PART 3. DELTA GOVERNANCE [85200. - 85280.]

Part 3 added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39.

§§ 85200–85280 · 20 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. Delta Stewardship Council §§ 85200–85204 · 5 sections

   • § 85200 (a) The Delta Stewardship Council is hereby established as an independent agency of the state. (b) The council shall consist of seven voting members, of which…
   • § 85201 (a) The chairperson shall serve full time. Other members shall serve one-third time. The council may select a vice chairperson and other officers determined to…
   • § 85202 Council members shall possess diverse expertise and reflect a statewide perspective. It is the intent of the Legislature that the council appointees have…
   • § 85203 The headquarters of the council shall be located in Sacramento.
   • § 85204 The council shall establish and oversee a committee of agencies responsible for implementing the Delta Plan. Each agency shall coordinate its actions pursuant…
2. CHAPTER 2. Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council §§ 85210–85214 · 6 sections

   • § 85210 The council has all of the following powers: (a) To sue or be sued. (b) To enter into contracts. (c) To employ the services of public, nonprofit, and private…
   • § 85210.5 A majority of the voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the council. A majority vote of the voting…
   • § 85211 The Delta Plan shall include performance measurements that will enable the council to track progress in meeting the objectives of the Delta Plan. The…
   • § 85212 The council shall review and provide timely advice to local and regional planning agencies regarding the consistency of local and regional planning documents,…
   • § 85213 (a) The council may contract for consultant services and architectural and engineering services to assist the council with all of the following functions: (1)…
   • § 85214 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to avoid any actual or apparent conflict of interest with respect to contracts entered into by the council for work…
3. CHAPTER 3. Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions §§ 85225–85225.30 · 7 sections

   • § 85225 A state or local public agency that proposes to undertake a covered action, prior to initiating the implementation of that covered action, shall prepare a…
   • § 85225.5 To assist state and local public agencies in preparing the required certification, the council shall develop procedures for early consultation with the council…
   • § 85225.10 (a) Any person who claims that a proposed covered action is inconsistent with the Delta Plan and, as a result of that inconsistency, the action will have a…
   • § 85225.15 The appeal shall be filed no later than 30 days after the submission of the certification of consistency. If no person appeals the certification of…
   • § 85225.20 The appeal shall be heard by the council within 60 days of the date of the filing of the appeal, unless the council, or by delegation the executive officer,…
   • § 85225.25 After a hearing on an appealed action, the council shall make specific written findings either denying the appeal or remanding the matter to the state or local…
   • § 85225.30 The council shall adopt administrative procedures governing appeals, which shall be exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of…
4. CHAPTER 4. Delta Watermaster § 85230 · 1 section

   • § 85230 (a) The board, in consultation with the council, shall appoint, for a term of four years, a special master for the Delta, whose title shall be “the Delta…
5. CHAPTER 5. Delta Independent Science Board and Delta Science Program § 85280 · 1 section

   • § 85280 (a) The Delta Independent Science Board is hereby established in state government. (1) The Delta Independent Science Board shall consist of no more than 10…