CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Functions of the State Coastal Conservancy [31100. - 31123.]

Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1441.

§§ 31100–31123 · 31 sections

§ 31100 There is in the Resources Agency the State Coastal Conservancy, consisting of the following seven members: (a) The chairperson of the commission. (b) The…
§ 31100.5 Three Members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and three Members of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, shall meet…
§ 31101 (a) The members appointed under subdivisions (a) and (d) of Section 31100 shall serve for a term of four years. However, if a member is appointed under…
§ 31102 The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall select one of the public members to serve as the chair of the conservancy. The public member shall serve as…
§ 31103 The conservancy shall determine the qualifications of, and it shall appoint and fix the salary of, the executive officer of the conservancy, who shall be…
§ 31103.1 Pursuant to Section 1090 of the Government Code, an officer or employee of the conservancy shall not be deemed to be financially interested in a contract made…
§ 31104 The conservancy may apply for and accept federal grants and receive gifts, donations, subventions, rents, royalties, and other financial support from public…
§ 31104.1 The conservancy shall serve as a repository for lands whose reservation is required to meet the policies and objectives of the California Coastal Act of 1976…
§ 31104.2 The conservancy is the designated agency in the state for planning and coordinating federal surplus land sales in the coastal zone.
§ 31104.3 On an annual basis or as may be required, the executive officer of the conservancy shall report to the Director of General Services regarding privately owned…
§ 31105 The conservancy is authorized to acquire, pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850), Division 3, Title 2 of the…
§ 31106 The State Public Works Board may, pursuant to Section 31105, use the power of eminent domain for the purposes specified in this division.
§ 31107 Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the Director of General Services, when so requested by the conservancy, shall lease, rent, sell, exchange, or…
§ 31107.1 The Department of General Services and the conservancy shall jointly develop and implement appropriate procedures to ensure that land acquisition, leasing,…
§ 31108 On January 2, three years after the most recent report was submitted, the conservancy shall prepare and submit to the Governor and to the Legislature a report…
§ 31108.5 The conservancy shall not expend any fees received pursuant to Section 30526, except to restore, replace, or improve resources or ecological systems in a…
§ 31109 Where certification of a local coastal plan or program is required under this division as a condition of action by the conservancy, the conservancy may take…
§ 31111 In implementing this division, the conservancy may fund and do all of the following: (a) Prepare plans and feasibility studies. (b) Provide technical…
§ 31111.3 When granting funds appropriated by Assembly Bill 74 (Chapter 23 of the Statutes of 2019) for purposes of addressing transboundary flows and pollution in the…
§ 31111.5 (a) In implementing this division, the conservancy may award a grant to a for-profit entity to accomplish the removal or alteration of the San Clemente Dam if…
§ 31112 With respect to its publications, the conservancy may accept subscriptions and nonpolitical advertising, and proceeds from them. All proceeds shall be…
§ 31113 (a) The Climate Ready Program is hereby established and shall be administered by the conservancy to address the impacts and potential impacts of climate change…
§ 31115 When a state agency that owns or manages land or water areas within the coastal zone has identified sensitive resource values and locations and types of…
§ 31115.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conservancy may undertake projects in the City of San Juan Capistrano pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with…
§ 31116 (a) Funds may be granted to a nonprofit organization under this division if the nonprofit organization enters into an agreement with the conservancy, subject…
§ 31117 Notwithstanding any provision of this division, the executive officer shall submit any plan or project proposed to be carried out pursuant to this division…
§ 31118 The conservancy may seek repayments of funds granted pursuant to this division on terms and conditions as it deems appropriate to carry out the provisions of…
§ 31119 (a) (1) The conservancy may undertake educational projects and programs for adults and for pupils in kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, and award grants to…
§ 31120 In awarding grants to, or entering into agreements with, a federally recognized Indian tribe, the conservancy shall recognize and respect the limited…
§ 31122 Funds not otherwise restricted may be awarded by the conservancy, on and after January 1, 2020, for funding grants to nonprofit organizations that offer…
§ 31123 (a) The conservancy may authorize advance payments on a contract or grant awarded pursuant to this division in accordance with Section 11019.1 of the…