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Public Resources Code § 5019.74

ARTICLE 1.7. Classification of Units of the State Park System

Current as of September 28, 2026Pub. Resources Code, § 5019.74Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 385, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2001.

Cultural preserves consist of distinct nonmarine areas of outstanding cultural interest established within the boundaries of other state park system units for the purpose of protecting such features as sites, buildings, or zones which represent significant places or events in the flow of human experience in California. Areas set aside as cultural preserves shall be large enough to provide for the effective protection of the prime cultural resources from potentially damaging influences, and to permit the effective management and interpretation of the resources. Within cultural preserves, complete integrity of the cultural resources shall be sought, and no structures or improvements that conflict with that integrity shall be permitted.