Government Code section 12605

As used in this article, “natural resource” includes land, water, air, minerals, vegetation, wildlife, silence, historic or aesthetic sites, or any other natural resource which, irrespective of ownership contributes, or in the future may contribute, to the health, safety, welfare, or enjoyment of a substantial number of persons, or to the substantial balance of an ecological community.

Source: Section 12605, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12605. (updated Jan. 1, 1971; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_12605

Original Source: Section 12605, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12605. (last accessed May 12, 2025).