California Public Resources Code CHAPTER 10.5 - Lower American River Conservancy Program

  • Section 5845.
    This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Lower American River Conservancy Program Act.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB...
  • Section 5845.1.
    (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...
  • Section 5845.2.
    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...
  • Section 5845.3.
    (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...
  • Section 5845.4.
    (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...
  • Section 5845.5.
    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...
  • Section 5845.6.
    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...
  • Section 5845.7.
    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,...
  • Section 5845.8.
    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...
  • Section 5845.9.
    (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...
  • Section 5845.10.a.
    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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018