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| Chapter 2 (commencing with Sec. 200), Div. 1
| Delegates to the Fish and Game
commission (commission) the power to regulate the
taking or possession of, among other things, fish, except for commercial
purposes.
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| 313 | Authorizes the commission to
prohibit the taking or possessing of
tuna in conformity with federal law.
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| 316 | Authorizes the commission to prohibit the taking or possessing of Pacific halibut in conformity with federal law.
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| 390,391 | Authorizes the Department of Fish and Game (department) to enter into reciprocal agreements with federal., county, and other state agencies for fish and wildlife law enforcement.
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| 400,401 | Accepts specified federal fish and
wildlife restoration acts for the
state.
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500 | Authorizes commission to adopt
guidelines for ascertaining civil
penalties for illegal actions to
fish and wildlife for commercial
purposes.
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711 | Prescribes limitations on funding
revenue sources for commercial and
recreational fishing programs
implemented by the department.
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1000.5 | Requires the department to submit a
biennial report to the Governor on
the status of selected ocean
fisheries.
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1000.6 | Requires the commission to assess
the salmon escapement count on the
Eel, Smith, and Klamath rivers.
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1002,1003 | Authorizes the issuance of permits
for the taking of fish for
scientific, educational, or
propagation purposes.
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1006 | Authorizes the department to inspect boats, markets, stores, and other
buildings and receptacles where fish may be stored, placed, or held for sale or
storage, and boxes and packages containing fish held for transportation by a
common carrier.
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1007 | Authorizes the department to import, propagate, and distribute
fish.
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1008 | Authorizes the department to investigate diseases of and problems
relating to fish and to establish and maintain laboratories for that
investigation.
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1014 | Authorizes the department to operate, maintain, and replace fish
enhancement facilities.
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1017 | Provides for the resolution of conflicts between the management,
conservation, and protection of fish and private and public development
activities; permits the department to use informal consultation procedures
prior to formal action.
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1068 | Requires the Director of Fish and Game to establish a communications
network and education programs with respect to the sea urchin industry.
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1069 | Provides for the collection of assessments on behalf of fish and
seafood marketing councils.
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Article 3 (commencing with Sec. 1120), Ch. 3, Div. 2
| Provides for the establishment of,
and the leasing of real property
for, fish hatcheries by the
commission. Authorizes the department to stock waters with fish
spawn or ova for fish food. Provides for permits for private hatcheries and
cooperative salmon and steelhead trout rearing facilities.
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1348 | Provides for acquisition of lands, right in lands, water, and water
rights for wildlife conservation purposes.
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1580,1581 | Provides for acquisition,
occupation, use, operation,
protection, and administration of
ecological preserves.
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1701 | Authorizes the department to conduct
research and management studies of
marine fishery resources.
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Article 1 (commencing with Sec. 2000), Ch. 1 Div. 3
| Regulates the unlawful taking and
possession of fish and amphibia
taken from waters of the state.
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Article 3 (commencing with Sec. 2080), Ch. 1.5, Div. 3)
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Prohibits the taking or jeopardizing
of endangered or threatened
species or their habitat.
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2118 | Prohibits the importation,
transportation, possession, or
release alive of specified wild
animals, including amphibian
lampreys, bony fishes, reptiles, and
crustaceans.
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Article 2 (commencing with Sec. 2150), Ch. 2, Div. 3)
| Authorizes permits to import,
possess, or transport species listed
pursuant to Section 2118 under
specified circumstances and
regulates the enforcement of
transported, received, or imported
species.
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Article 3 (commencing with Sec. 2270), Ch. 3, Div. 3
| Prohibits the receipt and import
of fish, reptiles, amphibian or
aquatic plants for purpose of
propagation from a place where any
infected, diseased, or parasitized
fish, reptile, amphibian or aquatic
plants are known to exist; requires
notice to the department of the
importation of fish, reptiles,
amphibian or aquatic plants and the
tagging of shipments.
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Article 1 (commencing with Sec. 2345), Ch. 4, Div. 3
| Provides for regulation of the
importation and transportation of
dead fish, reptiles, and amphibia.
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Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Sec. 2580), Div. 3
| Provides civil liability for the
unlawful export, import, transport,
sale, possession, receipt, or acquisition,
or for assisting, conspiring, or aiding
in those acts relating to fish, reptiles,
or amphibia and provides for rewards for
information on violations.
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Chapter 7 (commencing with Sec. 2600) and Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Sec. 2700), Div. 3
| Authorizes the expenditure of funds
for the acquisition or enhancement
of fish habitat.
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Chapter 8 (commencing with Sec. 2760), Div. 3
| Provides funding for fisheries
restoration projects, including
anadramous fish and coastal waters
habitat.
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Chapter 5 (commencing with Sec. 4500), Pt. 3, Div. 4
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Prohibits the taking of marine
mammals, including sea otters,
whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals,
and sea lions, unless in accordance
with federal laws.
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Division 6 (commencing with Sec. 5500)
| Provides for the regulation of fish
and aquatic plants and fish habitat,
fish planting and propagation, kelp
harvesting and kelp bed leases,
artificial reefs, and aquatic
nuisance species; prohibits the
contamination of waters bearing fish
and shellfish; establishes an ocean
resources enhancement and hatchery
program and a salmon, steelhead
trout, and anadramous fisheries
program; requires the department to
develop a fishery management plan
for the white sea bass fishery and
other high priority marine fish
species; and provides for the
regulation and licensing of
sportfishing and commercial fishing.
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Division 7 (commencing with Sec. 10500)
| Provides for the regulation of fish
and game refuges and other protected
areas.
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Division 11 (commencing with Sec. 14000)
| Authorizes the Governor to enter
into the Pacific Marine Fisheries
Compact, an interstate agreement for
the coordination and enforcement
of fishing laws in the western
states and provides for
participation in the Pacific Marine
Fisheries Commission.
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Division 12 (commencing with Sec. 15000)
Provides for the regulation of
aquaculture, including brood stock
acquisition, leases of state water bottoms,
disease control, and ocean ranching.
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GOVERNMENT CODE
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Section Number | Topic
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425.5 | Proclaims the California gray whale the official State Marine
Mammal.
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Article 3.5 (commencing 8574.1), Ch. 7, Div. 1, Title 2)
| Establishes the State Interagency with Sec.
Oil Spill Committee and requires the
Governor to establish a state oil
spill contingency plan to combat the results of major oil spills within the
state, and to include within that plan a marine oil spill contingency planning
section.
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Article 1 (commencing with Sec. 8670.1), Ch.
7.4, Div. 1, Title 2
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Establishes the Lempert-Keene Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and
Response Act and creates a statutory
framework for the prevention, removal, abatement, response, containment,
and cleanup of oil spills in marine waters of the state. Regulates marine
vessel and terminal safety.
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Chapter 15 (commencing with Sec. 39900), Pt. 2, Div. 3, Title 4
| Authorizes a city that owns
tidelands or fronts on navigable
water to establish harbor lines,
ensure public access to navigable waters, build improvements and
structures, and operate ferries.
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Title 7.2 (commencing with Sec. 66600) |
Establishes the San Francisco Bay
Conservation and Development
Commission to oversee and regulate the use of, the placing of fill, the
extraction of materials, or the building or modification of any water,, land,
or structure in the San Francisco Bay.
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HARBORS AND NAVIGATION CODE
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Section Number | Topic
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60.4 | Authorizes the Department of Boating
and Waterways to enter into
contracts with the U.S. Corps of
Engineers for the dredging of
harbors and the erection of
breakwaters and piers.
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Article 2.5 (commencing with Sec. 65), Ch. 2, Div. 1
| Provides for regulation of beach
erosion control.
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Article 3 (commencing with Sec. 70), Ch. 2, Div. 1
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Provides for funding of small craft
harbors and connecting waterways
maintenance and development.
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Article 5 (commencing with Sec. 76), Ch. 2, Div. 1
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Provides for loan funding of
recreational marinas for maintenance
and development.
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82.2 | Authorizes the Navigation and ocean
Development Commission to conduct
studies of the need for, and situs
of, small craft harbors and
connecting waterways.
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85.2 | Provides funding of small craft
harbors and boating facilities at
state-owned sites.
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107 | Provides the designation of the
ocean coast line.
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132 | Prohibits the dumping of ballast
from vessel or obstructing
navigation in ports, harbors, or
coves.
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133 | Prohibits the discharge of oil in
navigable waters from vessels.
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134 | Prohibits the dumping of wood
products in Humboldt Bay.
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151 | Prohibits the depositing of oil in
state waters; damages and civil
penalties.
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268 | Authorizes county or city regulation of
vessel or water ski races or other marine events.
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293 | Imposes absolute liability on
petroleum, fuel oil, or hazardous substances carriers for property damage
to natural resources and wildlife.
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294 | Imposes absolute liability for
discharge or leaking natural gas, oil, or drilling waste or exploration
damages in marine waters.
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Chapter 4 (commencing with Sec. 300), Div.
2 | Imposes criminal liability for offenses to vessels, including sinking.
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425 | Authorizes jettison of cargo and
appurtenances in cases of extreme peril.
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Article 4 (commencing with Sec. 445),
Ch. 1, Div. 3 | Authorizes a vessel traffic service in Los Angeles and Long Beach
harbor.
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Chapter 3 (commencing 510), Div. 3
| Provides for regulation and disposal with Sec.
of vessel wrecks and salvage,
including removal of abandoned hulks.
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Article 4 (commencing with Sec. 773), Ch. 5, Div. 3
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Provides for the licensing and regulation of charter boats.
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Chapter 6 (commencing with Sec. 775),
Div. 3
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Regulates marine sanitation devices on vessels and requires vessel
pumpout facilities at marinas and other facilities.
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Part 1 (commencing with Sec. 1690), Div. 6 | Provides for port or harbor
infrastructure development and financing.
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Part 2 (commencing with Sec. 1720), Div. 6 | Provides for harbor and port
mitigation projects for filling of subtidal
habitats.
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Chapter 1 (commencing with Sec. 4000),
Div. 7 | Authorizes county regulation of private wharves, chutes, and piers.
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Division 8 (commencing with Sec. 5000) | Provides for the management and
control of harbor and port districts and the making of
improvements and development therein.
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Chapter 67, Stats. 1962, lst Ex. Sess. | Creates the San Diego Unified Port
District; provides for the
management and control of the harbor and port in San Diego Bay and the
making of improvements and development therein.
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Chapter 1283, Stats. 1970
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Creates the Humboldt Bay Harbor,
Recreation, and Conservation District; provides for the
management and control of harbor and port in Humboldt Bay and the making of
improvements and development therein.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
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Section Number | Topic
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Article 10.2 (commencing 427.10), Ch. 2, Pt. 1, Div. 1
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Requires health officers to annually with Sec.
submit to the State Water Resources
Control Board a survey of all
postings and closures of public salt water beaches due to threats to the
public health.
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Chapter 4 (commencing with Sec. 4400),
Pt. 2, Div. 5
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Imposes criminal liability upon persons who dump or deposit any
garbage in or upon any point in the
ocean within 20 miles of the coast line.
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Article 4 (commencing with Sec.
24155), Ch. 1, Div. 20
| Authorizes the State Department of Health Services to supervise the
sanitation, healthfulness, and
safety of public beaches and public water contact sport areas of the ocean
waters and bays.
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25215.2 | Prohibits the disposal of lead
battery acid in marine waters.
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25250.5 | Prohibits the disposal of used oil in marine waters.
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25612, 25613 | Directs the State Department of
Health Services and other agencies to cooperate with any federal agency
monitoring ocean radioactive dump sites, to conduct seafood sample testing and
take emergency action if found to endanger human health, and to establish a
scientific advisory committee on ocean dumping of radioactive waste.
Authorizes various agencies to take measures to prevent any dumping of
radioactive waste in the Pacific Ocean, except as permitted under the
California Coastal Act of 1976.
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Chapter 10 (commencing with Sec. 28500), Div. 22
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Requires the State Department of
Health Services to regulate and
establish uniform sanitary standards
for the harvesting of shellfish in
state waters. Authorizes the State
Director of Health Services to
declare any area within the
jurisdiction of the state to be a
closed growing area for purposes of
shellfish harvesting.
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PENAL CODE |
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Section Number | Topic
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653p | Prohibits the possession with intent
to sell, or the sale, within the state, of any fish, bird, mammal,
amphibian, reptile, mollusk, invertebrate, or plant, the importation of which
is illegal under the federal Endangered Species Act or the Marine Mammal
Protection Act.
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| PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE
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Section Number | Topic
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Article 3 (commencing with Sec. 560), Ch. 1, Div. 1 |
Authorizes the Department of Parks
and Recreation to participate or
contract with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, the County of San Luis
Obispo, or the City of Pismo Beach,
in repairing and improving the
concrete seawall at Pismo State
Beach.
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Chapter 4 (commencing with Sec. 825), Div. 1 | The California Aquaculture
Development Act defines the term
"aquaculture" and provides that the Department of Fish and Game is
the lead agency for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act
for any project involving the issuance of a permit.
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3205.1 | Requires any person engaging in the
drilling of wells located on
submerged lands under ocean waters
within the state's jurisdiction to
file a blanket indemnity bond of
$250,000.
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5019.62 | Classifies state seashores as a unit
of the state park system and
prescribes their functions and
purposes.
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Chapter 1.6 (commencing with Sec. 5096.1), Div. 5 | Authorizes the issuance and sale of
bonds in the amount of $150,000,000
to finance the acquisition and
development of lands, including
beaches, for park and recreation
purposes.
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Chapter 1.67 (commencing with Sec. 5096.71), Div. 5
| Authorizes the issuance and sale of
bonds in the amount of $250,000,000
to finance the acquisition and
development of lands for park,
recreation area, beach, and
historical purposes.
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Chapter 1.68 (commencing 5096.111), Div. 5
| Authorizes the issuance and sale of with Sec.
bonds in the amount of $280,000,000 to finance the
acquisition and development of lands for park, beach, recreational, and
historical resources preservation purposes.
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Chapter 1.69 (commencing 5096.141), Div. 5
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Establishes the Parklands Fund of with Sec.
1980 to finance the acquisition and development of
lands for park, beach, recreational, and historical resources
preservation purposes.
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Chapter 1.691 (commencing with Sec. 5096.225), Div. 5 |
Authorizes the issuance and sale of
bonds in the amount of $370,000,000
to finance the acquisition and
development of lands for park,
beach, recreational, and historical
resources preservation purposes.
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Article 3 (commencing with Sec. 5150), Ch. 2, Div. 5 |
Authorizes any county or city to
assist the state in acquiring any
park, playground, recreational
center, or beach to be used for
recreational purposes. Permits
counties to construct works for the
prevention of beach erosion or for
the restoration of eroded beaches.
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Chapter 3.7 (commencing with Sec. 5700), Div. 5
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Authorizes the issuance and sale of
bonds in the amount of $100,000,000
for grants to counties, cities, and
districts for the acquisition,
development, rehabilitation, or
restoration of lands for park,
beach, recreational, or historical
resources preservation purposes.
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Division 5.8 (commencing with Sec. 5900)
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Authorizes the issuance and sale of
bonds in the amount up to
$776,000,000 to finance various
projects relating to parks, beaches,
wildlife habitat, natural lands,
recreation, or preservation of
historical resources.
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6216 | Authorizes the State Lands
commission to administer, sell,
lease, or dispose of the public
lands owned by the state or under
its control, including tidelands and
submerged lands.
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6217 | Authorizes the funding of research
projects pertaining to ocean resource management under the National Sea
Grant College and Program Act.
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6226 | Authorizes the State Lands.
Commission to conduct research and investigation into natural and manmade
seeps of oil, gas, and other hydrocarbon products occurring offshore which
contribute to the pollution of beaches, tidelands, and submerged lands.
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Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Sec. 6240) and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Sec. 6250), Pt. 1, Div. 6
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The California Coastal Sanctuary
Act and of 1992 creates a California
Coastal Sanctuary in specified state waters and
prohibits the state, except certain defined instances, for
entering into any new lease for the extraction of oil or gas from
the sanctuary.
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Chapter 4 (commencing with Sec. 6301),
Pt. 1, Div. 6
| Grants the State Lands Commission exclusive jurisdiction over, and
provides for the administration and
regulation of, all ungranted tide and submerged lands state- owned.
Authorizes the commission to act on behalf of the state pursuant to the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. Sec. 1336 et. seq.), to regulate the
deposit, removal, or extraction of material from state waters, the
construction or alteration of any structures, beach erosion, salvage
operations, and to establish the ordinary high-water mark and the ordinary
low water mark.
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Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Sec.
6370), Pt. 1, Div. 6 |
Directs the State Lands Commission to inventory state-owned tide and
submerged lands to identify
significant environmental values and requires the commission to adopt
regulations to protect those lands.
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Chapter 5 (commencing with Sec. 6401),
Pt. 1, Div. 6 |
Provides that all oil, gas, oil shale, coal, phosphate, sodium,
gold, silver, and all other mineral
deposits in public lands belonging to the state, including tidal and
submerged lands, are reserved to the state, to be administered and managed by
the State Lands commission.
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Article 4 (commencing with Sec. 6870), Ch. 3, Pt. 2, Div. 6
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Restricts leasing by any entity other than the State Lands
Commission of state-owned tide and
submerged lands for the purpose of extracting oil and gas. Regulates the
terms and conditions under which the State Lands Commission may enter into
these leases. Prohibits the State Lands Commission from entering into any
lease for the extraction of oil and gas from state-owned tide and submerged
lands within prescribed areas of the California coast.
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Article 5 (commencing with Sec. 6890), Ch. 3, Pt. 2, Div. 6
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Authorizes the State Lands
Commission to issue prospecting
permits and leases for the
extraction and removal of minerals,, other than oil and gas or other
hydrocarbon substances, from stateowned tide and submerged lands, subject to
the approval of the Attorney General.
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Article 5.5 (commencing with Sec. 6901), Ch. 3, Pt. 2, Div. 6
| Authorizes the State Lands
Commission to issue prospecting
permits and leases for the
exploration and development of geothermal resources on state-owned tide and
submerged lands.
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7991 | Prohibits the sale or grant of
tidelands within the jurisdiction of the state.
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Division 7.8 (commencing with Sec. 8750)
| Establishes the Lempert-Keene-
Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act and creates
a statutory framework for the prevention, removal, abatement, response,
containment, and cleanup of oil spills in marine waters of the state.
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Division 20 (commencing with Sec. 30000)
| The California Coastal Act of 1976
implements Californials coastal zone
management program as required by the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972 and regulates public access, recreation, marine resources, land
resources, and development within the coastal zone. Creates and designates
the California Coastal Commission as the primary state coastal zone planning
and management agency. Requires each local government, or the commission on
behalf of the local government lying, in whole or in part, within the coastal
zone, to prepare a local coastal program that portion of the coastal zone
within its jurisdiction.
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Division 20.5 (commencing with Sec. 30950) | Directs the Secretary of the
Resources Agency to initiate a
comprehensive, long-range planning process for the use of ocean waters
offshore of California.
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Division 21 (commencing with Sec. 31000) | Establishes the California Coastal
Conservancy with authority for
implementing a program of agricultural protection, area restoration, and
resource enhancement in the coastal zone.
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Division 25 (commencing with Sec. 35000) | The Coastal Resources and Energy
Assistance Act provides financial
and technical assistance to coastal counties and coastal cities to be
used for purposes of planning, assessment, mitigation, permitting,
monitoring, and enforcement, public services and facilities, and for other
activities related to federal and state offshore energy development.
Authorizes the Department of Fish and Game to expand existingactivities or
initiate new activities in its marine resources program with respect to
offshore oil spills and research on the effects of seismic testing on fish
populations.
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Division 27 (commencing with Sec. 36000)
| The California Ocean Resources
Management Act of 1990 establishes
the California Ocean Resources Management Program for the purpose of
developing a coordinated program of ocean resources planning and management.
Creates the Ocean Resources Task Force and the California Ocean Resources
Advisory Committee, and directs the task force, subject to review by the
advisory committee, to prepare a report regarding existing ocean resources
management activities and impacts, including a plan to increase coordination
and consolidation of these activities.
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WATER CODE
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Section Number | Topic
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Chapter 9 (commencing with Sec. 12945), Pt.
6, Div. 6 | The Cobey-Porter Saline Water Conversion Law authorizes the
Department of Water Resources to
oversee the development of saline water conversion facilities.
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13142.4
| Establishes state water policy for coastal marine
environment.
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Article 3 (commencing with Sec. 13240) and Article 4 (commencing with Sec. 13260), Ch. 4, Div. 7
| Prescribes regional water quality
control plans and waste discharge
requirements.
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Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Sec.
13390), Div. 7 | Directs the State Water Resources Control Board to formulate and adopt a water quality
control plan for enclosed bays and estuaries, to be known as the
California Enclosed Bays and Estuaries Plan. Requires the state
board and the California regional water quality control boards to
develop a comprehensive management program to identify and clean up
toxic hot spots in the ocean, enclosed bays, and estuaries.
Requires the state board, with certain exceptions, to impose a fee
on point and nonpoint dischargers to the ocean, enclosed bays, and
estuaries.
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Chapter 12.2 (commencing with Sec.
13953), Div. 7 |
Prohibits discharges from the San Joaquin Valley agricultural drain to
prescribed coastal waters.
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Chapter 24 (commencing with Sec.
14950), Div. 7 | The Shellfish Protection Act of 1993 requires the regional water quality control boards, if a
commercial shellfish growing area is determined to be threatened,
to form a technical advisory committee. Requires the technical
advisory committees to advise and assist the regional water
quality control boards in developing an investigation and remediation
strategy. Requires the regional
water quality control boards to order appropriate remedial
action to abate the pollution affecting the commercial shellfish
growing area.
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