California Code
Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 26 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN-SPACE AUTHORITY

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 35100. - 35100. This division shall be known and may be cited...

Section 35101. - 35101. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the...

Section 35102. - 35102. “Agricultural activity” has the same meaning as “agricultural activity,...

Section 35103. - 35103. “Authority” means the Santa Clara Valley Open-Space Authority created...

Section 35105. - 35105. “County” means the County of Santa Clara. (Added by...

Section 35106. - 35106. “Governing board” means the governing body of the authority....

CHAPTER 2 - Creation of the Open-Space Authority

Section 35120. - 35120. The Santa Clara Valley Open-Space Authority is hereby created...

Section 35121. - 35121. (a) If, after the establishment of the authority’s boundaries...

Section 35122. - 35122. Notwithstanding Section 35120, after the establishment of the authority’s...

Section 35123. - 35123. (a) Commencing in 2008, the elections of members of...

Section 35124. - 35124. Each member of the governing board may receive compensation...

CHAPTER 3 - Administration

Section 35130. - 35130. At the first governing board meeting in January of...

Section 35131. - 35131. The governing board shall adopt rules for its proceedings...

Section 35132. - 35132. A majority of the members of the governing board...

Section 35133. - 35133. The acts of the authority shall be expressed by...

Section 35134. - 35134. All meetings of the governing board shall be conducted...

Section 35135. - 35135. The governing board shall do all of the following:...

Section 35136. - 35136. (a) Notice of the time and place of the...

Section 35137. - 35137. The authority may enter into a contract with the...

CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions

Section 35150. - 35150. The authority may adopt a seal and alter it...

Section 35151. - 35151. The authority may sue and be sued, except as...

Section 35152. - 35152. (a) The authority may take by grant, appropriation, purchase,...

Section 35153. - 35153. The authority may exercise the right of eminent domain...

Section 35154. - 35154. The authority may, upon a four-fifths vote of the...

Section 35155. - 35155. All property acquired by the authority shall be properly...

Section 35156. - 35156. The authority may plan, adopt, lay out, plant, develop,...

Section 35157. - 35157. All claims for money or damages against the authority...

Section 35158. - 35158. The authority may accept funds or donations from any...

Section 35159. - 35159. (a) The governing board may contract with any person...

Section 35160. - 35160. (a) Notwithstanding Section 35159 or any other law, upon...

CHAPTER 5 - Funding

Section 35170. - 35170. The Legislature, by the enactment of this chapter, intends...

Section 35171. - 35171. (a) The authority shall review and assess the needs...

Section 35172. - 35172. The authority may impose a special tax pursuant to...

Section 35173. - 35173. The authority may levy assessments pursuant to the Improvement...

Section 35174. - 35174. The authority may incur indebtedness to finance capital improvements...

CHAPTER 6 - Coyote Valley Conservation Program

Section 35180. - 35180. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 35181. - 35181. The authority may establish and administer the Coyote Valley...

Section 35182. - 35182. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 35183. - 35183. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:...

Section 35184. - 35184. The authority may collaborate with state, regional, and local...

Section 35185. - 35185. In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, and...

Section 35186. - 35186. (a) A proponent or party to a proposed development...