PART 2.5. FOREST RESOURCES [4790. - 4812.]

Part 2.5 added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1181.

§§ 4790–4812 · 36 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. Forest Resources Improvement §§ 4790–4799.05 · 18 sections

   • § 4790 The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Forest lands, while often managed to produce wood fiber for building materials and paper manufacture, also provide…
   • § 4790.5 The Legislature further declares that, except as specifically provided in this chapter the state shall not claim any right, title, or interest in the land,…
   • § 4791 The purpose of this chapter is to encourage private and public investments in, and an improved management of, forest lands and resources within the state to…
   • § 4792 In furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the department is authorized to enter into agreements and make loans and otherwise carry out the purposes of…
   • § 4793 As used in this chapter: (a) “A county with high unemployment” means a county with an annual unemployment rate, as reported by the Employment Development…
   • § 4794 (a) Agreements may be entered into and loans may be made by the director pursuant to this chapter for all of the following purposes: (1) Preparation of…
   • § 4795 (a) The director may enter into agreements with eligible landowners pursuant to which the landowner will undertake forest resource improvement work in return…
   • § 4795.5 A forest landowner who has entered into an undue hardship agreement with the Controller for the payment of inheritance taxes pursuant to Section 14143.5 of the…
   • § 4796 (a) The director may make the following types of loans relating to forest resource improvement projects: (1) The director may make loans for forest resource…
   • § 4797 To be eligible for participation in an agreement pursuant to Section 4795 or loan pursuant to Section 4796, the following conditions must be met: (a) The…
   • § 4797.5 (a) Any cost share payments advanced pursuant to Section 4795 shall be refunded to the director in the event of either: (1) The filing of an application for…
   • § 4798 Cost share payments or loans pursuant to this chapter may be made for forest resource improvement work which is also the subject of payments or other…
   • § 4799 In addition to the requirements of Section 4797, to be eligible to participate in agreements pursuant to Section 4795, or receive loans pursuant to Section…
   • § 4799.01 (a) When allocating available funds among projects proposed pursuant to this chapter, the director shall select those projects that, in the judgment of the…
   • § 4799.02 To carry out the provisions of this chapter and to facilitate participation in the program authorized by this chapter, the director may promulgate such…
   • § 4799.03 (a) The director shall work cooperatively with other public agencies of local, state, and federal government to encourage such agencies to undertake forest…
   • § 4799.04 To effectuate the purposes of this chapter, the department is authorized to: (a) Collect or contract for adequate supplies of high-quality seed and take…
   • § 4799.05 (a) (1) The director may provide grants to, or enter into contracts or other cooperative agreements with, entities, including, but not limited to, private or…
2. CHAPTER 2. Urban Forestry §§ 4799.06–4799.12.1 · 9 sections

   • § 4799.06 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978.
   • § 4799.07 The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Trees are a vital resource in the urban environment and as an important psychological link with nature for the…
   • § 4799.08 (a) The purpose of this chapter is to: (1) Promote the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in…
   • § 4799.09 As used in this chapter the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Disadvantaged community” means a community identified as a disadvantaged…
   • § 4799.10 (a) (1) The department shall implement a program in urban forestry to encourage better tree management and planting in urban areas to increase integrated,…
   • § 4799.10.2 (a) (1) The department shall complete a statewide strategic plan, in consultation with nonprofit organizations, cities, counties, other local governments of…
   • § 4799.11 (a) The department shall provide technical assistance to urban areas with respect to all of the following: (1) Planning for regional, county, and local land…
   • § 4799.12 The director, with advice from other appropriate state agencies and interested parties, may make grants to provide assistance of 25 to 90 percent of costs for…
   • § 4799.12.1 (a) Moneys appropriated from the California Community and Neighborhood Tree Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, established pursuant to Section 18735 of the…
3. CHAPTER 3. Forest Resources Improvement Fund § 4799.13 · 1 section

   • § 4799.13 (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury, the Forest Resources Improvement Fund. The money in the Forest Resources Improvement Fund may only be…
4. CHAPTER 4. Energy Production §§ 4799.14–4799.16 · 3 sections

   • § 4799.14 The department is authorized to conduct surveys, studies, and research concerning the economic and environmental costs, benefits, and feasibility of utilizing…
   • § 4799.15 The department is further authorized to provide technical and other assistance to public and private agencies and persons with respect to forest management,…
   • § 4799.16 The department shall coordinate its activities and cooperate with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission in the development of…
5. CHAPTER 5. Timberland Wildlife Study §§ 4800–4805 · 2 sections

   • § 4800 It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to do all of the following: (a) To provide coordination on wildlife and timberland issues within…
   • § 4805 (a) The director shall establish a schedule of user fees for persons using the department’s data base developed pursuant to Section 4802, which does not exceed…
6. CHAPTER 6. Good Neighbor Authority Program §§ 4810–4812 · 3 sections

   • § 4810 For purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall apply: (a) “Agreement” means the Good Neighbor Authority Agreement entered into between the state and…
   • § 4811 (a) There is continued in existence in the State Treasury the Good Neighbor Authority Fund, originally established pursuant to Chapter 18 of the Statutes of…
   • § 4812 (a) Under an agreement between the state and the federal government, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall establish a program for purposes of…