Section 54260.
54260. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) In the early decades of California’s statehood, the relationship between the state and California Native Americans was fraught with violence, exploitation, dispossession, and the attempted destruction of tribal communities. In 1850, California passed a law called the “Act for the Government and Protection of Indians,” […]
Section 54261.
54261. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Economic benefits” may include, but are not limited to the following: (1) Employment growth. (2) Housing development. (3) Infrastructure and environmental improvements. (4) Assistance to schools and education. (5) Assistance to public safety agencies and departments. (6) Assistance to nonprofit organizations. (b) “Fair evaluation of a fee-to-trust […]
Section 54262.
54262. (a) State and local governments are encouraged to work cooperatively with California federally recognized tribes in their fee-to-trust applications for purposes of regaining ancestral lands. (b) State and local governments are encouraged to support California federally recognized tribes in their nongaming fee-to-trust applications. (c) A local government shall not adopt or enforce a resolution or ordinance that […]
Section 54244.
54244. Section 54241 shall not apply to any public leaseback which is executed prior to the effective date of Section 54241. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 304.)
Section 54245.
54245. If any one or more local or public agencies shall, prior to the effective date of Section 54241, have taken formal action to implement any one or more projects to be acquired or constructed pursuant to a public leaseback, Section 54241 shall not apply to the subsequent execution by such local or public agency […]
Section 54250.
54250. The following definitions shall control the construction of this article: (a) “Local agency” means any city, county, city and county, special district, or county service area. (b) “Commission” means the Public Utilities Commission. (c) “Privatization project” means any wastewater or sewerage project that is owned and operated by a corporation, partnership, or natural person pursuant to a […]
Section 54251.
54251. (a) A local agency may, pursuant to this article, authorize, grant, or enter into one or more exclusive or nonexclusive franchise, license, or service agreements with a privatizer for the design, ownership, financing, construction, maintenance, or operation of a privatization project. (b) A local agency may enact any measures necessary and convenient to carry out this […]
Section 54252.
54252. (a) In accordance with Section 10013 of the Public Utilities Code, prior to signing a proposed franchise, license, or service agreement with a local agency, a privatizer shall apply to the commission for a determination that the proposed privatization project is not a public utility within the meaning of Section 216 of the Public Utilities […]
Section 54253.
54253. No proposed franchise, license, or service agreement for a privatization project pursuant to this article shall be entered into between a local agency and a privatizer unless and until all of the following occur: (a) The local agency has selected the privatizer through a competitive procedure which is not based solely on the price offered […]
Section 54254.
54254. A local agency’s compliance with Section 54253 shall constitute compliance with Division 3 (commencing with Section 6001) of the Public Utilities Code. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1430, Sec. 4.)