Terms Used In California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 5 > Chapter 1.696 > Article 5 - Land, Air, and Water Conservation

• Acquisition: means obtaining the fee title or a lesser interest in real property, including specifically, a conservation easement or development rights. See California Public Resources Code 5096.605
• Department: means the Department of Parks and Recreation. See California Public Resources Code 5096.605
• Development: includes , but is not limited to, improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, enhancement, preservation, protection, and interpretation. See California Public Resources Code 5096.605
• District: means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3, any recreation and park district formed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 5780), or an authority formed pursuant to Division 26 (commencing with Section 35100). See California Public Resources Code 5096.605
• Local conservation corps: means a program operated by a public agency or nonprofit organization that is certified pursuant to Section 14406. See California Public Resources Code 5096.605
• Person: includes any person, firm, partnership, general partner of a partnership, limited liability company, registered limited liability partnership, foreign limited liability partnership, association, corporation, company, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, or organization of any kind. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 19
• Preservation: means identification, evaluation, recordation, documentation, interpretation, protection, rehabilitation, restoration, stabilization, development, and reconstruction, or any combination of those activities. See California Public Resources Code 5096.605
• Secretary: means the Secretary of the Resources Agency. See California Public Resources Code 5096.605
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.