Section 5096.231.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5096.231.
in effectAll money deposited in the Parklands Fund of 1984 shall be available for appropriation in the manner set forth in Section 5096.260 for the purposes set forth below in amounts not to exceed the following:
(a)
For grants to counties, cities, and districts for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of real property for
park, beach, recreational, or historical resources preservation purposes, including an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for state administrative costs directly incurred in connection therewith, and further including the amount of $1,500,000 for grants to nonprofit organizations as provided in category (5), in accordance with the following schedule:
$150,000,000
Schedule:
(1)
Seventy-eight million five hundred thousand dollars ($78,500,000) for the development, rehabilitation, or restoration of real property for park, beach, and recreational purposes; provided, however, that each county shall be entitled to receive not less than two hundred
thousand dollars ($200,000).
(2)
Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for the development, rehabilitation, or restoration of real property consisting of locally and regionally operated lakes, reservoirs and waterways.
(3)
Forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000) for expenditure by the Department of Parks and Recreation for the purposes of the Roberti-Z’berg Urban Open-spaces and Recreation Program Act (commencing with Section 5620 of the Public Resources Code); provided however, that notwithstanding Section 5627, funds made available pursuant to this category may be expended only for capital outlay purposes.
(4)
Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of historical resources and for historical resources preservation projects and costs of planning and interpretation.
(5)
One million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of real property for park and recreational purposes by nonprofit organizations.
(b)
For acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of real property for the state park system in accordance with the following schedule:
$145,000,000
Schedule:
(1)
Forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000) for acquisition of real property inside the boundaries of existing projects or units or as additions to existing projects or units; provided, however, that not more than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be expended on any one project or unit of the state park system.
(2)
Forty million five hundred thousand dollars ($40,500,000) for development, rehabilitation, or restoration of coastal resources, other than coastal resources in or on
San Francisco Bay, in accordance with the following schedule:
Schedule:
(A)
Twenty-eight million five hundred thousand dollars ($28,500,000) within San Diego County through Santa Barbara County.
(B)
Seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($7,500,000) within San Luis Obispo County through the City and County of San Francisco.
(C)
Four million five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) within Marin County through Del Norte County.
(3)
Fourteen million five hundred thousand dollars ($14,500,000) for development, rehabilitation, or restoration of resources in or on San Francisco Bay.
(4)
Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for development, rehabilitation, or restoration of inland resources.
(5)
Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for development, rehabilitation, or restoration at lakes, reservoirs, and waterways, including state water facilities, as defined in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (d) of Section 12934 of the Water Code.
(6)
Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for the repair of storm damage and construction to prevent future storm damage.
(7)
Three million dollars ($3,000,000) for planning, development, rehabilitation, restoration, or interpretive facilities in support of volunteer community action projects for the state park system.
(8)
Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for the increased stewardship of the public investment in the protection of the most critical natural and scenic features of the existing state park system.
(9)
Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for development, rehabilitation, or restoration of real property for the state park system within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
(c)
For the acquisition, development, or restoration of real property for wildlife management in accordance with the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947 (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1300) of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code), including costs for planning and interpretation in accordance with the following schedule:
$25,000,000
Schedule:
(1)
Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of real property for wildlife management.
(2)
Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the acquisition, rehabilitation, or restoration of habitat for any bird, mammal, fish, amphibia or reptile declared rare or endangered pursuant to the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Title 16, United States Code Sec. 1531 et seq.) and subsequent amendments or designated by state statute as fully protected.
(d)
(1)
This subdivision shall become operative only if Senate Bill 512 of the 1983-84 Regular Session of the Legislature is approved by the voters, in which case, subdivision (c) of this section shall not be operative.
(2)
Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for the purposes set forth in Division 23 (commencing with Section 33000), and for administrative costs directly incurred in connection therewith.
(3)
Five million dollars ($5,000,000) for expenditure by the Wildlife Conservation Board pursuant to the Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947 (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section
1300) of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code in accordance with the following schedule:
Schedule:
(A)
Three million dollars ($3,000,000) for development, rehabilitation, or restoration of real property for coastal fishing piers.
(B)
Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of real property for wildlife-oriented public use projects.
(4)
Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for development, rehabilitation, or restoration of real property for the state park system in
accordance with the following schedule:
Schedule:
(A)
Five million dollars ($5,000,000) in augmentation of subdivision (b) for development and restoration of historical resources and for historical resources preservation projects and costs of planning and interpretation.
(B)
Three million dollars ($3,000,000) in augmentation of category (4) of subdivision (b).
(C)
Two million dollars ($2,000,000) in augmentation of category (2) of subdivision (b).
References
referencesCal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5620.
referencesCal. Water Code - WAT § 12934.
referencesCal. Fish and Game Code - FGC § 1300.
referencesCal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5096.260.
referencesCal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5627.
referencesCal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 33000.
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