California Public Resources Code CHAPTER 3 - Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy

  • Section 31100.
    There is in the Resources Agency the State Coastal Conservancy, consisting of the following seven members:(a) The chairperson of the commission.(b) The Secretary of the Resources Agency.(c) The...
  • Section 31100.5.
    Three Members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and three Members of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, shall...
  • Section 31101.
    (a) The members appointed under subdivisions (a) and (d) of Section 31100 shall serve for a term of four years. However, if a member is appointed...
  • Section 31102.
    The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall select one of the public members to serve as the chair of the conservancy. The public member...
  • Section 31103.
    The conservancy shall determine the qualifications of, and it shall appoint and fix the salary of, the executive officer of the conservancy, who shall be...
  • Section 31104.
    The conservancy may apply for and accept federal grants and receive gifts, donations, subventions, rents, royalties, and other financial support from public and private sources.(Added...
  • Section 31104.1.
    The conservancy shall serve as a repository for lands whose reservation is required to meet the policies and objectives of the California Coastal Act of...
  • Section 31104.2.
    The conservancy is the designated agency in the state for planning and coordinating federal surplus land sales in the coastal zone.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch....
  • Section 31104.3.
    On an annual basis or as may be required, the executive officer of the conservancy shall report to the Director of General Services regarding privately...
  • Section 31105.
    The conservancy is authorized to acquire, pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850), Division 3, Title 2 of the Government...
  • Section 31106.
    The State Public Works Board may, pursuant to Section 31105, use the power of eminent domain for the purposes specified in this division.(Added by Stats....
  • Section 31107.
    Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the Director of General Services, when so requested by the conservancy, shall lease, rent, sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer any...
  • Section 31107.1.
    The Department of General Services and the conservancy shall jointly develop and implement appropriate procedures to ensure that land acquisition, leasing, options to purchase, land...
  • Section 31108.
    Commencing on January 2, 1980, and every third year thereafter, the conservancy shall prepare and submit to the Governor and to the Legislature a report...
  • Section 31108.5.
    The conservancy shall not expend any fees received pursuant to Section 30526, except to restore, replace, or improve resources or ecological systems in a manner...
  • Section 31109.
    Where certification of a local coastal plan or program is required under this division as a condition of action by the conservancy, the conservancy may...
  • Section 31111.
    In implementing this division, the conservancy may fund and undertake plans and feasibility studies, and may award grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for...
  • Section 31111.5.
    (a) In implementing this division, the conservancy may award a grant to a for-profit entity to accomplish the removal or alteration of the San Clemente Dam...
  • Section 31112.
    With respect to its publications, the conservancy may accept subscriptions and nonpolitical advertising, and proceeds from them. All proceeds shall be deposited into the State...
  • Section 31113.
    (a) In implementing this division, the conservancy is authorized to address the impacts and potential impacts of climate change on resources within its jurisdiction. Pursuant to...
  • Section 31115.
    When a state agency that owns or manages land or water areas within the coastal zone has identified sensitive resource values and locations and types...
  • Section 31115.5.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conservancy may undertake projects in the City of San Juan Capistrano pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section...
  • Section 31116.
    (a) Funds may be granted to a nonprofit organization under this division if the nonprofit organization enters into an agreement with the conservancy, on such terms...
  • Section 31117.
    Notwithstanding any provision of this division, the executive officer shall submit any plan or project proposed to be carried out pursuant to this division within...
  • Section 31118.
    The conservancy may seek repayments of funds granted pursuant to this division on terms and conditions as it deems appropriate to carry out the provisions...
  • Section 31119.
    (a) (1) The conservancy may undertake educational projects and programs for pupils in kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, relating to the preservation, protection, enhancement, and maintenance of...
  • Section 31120.
    In awarding grants to, or entering into agreements with, a federally recognized Indian tribe, the conservancy shall recognize and respect the limited sovereignty of the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018