Title FGC — California Fish & Game Code

This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Marine Resources Legacy Act.

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. The diversity of species and ecosystems found in the ocean waters off the state is important to public health and well-bei…

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 state or federal waters or another party responsible for decommissioning an offshore oil structure in state or federal waters…

(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) The program established pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed consistent with, and part of, the California Artificial Re…

(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 the Public Resources Code and is therefore subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing wit…

(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 not limited to, the commission, the council, and the California Coastal Commission. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be…

(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 remove the structure pursuant to the requirements of this chapter. (b) The department shall design and make available to po…

(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 offshore oil structure, including removal of any portion of the structure as appropriate to maintain navigational safety. (2…

(a) Upon receipt of an application to partially remove an offshore oil structure pursuant to this chapter, the department shall determine whether the application is complete and includes all information needed by the department. (b) (1) Upon a determination that the application i…

(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 environment compared to the full removal of the structure. (b) As a necessary prerequisite to determining net environmental benef…

(a) Upon certification of the appropriate environmental documents by the lead agency, the commission shall determine, or cause to be determined, the cost savings that will result from the partial removal of an offshore oil structure as proposed in the application compared to full…

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) Prepare a plan to manage the offshore oil structure after its partial removal. The plan shall include measures to manage fi…

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 satisfied: (a) The partial removal of the offshore oil structure and the planning, development, maintenance, and operation of…

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 removal of an offshore oil structure.

(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 described in this section. (b) Upon receipt of conditional approval pursuant to Section 6617, the owner or operator of the s…

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 approval of the application for partial removal of an offshore oil structure.

The department shall not take title to a decommissioned offshore oil structure in open coastal waters or take responsibility for management of the structure pursuant to this article until decommissioning and partial removal of the structure have been completed and both of the fol…

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 create an advisory spending plan for cost savings deposited in the endowment, to provide the Board of Directors of the Ca…