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DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009

PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - Short Title and Legislative Findings

Section 85000. - 85000. This division shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 85001. - 85001. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 85002. - 85002. The Legislature finds and declares that the Sacramento-San Joaquin...

Section 85003. - 85003. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 85004. - 85004. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

CHAPTER 2 - Delta Policy

Section 85020. - 85020. The policy of the State of California is to...

Section 85021. - 85021. The policy of the State of California is to...

Section 85022. - 85022. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 85023. - 85023. The longstanding constitutional principle of reasonable use and the...

CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 85031. - 85031. (a) This division does not diminish, impair, or otherwise...

Section 85032. - 85032. This division does not affect any of the following:...

Section 85034. - 85034. (a) (1) The council shall administer all contracts, grants,...

CHAPTER 4 - Definitions

Section 85050. - 85050. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth...

Section 85051. - 85051. “Acquisition” means the acquisition of a fee interest or...

Section 85052. - 85052. “Adaptive management” means a framework and flexible decisionmaking process...

Section 85053. - 85053. “Bay Delta Conservation Plan” or “BDCP” means a multispecies...

Section 85054. - 85054. “Coequal goals” means the two goals of providing a...

Section 85055. - 85055. “Commission” means the Delta Protection Commission established in Division...

Section 85056. - 85056. “Conservancy” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy established in...

Section 85057. - 85057. “Council” means the Delta Stewardship Council established in Section...

Section 85057.5. - 85057.5. (a) “Covered action” means a plan, program, or project...

Section 85058. - 85058. “Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as defined in...

Section 85059. - 85059. “Delta Plan” means the comprehensive, long-term management plan for...

Section 85060. - 85060. “Delta watershed” means the Sacramento River Hydrologic Region and...

Section 85064. - 85064. “Public water agency” means a public entity, as defined...

Section 85066. - 85066. “Restoration” means the application of ecological principles to restore...

Section 85067. - 85067. “Strategic Plan” means both the “Delta Vision Strategic Plan”...

PART 2 - EARLY ACTIONS

Section 85080. - 85080. The council shall appoint a Delta Independent Science Board...

Section 85082. - 85082. The council shall develop and implement a strategy to...

Section 85084. - 85084. The council shall develop an interim plan that includes...

Section 85084.5. - 85084.5. The Department of Fish and Game, in consultation with...

Section 85085. - 85085. The department shall do all of the following: (a)...

Section 85086. - 85086. (a) The board shall establish an effective system of...

Section 85087. - 85087. The board, by December 31, 2010, shall submit to...

Section 85088. - 85088. Until the board issues an order approving a change...

Section 85089. - 85089. Construction of a new Delta conveyance facility shall not...

PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE

CHAPTER 1 - Delta Stewardship Council

Section 85200. - 85200. (a) The Delta Stewardship Council is hereby established as...

Section 85201. - 85201. (a) The chairperson shall serve full time. Other members...

Section 85202. - 85202. Council members shall possess diverse expertise and reflect a...

Section 85203. - 85203. The headquarters of the council shall be located in...

Section 85204. - 85204. The council shall establish and oversee a committee of...

CHAPTER 2 - Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council

Section 85210. - 85210. The council has all of the following powers: (a)...

Section 85210.5. - 85210.5. A majority of the voting members of the council...

Section 85211. - 85211. The Delta Plan shall include performance measurements that will...

Section 85212. - 85212. The council shall review and provide timely advice to...

Section 85213. - 85213. (a) The council may contract for consultant services and...

Section 85214. - 85214. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to...

CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions

Section 85225. - 85225. A state or local public agency that proposes to...

Section 85225.5. - 85225.5. To assist state and local public agencies in preparing...

Section 85225.10. - 85225.10. (a) Any person who claims that a proposed covered...

Section 85225.15. - 85225.15. The appeal shall be filed no later than 30...

Section 85225.20. - 85225.20. The appeal shall be heard by the council within...

Section 85225.25. - 85225.25. After a hearing on an appealed action, the council...

Section 85225.30. - 85225.30. The council shall adopt administrative procedures governing appeals, which...

CHAPTER 4 - Delta Watermaster

Section 85230. - 85230. (a) The board, in consultation with the council, shall...

CHAPTER 5 - Delta Independent Science Board and Delta Science Program

Section 85280. - 85280. (a) The Delta Independent Science Board is hereby established...

PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING

CHAPTER 1 - The Delta Plan

Section 85300. - 85300. (a) On or before January 1, 2012, the council...

Section 85301. - 85301. (a) The commission shall develop, for consideration and incorporation...

Section 85302. - 85302. (a) The implementation of the Delta Plan shall further...

Section 85303. - 85303. The Delta Plan shall promote statewide water conservation, water...

Section 85304. - 85304. The Delta Plan shall promote options for new and...

Section 85305. - 85305. (a) The Delta Plan shall attempt to reduce risks...

Section 85306. - 85306. The council, in consultation with the Central Valley Flood...

Section 85307. - 85307. (a) The Delta Plan may identify actions to be...

Section 85308. - 85308. The Delta Plan shall meet all of the following...

Section 85309. - 85309. The department, in consultation with the United States Army...

CHAPTER 2 - Bay Delta Conservation Plan

Section 85320. - 85320. (a) The Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) shall be...

Section 85321. - 85321. The BDCP shall include a transparent, real-time operational decisionmaking...

Section 85322. - 85322. This chapter does not amend, or create any additional...

CHAPTER 3 - Other Plans for the Delta

Section 85350. - 85350. The council may incorporate other completed plans related to...