.

(i) “Park” means a tract of land with outstanding scenic, natural, open-space, or recreational values, set apart to conserve natural, scenic, cultural, or ecological resources for present and future generations, and to be used by the public as a place for rest, recreation, education, exercise, inspiration, or enjoyment.

(j) “Riparian habitat” means lands that contain habitat which grows close to and which depends upon soil moisture from a nearby freshwater source.

(k) “Stewardship” means the development and implementation of major programs for the protection, rehabilitation, restoration, and enhancement of the basic natural systems and outstanding scenic features of the state park system. It does not mean the maintenance or alteration of facilities, developments, or any physical installations whose original purpose was not the protection of natural scenic resources.

(l) “Wetlands” means lands which may be covered periodically or permanently with shallow water and which include saltwater marshes, freshwater marshes, open or closed brackish water marshes, swamps, mudflats, fens, and vernal pools.


citation: PRC § 5903

text: For the purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, “state grant” or “state grant moneys” means moneys received by the state from the sale of bonds authorized by law for the purposes of this division which are available for grants to counties, cities, cities and counties, districts, and nonprofit organizations.


citation: PRC § 5905

text:
Wildlife, coastal, and park land conservation is in the public interest and is necessary to keep these lands in open-space, natural, and recreational uses, to provide clean air and water, to protect significant environmental and scenic values of wildlife and plant habitat, riparian and wetland areas, and other open-space lands, and to provide opportunities for the people of California to enjoy, appreciate, and visit natural environments and recreational areas.

It is the intent of the People of California in enacting this division that it be carried out in the most expeditious manner possible, and that all state officials implement this division to the fullest extent of their authority.

path: 5.8. CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE, COASTAL, AND PARK LAND CONSERVATION ACT > 2. California Wildlife, Coastal, and Park Land Conservation Program


citation: PRC § 5906

text: The California Wildlife, Coastal, and Park Land Conservation Fund of 1988 is hereby created.

chapter: 2. California Wildlife, Coastal, and Park Land Conservation Program


citation: PRC § 5907

text:
All money deposited in the fund shall be available for expenditure, in accordance with Section 5921, for the purposes set forth below, in amounts not to exceed the following:

(a) One hundred sixty-six million dollars ($166,000,000) to the Department of Parks and Recreation for grants to counties, cities, cities and counties, districts, and nonprofit organizations for acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of real property for parks, beaches, wildlife habitat, natural lands, recreation, or preservation of historical resources, including an amount not to exceed two million four hundred ninety thousand dollars ($2,490,000) for state administrative costs, in accordance with the following schedule:

(1) One hundred twenty million dollars ($120,000,000) for grants to counties, cities, and districts on a per capita basis for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of real property for parks, beaches, wildlife habitat, natural lands, and recreation, except that each county is entitled to not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

(2) Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) for expenditure by the Department of Parks and Recreation for the purpose of the Roberti-Z’berg-Harris Urban Open Space and Recreation Program Act (Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 5620) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code).

(3) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for competitive grants for park, beach, and recreational purposes to public agencies which provide significant park and recreational opportunities to the general public and are not eligible for grants pursuant to paragraph (1).

(4) Eleven million dollars ($11,000,000) for competitive grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of historical or archeological resources and for historical and archeological resources preservation projects and costs of planning and interpretation. Not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) shall be used for archeological resources preservation purposes.

(5) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for competitive grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for acquisition and development of land and rights-of-way for bicycle, horse, hiking, and handicapped access trails.

(b) Three hundred thirty-eight million seven hundred thousand dollars ($338,700,000) to the Department of Parks and Recreation for acquisition of parklands, wildlife habitat, coastal, and natural lands in California, and for grants to local agencies and nonprofit organizations, including an amount not to exceed five million eighty thousand five hundred dollars ($5,080,500) for state administrative costs, in accordance with the following schedule:

(1) Ninety-eight million six hundred thousand dollars ($98,600,000) to the Department of Parks and Recreation for acquisition of real property in accordance with the following schedule:

(A) Twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) for acquisition of land for the California Redwood State Parks, including, but not limited to, Big Basin Redwoods, Butano, Calaveras Big Trees, Forest of Nisene Marks, Hendy Woods, Humboldt Lagoons, Humboldt Redwoods, Jedediah Smith Redwoods, Portola, Prairie Creek Redwoods, Richardson Grove, and Sinkyone Wilderness State Parks; Benbow Lake State Recreation Area, Fort Ross State Historical Park, and Paul M. Dimmick State Wayside Campground; provided that each dollar up to at least ten million dollars ($10,000,000) from the funds to be spent pursuant to this subparagraph shall be matched with an equal amount in money or property from private gifts, city or county appropriations, or alternative sources other than the State of California.

(B) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for acquisition of land within and adjacent to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

(C) Nineteen million dollars ($19,000,000) for acquisition of land in the Palm Canyon and Andreas Canyon region near Palm Springs for a park for the preservation of Indian heritage and of native palms.

(D) Seven million dollars ($7,000,000) for acquisition of lands in accordance with the general plan for the Chino Hills State Park, including the lands north of Highway 142.

(E) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for acquisition of land for additions to the Santa Susana Mountain Project to preserve historic and scenic sites, for hiking and equestrian trails, or for wildlife habitat and migration routes; provided that all acquisitions shall be located within the Rim of the Valley Corridor as defined in Section 33105.5 within the Simi Hills or Santa Susana Mountains in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.

(F) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for acquisitions within and adjacent to Big Basin Redwoods State Park and Castle Rock State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

(G) Three million dollars ($3,000,000) for acquisition of lands in Santa Clara County within and adjacent to Henry Coe State Park and for lands in Stanislaus County within the park.

(H) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for acquisition of natural lands for expansion of Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve at Pescadero State Beach.

(I) Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) for acquisition of land for an East Bay Shoreline State Park in the Counties of Alameda or Contra Costa, or both, generally in accordance with the East Bay Shoreline feasibility study.

(J) Four million dollars ($4,000,000) for acquisition of natural lands within and adjacent to Mt. Diablo State Park.

(K) Four million dollars ($4,000,000) for implementation of the Frank’s Tract State Recreation Area General Plan with first priority given to the western portion, providing secondary wave protection benefits to adjacent islands.

(L) One million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000) for acquisition of wetlands in and adjacent to the Delta Meadows Project.

(M) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for acquisition of natural lands within and adjacent to Robert Louis Stevenson State Park.

(N) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for expansion of Anderson Marsh State Historic Park.

(O) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for expansion of the South Yuba Project along the South Fork of the Yuba River to protect scenic vistas and riparian habitat and to provide for recreational trails.

(2) Fifty-four million seven hundred thousand dollars ($54,700,000) for acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of real property in the state park system in accordance with the following schedule:

(A) Four million seven hundred thousand dollars ($4,700,000) for acquisitions of real property inside the boundaries of existing projects or units or as additions to existing projects or units.

(B) Fourteen million dollars ($14,000,000) for development, rehabilitation, or restoration of coastal resources, other than coastal resources in or on San Francisco Bay, in accordance with the following schedule:

(i) Eight million dollars ($8,000,000) within San Diego County through Santa Barbara County.

(ii) Four million dollars ($4,000,000) within San Luis Obispo County through the City and County of San Francisco.

(iii) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) within Marin County through Del Norte County.

(C) Three million dollars ($3,000,000) for development, rehabilitation, or restoration of resources in or on San Francisco Bay.

(D) Eight million dollars ($8,000,000) for development, rehabilitation, or restoration of inland resources.

(E) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for development, rehabilitation, or restoration at lakes, reservoirs, and waterways, including the State Water Facilities, as defined in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (d) of Section 12934 of the Water Code.

(F) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for the repair of storm damage and construction to prevent future storm damage.

(G) Three million dollars ($3,000,000) for planning, development, rehabilitation, restoration, or interpretive facilities in support of volunteer community action projects for the state park system.

(H) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the increased stewardship of the public investment in the protection of the most critical natural and scenic features of the existing state park system.

(I) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for rehabilitation and restoration of historical resources of the state park system.

(J) Three million dollars ($3,000,000) for development and rehabilitation of trails within the state park system or connecting units of the state park system.

(K) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for acquisition and development of trailheads for the Sno-Park program pursuant to Chapter 1.27 (commencing with Section 5091.01) of Division 5, including access to the Tahoe Rim Trail.

(3) One hundred eighty-five million four hundred thousand dollars ($185,400,000) to the Department of Parks and Recreation for grants to local agencies in accordance with the following schedule:

(A) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for a grant to San Diego County in accordance with the following schedule:

(i) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for acquisition of natural lands in the San Dieguito River Valley.

(ii) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for acquisition of natural lands in the Tijuana River Valley.

(iii) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for acquisition of San Diego County resource conservation areas and urban canyons in accordance with the resource element of the County General Plan.

(B) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for a grant to the City of Laguna Beach for acquisition of, and for grants by the city to nonprofit organizations for acquisition of, natural lands within and contiguous to the Laguna Greenbelt as described in the Orange County General Plan.

(C) Four million dollars ($4,000,000) for a grant to the City of Irvine for acquisition of natural lands in the open space spine designated in the City of Irvine General Plan.

(D) Eleven million dollars ($11,000,000) for a grant to the City of Riverside in accordance with the following schedule:

(i) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for acquisition of natural lands in Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park in accordance with the City of Riverside Specific Plan.

(ii) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for acquisition of land in and near the California Citrus State Historic Park located in the Arlington Heights area of Riverside.

(E) Two million four hundred thousand dollars ($2,400,000) for a grant to the County of Riverside in accordance with the following schedule:

(i) Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for acquisition of land to expand Hurkey Creek Park.

(ii) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for acquisition of land for trails in the Santa Ana River Corridor.

(iii) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for acquisition of land for trails suitable for equestrian and hiking uses in Riverside County, including the Temescal Canyon Trail.

(F) Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) for a grant to the County of San Bernardino for acquisition of land primarily through the use of conservation easements within the Chino Agricultural Preserve.

(G) Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) for a grant to Los Angeles County in accordance with the following schedule:

(i) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for acquisition or development of noncommercial visitor use and access facilities, and/or renovation of existing facilities at county, state, or city beaches operated by Los Angeles County.

(ii) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for acquisition of land for the Baldwin Hills State Recreation Area in accordance with the general plan for Baldwin Hills State Recreation Area.

(iii) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for acquisition of natural lands to establish the Brea Heights Regional County Park.

(H) Seven million dollars ($7,000,000) for a grant to the County of Santa Barbara for acquisition of natural lands, wildlife habitat, wetlands, and agricultural land preservation, in incorporated and unincorporated areas, in accordance with the following schedule, except that expenditures for nonagricultural lands shall be limited to acquisition of lands in the Coastal Zone and shall be of sufficient size to be a major natural or low intensity community recreational resource:

(i) Four million eight hundred thousand dollars ($4,800,000) for nonagricultural lands located south of the ridge line of the Santa Ynez Mountain Range.

(ii) One million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) for nonagricultural lands north of the ridge line of the Santa Ynez Mountain Range.

(iii) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for the preservation of agricultural land in Santa Barbara County as identified for agricultural use in the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan. These funds shall be used primarily for the acquisition of conservation easements.

(I) Four million dollars ($4,000,000) for a grant to the County of Monterey for acquisition of conservation easements in Monterey County on agricultural lands in the Salinas and Pajaro Valleys.

(J) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for a grant to the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District to expand the Garland Ranch Regional Park and for acquisition of natural lands and wildlife and riparian habitat in the Bixby Creek watershed.

(K) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for a grant to the County of Santa Cruz for acquisition of conservation easements in Santa Cruz County on commercially viable agricultural lands in the Pajaro Valley and the coastal terrace north of the City of Santa Cruz, consistent with Section 2.3.1 of the Santa Cruz County General Plan.

(L) Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for acquisition of those greenbelt lands known as the Pogonip property located in the City of Santa Cruz and the County of Santa Cruz, as defined in the 1979 City of Santa Cruz Greenbelt Ordinance. This acquisition shall be accomplished through grants to the following entities listed in order of priority: (1) the City of Santa Cruz and (2) a park and open-space district or a park and recreation district formed by the local electorate.

(M) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for a grant to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District for acquisition in accordance with the following schedule:

(i) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for acquisition of land between property managed by the district and Castle Rock State Park and Portola State Park.

(ii) Nine million dollars ($9,000,000) for expansion of Rancho San Antonio, Sierra Azul, El Sereno, El Corte de Madera Creek, and Windy Hill Open Space Preserves and for acquisition of Teague Hill Open Space Preserve.

(N) Thirteen million dollars ($13,000,000) for a grant to the East Bay Regional Park District in accordance with the following schedule:

(i) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for expenditure in accordance with the East Bay Regional Park District Master Plan, for expansion of Morgan Territory Regional Park and Briones Regional Park, acquisitions of natural lands along the Carquinez Straits and on Pleasanton Ridge, and shoreline access and trail acquisitions adjacent to the San Francisco Bay.

(ii) One million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) for acquisition of lands in the southern portion of Walpert Ridge in Hayward in central Alameda County.

(iii) One million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) for expansion of the Carquinez Shoreline Park in Port Costa.

(O) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for a grant to the Marin County Open Space District for acquisition of natural lands on Loma Alta Mountain, Big Rock Ridge, and other wetlands, wildlife habitat, and natural lands in accordance with the Environmental Quality and Open Space Elements of the Marin Countywide Plan.

(P) Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for a grant to the County of Marin for preservation of, and for grants by the county to nonprofit organizations for preservation of agricultural lands in the Marin County coastal zone and inland rural corridor, in accordance with the Marin County Agricultural Land Preservation Program. Funds provided in this subparagraph shall be used primarily to acquire agricultural conservation easements.

(Q) One million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000) for a grant to the City of Mill Valley for acquisition of natural lands on the Northridge and spurs of Mount Tamalpais, in accordance with the Open Space Elements in the Marin Countywide Plan or the Mill Valley General Plan, or both.

(R) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for a grant to the City of Vacaville for acquisition of natural lands along the ridgelands of the Vaca Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains, and English Hills, including Old Rocky, for a ridgeline park in accordance with the Vacaville City General Plan.

(S) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for a grant to the City of Davis for acquisition of, or for grants from the city to nonprofit organizations for acquisition of, wildlife and riparian habitat, wetlands, and potential wetlands within the 1987 Davis General Plan Study Area.

(T) Six million dollars ($6,000,000) for a grant to the County of Sacramento, to be shared by the county with the City of Sacramento on a per capita basis, for acquisition of parklands, wetlands, wildlife habitat, and related greenbelt areas in the county along Morrison Creek, Dry Creek, Snodgrass Slough, Cosumnes River, Laguna Creek, Sacramento River, and American River, consistent with the County Park System Master Plan.

(U) Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for a grant to Lake County for acquisition of a county park that provides wildlife habitat, riparian areas, and recreational benefits near Middletown.

(c) Eighty-one million three hundred thousand dollars ($81,300,000) to the Wildlife Conservation Board for programs involving the acquisition of land pursuant to the Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947, subject to Section 2625 of the Fish and Game Code and consistent with the purposes of this division, and for grants to local agencies, including an amount not to exceed one million two hundred nineteen thousand five hundred dollars ($1,219,500) for state administrative costs, in accordance with the following schedule:

(1) Thirty-eight million dollars ($38,000,000) for projects involving the acquisition, preservation, protection, restoration, enhancement, or development of wetlands for wildfowl and other wildlife habitat, in accordance with the following schedule:

(A) Thirteen million dollars ($13,000,000) for acquisition or restoration of wetlands within or adjacent to (1) the areas subject to the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission or (2) the boundaries of historic San Francisco Bay wetlands as designated in the 1985 United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetland Inventory Maps for the San Francisco Bay Area or in subsequent updates with not less than eight million dollars ($8,000,000) for acquisition or restoration of wetlands south of the San Mateo Bridge.

(B) Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) for wetlands outside the coastal zone as defined in Section 30103 and other than within the area defined in subparagraph (A).

(2) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for acquisition of monarch butterfly habitat.

(3) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for acquisition of riparian habitat that drains into the Pacific Ocean within the Counties of San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura.

(4) Four million dollars ($4,000,000) for acquisition of land containing Tecate Cypress forest and associated rare species in Coal Canyon in Orange County.

(5) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for acquisition of wildlife habitat and natural lands along the San Joaquin River between Friant Dam and Highway 99 in the Counties of Fresno and Madera.

(6) Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for acquisition of valley oak riparian forest and wetlands along the Mokelumne River near Galt in San Joaquin County.

(7) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for acquisition of wetlands, riparian habitat, vernal pools, and immediately adjacent natural uplands in the vicinity of the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced, and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries in Stanislaus, San Joaquin, and Merced Counties for open-space, habitat protection, or riparian restoration.

(8) Four million dollars ($4,000,000) for acquisition of riparian habitat along the Sacramento River from Shasta Dam to Collinsville.

(9) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for acquisition of riparian habitat along the Feather River from Oroville to the mouth of the river.

(10) Four million dollars ($4,000,000) for acquisition of inland, San Pablo Bay, and coastal wetlands in Sonoma County, including the Laguna de Santa Rosa.

(11) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for acquisition within the Napa Marsh and associated wetlands.

(12) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for acquisition of wildlife habitat in northern Napa County as identified by the Department of Fish and Game.

(13) Four million dollars ($4,000,000) for acquisition of sensitive riparian areas, meadows, critical wildlife habitat, and recreation lands in the Hope Valley area just south of Lake Tahoe in Alpine County. Portions of these lands which could provide compatible recreational opportunities may be managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation under an interagency agreement with the Department of Fish and Game.

(14) Four million dollars ($4,000,000) for acquisition of old growth redwoods, mixed forest, and wildlife habitat near the town of Whitethorn in the Mattole River watershed in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties.

(d) Fifty-eight million dollars ($58,000,000) to the State Coastal Conservancy pursuant to Division 21 (commencing with Section 31000), consistent with the purposes of this division, for acquisition, enhancement, or restoration of natural lands and development of public accessways in coastal areas and the San Francisco Bay region; and for preservation of agriculture in coastal areas, and for grants to local agencies and nonprofit organizations, and for related state administrative costs, in accordance with the following schedule:

(1) Thirty-four million dollars ($34,000,000) to the State Coastal Conservancy for acquisition, enhancement, or restoration of natural lands, and development of public accessways in coastal areas and the San Francisco Bay region; and for preservation of agriculture in coastal areas, pursuant to Division 21 (commencing with Section 31000). These funds include the five million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars ($5,850,000) advanced by the Coastal Conservancy to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for the Circle X acquisition in the Santa Monica Mountains. Up to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) of the total funds available pursuant to this paragraph shall be spent on expansion of the Bolsa Chica Linear Park in Orange County or for disbursement to the City of Huntington Beach or other appropriate agencies for this purpose, or for restoration, enhancement, or expansion of the Bolsa Chica wetlands that is not otherwise required for mitigation, or both. Up to four million dollars ($4,000,000) of the total funds available pursuant to this paragraph shall be spent for the purposes of paragraph (2) if the funds allocated in paragraph (2) prove to be insufficient to achieve the purposes of that paragraph.

(2) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for acquisition of natural lands to preserve coastal resources in the coastal dunes and wetlands from Mussel Point to Grover City west of Highway 1 in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. Up to seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) may be spent for dunes restoration and public access consistent with coastal resources preservation.

(3) One million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) for acquisition of coastal natural lands and wetlands in Monterey County between Monterey Wharf #2 and the Salinas River.

(4) Eight million dollars ($8,000,000) for acquisition of, and for grants to public agencies or nonprofit organizations for acquisition of, coastal lands within San Mateo County that meet three or more of the following criteria, with preference given to lands meeting the largest number of criteria: (1) ocean frontage, (2) state or county scenic corridor, (3) designated in the County General Plan as agriculture, (4) sensitive habitat areas or wetlands, (5) close proximity to urban areas, or (6) adjacent to other permanently dedicated public or private natural lands. These funds shall not be used for urban waterfronts or for lot consolidation projects as defined in Chapters 5 (commencing with Section 31200) and 7 (commencing with Section 31300) of Division 21.

(5) Four million dollars ($4,000,000) for acquisitions in Sonoma County of coastal natural lands and coastal wetlands south of Stewart Point, and for acquisition of San Pablo Bay wetlands and natural lands.

(6) Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for acquisition of, and for grants to nonprofit organizations for acquisition of, land containing old growth Douglas fir on Mill Creek, a tributary of the Mattole River in Humboldt County, and for public access to the lands acquired.

(e) Eighty-two million dollars ($82,000,000) to the following agencies, and for grants to local agencies and nonprofit organizations, including state administrative costs, for the following purposes:

(1) Seventeen million dollars ($17,000,000) to the Department of Fish and Game, including an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($255,000) for state administrative costs, in accordance with the following schedule:

(A) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for restoration and enhancement of salmon streams in accordance with the recommendations of the Commercial Salmon Stamp Advisory Committee and the Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout.

(B) Six million dollars ($6,000,000) for restoration and enhancement of wild trout and native steelhead habitat; for capital outlay to design, develop, and construct an experimental wild trout and native steelhead propagation facility; for acquisition of land important for the perpetuation of wild trout and native steelhead; and to provide public access to wild trout and native steelhead waters.

(C) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for marine patrol boats and other equipment for enforcement of fish and game regulations to protect fish, marine birds, and marine mammals from Point Conception to Fort Bragg.

(2) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the Department of Forestry for urban forestry programs, and for related state administrative costs not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), in accordance with Section 4799.12.

(3) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the Department of Water Resources for grants to counties, cities, cities and counties, districts, and nonprofit organizations for the acquisition or restoration of natural lands which contain urban streams, creeks, and riparian areas, and for related state administrative costs not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), in accordance with Section 7048 of the Water Code.

(4) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for land acquisition and for grants to nonprofit organizations for land acquisition in the Santa Monica Mountains, and for related state administrative costs, pursuant to Division 23 (commencing with Section 33000) and consistent with the purposes of this division. Five million dollars ($5,000,000) of this amount shall be for grants to nonprofit organizations pursuant to Section 33204.2.

(5) Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) to the County of Monterey to be transferred directly to the 1988 Bond Act Account of the Big Sur Preservation Fund of Monterey County to support implementation of “critical viewshed” policies of the county’s Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan which was certified by the California Coastal Commission on April 9, 1986, as a component of the Big Sur Local Coastal Program.

The intent of this paragraph is to ensure that the exceptional vistas seen from Scenic Highway One along the Big Sur Coast in Monterey County will be preserved in a manner that ensures the continuation of existing state and local jurisdiction over the Big Sur area.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1251, Sec. 1. Effective October 11, 1993. Note: This section was added on June 7, 1988, by initiative Prop. 70.)


text:
(a) Pursuant to Section 5922, for the purpose of expending funds appropriated to the department in Item 3790-101-0786 of the Budget Act of 2014, and reappropriated in Item 3790-490 of the Budget Act of 2017, funds shall be available to the County of San Diego for the development, improvement, rehabilitation, protection, and restoration of natural and park lands in the Tijuana River Valley, for the studies described in subdivision (b), and for the development of a campground planned for the Tijuana River Valley, as described in the “Tijuana River Valley Regional Park Public Use Feasibility Study.”

(b) Up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) of the moneys appropriated to the department and available to the County of San Diego, described in subdivision (a), shall be used to update or conduct, as the case may be, the following studies:

(1) An update to the Tijuana River Valley Recovery Team’s “Recovery Strategy: Living with the Water,” January 2012 to include issues related to wastewater and runoff.

(2) A study focused on the improvement and protection of natural lands, including the main river channel, in the Tijuana River Valley.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 542, Sec. 1. (SB 507) Effective October 6, 2017.)


citation: PRC § 5910

text:
(a) The grant funds authorized pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 5907 shall be allocated to counties, cities, cities and counties, and districts on the basis of their populations, as determined by the Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Department of Finance, on the basis of the most recent verifiable census data and other population data as the Department of Parks and Recreation may require to be furnished by any county, city, city and county, or district.

(b) Forty percent of the total funds available for grants shall be allocated to counties and regional park, open-space, or park and open-space districts formed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500). Each county’s allocation shall be in the same ratio as the county’s population is to the state’s total population, except that each county is entitled to a minimum allocation of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). In any county that embraces all or part of the territory of a regional park, open-space, or park and open-space district whose board of directors is not the county board of supervisors, the amount allocated to the county shall be apportioned between the regional district and the county in proportion to the population of the county that is included within the territory of the regional district and the population of the county that is outside the territory of the regional district.

(c) (1) Sixty percent of the total funds available for grants shall be allocated to cities and districts, other than regional park, open-space, or park and open-space districts. Each city’s and each district’s allocation shall be in the same ratio as the city’s or district’s population is to the combined total of the state’s population that is included in incorporated areas and in unincorporated areas within the districts, except that each city or district is entitled to a minimum allocation of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). In any instance in which the boundary of a city overlaps the boundary of a district, the population in the area of overlapping jurisdictions shall be attributed to each jurisdiction in proportion to the extent to which each operates and manages parks and recreational areas and facilities for that population. In any instance in which the boundary of a city overlaps the boundary of a district, and in the area of overlap the city does not operate and manage parks and recreational areas and facilities, all grant funds shall be allocated to the district.

(2) Each city and district whose boundaries overlap shall develop a specific plan for allocating the grant funds in accordance with the formula specified in paragraph (1). If by October 1, 1990, the plan has not been agreed to by the affected jurisdictions and submitted to the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Director of Parks and Recreation shall determine the allocation of the grant funds among the affected jurisdictions.

(d) Individual application for grants pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5907 shall be submitted to the Department of Parks and Recreation for approval as to conformity with the requirements of this division. The application shall be accompanied by certification from the planning agency of the applicant that the project for which the grant is applied is consistent with the park and recreation element of the applicable city or county general plan or the district park and recreation plan and will satisfy a high priority need. In order to utilize available grant funds as effectively as possible, overlapping or adjoining jurisdictions are encouraged to combine projects and submit a joint application.

(e) The minimum amount that the applicant may request for any individual project is twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). Any agency may allocate all or a portion of its per capita share for a regional or state project.

(f) The Director of Parks and Recreation shall annually forward a statement of the total amount to be appropriated in each fiscal year for projects approved for grants pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5907 to the Director of Finance for inclusion in the Budget Bill. The amount of grant funds to be allocated to each eligible jurisdiction shall be published in the Governor’s Budget for the fiscal year in which the appropriation for those grants is to be made and, as soon as possible thereafter, a list of projects for which grants have been approved shall be made available by the Department of Parks and Recreation.

(g) Funds appropriated for grants pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5907 shall be encumbered by the recipient within three years of the date when the appropriation became effective, regardless of the date when each project was approved pursuant to this section. Commencing with the Budget Bill for the 1992–93 fiscal year, any grant funds authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 5907 that were not accepted by the recipient, or were not encumbered by the recipient within that three-year period, are available for appropriation for one or more of the classes of expenditures specified in Section 5907 that the Legislature deems to be of the highest priority statewide.

chapter: 3. Miscellaneous Provisions

path: 5.8. CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE, COASTAL, AND PARK LAND CONSERVATION ACT > 3. Miscellaneous Provisions


citation: PRC § 5911

text: Funds authorized in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 5907 may be expended for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of parks, beaches, open-space lands, recreational trails, or recreational facilities and areas, and for development rights or scenic easements in connection with those acquisitions. After at least one public hearing, the Director of Parks and Recreation shall prepare and adopt criteria and procedures for evaluating those competitive grants. The minimum amount that the applicant may request for any individual project is twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).


citation: PRC § 5912

text: The funds authorized in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 5907 shall be available as grants on a competitive basis to cities, counties, cities and counties, districts, and nonprofit organizations and shall be encumbered by the recipient within three years of the date when the appropriation became effective. The Director of Parks and Recreation, through the Office of Historic Preservation, shall prepare and adopt criteria and procedures for evaluating those competitive grants. An individual jurisdiction may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization for the purpose of carrying out a grant, subject to the requirements of Section 5917.


citation: PRC § 5913

text: The funds authorized in paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 5907 shall be available as grants on a competitive basis to local units of government, and nonprofit organizations authorized to provide park, recreation, or open-space services or facilities to the general public. The Director of Parks and Recreation shall prepare and adopt criteria and procedures for evaluating those competitive grants for trail development.


citation: PRC § 5914

text: An application for a grant pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 5907 shall be submitted to the Director of Parks and Recreation for review and approval; an application for a grant pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5907 shall be submitted to the Director of the State Coastal Conservancy for review and approval; an application for a grant pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of Section 5907 shall be submitted to the Director of Fish and Game for review and approval; an application for a grant pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 5907 shall be submitted to the Director of Forestry for review and approval; an application for a grant pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 5907 shall be submitted to the Director of Water Resources for review and approval; and an application for a grant pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (e) of Section 5907 shall be submitted to the Director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for review and approval.