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a) Work of inmates assigned to the conservation centers may be performed at the conservation centers or branches thereof or in or from permanent, temporary, and mobile camps established pursuant to this

chapter or pursuant to

Article 5 (commencing with

Section 2780) of

Chapter of Title of

Part 3. The provisions of Sections 2780.1 to 2786, inclusive, and Sections to 2791, inclusive, are applicable to camps established pursuant to this

article as well as those established pursuant to that

Article 5. The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may, at such times as the secretary deems proper and on such terms as the secretary deems wise, enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with any public agency, local, state, or federal, for the performance of other conservation projects that are appropriate for the public agencies under policies which shall be established by the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority. (

b) Inmates and wards may be assigned to perform public conservation projects, including, but not limited to, forest fire prevention and control, forest and watershed management, recreational area development, fish and game management, soil conservation, and forest watershed revegetation. (

c) No productive industrial enterprise subject to the jurisdiction of the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority shall be established at any center or branch thereof or camp established pursuant to this

chapter except in compliance with

Chapter 3.5 (commencing with

Section 5085) of Title of

Part 3.