Funds granted pursuant to Section 5907 may be expended for development, rehabilitation, or restoration only on lands owned by, or subject to a lease or other interest, held by the applicant city, county, city and county, district, or nonprofit organization. If those lands are not owned by the applicant, the applicant shall first demonstrate to the satisfaction of the administering agency that the project will provide public benefits commensurate with the type and duration of interest in land held by the applicant.

(Added June 7, 1988, by initiative Proposition 70.)

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Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 5917

  • County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
  • District: means any regional park or open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5 and any recreation and park district formed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 5780) of Division 5. See California Public Resources Code 5902
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Nonprofit organization: means any charitable organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, which has among its primary purposes the conservation and preservation of wetlands or of lands predominantly in their natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, forested, or open-space condition. See California Public Resources Code 5902
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