CHAPTER 1.55. State Urban Parks and Healthy Communities Act [5095. - 5095.6.]

Chapter 1.55 added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 877, Sec. 3.

§§ 5095–5095.6 · 7 sections

• § 5095 This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the State Urban Parks and Healthy Communities Act.
• § 5095.1 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Parks and recreation provide opportunities for building strong communities and promote ethnic and…
• § 5095.2 As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Active recreational purpose” means an activity that requires athletic fields,…
• § 5095.3 There is hereby created, in the State Treasury, the State Urban Parks and Healthy Communities Fund. The department shall expend moneys from this fund, upon…
• § 5095.4 (a) The director, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall develop a competitive grant program to assist state parks, state conservancies…
• § 5095.5 (a) The department shall allocate two-thirds of any funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter to provide grants to urbanized or heavily urbanized…
• § 5095.6 (a) This chapter shall be implemented only upon appropriation of sufficient funds to the department for that purpose. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision,…