Title HNC, California Harb. & Nav. Code

At its organization meeting the board may transact any business of the district. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2006.)

A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The board may act either by ordinance, resolution, order or motion. No ordinance or resolution shall be passed or become effective without at least the affirmative votes of a majority of the then members of the board. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

Separate books may be maintained for the filing of ordinances and resolutions but the ayes and noes shall be taken upon the passage of all ordinances and resolutions and entered upon the minutes of the board. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The enacting clause of all ordinances passed by the board shall be in substantially the following form: “Be it Ordained by the Board of Directors of (____ naming the district) as follows:”. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The board may pass all ordinances necessary for the regulation of the district. All ordinances shall be signed by the president and attested by the secretary. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The board shall establish rules for its proceedings. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The board may adopt a seal for the district and alter it at pleasure. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

By resolution the board may change the name of the district. A change of name shall be effective upon the filing of a certified copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State and recording a certified copy in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the distri…

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) A “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation by water. (b) “Marine debris” is a vessel or part of…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, marine debris that is floating, sunk, partially sunk, or beached in or on a public waterway, public beach, or on state tidelands or submerged lands may be removed and destroyed, or otherwise disposed of, by any state, county, city, or other …

On or before January 1, 2017, the State Lands Commission shall adopt, at a public meeting and after consultation with interested state and local agencies, best management practices for salvage of marine debris. These best management practices shall be published by the State Lands…

The board shall at its first meeting, or as soon thereafter as practical, appoint a secretary and treasurer. The board shall also appoint other officers that are necessary or convenient for the business of the district. (Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 378.)

A director shall not be treasurer. The secretary and treasurer shall receive the compensation determined by the board and shall serve at its pleasure. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The board may, at any time, appoint or employ, fix the compensation of and prescribe the authority and duties of other officers, employees, attorneys, engineers and consultants necessary or convenient for the business of the district, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of t…

The board may require the secretary, treasurer or other officers, employees or assistants of the district to give a bond to the district conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties in an amount as the board may provide. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The treasurer shall receive and safely keep all moneys of the district. He shall comply with all provisions of law governing the deposit and securing of public funds. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

Any person who keeps any wrecked property, or its proceeds, after the salvage and expenses have been agreed to or adjusted, and the amount paid to him, is punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both.…

(a) A person who takes away any goods from a stranded vessel, or any goods cast by the sea upon the land, or found in a bay or creek, or who knowingly has in his or her possession any goods so taken or found, and does not deliver them to the sheriff of the county where they were …

There is hereby established a San Francisco Bar Pilot Pension Plan which is continued in existence as the San Francisco Pilot Pension Plan. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1653, Sec. 30.)

All amounts generated by the pension plan shall be used solely to pay pensions to retired pilots and inland pilots, disabled pilots and inland pilots, the surviving spouses of pilots and inland pilots, and to pay the expenses of the plan. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1192, Sec. 1…

(a) The pension plan shall be administered and all benefit payments shall be made by one or more fiduciary agents selected by the board. Except for the collection of revenues in accordance with Section 1165 and the pilots serving as members of the board, and unless otherwise dire…

(a) (1) (A) Each retired pilot and inland pilot, who has completed 25 full years of service as a pilot or inland pilot, or both, shall receive, as a target monthly pension, an amount that is initially equal to 46 percent of an amount that is an average of the highest three of the…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a pilot shall be eligible for the pension provided in Section 1163 if the pilot meets all of the following requirements: (1) Held a license as a pilot and served at least 10 years in that capacity or has attained 62 years of age, whichev…

(a) In addition to, and concurrently with, the basic pilotage rate described in Section 1190, a charge shall be levied for pilotage services at a rate necessary to provide the benefits to be paid out pursuant to the pension plan. The additional rate shall be determined as follows…

(a) The benefits actually paid out each month by the fiduciary agent or agents designated by the board to all retired and disabled pilots and inland pilots, to surviving spouses of deceased pilots and inland pilots, and to successors in interest shall be equal to the revenue rece…

(a) The board shall review the benefits received by retired or disabled pilots and inland pilots and their surviving spouses every three years or when the cumulative percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (San Francisco Bay Area) has exceeded 12 percent, whichever occurs…

The board may review the pension plan and make any recommendations it deems necessary for changes in the plan. Monthly pensions shall not be adjusted except as provided by Section 1167. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 639, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1993.)

Every person who cuts or causes to be cut down any tree, so that it falls into any navigable waters, and who does not remove it within twenty-four hours after it falls into the water, is liable to a penalty of five dollars for each tree. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

(a) A person who unlawfully obstructs the navigation of any navigable waters is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) A person found guilty of a misdemeanor violation of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in the county jail …

Every person who, within the anchorage of any port, harbor, or cove of this State, into which vessels may enter for the purpose of receiving or discharging cargo, throws overboard from any vessel all or any part of the ballast, or who otherwise places or causes to be placed in su…

(a) Except in case of emergency imperiling life or property, or unavoidable accident, collision, or stranding, or as otherwise permitted by law, it is unlawful and constitutes a misdemeanor for a person to discharge, or suffer the discharge of, oil by any methods, means, or manne…

Every person who throws, deposits, or permits another in his employ to throw or deposit, any sawdust, slabs, or refuse lumber, in any place where it may be carried or fall into the waters of Humboldt Bay, without first having constructed piers, bulkheads, dams, or other contrivan…

(a) It is unlawful to cause or permit any petroleum, chemical, or other hazardous substance to be transferred between a vessel and a shore facility or another vessel by means of a pipeline or similar conduit unless the flow is continuously monitored by a properly installed, opera…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) In addition to the findings and declarations in Section 53398.50 of the Government Code, the ability to capture property tax increment revenues to finance needed seaport and harbor infrastructure projects will provide d…

As used in this chapter, “public financing authority” has the same meaning as provided in Section 53398.51 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 793, Sec. 11. (SB 63) Effective January 1, 2016.)

When designated by the legislative body pursuant to Section 53398.62 of the Government Code, the harbor agency shall prepare a proposed infrastructure financing plan, as provided in Section 53398.63 of the Government Code, for a seaport infrastructure financing district covering …

(a) Upon receipt of a resolution from the public financing authority promulgated under subdivision (a) of Section 53398.80.5 of the Government Code, the harbor agency shall have 60 days to consider the proposal. During this time, the harbor agency’s governing body shall act at a …

(a) Upon receipt of a preliminary approval from a harbor agency granted pursuant to Section 1713, the State Lands Commission shall consider the proposal and either grant or deny final approval. (b) Prior to granting final approval the State Lands Commission shall do both of the f…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), Chapter 2.99 (commencing with Section 53398.50) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code shall apply to this chapter. (b) To the extent that any provision of this chapter conflicts with any provision of Chapter 2.99 (com…

All permanent fixtures and capital improvements to the real property of a harbor agency that administers public trust tidelands made pursuant to a seaport infrastructure district’s approved infrastructure financing plan shall be a trust asset once completed. This provision does n…

If a harbor agency administering granted public trust property is a department of a local governmental body, any negotiations between the two entities with respect to any infrastructure financing, operations, or any other activity requiring action by the harbor agency shall be un…

(a) Pursuant to Section 6009 of the Public Resources Code, the State Lands Commission shall retain absolute discretion over the determination of whether or not investment of local resources in port or harbor infrastructure, the actions of a harbor agency, or any other action take…

This chapter shall not apply to the Stockton Port District, as established pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 6200) of Division 8, or to a river port district established pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with Section 6800) of Division 8. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 793, Sec…