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§ 5096.235

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(a)Funds available for appropriation for local assistance grants pursuant to category
(3)of subdivision
(a)of Section 5096.231 may be expended for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of parks, beaches, open-space lands, recreational trails, or recreational facilities and areas, and for development rights or scenic easements in connection with those acquisitions.
(b)The funds authorized in category
(4)of subdivision
(a)of Section 5096.231 shall be available as grants on a competitive basis to cities, counties, and districts and shall be encumbered by the recipient within three years of the date when the appropriation became effective, regardless of the date when each project was approved pursuant to subdivision
(d)of Section 5096.236. The Director of Parks and Recreation, through the Office of Historic Preservation, shall prepare and the Secretary of the Resources Agency shall adopt criteria and procedures for evaluating those competitive grants. An individual jurisdiction may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization for the purpose of carrying out a grant, subject to the requirements of subdivision (c).
(c)Funds granted pursuant to subdivision
(a)of Section 5096.231 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, or district. If those lands are not owned by the applicant, the applicant shall first demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director of Parks and Recreation that the development, rehabilitation, or restoration will provide benefits commensurate with the type and duration of interest in land held by the applicant.
(d)The funds authorized in category
(5)of subdivision
(a)of Section 5096.231 shall be available as grants on a competitive basis to nonprofit organizations that provide park, recreation, or open space services or facilities to the general public. The Director of Parks and Recreation shall prepare, and the Secretary of the Resources Agency shall adopt, criteria and procedures for evaluating those competitive grants.
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