ARTICLE 2. Administration [5675. - 5686.]

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC 2.

in effect

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5675. Section 5675.

The program established by this chapter shall be administered jointly by the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Fish and Game and shall be funded by moneys appropriated from the Resources Account in the Energy and Resources Fund to the Department of Parks and Recreation for local assistance grants for urban fishing projects pursuant to category (b) of Item 379-101-190 of the Budget Act of 1981 and pursuant to provisions of any budget acts enacted subsequent thereto that appropriate funds for the program.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5676. Section 5676.

The Department of Parks and Recreation shall have principal responsibility for the review and approval of proposals for rehabilitating urban lakes in accordance with the eligibility requirements, evaluative criteria, and procedures specified in this chapter and for the administration of grants made pursuant to this chapter. The Department of Fish and Game shall be responsible for determining the rehabilitative potential of lakes proposed for funding and shall serve primarily in a technical and advisory capacity. The final decision to provide funding for each project shall be based on the cooperative deliberation and mutual determination of both departments.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5677. Section 5677.

To be eligible for funding pursuant to this chapter, a project shall satisfy all of the following conditions: (a) The lake is situated in an urbanized area of a standard metropolitan statistical area. (b) The lake is close to, and accessible by residents of, an area comprised of economically disadvantaged persons. (c) The lake is served by public transportation and is readily accessible by a large proportion of the residents of the entire metropolitan area. (d) There is significant and demonstrated public support and interest in the community for rehabilitating the lake for sportfishing purposes. (e) The lake currently has, or when rehabilitated will have, a water surface area of not less than three acres. (f) The lake is located in a public park or recreation area operated and currently staffed by the applicant. (g) The lake is held in fee by the applicant or is leased by the applicant for a term of not less than 25 years. (h) The applicant has prepared, and submitted as part of the grant proposal, a plan for rehabilitating the lake that includes evidence of the potential for the lake, when rehabilitated, to support and sustain a fish population through natural reproduction; techniques, procedures, and costs projected for the rehabilitation and future maintenance and operation of the lake; and an assessment of the benefits to be derived from implementing the proposal. The plan shall be suitable for forming the basis of the agreement specified in Section 5680 if the proposal is approved.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5678. Section 5678.

With respect to any project proposal that has satisfied all the conditions of Section 5677, the departments shall use all of the following criteria to evaluate the relative desirability and establish a ranking of all proposals: (a) An assessment of the needs to be satisfied by an urban fishing program at the lake, based on the total population, income levels, age groups, special populations, availability of other recreational facilities in the area, and such other factors or characteristics of the area as the Department of Parks and Recreation deems necessary for a full evaluation of the proposal. Priority shall be assigned to proposals that will serve a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged persons and special populations relative to those to be served under other proposals. (b) The willingness and ability of the applicant to commence work immediately upon receiving a grant. (c) The lake, when rehabilitated, will have relatively lower maintenance and operation costs. (d) The applicant’s project completion rate with respect to local assistance grants made pursuant to other programs administered by the Department of Parks and Recreation and the applicant’s general stewardship record with respect to its parks and recreation facilities. (e) The existence of opportunities for alternative and multiple-use recreational activities at the lake and surrounding parkland or open-space areas. (f) Funding the proposal will further a broad geographical spread of urban fishing programs among metropolitan areas.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5679. Section 5679.

Grants may be made to a city, county, or district that provides park, recreation, or open-space facilities and services and will operate and maintain the lake. Grants may be expended only for the rehabilitation and enhancement of lakes, consisting of improvements such as dredging, water aeration, shoreline stabilization and reconditioning, basin reconditioning, fish stocking, and installation of rock shelters, seal coats, and rip-rap.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5680. Section 5680.

Disbursement of a grant for an approved proposal shall be contingent on the recipient’s completion of both of the following conditions: (a) The grant recipient shall enter into an agreement with the Department of Parks and Recreation specifying the terms and conditions under which it shall rehabilitate, develop, maintain, and operate the urban fishing lake. The minimum term for the agreement shall be 25 years. (b) The legal counsel of the grant recipient shall certify to the satisfaction of both departments that the recipient has met, or will meet prior to expenditure of any grant funds, all federal, state, and local environmental, public health, relocation, affirmative action, and clearinghouse requirements and other applicable laws and regulations.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5681. Section 5681.

Consistent with the provisions of this chapter, the Department of Parks and Recreation shall specify the procedures to be followed in applying for grants, establish the terms and conditions under which grants shall be made, and administer the disbursement of all grant funds.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5682. Section 5682.

Grant funds shall be encumbered by the recipient within two years of disbursement. Any grant funds not encumbered within this period shall revert to the Resources Account in the Energy and Resources Fund.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5683. Section 5683.

The grant recipient or any instrumentality of the recipient shall not charge any fee for fishing at any lake the rehabilitation of which is financed, in whole or part, pursuant to this chapter. This prohibition does not extend to any fee charged by the recipient for any facility or service that is unrelated to fishing at a lake.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5684. Section 5684.

This chapter is not intended, nor shall it be construed, to authorize either the Department of Parks and Recreation or the Department of Fish and Game to establish any additional personnel positions or create any new administrative section in connection with the program established by this chapter.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5685. Section 5685.

In order to facilitate the earliest possible start of the urban fishing program and to gain familiarity with the types of lakes that are most suitable for rehabilitation for sportfishing purposes, the Department of Parks and Recreation shall make grants, on a demonstration basis during the 1981–82 fiscal year only, for the rehabilitation of lakes that satisfy the requirements and criteria set forth in this chapter and are representative of lakes of different size, physical characteristics, and degree of degradation found in major metropolitan areas of the state.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5686. Section 5686.

No grant shall be made under this chapter on or after the date on which the Energy and Resources Fund is abolished, unless a later enacted statute which is chaptered before that date changes the requirements of this section.

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