CHAPTER 5.5. San Francisco Bay Dredging [66663. - 66666.]
Chapter 5.5 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 583, Sec. 3.
§§ 66663–66666 · 12 sections
ARTICLE 1. Findings and Declarations §§ 66663–66663.3 · 4 sections
- § 66663 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that because of the shallowness and high rate of sedimentation of the San Francisco Bay, dredging is essential to…
- § 66663.1 The Legislature further finds and declares that it is in the interest of the state to accomplish the following: (a) Establish the relative importance of…
- § 66663.2 The Legislature further finds and declares that the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, the State Water Resources…
- § 66663.3 The Legislature finds and declares that the commission should avoid duplication of effort in carrying out its role in the Long Term Management Strategy by…
ARTICLE 2. Definitions §§ 66664–66664.6 · 7 sections
- § 66664 “Bay” means all portions of San Francisco Bay, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 66610.
- § 66664.1 “Commission” means the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
- § 66664.2 “Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, as described in Section 12220 of the Water Code.
- § 66664.3 “Dredged material disposal” means the placement of material extracted by dredging.
- § 66664.4 “Dredging” means the extraction of sand, mud, or other materials from San Francisco Bay, its tributaries, the delta, or coastal state waters.
- § 66664.5 “Reuse” means the use of dredged material as a construction material or for some other beneficial purpose.
- § 66664.6 “Upland disposal” means disposal of dredged material in areas not subject to tidal action.
ARTICLE 3. Implementation § 66666 · 1 section
- § 66666 No provision of this chapter shall be construed to change any existing regulatory authority under Division 6 (commencing with Section 6001), Division 7…