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PART 5.7. ECONOMIC AND MOTION PICTURE DEVELOPMENT

Heading of Part 5.7 amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 345.

§§ 14998–14999.55 · 37 sections

  1. CHAPTER 1. California Film Commission §§ 14998–14998.13 · 14 sections
    • § 14998 (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Motion Picture, Television, and Commercial Industries Act of 1984. (b) For purposes of this chapter,…
    • § 14998.1 The Legislature finds that motion picture production in California provides unique and significant contributions to the economy of California and to the…
    • § 14998.2 (a) There is in the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the California Film Commission. The commission shall have a Board of Commissioners…
    • § 14998.3 (a) The board shall submit a list of recommended candidates for the position of Director of the California Film Commission to the Governor for consideration.…
    • § 14998.4 (a) The board shall meet at least three times per year and shall select a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among its members. The vice chairperson shall…
    • § 14998.5 The board is authorized to contract for production consultants and appoint an advisory board. No member of the advisory board shall receive any compensation,…
    • § 14998.55 The commission shall annually release, through the 2019–20 fiscal year, a summary report on the status of the Film and Television Tax Credit Program…
    • § 14998.7 Any funds appropriated to, or for use by, the commission for purposes of this chapter, shall be under the control of the Director of the Governor’s Office of…
    • § 14998.8 (a) The director of the commission shall be the permitting authority for the use of state-owned property and state employee services for the purpose of making…
    • § 14998.9 The director of the commission shall prepare and implement a program to promote media production for the benefit of the state’s economy. Subject to the…
    • § 14998.10 It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage local governments to develop uniform procedures for issuing permits and to charge fees for the use of agency…
    • § 14998.11 The commission shall perform the following functions and activities: (a) Provide staff to the board. (b) Implement the Cooperative Motion Picture Marketing…
    • § 14998.12 (a) (1) The commission shall develop and oversee the implementation of a Cooperative Motion Picture Marketing Plan. The plan shall increase the marketing…
    • § 14998.13 (a) As a means to carry out the California Film Commission’s purposes of encouraging and promoting media production in California and maintaining and improving…
  2. CHAPTER 2. Commission for Economic Development §§ 14999–14999.10 · 11 sections
    • § 14999 The Commission for Economic Development, hereinafter referred to as the commission, is continued in existence. The purpose of the commission is to provide…
    • § 14999.1 The commission shall consist of 17 members appointed as follows: Three Members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Rules Committee. Three Members of the…
    • § 14999.2 The commission may appoint task forces to study and report on specific issues which relate to the purposes of this chapter. The commission may contract for…
    • § 14999.3 The commission shall appoint advisory committees from outside its membership to represent the aerospace, manufacturing, maritime, tourism and world trade…
    • § 14999.4 Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties,…
    • § 14999.5 A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business for the commission. All meetings of the commission shall be open and public…
    • § 14999.6 The commission may act at any regular or special meeting. Regular meetings shall be held once during each three-month period and special meetings may be called…
    • § 14999.7 The commission shall have the powers and authority necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon it by this chapter, including but not limited to, all of the…
    • § 14999.8 The commission shall consider programs to further the economic development of the state. The commission shall study the laws and programs of other states…
    • § 14999.9 The commission shall make a report of its activities, findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature not later than February 1 of each year.
    • § 14999.10 The Legislature finds and declares that the Commission for Economic Development is solely an advisory body to the Legislature, to the Governor, and to state…
  3. CHAPTER 3. Uniform Film Permit §§ 14999.20–14999.37 · 10 sections
    • § 14999.20 The California Film Commission shall, with input from the media production industry and local and state government, develop and adopt a “model process for…
    • § 14999.21 (a) The California Film Commission shall send to each city and county a copy of the model process for granting film permits for local consideration. (b) At…
    • § 14999.30 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Film Permit Act.
    • § 14999.31 The California Film Commission and its director shall encourage the use of the uniform application form described in Section 14999.32 for obtaining a local…
    • § 14999.32 The uniform film permit application form shall include all of the following provisions: (a) The name, address, email, and telephone number of the applicant or…
    • § 14999.33 (a) If a county, city, or city and county requires a permit for media production, it is encouraged to use the uniform film permit application form when…
    • § 14999.34 This chapter shall apply to any city, including any charter city.
    • § 14999.35 No fee which is greater than the actual cost incurred shall be charged by any county, city, city and county, or special district for media production which…
    • § 14999.36 A city or county may adopt an ordinance or other regulation governing the issuance of permits to engage in the use of property for occasional commercial…
    • § 14999.37 (a) A local or state public official involved in the granting of a film permit may not require directly or indirectly a charitable donation or any other…
  4. CHAPTER 4. State Theatrical Arts Resources Partnership §§ 14999.50–14999.55 · 2 sections
    • § 14999.50 It is the intent of the Legislature to help develop California’s media production industry and thereby further strengthen the state’s economy by providing…
    • § 14999.55 (a) The State Theatrical Arts Resources (STAR) Partnership is hereby established within the California Film Commission. (b) The commission shall collaborate…