California Code
Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 9 - RESOURCE CONSERVATION

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Policy of State

Section 9001. - 9001. (a) The Legislature hereby declares all of the following:...

Section 9001.5. - 9001.5. (a) It is the policy of the state that...

Section 9002. - 9002. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative...

Section 9003. - 9003. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that resource conservation...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 9015. - 9015. As used in this division the following terms have...

Section 9016. - 9016. “Commission” means the State Resource Conservation Commission. (Repealed and...

Section 9017. - 9017. “Department” means the Department of Conservation. (Repealed and added...

Section 9018. - 9018. “Director” means the Director of Conservation. (Repealed and added...

Section 9019. - 9019. “Division” means the Division of Resource Conservation of the...

Section 9020. - 9020. “Chief” means the Chief of the Division of Resource...

Section 9021. - 9021. “District” or “soil conservation district” means a resource conservation...

Section 9022. - 9022. “Public district” means a district established under the law...

Section 9023. - 9023. “Directors” means the board of directors of a district,...

Section 9024. - 9024. “Board” means the county board of supervisors. (Repealed and...

Section 9025. - 9025. “Principal county” means the county in which all or...

Section 9026. - 9026. “Principal district” means the district which has the greater...

Section 9027. - 9027. “Landowner” or “owner of land” includes a holder of...

Section 9028. - 9028. “Land occupant” or “occupant of land” means a person...

Section 9029. - 9029. “Voter” means an elector who is registered to vote...

Section 9030. - 9030. “Proxy” means a written authorization to sign a petition....

Section 9031. - 9031. “Person” includes person, association, or corporation. (Repealed and added...

Section 9032. - 9032. “Assessment roll” means the entire assessment roll upon the...

Section 9033. - 9033. “Assessment records” includes the assessment roll and all maps...

Section 9034. - 9034. “Assessor” means the assessing officer of a county by...

ARTICLE 3 - Applicability

Section 9041. - 9041. This Division 9 of the Public Resources Code, insofar...

Section 9042. - 9042. No action or proceeding relating to or arising out...

Section 9043. - 9043. All persons who, at the time this Division 9...

Section 9044. - 9044. The Imperial Irrigation District may exercise the powers of...

CHAPTER 2 - The Division of Resource Conservation

ARTICLE 1 - Organization

Section 9051. - 9051. There is in the Department of Conservation the Division...

Section 9052. - 9052. The Division of Resource Conservation is in charge of...

ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties

Section 9061. - 9061. The chief shall be responsible to the director for...

Section 9062. - 9062. The chief shall assist in the formation, organization and...

Section 9063. - 9063. He may advise with organized resource conservation districts as...

Section 9064. - 9064. He may, with the approval of the State Resource...

Section 9065. - 9065. He may cooperate with the United States, any resource...

Section 9066. - 9066. Insofar as consistent with the duties, obligations and responsibilities...

Section 9067. - 9067. The chief may employ such clerical, technical, or other...

Section 9068. - 9068. The official headquarters of the chief shall be at...

Section 9069. - 9069. All persons, other than temporary employees, serving in the...

Section 9070. - 9070. All money available, including money which becomes available after...

Section 9071. - 9071. The Division of Resource Conservation shall succeed to and...

ARTICLE 3 - Funds and Expenditures

Section 9081. - 9081. The commission may receive contributions from the United States,...

Section 9082. - 9082. The commission is authorized on behalf of the state...

Section 9083. - 9083. All equipment and machinery made available to any resource...

Section 9084. - 9084. (a) Subject to the availability of funds and any...

ARTICLE 4 - The State Resource Conservation Commission

Section 9101. - 9101. There is in the Department of Conservation the State...

Section 9102. - 9102. The members of the commission to be appointed shall...

Section 9103. - 9103. Within 30 days after his appointment the appointed member...

Section 9104. - 9104. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation...

Section 9105. - 9105. Five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum...

Section 9106. - 9106. The commission shall elect a chair from its number...

Section 9107. - 9107. The commission shall appoint a secretary. The secretary shall...

Section 9108. - 9108. The commission shall cause to be studied and shall...

Section 9109. - 9109. The commission shall determine and advise policies for the...

Section 9110. - 9110. The commission shall aid and encourage, but not conduct,...

Section 9112. - 9112. The commission shall be responsible to the director for...

Section 9113. - 9113. The commission shall report annually to the Governor on...

CHAPTER 3 - Resource Conservation Districts

ARTICLE 1 - Lands Included

Section 9151. - 9151. A resource conservation district may be formed pursuant to...

Section 9152. - 9152. The lands included in a district shall be those...

Section 9153. - 9153. The lands included in any one district need not...

Section 9154. - 9154. The lands included in any one district may be...

Section 9155. - 9155. The lands included in a district may be publicly...

ARTICLE 2 - Initiation

Section 9161. - 9161. (a) A new district may be formed pursuant to...

Section 9162. - 9162. A proposal to form a new district may be...

Section 9163. - 9163. (a) Before circulating any petition, the chief petitioners shall...

Section 9164. - 9164. The petition shall be signed by not less than...

Section 9165. - 9165. A petition may consist of a single instrument or...

Section 9166. - 9166. (a) Within 30 days after the date of filing...

Section 9167. - 9167. (a) A proposal to form a new district may...

Section 9168. - 9168. Once the chief petitioners have filed a sufficient petition...

ARTICLE 3 - Election and Formation

Section 9181. - 9181. (a) If the local agency formation commission approves the...

Section 9182. - 9182. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9181, if the board of supervisors...

Section 9183. - 9183. (a) Within five days after the district formation election...

Section 9184. - 9184. (a) (1) The chief petitioners, the agency filing the...

Section 9185. - 9185. (a) The elections officials in charge of conducting the...

Section 9186. - 9186. The notice of the election published pursuant to subdivision...

Section 9187. - 9187. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the...

Section 9188. - 9188. If the majority of the votes cast at the...

Section 9189. - 9189. Immediately after adoption of a resolution pursuant to Section...

Section 9190. - 9190. (a) No informality in any proceeding, including informality in...

ARTICLE 4 - Initial Board of Directors

Section 9201. - 9201. The initial board of directors of a district formed...

Section 9202. - 9202. In the case of a district which contains only...

Section 9203. - 9203. In the case of a district which contains only...

Section 9204. - 9204. In the case of a district which contains unincorporated...

Section 9205. - 9205. In the case of a district which includes only...

Section 9206. - 9206. In the case of a district which includes only...

ARTICLE 7 - District Directors

Section 9301. - 9301. (a) The board of directors shall consist of five,...

Section 9301.1. - 9301.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9301, the local agency formation commission,...

Section 9302. - 9302. Each director shall take the oath of office. (Added...

Section 9303. - 9303. The directors shall receive no compensation for their services...

Section 9304. - 9304. No director or other officer of the district shall...

Section 9305. - 9305. After all have qualified the directors first elected shall...

Section 9306. - 9306. After such classification the directors shall organize and elect...

Section 9307. - 9307. The directors shall appoint a secretary who shall serve...

Section 9308. - 9308. The directors shall select a date, time, and place...

Section 9309. - 9309. The directors may, by resolution, change the time or...

Section 9310. - 9310. Special meetings of the directors may be held as...

Section 9311. - 9311. The order for a special meeting shall specify the...

Section 9312. - 9312. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum...

Section 9313. - 9313. (a) All meetings of the directors shall be open...

Section 9314. - 9314. (a) The term of office of the directors, except...

Section 9315. - 9315. Resignations of directors shall be made in writing to...

Section 9316. - 9316. In case of a vacancy in the office of...

Section 9317. - 9317. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vacancy in...

ARTICLE 8 - General District Elections

Section 9351. - 9351. “General district election” is the district election required to...

Section 9352. - 9352. (a) Directors shall be registered voters in the state....

Section 9353. - 9353. Except as otherwise provided in the chapter, districts governed...

Section 9354. - 9354. Elected directors shall qualify within 20 days from the...

Section 9355. - 9355. The directors so elected and qualified shall take office...

Section 9356. - 9356. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), directors shall...

Section 9357. - 9357. Members of county boards of supervisors shall not be...

Section 9358. - 9358. Nomination of candidates shall be in writing and signed...

Section 9359. - 9359. Except as election of directors by division may be...

ARTICLE 9 - General Powers of District

Section 9401. - 9401. The board of directors of a district shall manage...

Section 9402. - 9402. The directors shall be empowered to conduct surveys, investigations,...

Section 9403. - 9403. The directors may accept gifts and grants of money...

Section 9403.5. - 9403.5. The directors may establish and charge fees for services...

Section 9404. - 9404. The directors may execute all necessary contracts. They may...

Section 9405. - 9405. The directors may acquire by purchase, lease, contract, or...

Section 9406. - 9406. The directors may take conveyances, leases, contracts, or other...

Section 9407. - 9407. The directors may sue and be sued in the...

Section 9408. - 9408. (a) The directors may cooperate and enter into contracts...

Section 9409. - 9409. The directors may make improvements or conduct operations on...

Section 9410. - 9410. The directors may operate and maintain, independently or in...

Section 9411. - 9411. The directors may disseminate information relating to soil and...

Section 9412. - 9412. Each district may provide technical assistance to private landowners...

Section 9413. - 9413. (a) Each district may develop a long-range work plan,...

Section 9413.5. - 9413.5. Each district may enter into an interagency agreement with...

Section 9414. - 9414. The directors may accept, by purchase, lease, or gift,...

Section 9415. - 9415. The directors may manage, as agents of the United...

Section 9416. - 9416. The directors may establish standards of cropping and tillage...

Section 9417. - 9417. (a) The directors of any district may cooperate with...

Section 9417.5. - 9417.5. It is the intent of the Legislature that concerned...

Section 9418. - 9418. The directors of any district may call upon the...

Section 9419. - 9419. (a) The directors may engage in activities designed to...

Section 9420. - 9420. The board of directors of a district may appoint...

ARTICLE 10 - Property of District

Section 9451. - 9451. The legal title to all property acquired by a...

Section 9452. - 9452. The directors are hereby authorized and empowered to hold,...

Section 9453. - 9453. The directors may determine by resolution entered upon their...

Section 9454. - 9454. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9453, the...

Section 9455. - 9455. A sale or conveyance of any property held by...

Section 9456. - 9456. The proceeds of a sale described in Section 9455...

Section 9457. - 9457. The board of directors shall adopt purchasing policies and...

ARTICLE 11 - Inclusion of Lands

Section 9481. - 9481. The inclusion of additional lands in a district shall...

ARTICLE 12 - Dissolution

Section 9491. - 9491. A district may be dissolved in accordance with the...

CHAPTER 4 - District Finance

ARTICLE 1 - Regular Assessments

Section 9501. - 9501. The directors shall, on or before January 1 of...

Section 9502. - 9502. If the district lies in more than one county...

Section 9503. - 9503. The total amount of the estimate shall be sufficient...

Section 9504. - 9504. Assessments levied pursuant to this article shall be known...

Section 9505. - 9505. The regular assessment in any one year shall not...

Section 9506. - 9506. The board of supervisors of each county in which...

Section 9507. - 9507. The rate, as determined by the board, shall be...

Section 9508. - 9508. If the board fails to levy the assessment the...

Section 9509. - 9509. The assessment shall be computed and entered on the...

Section 9510. - 9510. The provisions of law relating to the levy and...

Section 9511. - 9511. The treasurers of each of the counties, other than...

Section 9512. - 9512. If during the current fiscal year the directors are...

Section 9513. - 9513. A district may impose a special tax pursuant to...

ARTICLE 2 - District Fiscal Procedure

Section 9521. - 9521. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the treasury...

Section 9522. - 9522. The treasurer of the principal county shall receive and...

Section 9523. - 9523. The treasurer shall pay out money of the district...

Section 9524. - 9524. The treasurer shall report in writing at each regular...

Section 9525. - 9525. The directors or other officers or employees of a...

Section 9526. - 9526. The directors at their regular monthly meeting in July...

Section 9527. - 9527. The annual financial statement shall be posted or published...

Section 9528. - 9528. An annual audit of the books, accounts, records, papers,...

Section 9529. - 9529. The directors of the district may, at such times...

Section 9530. - 9530. (a) “Surplus moneys,” as determined pursuant to Section 9529,...

ARTICLE 3 - Claims

Section 9541. - 9541. All claims for money or damages against the district...

ARTICLE 4 - District Election Costs

Section 9545. - 9545. Except as provided in Section 9546, the county shall...

Section 9546. - 9546. The county shall bill any candidate for district office...

CHAPTER 5 - District Reorganization

ARTICLE 1 - Consolidation

Section 9601. - 9601. Any two or more contiguous districts, or districts situated...

ARTICLE 2 - Partition

Section 9611. - 9611. A partition of a district shall be made in...

ARTICLE 3 - Changing Name of District

Section 9621. - 9621. A district may change its name by action of...

Section 9622. - 9622. Whenever in the judgment of the board of directors...

Section 9623. - 9623. A copy of the resolution shall be forwarded to...

Section 9624. - 9624. The board of supervisors of the principal county shall...

Section 9625. - 9625. If the action of the board of supervisors on...

Section 9626. - 9626. If the action of the board of supervisors on...

Section 9627. - 9627. On acknowledgment of the change of name by the...

ARTICLE 4 - Transferring Lands From One District to Another

Section 9635. - 9635. One district may transfer land within its boundaries to...

CHAPTER 9 - Federal Aid Projects

Section 9751. - 9751. In order to carry out the purposes of the...

Section 9752. - 9752. The commission is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to...

Section 9753. - 9753. Upon the acceptance of each such plan by the...

Section 9754. - 9754. In carrying out the provisions of each such plan,...

Section 9755. - 9755. For the purpose of carrying out each such plan...

Section 9757. - 9757. Nothing herein shall be construed or operate to impose...

CHAPTER 10 - Improvement Districts in Resource Conservation Districts

ARTICLE 1 - Formation

Section 9801. - 9801. For purposes of cooperating with landowners or any other...

Section 9802. - 9802. As used in connection with improvement districts: (a) “Improvement”...

Section 9803. - 9803. The formation of an improvement district shall be proposed...

Section 9804. - 9804. A petition for the formation of an improvement district...

Section 9805. - 9805. The petition, all proceedings in reference to it, the...

Section 9806. - 9806. The petition may consist of any number of separate...

Section 9807. - 9807. A petition to form an improvement district shall be...

Section 9808. - 9808. Upon receipt of a petition to form an improvement...

Section 9809. - 9809. If the survey shows that the improvements are feasible,...

Section 9810. - 9810. If there are any, the plans and specifications, estimate...

Section 9811. - 9811. After the filing of the formation petition, and if...

Section 9812. - 9812. Notice of the hearing shall be given by all...

Section 9813. - 9813. At the hearing the directors shall hear any objections...

Section 9814. - 9814. At the hearing the directors shall make any changes...

Section 9815. - 9815. If any additional real property is included in the...

Section 9816. - 9816. The directors may include in the plans and specifications...

Section 9817. - 9817. Regardless of any findings made by the directors if...

Section 9818. - 9818. If at the hearing the directors find that it...

Section 9819. - 9819. If the directors find that it would be for...

Section 9820. - 9820. The order shall contain a description of the lands...

Section 9821. - 9821. The secretary shall cause a certified copy of the...

ARTICLE 2 - Assessments

Section 9831. - 9831. Any assessment levied pursuant to Section 9819 shall include...

Section 9832. - 9832. The assessment may be made payable in not more...

Section 9833. - 9833. The directors, on or before the 15th day of...

Section 9834. - 9834. Each annual installment of the improvement district assessments shall...

Section 9835. - 9835. The provision of law relating to the collection of...

Section 9836. - 9836. The treasurers of each of the counties, other than...

Section 9837. - 9837. The assessment and each installment of it shall be...

Section 9838. - 9838. Upon a change or resubdivision of any parcel of...

Section 9839. - 9839. If the actual cost of the improvements is substantially...

Section 9840. - 9840. If the assessments levied upon real property in an...

Section 9841. - 9841. The procedure followed in making the supplemental levy shall...

Section 9842. - 9842. Whenever it is desired to do additional work or...

ARTICLE 3 - Inclusion of Land

Section 9851. - 9851. If at any time it is desired to include...

Section 9852. - 9852. The inclusion petition shall describe the boundaries of the...

Section 9853. - 9853. The same proceedings shall be had on the improvement...

Section 9854. - 9854. The directors may prescribe any conditions upon the inclusion...

Section 9855. - 9855. If any conditions not contained in the petition for...

ARTICLE 4 - Improvement District Management

Section 9861. - 9861. In a district containing an improvement district the directors...

Section 9862. - 9862. The directors may also hold property used or acquired...

Section 9863. - 9863. The directors of a district in which an improvement...

Section 9864. - 9864. The work of improvement provided for in this chapter...

Section 9865. - 9865. The directors may, in lieu in whole or in...

Section 9866. - 9866. All such tolls, connections charges, and additional assessments shall...

Section 9867. - 9867. The directors may provide for the maintenance and operation...

Section 9868. - 9868. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the directors...

Section 9869. - 9869. On behalf of an improvement district the directors may...

Section 9870. - 9870. On behalf of an improvement district, the directors may...

ARTICLE 5 - Improvement District Warrants

Section 9881. - 9881. A district may issue improvement district warrants signed by...

Section 9882. - 9882. Improvement district warrants shall be made payable in amounts...

Section 9883. - 9883. Improvement district warrants shall bear interest at the rate...

Section 9884. - 9884. Coupons for the interest on these warrants may be...

Section 9885. - 9885. Improvement district warrants may be made payable to any...

Section 9886. - 9886. Improvement district warrants may be sold by the district...

Section 9887. - 9887. Any surplus funds and any money held by a...

Section 9888. - 9888. Except as otherwise provided by law, the cost of...

Section 9889. - 9889. Improvement district warrants shall be paid only out of...

Section 9890. - 9890. Improvement district warrants or their proceeds shall be used...

ARTICLE 6 - Advance Payment of Assessments

Section 9901. - 9901. At any time before improvement district warrants are issued,...

Section 9902. - 9902. Real property on which the amount of the improvement...

Section 9903. - 9903. Any owner of real property of an improvement district...

Section 9904. - 9904. The directors may require warrants delivered to lessen or...

Section 9905. - 9905. The treasurer of the principal county shall notify the...

ARTICLE 7 - Actions and Proceedings

Section 9911. - 9911. All acts, proceedings, conclusions, and findings of fact, including...

Section 9912. - 9912. An action to determine the validity of an assessment...

ARTICLE 8 - Dissolution of Improvement Districts

Section 9921. - 9921. At any time prior to the incurring of any...

Section 9922. - 9922. A hearing on dissolution shall be had in the...

Section 9923. - 9923. The directors may, after the hearing, order the improvement...

Section 9924. - 9924. The order of dissolution shall be recorded in the...

CHAPTER 11 - Tahoe Resource Conservation District

Section 9951. - 9951. The Tahoe Resource Conservation District is hereby created to...

Section 9952. - 9952. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the...

Section 9953. - 9953. It is not the intent of the Legislature that...

CHAPTER 12 - Suisun Resource Conservation District

Section 9960. - 9960. The following definitions shall govern the interpretation of this...

Section 9961. - 9961. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, the...

Section 9962. - 9962. (a) The district shall have primary local responsibility for...

Section 9963. - 9963. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9803, the formation of...

Section 9964. - 9964. The district may, with the consent of the owner,...

Section 9965. - 9965. (a) The Legislature finds that compliance with the mandated...

CHAPTER 13 - Ventura County Resource Conservation District

Section 9970. - 9970. The provisions of this chapter apply only to the...

Section 9971. - 9971. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the organization...

Section 9972. - 9972. Whenever any territory in the district is included in...