Cal. PRC § 5096.144
This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 5096.144, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.
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Official statutory text
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Coastal resources” means those land and water areas within the coastal zone, as defined in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 31006, and within the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, as described in Section 33105, which are suitable for public park, beach, or recreational purposes, including, but not limited to, areas of historical significance and areas of open space that complement park, beach, or recreational areas, or which are suitable for the preservation of coastal resource values.
(b) “District” means any district authorized to provide park, recreation, or open space services, or a combination of such services, except a school district.
(c) “Fund” means the Parklands Fund of 1980.
(d) “Historical resource” includes, but is not limited to, any building, structure, site, area, or place which is historically or archaeologically significant, or is significant in the architectural, engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural, educational, social, political, military, or cultural annals of California.
(e) “Historical resources preservation project” is a project designed to preserve an historical resource which is either listed in the National Register of Historic Places or is registered as either a state historical landmark or point of historical interest pursuant to Section 5021.
(f) “Program” means the Parklands Acquisition and Development Program established by this chapter.
(a) “Coastal resources” means those land and water areas within the coastal zone, as defined in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 31006, and within the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, as described in Section 33105, which are suitable for public park, beach, or recreational purposes, including, but not limited to, areas of historical significance and areas of open space that complement park, beach, or recreational areas, or which are suitable for the preservation of coastal resource values.
(b) “District” means any district authorized to provide park, recreation, or open space services, or a combination of such services, except a school district.
(c) “Fund” means the Parklands Fund of 1980.
(d) “Historical resource” includes, but is not limited to, any building, structure, site, area, or place which is historically or archaeologically significant, or is significant in the architectural, engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural, educational, social, political, military, or cultural annals of California.
(e) “Historical resources preservation project” is a project designed to preserve an historical resource which is either listed in the National Register of Historic Places or is registered as either a state historical landmark or point of historical interest pursuant to Section 5021.
(f) “Program” means the Parklands Acquisition and Development Program established by this chapter.
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