(a) Funds available pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (e) of Section 5907 shall be used solely for Monterey County’s acquisition, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 5920, of critical viewshed properties along the Big Sur Coast, and shall be expended in strict compliance with the policies of the 1988 Bond Act Account, which was established by resolution by the County of Monterey on March 17, 1987. The policies of the 1988 Bond Act Account shall not be modified or amended. Monterey County shall make an annual report to the Director of Finance on the disbursement of these funds. The Director of Finance shall assure that the County of Monterey expends the funds in accordance with this division.
(b) All lands acquired with these funds shall remain as natural lands in their present state in perpetuity and shall not be developed in any manner by any person or entity, public or private, except that this subdivision shall not apply to California Department of Transportation projects which are essential to maintain Highway One in its existing use as a rural, two lane, Scenic Highway.
(Added June 7, 1988, by initiative Proposition 70.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018