ARTICLE 6. California Recreational Trails

Article 6 repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1461.

§§ 5070–5077.8 · 28 sections

§ 5070 This article shall be known and may be cited as the California Recreational Trails Act.
§ 5070.3 Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall govern construction of this article: (a) “Affirmative access area” means an area of…
§ 5070.5 The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of the state to: (a) Increase accessibility and enhance the use, enjoyment, and understanding of…
§ 5070.7 The director shall cause to be prepared a comprehensive plan for the development and operation of a statewide system of recreation trails. The plan, which…
§ 5071 The plan shall contain, but shall not be limited to, the following elements: (a) Pedestrian trails. (b) Bikeways. (c) Equestrian trails. (d) Boating trails.…
§ 5071.3 For each of the elements specified in Section 5071, the plan shall: (a) Set forth the role of state government in providing increased opportunities associated…
§ 5071.5 In the preparation of an update to the plan, the director shall actively seek participation of other units of state government and of appropriate federal,…
§ 5071.7 (a) (1) In planning the system, the director shall consult with and seek the assistance of the Department of Transportation. The Department of Transportation…
§ 5072 Upon preparation of an update to the plan, the director shall hold at least four public hearings in different geographical regions of the state to solicit…
§ 5072.7 Following an update of the plan as provided in Section 5073, all state agencies and departments whose operations are affected by, or related to, the goals,…
§ 5072.8 (a) The Recreational Trails Fund is hereby created. Moneys in the Recreational Trails Fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
§ 5073 (a) On or before January 1, 2024, the director shall prepare and provide to the Legislature a full update of the plan. (b) Following the update to the plan…
§ 5074.1 The director shall be responsible for planning and for the orderly development and operation of the system. The director shall encourage other public agencies…
§ 5074.3 (a) The right of eminent domain may not be exercised to acquire property, any interest in property, or use of any property for the trails contemplated pursuant…
§ 5074.5 The location of a route or complementary facility of the system across lands under the jurisdiction of a federal agency shall be by contractual agreement…
§ 5074.7 If lands included in the system are outside the boundaries of areas administered by public agencies, the director may enter into agreements with private…
§ 5075 No funds, whether derived from gift, donation, grant-in-aid, or other source, shall be used by the director for state acquisition of private property in…
§ 5075.3 In specifying criteria and standards for the design and construction of trail routes and complementary facilities as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) of…
§ 5075.4 No adjoining property owner is liable for any actions of any type resulting from, or caused by, trail users trespassing on adjoining property, and no adjoining…
§ 5075.5 The director shall prepare a guidebook or guidebooks, including trail maps, describing the system. The guidebook, or guidebooks, shall include information…
§ 5075.7 Each study of potential trail routes for inclusion in the system shall include an evaluation of the impact of the proposed trail route on adjacent landowners.…
§ 5075.8 (a) The department may convene a planning task force in order to facilitate the development of a comprehensive plan for the San Joaquin River Parkway. The task…
§ 5076 In developing the open-space element of a general plan as specified in subdivision (e) of Section 65302 of the Government Code, every city and county shall…
§ 5077.2 In addition to utilizing criteria and standards for the design, interpretation, and implementation of heritage corridor routes and complementary facilities, as…
§ 5077.5 (a) Because of California’s unique potential to encourage initial stages of a nationwide heritage network, the following northern California portions of an…
§ 5077.6 Because of its clear function as the interpretive highway of the Gold Rush, and because of outstanding efforts of public agencies and the private sector to…
§ 5077.7 Because of the unique beauty and natural resources of the northern California coast, the desire of many Californians to visit the area, the heavy dependence of…
§ 5077.8 In order to promote disability access along the heritage corridors, the director shall recognize the South Yuba Independence Trail South Yuba Project as one of…