Cal. PRC § 5096.500
This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 5096.500, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.
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Official statutory text
The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a) It is vital to ensure public confidence in amounts paid, and procedures used, for the acquisition of property by state agencies that spend taxpayer or bond funds.
(b) It is important to ensure that an acquisition agency act expeditiously to purchase critically needed conservation lands for their preservation and protection.
(c) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that information on the acquisition of conservation lands by state agencies is made available to the public, while ensuring that these lands continue to be acquired in an efficient and expeditious manner.
(a) It is vital to ensure public confidence in amounts paid, and procedures used, for the acquisition of property by state agencies that spend taxpayer or bond funds.
(b) It is important to ensure that an acquisition agency act expeditiously to purchase critically needed conservation lands for their preservation and protection.
(c) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that information on the acquisition of conservation lands by state agencies is made available to the public, while ensuring that these lands continue to be acquired in an efficient and expeditious manner.
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