CHAPTER 17. Geographic Feature and Place Name Prohibitions

Chapter 17 added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 479, Sec. 2.

§§ 8899.90–8899.95 · 6 sections

• § 8899.90 The purpose of this chapter includes all of the following: (a) To prohibit the use of the word “squaw” for geographic features and place names within the State…
• § 8899.91 For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Advisory Committee” or “committee” means the California Advisory Committee on…
• § 8899.92 The Natural Resources Agency shall direct the California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names to revise its existing charter and amend it to include the…
• § 8899.93 (a) A public agency shall no longer replace any sign, interpretive marker, or any other marker or printed material with the discontinued name containing the…
• § 8899.94 (a) The committee shall complete each of the following no later than July 1, 2023: (1) The committee shall develop a procedure for receiving reports from a…
• § 8899.95 (a) Beginning on January 1, 2025, the committee shall annually report to the Legislature regarding implementation of this chapter. The report shall identify,…