As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) âActive recreational purposeâ means an activity that requires athletic fields, courts, gymnasiums, or other recreational venues for youth soccer, baseball, football, basketball, tennis, or swimming, or any activity the department identifies as meeting this definition. (b) âDepartmentâ means the Department of Parks and Recreation. (c) âDirectorâ means the Director of Parks and Recreation. (d) âFacilityâ includes a place for organized team sports, outdoor recreation, permanent play structures, and multipurpose structures designed to meet the special recreational, educational, vocational, and social needs of youth. âFacilityâ also includes the acquisition of properties or development of venues for the furtherance of the purposes of Section 5095.4 where existing state conservancies or state, community, or regional parks are not readily accessible. (e) âFundâ means the State Urban Parks and Healthy Communities Fund. (f) âNonurbanized local agencyâ means any city, county, or district that qualifies as a nonurbanized area as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 5621 and that is eligible for grant funding pursuant to Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 5620). (g) âSpecial districtâ means a regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3, or a recreation and park district formed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 5780). (h) âState agencyâ includes the Department of Parks and Recreation and the state conservancies in existence on the effective date of the act adding this section during the 2001 portion of the 2001â02 Regular Session. (i) âUrbanized or heavily urbanized local agenciesâ include cities, counties, or a city and county, or special districts as determined by the Department of Finance according to the latest verifiable census data pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 5621.
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