CHAPTER 1. Forest Resources Improvement [4790. - 4799.05.]
Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1181.
§§ 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…