2007 California Public Resources Code Article 1. Purpose

CA Codes (prc:3800)

3800.  The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the allocation
of revenues distributed to the state pursuant to Section 35 of the
Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. Sec. 191),
with respect to activities of the United States Bureau of Land
Management, the United States Forest Service, and other federal
agencies undertaken pursuant to the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970
(Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 1001) of Title 30 of the United
States Code) in order to accomplish the following general objectives:

   (a) Reduction of dependence on fossil fuels and stimulation of the
state's economy through development of geothermal resources.
   (b) Mitigation of the adverse social, economic, and environmental
impacts caused by geothermal development.
   (c) Financial assistance to cities, counties, and districts to
offset the costs of providing public services and facilities
necessitated by the development of geothermal resources within their
jurisdictions.
   (d) Maintenance of the productivity of renewable resources through
the investment of the proceeds of a depleting resource.