CHAPTER 1. Findings and Declarations [29700. - 29716.]
Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2.
§§ 29700–29716 · 18 sections
- § 29700 This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the Johnston-Baker-Andal-Boatwright Delta Protection Act of 1992.
- § 29701 The Legislature finds and declares that the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is a natural resource of statewide, national, and international significance,…
- § 29702 The Legislature further finds and declares that the basic goals of the state for the Delta are the following: (a) Achieve the two coequal goals of providing a…
- § 29703 The Legislature further finds and declares as follows: (a) The delta is an agricultural region of great value to the state and nation and the retention and…
- § 29703.5 The Legislature further finds and declares both of the following: (a) The Delta Protection Commission created pursuant to Section 29735 provides an existing…
- § 29704 The Legislature further finds and declares that the leveed islands and tracts of the delta and portions of its uplands are floodprone areas of critical…
- § 29705 The Legislature further finds and declares that the delta’s wildlife and wildlife habitats, including waterways, vegetated unleveed channel islands, wetlands,…
- § 29706 The Legislature further finds and declares that the resource values of the delta have deteriorated, and that further deterioration threatens the maintenance…
- § 29707 The Legislature further finds and declares that there is no process by which state and national interests and values can be protected and enhanced for the…
- § 29708 The Legislature further finds and declares that the cities, towns, and settlements within the delta are of significant historical, cultural, and economic value…
- § 29709 The Legislature further finds and declares as follows: (a) Regulation of land use and related activities that threaten the integrity of the delta’s resources…
- § 29710 The Legislature further finds and declares that agricultural, recreational, and other uses of the delta can best be protected by implementing projects that…
- § 29711 The Legislature further finds and declares that the inland ports of Sacramento and Stockton constitute economic and water dependent resources of statewide…
- § 29712 The Legislature further finds and declares as follows: (a) The delta’s waterways and marinas offer recreational opportunities of statewide and local…
- § 29713 The Legislature further finds and declares that the voluntary acquisition of wildlife and agricultural conservation easements in the delta promotes and…
- § 29714 The Legislature further finds and declares that, in enacting this division, it is not the intent of the Legislature to authorize any governmental agency acting…
- § 29715 To the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between this division and any provision of the Water Code, the provisions of the Water Code shall prevail.
- § 29716 Nothing in this division authorizes the commission to exercise any jurisdiction over matters within the jurisdiction of, or to carry out its powers and duties…