2010 California Code
Harbors and Navigation Code
Chapter 6. Inland Parks And Recreation Areas

5950.  The board of supervisors may manage the business of the
district and promote the commercial interest of the harbor by
advertisement of its advantages and by the solicitation of business
within or without the district, in other states, or in foreign
countries, through employees or agencies as are expedient, and it may
organize, promote, conduct, and advertise programs of community
recreation and the advantages of the district's park and recreational
facilities.
   Nothing in this section authorizes revenues derived from tide and
submerged lands granted in trust by the state to a district, or from
lands acquired with those trust revenues, to be used by the district
for any purpose other than for proper trust purposes on the granted
lands, or for the acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of
property adjacent to the granted lands when the property is necessary
to further the purposes of the trust grant.



5950.1.  The term "inland parks and recreation areas," as used in
this chapter, includes, but is not limited to, open-space land, as
defined by the provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 65560 of the
Government Code, except that such term shall not include open-space
land, as defined in paragraph (2) of such subdivision.
   The provisions of Section 5900.4 shall not apply to the
acquisition of forest lands, rangeland, or agricultural lands when
the acquisition is for the purpose of establishing hiking, bicycling,
or equestrian trails or where the lands are being acquired for their
scenic or aesthetic values.



5950.5.  The board of supervisors of any harbor improvement district
organized and existing pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section
5800) may authorize the district to acquire, develop, operate, and
maintain inland parks and recreation areas pursuant to this chapter.



5951.  If the district is authorized to acquire, develop, operate,
and maintain inland parks and recreation areas, the board of
supervisors shall, by resolution, adopt a new name for the district
which will reflect its new duties and responsibilities.




5952.  If the district is authorized to acquire, develop, operate,
and maintain inland parks and recreation areas, at least 75 percent
of its annual expenditures shall be devoted to that purpose until
such time as the total expenditure of district and county funds for
land, structures, and improvements which is used for inland park and
recreation purposes shall have equaled the total expenditure of
district and county funds for land, structures, and improvements
which is used for beach and harbor purposes. Thereafter, the district
shall devote at least 50 percent of its annual expenditures averaged
over each five-year period for inland park and recreation purposes.



5953.  For the purpose of determining the annual expenditures
required by Section 5952, only such expenditures for land,
structures, and improvements as are raised by local taxation within
the district shall be included and the district shall be both charged
and credited with the expenditures for land, structures, and
improvements made by the county in which the district is located,
both for beach and harbor purposes and for inland park and
recreational purposes. Within 90 days after the effective date of
this section, the auditor-controller of the county in which the
district is located shall report to the board of supervisors the
moneys raised by local taxation for land, structures, and
improvements by the district and by the county for beach and harbor
purposes and inland park and recreational purposes. The future annual
expenditures, at the ratio set forth in Section 5952, shall be for
those expenditures paid from funds raised by the levy of taxes by the
district.



5954.  In acquiring, developing, operating, or maintaining inland
parks and recreaton areas, the district shall follow and comply with,
as nearly as possible, the procedures provided in Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 5940) of this part in regard to the
acquisition, improvement, or maintenance of lands for public beaches.




5955.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 5940 to 5954,
inclusive, the district may acquire, develop, operate, or maintain
public beaches or inland parks and recreation areas without holding
the hearings and making the findings required by such provisions if
there is compliance with Section 21151 of the Public Resources Code
and Section 65402 of the Government Code; provided, however, that the
board of supervisors shall hold at least one public hearing prior to
the approval of any such project. Harbor improvement district funds
may be expended prior to the public hearing for the purpose of
obtaining compliance with Section 21151 of the Public Resources Code
and Section 65402 of the Government Code.


5956.  The district may purchase, collect, trade, exchange, or
otherwise acquire exhibition or study material necessary or proper
for the use of museums or exhibits maintained by the district, and
may sell, lend, or exchange the material, according to the
established custom of museums.