California Public Resources Code 37035 – (a) (1) If a department determines that a designated …
(a) (1) If a department determines that a designated nonprofit organization, in lieu of the department, should accept property that the department applies to acquire pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 37034, and determines that the acceptance by the designated nonprofit organization would comply with the purpose of the applicable bond provision specified in subdivision (c) of Section 37032, the department may, upon that determination and upon making the determinations and having the belief required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 37034, apply to acquire the property for that designated nonprofit organization pursuant to this division. The department shall not make that application until the prospective donor agrees to submit an application pursuant to Section 37010 and paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 37034 and the designated nonprofit organization agrees to accept the property if it is acquired pursuant to this division.
(2) If a local government determines that a designated nonprofit organization, in lieu of the local government, should accept property that the local government applies to acquire pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 37034, and determines that the acceptance by the designated nonprofit organization would comply with the purpose of the applicable bond provision specified in subdivision (c) of Section 37032, the local government may, upon that determination and making the determinations and having the belief required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 37034, request the department that allocated to it the relevant bond funds to determine whether it agrees with the local government’s determinations made pursuant to this paragraph. If the department agrees with the local government, gives its approval for the designated nonprofit organization’s acceptance of the property, and gives its approval pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 37034, the local government may apply to acquire the property for that designated nonprofit organization pursuant to this division. The local government shall not make that application until the prospective donor agrees to submit an application pursuant to Section 37010 and paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 37034 and the designated nonprofit organization agrees to accept the property if it is acquired pursuant to this division.
Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 37035
- Board: means the Wildlife Conservation Board created pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 1320) of Chapter 4 of Division 2 of . See California Public Resources Code 37002
- Department: means any entity created by statute within the Natural Resources Agency and authorized to hold title to land, or the Natural Resources Agency. See California Public Resources Code 37002
- Designated nonprofit organization: means a nonprofit organization qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code that has as a principal purpose the conservation of land and water resources and that is designated by a local government or a department to accept property pursuant to this division in lieu of the local government or a department. See California Public Resources Code 37002
- Donor: means a property owner that donates, or submits an application to donate, property pursuant to the program. See California Public Resources Code 37002
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Local government: means any city, county, city and county, or any district, as defined in Section 5902 or in Division 26 (commencing with Section 35100), or any joint powers authority made up of one or more of those entities or those entities and departments. See California Public Resources Code 37002
- Property: means any real property, and any perpetual interest therein, including land, conservation easements, and land containing water rights, as well as water rights. See California Public Resources Code 37002
(b) If a department or local government applies for a designated nonprofit organization to acquire property, pursuant to subdivision (a), the department and donor, and the local government, if applicable, shall comply with all requirements of this division that apply to the department and donor, and to the local government, if applicable, when the department or local government otherwise applies to acquire property pursuant to this division.
(c) If a local government applies for a designated nonprofit organization to acquire and accept donated property, the local government shall comply with all requirements of this division that apply to the local government transferring funds to the board necessary to reimburse the General Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 220, Sec. 5. (AB 94) Effective January 1, 2010.)