California Code
Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 19.5 - DELTA PROTECTION ACT OF 1992

CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations

Section 29700. - 29700. This division shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 29701. - 29701. The Legislature finds and declares that the Sacramento-San Joaquin...

Section 29702. - 29702. The Legislature further finds and declares that the basic...

Section 29703. - 29703. The Legislature further finds and declares as follows: (a)...

Section 29703.5. - 29703.5. The Legislature further finds and declares both of the...

Section 29704. - 29704. The Legislature further finds and declares that the leveed...

Section 29705. - 29705. The Legislature further finds and declares that the delta’s...

Section 29706. - 29706. The Legislature further finds and declares that the resource...

Section 29707. - 29707. The Legislature further finds and declares that there is...

Section 29708. - 29708. The Legislature further finds and declares that the cities,...

Section 29709. - 29709. The Legislature further finds and declares as follows: (a)...

Section 29710. - 29710. The Legislature further finds and declares that agricultural, recreational,...

Section 29711. - 29711. The Legislature further finds and declares that the inland...

Section 29712. - 29712. The Legislature further finds and declares as follows: (a)...

Section 29713. - 29713. The Legislature further finds and declares that the voluntary...

Section 29714. - 29714. The Legislature further finds and declares that, in enacting...

Section 29715. - 29715. To the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between...

Section 29716. - 29716. Nothing in this division authorizes the commission to exercise...

CHAPTER 2 - Definitions

Section 29720. - 29720. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth...

Section 29720.5. - 29720.5. “Aggrieved person” has the same meaning as defined in...

Section 29721. - 29721. “Commission” means the Delta Protection Commission created by Section...

Section 29722. - 29722. “Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, as defined in...

Section 29722.5. - 29722.5. “Delta Plan” means the plan adopted by the Delta...

Section 29722.7. - 29722.7. “Economic sustainability plan” means the plan adopted by the...

Section 29723. - 29723. (a) “Development” means on, in, over, or under land...

Section 29724. - 29724. “Local agency” means any local agency, other than a...

Section 29725. - 29725. “Local government” means the Counties of Contra Costa, Sacramento,...

Section 29726. - 29726. “Pacific Flyway” means the identified migratory bird flight path,...

Section 29727. - 29727. “Port” means the Port of Sacramento and the Port...

Section 29728. - 29728. “Primary zone” means the delta land and water area...

Section 29728.5. - 29728.5. “Resources management plan” means the plan adopted by the...

Section 29730. - 29730. “Restoration” means actions which return a degraded or deteriorated...

Section 29731. - 29731. “Secondary zone” means all the delta land and water...

Section 29732. - 29732. “Sphere of influence line” refers to those boundaries of...

Section 29733. - 29733. “Unincorporated towns” means the communities of Walnut Grove, Clarksburg,...

Section 29734. - 29734. “Urban limit line” means that general plan line established...

CHAPTER 3 - Organization

Section 29735. - 29735. There is hereby created the Delta Protection Commission consisting...

Section 29735.1. - 29735.1. (a) A member of the commission described in subdivision...

Section 29736. - 29736. The appointed members of the commission shall serve at...

Section 29737. - 29737. Members shall serve without compensation, but the expenses of...

Section 29738. - 29738. The office of an appointed member of the commission...

Section 29739. - 29739. (a) The commission, during the first meeting of the...

Section 29740. - 29740. One nonvoting member who shall be a Member of...

Section 29741. - 29741. The time and place of the first meeting of...

CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 29750. - 29750. The commission shall meet at least bimonthly. All meetings...

Section 29751. - 29751. A majority of the voting members of the commission...

Section 29752. - 29752. The commission shall adopt its own rules, regulations, and...

Section 29753. - 29753. (a) The commission shall appoint at least one advisory...

Section 29754. - 29754. The commission shall establish and maintain an office within...

Section 29755. - 29755. The commission shall appoint, and fix the salary of,...

Section 29756. - 29756. The commission may promote, facilitate, and administer the acquisition...

Section 29756.5. - 29756.5. The commission may act as the facilitating agency for...

Section 29757. - 29757. The commission may apply for and accept federal grants...

Section 29758. - 29758. All members of the commission are subject to Title...

Section 29759. - 29759. (a) Not later than July 1, 2011, the commission...

CHAPTER 5 - Resource Management Plan

Section 29760. - 29760. (a) Not later than October 1, 1994, the commission...

Section 29761. - 29761. The commission shall adopt, by a majority vote, the...

Section 29761.5. - 29761.5. (a) The commission shall review, and, as determined to...

Section 29763. - 29763. Within 180 days from the date of the adoption...

Section 29763.5. - 29763.5. The commission shall act on proposed local government general...

Section 29763.8. - 29763.8. A local government shall adopt its proposed general plan...

Section 29764. - 29764. Land use authority granted to the commission by this...

Section 29765. - 29765. Prior to the commission approving the general plan amendments...

Section 29766. - 29766. Nothing in this division shall deny the right of...

Section 29767. - 29767. The commission may not exercise the power of eminent...

CHAPTER 6 - Appeal and Judicial Review

Section 29770. - 29770. (a) Any person who is aggrieved by any action...

Section 29771. - 29771. After a hearing on an appealed action pursuant to...

Section 29772. - 29772. An aggrieved person may seek judicial review of any...

Section 29773. - 29773. (a) The commission may review and provide comments and...

CHAPTER 7 - Financial Provisions

Section 29776. - 29776. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Protection Fund is hereby created...

Section 29777. - 29777. The commission shall not incur costs in excess of...

Section 29778.5. - 29778.5. The Delta Investment Fund is hereby created in the...

CHAPTER 8 - Annual Report

Section 29780. - 29780. On January 1 of each year, the commission shall...