Title HNC — California Harb. & Nav. Code

(a) A district may issue limited obligation notes after the adoption, by a four-fifths vote of all the commissioners of the board, of a resolution reciting each of the following: (1) That the resolution is being adopted pursuant to this subdivision. (2) The purposes of incurring …

Notwithstanding any other provision in this part, the Crescent City Harbor District may borrow money and incur indebtedness under Section 6077 or under Section 6084 and may accept financial or other assistance from the state or federal government, and may expend such funds for th…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Port San Luis Harbor District may operate, itself only and not pursuant to a lease agreement with a third party, the portion of its property known as the Port San Luis Trailer Park as a mobilehome park, as defined in Section 7…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding the borrowing limit set forth in Section 6084, the Oxnard Harbor District may borrow money by issuance of promissory notes, or execute conditional sales contracts to purchase personal property, in an amount or of a value not exceeding in the aggregate at a…

The department may take such action as may be necessary to take advantage of any act of Congress heretofore or hereafter enacted which may be of assistance in carrying out the purposes of this division.

For the purposes of this division, the department may receive and accept for the state any gift, devise, grant or other conveyance of title to or any interest in real property. It may receive and accept gifts, donations, contributions, or bequests of money to be used in acquiring…

The director, with approval of the Director of Finance, may accept on behalf of the department federal grants for the purposes for which the department is established. Such grants shall be deposited in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury provided for by Section 16370 o…

The department may expend the money in any appropriation or in any special fund in the State Treasury made available by law for the administration of the statutes the administration of which is committed to the department, or for the use, support, or maintenance of any board, bur…

The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use of all bodies, offices, and officers whose duties, powers, and funct…

The department, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of personal property under its jurisdiction, and may contract with other public agencies for its custody.

Whenever the department has received and deposited any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund in an excessive amount or in error, or whenever a refund of all or a portion of such money is due any person, firm, or corporation because of the termination of an…

The department, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may procure insurance on vessels owned or operated by the department against the usual hazards in addition to the special hazards occasioned by the existence of a state of war.

For the purpose of disseminating information relating to its activities, powers, duties, or functions, the department may issue publications, construct and maintain exhibits, and perform such acts and carry on such functions as in the opinion of the director will best tend to dis…

Upon request, the department shall make available to persons owning or operating small craft harbors, such information as is available to the commission concerning the following: (a) The maintenance and improvement of existing small craft harbor facilities. (b) The application of…

The district shall be governed by a board of port commissioners. The board consists of five members. Two of the commissioners shall be appointed by the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is located. Two of the commissioners shall be appointed by the city cou…

(a) The Stockton Port District shall be governed by a board of port commissioners consisting of seven members who shall have the qualifications prescribed by Section 6244. Three of the commissioners shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of San Joaquin County and four of …

The Santa Cruz Port District shall be governed by a board of port commissioners consisting of five members, elected by the district at large, each of whom shall be an elector of the district at the time of his or her nomination or appointment and during his or her entire term. Th…

These appointments shall be made within thirty days after the formation of the district. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Port districts in Ventura County shall be governed by a board of port commissioners consisting of five members appointed by the mayor of the municipal corporation in the district, with the approval of the city council. The chairperson of the board shall be elected by the commissi…

A vacancy on the board shall be filled by the body which appointed the commissioner whose office is vacated, and the new appointee shall hold his office for the unexpired term. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Each commissioner shall, within ten days after his appointment and before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths, that he will support the Constitution of the Un…

A person shall not be appointed a member of the board unless he is, at the time of his appointment, a taxpayer within the district and has resided within the district for at least one year. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The term of office of each commissioner is four years from the time of his appointment, except that the chairman first appointed shall hold office for two years, and the remaining commissioners first appointed to the board shall classify themselves by lot, so that they hold offic…

The chairman is the presiding officer of the board and he shall vote on propositions passed upon by the board. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The first meeting of the board shall be held within ten days of the appointment of its chairman. The board may make its own rules of procedure and determine the place and time of its meeting. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The board shall select one of its members vice chairman, who shall preside in the absence of the chairman. The board shall provide for and select such officers, except the auditor, as it deems necessary to conduct the affairs of the district. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The board may prescribe rules and regulations pertaining to the selection of officers and employees of the district, other than the auditor. It shall also fix the salary or wages of all officers and employees of the district. The term of each officer appointed by the board shall …

A corporation may be selected as treasurer or the board may provide that the duties of the treasurer shall be performed by the county treasurer of the county in which the district is located, or by the city treasurer of the city within the district. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 3…

The commissioners shall serve without salary or compensation. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The auditor of the district shall hold office during the pleasure of the board of election, and it shall fix his salary and require him to file a bond for the faithful performance of his duties in such amount as it may determine. The bonds shall be filed in the office of the boar…

The mayor of the city within the district, or the chairman of the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is located, may call meetings of the board of election. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The fiscal year of any district shall begin on the first day of July of each year and shall end on the thirtieth day of June in the following year, unless otherwise fixed with the consent of the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is located. (Enacted by Stat…

The board shall annually file a report of the affairs and financial condition of the district for the preceding year. This report shall show the sources of all receipts and purposes of all disbursements during the year. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

The powers of a district established pursuant to this part shall be exercised by the board, by ordinance or resolution passed by a majority vote of the board. All ordinances shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation, printed or published in the county in which the …

A grant of a franchise or lease of property of the district shall not be made for a longer period than 50 years.

A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.

The district may itself, without letting contracts therefor, do work and make improvements. The work shall be done under the direction of its officers or employees.

An officer of the district, and any of its employees, shall not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract or transaction with the district; or become surety for the performance of any contract made with or for the district, upon bonds given to the district. An office…

(a) In lieu of the benefits afforded pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) and Division 4.7 (commencing with Section 6200) of the Labor Code, the district may agree to provide workers’ compensation benefits to its stevedore employees in amounts, and under such con…

The department may sell copies of all or any part of its records at a charge sufficient to pay at least the entire actual cost to the department of the copies. The charge for the records and the conditions under which they may be sold shall be determined by the director, with the…

The director may recommend to the Legislature such action as may be necessary to provide the finances required of local agencies as a condition for the participation of the United States in any project in which the department may act.

In addition to other powers specified in this division and in Division 3 (commencing with Section 399), the department may do any of the following: (a) Apply for and accept grants, contributions, and appropriations. (b) Contract for professional services if such work or services …

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the growth of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa), and South American spongeplant (Limnobium laevigatum) in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, its tributaries, and the Suisun Marsh has occurred a…

To the extent feasible, the division shall collaborate with the California Conservation Corps established pursuant to Division 12 (commencing with Section 14000) of the Public Resources Code and use members of the corps in implementing its invasive aquatic plants control programs…

(a) The division is designated as the lead agency of the state for the purpose of cooperating with other state, local, and federal agencies in identifying, detecting, controlling, and administering programs to manage invasive aquatic plants in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, it…

(a) Each marina that is developed or improved with funds loaned by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 70) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 76) on or after January 1, 2002, shall have all of its electrical systems that extend into or over water insp…

The department, either independently or in cooperation with any person or any county, state, federal, or other agency, to the extent that funds are available therefor, shall study and report upon problems of beach erosion and means for the stabilization of beaches and shoreline a…

To the extent that funds are available therefor, the department shall cooperate with all agencies of government, federal, state, and local, for the purposes of beach erosion control and stabilization of beaches and shoreline areas, and shall act in an advisory capacity on beach e…

The department shall prepare plans for and construct such works as its studies and investigations indicate to be necessary for beach erosion control and stabilization of beaches and shoreline areas, to the extent that funds are available therefor. In the preparation of such plans…

When state funds are made available on a matching basis to be expended in connection with any federal project for beach erosion control or stabilization of beaches and shoreline areas, such funds shall be administered by the department, subject to approval of the Director of Fina…