California Public Resources Code CHAPTER 1 - Definitions

• Section 26500.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this division.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)
• Section 26501.
  “Board of directors” means the governing body of the district.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)
• Section 26502.
  “Bonds” means bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by a district pursuant to this division.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)
• Section 26503.
  “Local agency” means a city, a city and county, or a county.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)
• Section 26504.
  “Clerk”, where not otherwise modified, means the clerk of the district.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)
• Section 26505.
  “Improvement” means any activity that is necessary or incidental to the prevention, mitigation, abatement, or control of a geologic hazard, including, but not limited to,...
• Section 26506.
  “District” means a geologic hazard abatement district created pursuant to this division.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)
• Section 26507.
  “Geologic hazard” means an actual or threatened landslide, land subsidence, soil erosion, earthquake, fault movement, or any other natural or unnatural movement of land or...
• Section 26508.
  “Legislative body” means the legislative body of a local agency.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)
• Section 26509.
  “Plan of control” means a report prepared by an engineering geologist certificated pursuant to Section 7822 of the Business and Professions Code or a firm...
• Section 26510.
  “Section”, unless otherwise modified, refers to a section of the Public Resources Code.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)
• Section 26511.
  “State” means the State of California and, where the context requires, any agency or instrumentality thereof.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)
• Section 26512.
  “Treasurer” means the treasurer of the district.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.)

Last modified: October 22, 2018