(a) (1) The department may enter into an agreement to accept funds from any person, educational institution, tribal government, corporation or other business entity, or organization for the maintenance, operation, restoration, repair, development, improvement, or enhancement of a designated state park system unit or facility, or for research, educational, interpretive, recreational, or visitor services provided on or for a designated state park system unit or facility. Any funds so received shall be deposited in a separate account in the State Park Contingent Fund. The funds received shall supplement, but not replace, existing resources for the maintenance, operation, restoration, repair, development, improvement, or enhancement of the unit or facility, or for establishing or enhancing park services provided to visitors. The department and the sponsoring or donating person, entity, government, or organization shall specify in the agreement the level of service that is to be performed.

(2) Each agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include a provision requiring the department to provide to the signatory of the agreement or his or her designee an accounting of all expenditures made from the donated funds until all of the donated funds have been expended. The accountings shall be provided on a quarterly basis unless a different frequency is agreed to by the parties to the agreement.

Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 5009.1

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • department: means the Department of Parks and Recreation and "director" means the Director of Parks and Recreation. See California Public Resources Code 5001.1

(b) The department may enter into an agreement to accept from any person, educational institution, tribal government, corporation or other business entity, or organization services for the cleanup, repair, development, improvement, restoration, or enhancement of any designated state park system unit or facility, or for research, educational, interpretive, recreational, or visitor services provided on or for a state park system unit or facility. Under the direction of the department, these services shall supplement, but not replace, existing staff resources for the purpose of enhancing the maintenance and operation of the unit or facility or for establishing or enhancing park services provided to visitors.

(c) The director may authorize the erection of an appropriate sign in recognition of a donation or sponsorship provided in accordance with this section, consistent with existing law and with the rules and regulations of the department regarding signs in units of the state park system.

(d) The department may provide free or reduced-cost access to, and use of, park facilities to entities that have entered into agreements as described in this section, if the public benefit to be provided pursuant to the agreement exceeds or is of comparable value, as determined by the department, to the access to or use of park facilities granted.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 201, Sec. 11. (AB 2549) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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