§ 3700 It is hereby found and determined that the people of the State of …
§ 3701 For the purposes of this chapter, “geothermal resources” shall mean …
§ 3702 For the purposes of this chapter, “geothermal resources area” means …
§ 3703 “Well” means any well for the discovery of geothermal resources or …
§ 3703.1 “Low-temperature geothermal resources” are fluids that have value by …
§ 3704 “Department”, in reference to the government of this state, means the …
§ 3705 “Division,” in reference to the government of this state, means the …
§ 3706 “Director” means the Director of Conservation.
§ 3707 “Supervisor” means the State Oil and Gas Supervisor.
§ 3708 “Person” includes any individual, firm, association, corporation, or …
§ 3709 “Operator” means any person drilling, maintaining, operating, …
§ 3710 “Owner” includes “operator” when any well is operated or has been …
§ 3711 “Operator” includes “owner” when any well is or has been or is about …
§ 3712 This chapter shall be liberally construed to meet its purposes, and …
§ 3714 The State Oil and Gas Supervisor shall so supervise the drilling, …
§ 3714.5 The supervisor, pursuant to regulation, shall designate geothermal …
§ 3715 The supervisor shall also supervise the drilling, operation, …
§ 3715.5 For the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act …
§ 3716 The district deputy in each district shall collect all information …
§ 3717 Upon request, the supervisor shall notify the Department of Fish and …
§ 3718 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as superseding any of the …
§ 3719 The supervisor shall publish any publications, reports, maps, …
§ 3720 For the purposes of this chapter, the state may be divided into one …
§ 3721 Every owner or operator of any well shall designate an agent, giving …
§ 3722 The owner or operator of any well shall notify the supervisor or the …
§ 3723 Every person who acquires the ownership or operation of any well, …
§ 3723.5 Any person who acquires the ownership or operation of any well or …
§ 3724 The owner or operator of any well, before commencing the original …
§ 3724.1 An owner or operator may submit to the supervisor for approval a …
§ 3724.2 If, after study by the supervisor, it is determined that one or all …
§ 3724.3 Drilling of program wells, as described in Section 3724.1, shall not …
§ 3724.32 When an operator fails to pay a civil penalty imposed pursuant to …
§ 3724.35 The supervisor may adopt regulations governing intermediate and deep …
§ 3724.4 The proposal, and all other data submitted as required by Sections …
§ 3724.5 To provide funds for the supervision of geothermal resource wells, …
§ 3724.6 The permit application fees established in Sections 3724 and 3724.1 …
§ 3725 Every person who engages in the drilling, redrilling, deepening, …
§ 3725.5 Any person who engages in the drilling, redrilling, deepening, …
§ 3726 Any person who engages in the drilling, redrilling, deepening, …
§ 3728 Any individual or blanket indemnity bond issued in compliance with …
§ 3728.5 In lieu of the bond required by Sections 3723.5, 3725, 3725.5, and …
§ 3729 For the purposes of Section 3728, a well is properly abandoned when …
§ 3730 The owner or operator of any well shall keep, or cause to be kept, a …
§ 3731 The log shall show the character and depth of the formation passed …
§ 3732 The core record shall show the depth, character, and fluid content of …
§ 3733 The history shall show the location and amount of sidetracked …
§ 3734 The log shall be kept in the local office of the owner or operator …
§ 3735 Upon the completion or abandonment of any well or upon the suspension …
§ 3736 The owner or operator of any well, or his local agent, shall file …
§ 3737 A well is completed, for the purposes of this chapter, 30 days after …
§ 3739 Any person engaged in operating any wells wherein high pressures are …
§ 3740 The owner or operator of any well on lands producing or reasonably …
§ 3741 The supervisor shall require such tests or remedial work as in his …
§ 3742.2 Any person having drilled a well or wells on state, federal or …
§ 3743 (a) An order of the supervisor or a district deputy issued …
§ 3744 (a) Within 30 days from the date of service of an order made …
§ 3745 The owner of any well producing geothermal resources or injecting …
§ 3746 Before abandoning any well in accordance with methods approved by the …
§ 3747 Before any work is commenced to abandon any well, the owner or …
§ 3748 The supervisor, or the district deputy, shall before the proposed …
§ 3749 If the supervisor or the district deputy fails to give the owner or …
§ 3750 Within 60 days after the completion of abandonment of any well, the …
§ 3751 No person, whether as principal, agent, servant, employee, or …
§ 3752 (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all …
§ 3753 Upon receipt by the supervisor or by a district deputy of a written …
§ 3754 Any owner or operator, or employee thereof, who refuses to permit the …
§ 3754.5 (a) Any person who violates this chapter or any regulation …
§ 3755 The supervisor or his deputy may order the abandonment of any well …
§ 3756 Whenever the supervisor finds that it is in the interest of the …
§ 3757 Any well hereafter drilled for the discovery and production of …
§ 3757.1 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, where a parcel …
§ 3757.2 For the purpose of developing low-temperature geothermal resources, …
§ 3758 Where several contiguous parcels of land in one or different …
§ 3759 For the purpose of this chapter, an alley which intersects or lies …
§ 3760 Each day in which the drilling of any well is carried on, or on which …
§ 3761 The provisions regarding the location of geothermal resources wells …
§ 3762 (a) The operator of a well to whom the supervisor or district …
§ 3763 (a) A hearing shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 5 …
§ 3764 (a) A hearing conducted by the director shall adhere to the …
§ 3765 (a) Within 30 days after the close of a hearing conducted by the …
§ 3766 (a) Following a hearing conducted by the director pursuant to …
§ 3767 When an operator seeks judicial review of a decision of the director, …
§ 3768 If the operator does not appeal an order, if the operator does not …
§ 3769 In any proceeding instituted by the supervisor for the purpose of …
§ 3770 Witnesses shall be entitled to receive the fees and mileage fixed by …
§ 3771 In case of the failure or neglect on the part of any person to comply …
§ 3772 (a) If any person fails to pay any charge or penalty imposed …
§ 3772.2 A warrant may be issued by the Controller or his or her duly …
§ 3772.4 The sheriff shall receive, upon the completion of his or her services …
§ 3772.6 In the event that the lien of the charges, penalties or interest …
§ 3773 The Controller shall, on or before the 90th day following the …
§ 3774 The Attorney General shall commence and prosecute any such action to …
§ 3775 In such actions the record of charges, or a copy of so much thereof …
§ 3776 Payment of the penalties and charges, or the amount of the judgment …

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Terms Used In California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 3 > Chapter 4 - Geothermal Resources

  • action taken: means a collective decision made by a majority of the members of a legislative body, a collective commitment or promise by a majority of the members of a legislative body to make a positive or a negative decision, or an actual vote by a majority of the members of a legislative body when sitting as a body or entity, upon a motion, proposal, resolution, order or ordinance. See California Government Code 54952.6
  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Ballot card: means a card or a number of cards upon which are printed, or identified by reference to the ballot, the names of candidates for nomination or election to one or more offices or the ballot titles of one or more measures. See California Elections Code 302
  • Ballot label: means :

    California Elections Code 303

  • Ballot on demand system: means a self-contained system that allows users to do both of the following on an as-needed basis:

    California Elections Code 303.4

  • Ballot title and summary: means , for a statewide initiative measure or measure proposed by the Legislature, the summary of the chief purpose and points including the fiscal impact summary of any measure that appears in the state voter information guide. See California Elections Code 303.5
  • bonds: means bonds issued by a local agency payable exclusively from the revenues of the enterprise for which the bonds are issued. See California Government Code 54729
  • candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • Clerk: means the county elections official, registrar of voters, city clerk, or other officer or board charged with the duty of conducting any election. See California Elections Code 307
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Disability: means a medical condition, mental disability, or physical disability, as those terms are defined in subdivisions (i), (j), and (l) of §. See California Elections Code 354.5
  • Discuss among themselves: means communications made, posted, or shared on an internet-based social media platform between members of a legislative body, including comments or use of digital icons that express reactions to communications made by other members of the legislative body. See California Government Code 54952.2
  • Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
  • Elections official: means any of the following:

    California Elections Code 320

  • enterprise: means systems, plants, works, or undertakings used or useful in the collection, treatment, and disposal of waste, refuse, and garbage, or of sewage, waste, and storm water. See California Government Code 54727
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • General election: means either of the following:

    California Elections Code 324

  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • improve: means reconstruct, replace, extend, repair, better, equip, develop, embellish, or otherwise improve. See California Government Code 54728
  • individual with a disability: means any individual who has a physical or mental disability as defined in Section 12926. See California Government Code 19231
  • Inspector: means the supervisor of the precinct board of which he or she is a member. See California Elections Code 325
  • Internet-based social media platform: means an online service that is open and accessible to the public. See California Government Code 54952.2
  • Judicial office: means the office filled by any judicial officer. See California Elections Code 326
  • law: includes the charter of any local agency. See California Government Code 54726
  • legislative body: means :

    California Government Code 54952

  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Local agency: means county, city, or any public district empowered to distribute water or engage in flood control. See California Government Code 54280
  • local agency: means a county, city, whether general law or chartered, city and county, town, school district, municipal corporation, district, political subdivision, or any board, commission or agency thereof, or other local public agency. See California Government Code 54951
  • Measure: means any constitutional amendment or other proposition submitted to a popular vote at any election. See California Elections Code 329
  • meeting: means any congregation of a majority of the members of a legislative body at the same time and location, including teleconference location as permitted by Section 54953, to hear, discuss, deliberate, or take action on any item that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body. See California Government Code 54952.2
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See California Elections Code 335
  • Open and accessible to the public: means that members of the general public have the ability to access and participate, free of charge, in the social media platform without the approval by the social media platform or a person or entity other than the social media platform, including any forum and chatroom, and cannot be blocked from doing so, except when the internet-based social media platform determines that an individual violated its protocols or rules. See California Government Code 54952.2
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338
  • Polling place: means a location where a voter casts a ballot and includes the following terms, as applicable: poll, polling location, and vote center. See California Elections Code 338.5
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Precinct: means a geographical area within a county that is made up of voters and is formed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12200) of Division 12. See California Elections Code 338.6
  • precinct board: means the board appointed by the elections official to serve at a vote center. See California Elections Code 339
  • Precinct board member: is a member of the precinct board and includes an election officer. See California Elections Code 339
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Primary election: includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code. See California Elections Code 341
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Punching: includes marking a ballot card to record a vote. See California Elections Code 345
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Roster: means the official list of voters for an election, which may be in paper or electronic form. See California Elections Code 349.5
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Signature: includes either of the following:

    California Elections Code 354.5

  • Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Government Code 12.2
  • State: means the State of California or any department, agency, or officer thereof. See California Government Code 54280
  • state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Town: includes "unincorporated town" and "village. See California Government Code 21
  • United States: includes any department, board, agency, or officer thereof. See California Government Code 54280
  • Vote center: means a location established for holding elections that offers the services described in Sections 2170 and 4005. See California Elections Code 357.5
  • Vote tabulating device: means any piece of equipment, other than a voting machine, that compiles a total of votes cast by means of ballot card sorting, ballot card reading, paper ballot scanning, electronic data processing, or a combination of that type of equipment. See California Elections Code 358
  • Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
  • Voter list: means the list of registered voters in a single or consolidated precinct or in an entire county. See California Elections Code 359.2
  • Voter-nominated office: means a congressional or state elective office for which a candidate may choose to have his or her party preference or lack of party preference indicated upon the ballot. See California Elections Code 359.5
  • Voting device: means any device used in conjunction with a ballot card or cards to indicate the choice of the voter by marking, punching, or slotting the ballot card. See California Elections Code 360
  • Voting system: means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software, or any combination of these used for casting a ballot, tabulating votes, or both. See California Elections Code 362
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.