CHAPTER 1.4. California Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [5093.50. - 5093.71.]
Chapter 1.4 added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1259.
§§ 5093.50–5093.71 · 25 sections
- § 5093.50 It is the policy of the State of California that certain rivers which possess extraordinary scenic, recreational, fishery, or wildlife values shall be…
- § 5093.51 This chapter shall be known as the California Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
- § 5093.52 As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency. (b) “Natural…
- § 5093.53 Those rivers or segments of rivers included in the system shall be classified as one of the following: (a) Wild rivers, which are those rivers or segments of…
- § 5093.54 The following rivers and segments thereof are designated as components of the system: (a) Klamath River. The main stem from 100 yards below Iron Gate Dam to…
- § 5093.541 (a) Notwithstanding the fact that the tributaries of the Smith River specified in this subdivision are not included in the system, no dam, reservoir,…
- § 5093.542 The Legislature finds and declares that the McCloud River possesses extraordinary resources in that it supports one of the finest wild trout fisheries in the…
- § 5093.545 The classifications heretofore established by the secretary for the rivers or segments of rivers included in the system are revised and adopted as follows:…
- § 5093.546 Classification or reclassification of rivers or segments of rivers within the system as wild, scenic, or recreational shall be by statute. The secretary may…
- § 5093.547 (a) The secretary shall study and submit to the Governor and the Legislature reports on the suitability or nonsuitability for addition to the system of rivers…
- § 5093.55 Other than temporary flood storage facilities permitted pursuant to Section 5093.57, no dam, reservoir, diversion, or other water impoundment facility may be…
- § 5093.56 No department or agency of the state may assist or cooperate, whether by loan, grant, license, or otherwise, with any department or agency of the federal,…
- § 5093.57 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any measures for flood protection, structural or nonstructural, necessary for the protection of lives…
- § 5093.58 This chapter neither diminishes the power of the secretary or any other state or local official or agency under any other statute, nor conveys any authority,…
- § 5093.60 The Resources Agency shall be responsible for coordinating the activities of state agencies whose activities affect the rivers in the system with those of…
- § 5093.61 All departments and agencies of the state shall exercise their powers granted under any other provision of law in a manner that protects the free-flowing state…
- § 5093.62 Nothing in this chapter shall affect the jurisdiction or responsibility of the state with regard to fish, wildlife, or their habitat. Hunting and fishing may…
- § 5093.63 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit or require the reservation, use, or taking of private property for scenic, fishery, wildlife, or…
- § 5093.64 If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions…
- § 5093.66 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the enactment of this section is necessary in order to allow extraction and refinement of strategic metals…
- § 5093.67 In order to enhance the recreational qualities of rivers where temporary summer recreational dams have been constructed in the past to improve water oriented…
- § 5093.68 (a) Within the boundaries of special treatment areas adjacent to wild, scenic, or recreational river segments, all of the following provisions shall apply, in…
- § 5093.69 (a) The Resources Agency shall conduct studies specifically funded by the Legislature relative to the condition of the system and may make recommendations to…
- § 5093.70 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (1) Mill Creek and Deer Creek possess extraordinary resources in that they support one of…
- § 5093.71 (a) Notwithstanding Sections 5093.546 and 5093.547, if (1) the federal government enacts a statute that, upon enactment, would require the removal or delisting…