It is further found and declared that there is a need to maintain an equilibrium between the regions’ natural endowment and its manmade environment, to preserve the scenic beauty and recreational opportunities of the region, and it is recognized that for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency and governmental effectiveness of the region, it is imperative that there be established an areawide planning agency with power to adopt and enforce a regional plan of resource conservation and orderly development, to exercise effective environmental controls and to perform other essential functions, as enumerated in this title.
Cal. Gov. Code § 67002
Findings and Declarations of Policy
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 68 Cal. App. 3d 965 - Raley v. California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (1977)
Most recently applied in Tahoe Keys Property Owners' Ass'n v. State Water Resources Control Board (March 1994)
Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1589.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.