ARTICLE 6. Miscellaneous Provisions [5096.245. - 5096.251.]

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC 6.

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Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5096.245. Section 5096.245.

Projects authorized for the purposes set forth in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 5096.231 shall be subject to augmentation as provided in Section 16352 of the Government Code, as limited by any provision of the Budget Act. The unexpended balance in any appropriation made payable from the fund which the Director of Finance, with the approval of the State Public Works Board, determines not to be required for expenditure pursuant to the appropriation, may be transferred on order of the Director of Finance to, and in augmentation of, the appropriation made in Section 16352 of the Government Code.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5096.246. Section 5096.246.

The Department of General Services, if the Director of Parks and Recreation finds that the use would be compatible with the ultimate use of the real property as a unit, or part of a unit, of the state park system and with the sound management and conservation of resources within the unit, may make agreements with respect to any real property acquired pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 5096.231, and the Executive Officer of the State Coastal Conservancy may make agreements with respect to any real property acquired pursuant to Section 5096.232, for the continued tenancy of the seller of the property for a period of time and under such conditions as mutually agreed upon by the state and the seller so long as the seller promises to pay such taxes on his or her interest in the property as shall become due, owing, or unpaid on the interest created by the agreement, and so long as the seller conducts any operations on the land according to specifications issued by the appropriate director or officer to protect the property for the public use for which it was acquired. A copy of the agreement shall be filed with the county clerk in the county in which the property lies. The arrangement shall be compatible with the operation of the area by the state, as determined by the appropriate director or officer.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5096.247. Section 5096.247.

All real property acquired pursuant to this chapter shall be acquired in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. The Department of Parks and Recreation shall prescribe procedures sufficient to assure compliance by local public agencies which receive funds under Section 5096.231 and the State Coastal Conservancy shall prescribe procedures sufficient to assure compliance by local public agencies which receive funds under Section 5096.232.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5096.248. Section 5096.248.

For the purposes of this chapter, acquisition may include gifts, purchases, leases, easements, the exercise of eminent domain if expressly authorized, the transfer or exchange of property for other property of like value, and purchases of development rights and other interests.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5096.249. Section 5096.249.

All grants, gifts, devises, or bequests to the state, conditional or unconditional, for park, conservation, recreation, or other purposes for which real property may be acquired or developed pursuant to this chapter, may be accepted and received on behalf of the state by the appropriate departmental director with the approval of the Director of Finance. The grants, gifts, devises, or bequests shall be available, when appropriated by the Legislature, for expenditure for the purposes specified in Sections 5096.231 and 5096.232.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5096.250. Section 5096.250.

Real property acquired by the state shall consist predominantly of open or natural lands, including lands under water capable of being utilized for multiple recreational purposes, and lands necessary for the preservation of coastal or historical resources. No funds derived from the bonds authorized by this division shall be expended for the construction of any reservoir designated as a part of the “State Water Facilities,” as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 12934 of the Water Code.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5096.251. Section 5096.251.

(a) Prior to recommending the acquisition of lands that are located on or near tidelands, submerged lands, swamp or overflowed lands, or other wetlands, whether or not those lands have been granted in trust to a local public agency, the Director of Parks and Recreation or the Executive Officer of the State Coastal Conservancy, as appropriate, shall submit to the State Lands Commission any proposal by a state or local public agency for the acquisition of those lands pursuant to this chapter. The State Lands Commission shall, within three months of submittal, review the proposed acquisition, make a determination as to the state’s existing or potential interest in the lands, and report its findings to the person making the submittal and to the Department of General Services. (b) No provision of this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the condemnation of state lands.

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