ARTICLE 2. Partial Removal of Offshore Oil Structures
Article 2 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 1.
§§ 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…