CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [9001. - 9044.]
Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.
§§ 9001–9044 · 28 sections
ARTICLE 1. Policy of State §§ 9001–9003 · 4 sections
- § 9001 (a) The Legislature hereby declares all of the following: (1) Resource conservation, enhancement, restoration, adaptation, and resilience are of fundamental…
- § 9001.5 (a) It is the policy of the state that the protection and management of natural and working lands is an important strategy in meeting the state’s greenhouse…
- § 9002 It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination: (a) That the construction and maintenance on privately or publicly owned land of works for…
- § 9003 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that resource conservation districts are legal subdivisions of the state and, as such, are not-for-profit entities.…
ARTICLE 2. Definitions §§ 9015–9034 · 20 sections
- § 9015 As used in this division the following terms have the meanings attributed to them in this article, unless the context otherwise requires.
- § 9016 “Commission” means the State Resource Conservation Commission.
- § 9017 “Department” means the Department of Conservation.
- § 9018 “Director” means the Director of Conservation.
- § 9019 “Division” means the Division of Resource Conservation of the department.
- § 9020 “Chief” means the Chief of the Division of Resource Conservation.
- § 9021 “District” or “soil conservation district” means a resource conservation district.
- § 9022 “Public district” means a district established under the law of this state, other than a resource conservation district.
- § 9023 “Directors” means the board of directors of a district, and when powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon directors in this division the powers shall be…
- § 9024 “Board” means the county board of supervisors.
- § 9025 “Principal county” means the county in which all or the greatest portion of privately owned land of a district is situated. The principal county remains the…
- § 9026 “Principal district” means the district which has the greater land area of two districts proposed to be consolidated.
- § 9027 “Landowner” or “owner of land” includes a holder of evidence of title and, also, a holder of land under a possessory right acquired by entry or purchase from…
- § 9028 “Land occupant” or “occupant of land” means a person in possession of land within a district whether as owner, lessee, tenant, or otherwise. A person legally…
- § 9029 “Voter” means an elector who is registered to vote pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2100) of Division 2 of the Elections Code, and residing…
- § 9030 “Proxy” means a written authorization to sign a petition. Landowners may sign petitions under this division by proxy. The proxy of an individual landowner…
- § 9031 “Person” includes person, association, or corporation.
- § 9032 “Assessment roll” means the entire assessment roll upon the basis of which real property is taxed for county purposes.
- § 9033 “Assessment records” includes the assessment roll and all maps and other records relating to the assessment, levy, and collection of taxes, whether in the…
- § 9034 “Assessor” means the assessing officer of a county by whatever title he may be known.
ARTICLE 3. Applicability §§ 9041–9044 · 4 sections
- § 9041 This Division 9 of the Public Resources Code, insofar as it is substantially the same as the Division 9 of that code repealed upon the enactment of this…
- § 9042 No action or proceeding relating to or arising out of the Division 9 of the Public Resources Code repealed upon the enactment of this Division 9 commenced…
- § 9043 All persons who, at the time this Division 9 (commencing with Section 9001) goes into effect, are officers or employees of a soil conservation district…
- § 9044 The Imperial Irrigation District may exercise the powers of a resource conservation district under this division in any area within its boundaries in which…