Terms Used In California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 5 > Chapter 10.5 - Lower American River Conservancy Program

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• compensation: means the remuneration paid out of funds controlled by the employer in payment for the member's services performed during normal working hours or for time during which the member is excused from work because of any of the following:

  California Government Code 20630

• County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
• County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
• department: means the Department of Parks and Recreation and "director" means the Director of Parks and Recreation. See California Public Resources Code 5001.1
• Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
• Federal election: means any presidential election, general election, primary election, or special election held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting, nominating, or electing any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the United States Senate, or Member of the United States House of Representatives. See California Elections Code 323
• Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
• General election: means either of the following:

  California Elections Code 324

• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338
• Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
• Primary election: includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code. See California Elections Code 341
• Property: includes all property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this part. See California Government Code 15802
• Special election: is a n election, the specific time for the holding of which is not prescribed by law. See California Elections Code 356
• Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359