CHAPTER 5.5. California Marine Resources Legacy Act

Chapter 5.5 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 1.

§§ 6600–6621 · 18 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 6600–6605 · 6 sections

   • § 6600 This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Marine Resources Legacy Act.
   • § 6601 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California’s extraordinary marine biological diversity is a vital asset to the state and nation.…
   • § 6602 For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Applicant” means the owner or operator of an offshore oil structure in…
   • § 6603 (a) This chapter establishes a program through which an applicant may voluntarily apply to the department to carry out partial removal of the structure. (b)…
   • § 6604 (a) A proposed project to partially remove an offshore oil structure pursuant to this chapter is a project as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 21065 of…
   • § 6605 (a) Nothing in this chapter is intended, and it shall not be construed, to limit or affect the authority or duties of any state or local agency, including, but…
2. ARTICLE 2. Partial Removal of Offshore Oil Structures §§ 6610–6621 · 12 sections

   • § 6610 (a) An owner or operator, or other party responsible for decommissioning, of an offshore oil structure may apply to the department for approval to partially…
   • § 6611 (a) The application for partial removal shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) The applicant’s plan and schedule for partial removal of the…
   • § 6612 (a) Upon receipt of an application to partially remove an offshore oil structure pursuant to this chapter, the department shall determine whether the…
   • § 6613 (a) The council shall determine whether the partial removal of an offshore oil structure pursuant to this chapter provides a net benefit to the marine…
   • § 6614 (a) Upon certification of the appropriate environmental documents by the lead agency, the commission shall determine, or cause to be determined, the cost…
   • § 6615 Prior to granting conditional approval of an application for partial removal of an offshore oil structure, the department shall do all of the following: (a)…
   • § 6616 The department may grant conditional approval of an application for partial removal of an offshore oil structure only if all of the following criteria are…
   • § 6617 Upon a finding that all the requirements of Sections 6615 and 6616 have been met, the department shall grant conditional approval to an application for partial…
   • § 6618 (a) The cost savings from the partial removal of an offshore oil structure, as determined pursuant to Section 6614, shall be apportioned and transmitted as…
   • § 6619 Upon a determination by the department that the full amount of cost savings has been transmitted pursuant to Section 6618, the department shall grant final…
   • § 6620 The department shall not take title to a decommissioned offshore oil structure in open coastal waters or take responsibility for management of the structure…
   • § 6621 Upon the department’s final approval of the first application for partial removal of an offshore oil structure pursuant to Section 6619, the conservancy shall…