CHAPTER 10.5. Lower American River Conservancy Program

Chapter 10.5 added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 375, Sec. 1.

§§ 5845–5845.10 · 11 sections

• § 5845 This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Lower American River Conservancy Program Act.
• § 5845.1 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The Lower American River is one of California’s most important natural environments, providing…
• § 5845.2 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Adjacent to” means downstream of the Nimbus Dam and next to or in the immediate vicinity of…
• § 5845.3 (a) The board shall implement and administer the Lower American River Conservancy Program, which is hereby created to receive and expend proceeds from bonds or…
• § 5845.4 (a) The board shall establish an advisory committee consisting of the following members: (1) Three members of the Board of Supervisors of the County of…
• § 5845.5 In implementing the program, the board shall do all of the following: (a) Coordinate its activities with the County of Sacramento, each city that includes a…
• § 5845.6 Consistent with the American River Parkway Plan, the board, in administering the program, may do any of the following: (a) Provide grants to local public…
• § 5845.7 In administering the program, the board shall not do any of the following: (a) Fund or implement projects on lands without the written consent of the…
• § 5845.8 To the extent feasible, in administering the program, the board shall give preference to projects that utilize the services of the California Conservation…
• § 5845.9 (a) The Lower American River Conservancy Program Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation, for…
• § 5845.10 This chapter does not supersede or diminish the existing authority of any of the following: (a) The County of Sacramento or any other entity responsible for…