California Government Code 65040.4 – (a) The office shall divide the state into regional planning …
(a) The office shall divide the state into regional planning districts. Insofar as possible, the districts shall be established to include:
(1) Natural physiographical regions containing complete watersheds of major streams, and the land upon which the waters of such watersheds are put to beneficial use.
Terms Used In California Government Code 65040.4
- Council: as used in this chapter , means the Planning Advisory and Assistance Council established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 65040. See California Government Code 65028.1
- Office: as used in this chapter means the Office of Planning and Research. See California Government Code 65025
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
(2) Areas having mutual, social, environmental, and commercial interests as exemplified by connecting routes of transportation, by trade and by common use of open space and recreation areas within the region.
(b) The regional planning districts established by the Council on Intergovernmental Relations pursuant to former Section 34216 shall remain in effect as the regional planning districts of the office until changed by the office.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 641.)