California Public Resources Code CHAPTER 1.3 - California Wilderness Preservation System

  • Section 5093.30.
    This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Wilderness Act.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1196.)
  • Section 5093.31.
    In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas on state-owned lands...
  • Section 5093.32.
    As used in this chapter:(a) “Minimum management requirements” means the minimum wilderness management actions that are necessary to administer a wilderness area for the purpose of...
  • Section 5093.33.
    (a) There is hereby established a California wilderness preservation system to be composed of state-owned areas designated by the Legislature as “wilderness areas” and units of...
  • Section 5093.34.
    (a) The following areas are hereby designated as components of the system:(1) Santa Rosa Mountains State Wilderness, consisting of that portion of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in...
  • Section 5093.345.
    (a) Limekiln State Wilderness, comprised of approximately 413 acres of Limekiln State Park as generally depicted on a map entitled “Limekiln State Park Wilderness” dated August...
  • Section 5093.35.
    (a) The secretary, in cooperation with each department within the Resources Agency, shall review state-owned roadless areas under his or her jurisdiction as of January 1,...
  • Section 5093.36.
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a state agency with jurisdiction over an area designated as a wilderness area shall be responsible for preserving...
  • Section 5093.37.
    (a) In any case where privately owned land is completely surrounded by wilderness areas, the private owner may acquire from the state a reasonable means of...
  • Section 5093.38.
    Nothing in this chapter shall affect the jurisdiction or responsibility of the state with regard to fish and wildlife. Hunting and fishing may be permitted...
  • Section 5093.39.
    The secretary shall, no later than December 1, 1975, and on or before December 1st of each year thereafter, report to the Governor and to...
  • Section 5093.40.
    If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions...

Last modified: October 22, 2018