Gov. Code, § 66701 · Chapter 2. Definitions
Gov. Code, § 66701
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this title:
(a) “Advisory committee” means the Bay Restoration Advisory Committee convened by the governing board of the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority pursuant to Section 66703.7.
(b) “Authority” means the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority established as a regional entity pursuant to Section 66702.
(c) “Bayside city or county” means a city or county with a geographical boundary that touches San Francisco Bay, and includes the City and County of San Francisco.
(d) “Board” means the governing board of the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority created pursuant to Section 66703.
(e) “Delta primary zone” means the area described in Section 29728 of the Public Resources Code.
(f) “Elected official” means an elected member of a city council or an elected member of a county board of supervisors.
(g) “Member” means a person appointed as a member of the governing board of the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority pursuant to Section 66703.
(h) “San Francisco Bay” means the area described in subdivision (a) of Section 66610.
(i) “San Francisco Bay Area” means the area within the State Coastal Conservancy’s San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program created pursuant to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 31160) of Division 21 of the Public Resources Code and includes the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 535, Sec. 1. (AB 1656) Effective January 1, 2013. Repealed as of January 1, 2049, pursuant to Section 66706.
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