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California Harbors And Navigation Code Section 50

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The Department of Harbors and Watercraft and its successor, the
Department of Navigation and Ocean Development, are continued in
existence in the Resources Agency as the Department of Boating and
Waterways.  The Department of Boating and Waterways is the successor
to, and is vested with, the powers, functions, and jurisdiction of
the following state departments and agencies as hereinafter
specified:
   (a) All of the powers, functions, and jurisdiction previously
vested in the Division of Small Craft Harbors of the Department of
Parks and Recreation.
   (b) All of the powers, functions, and jurisdiction of the State
Lands Commission with respect to the acquisition, construction,
development, improvement, maintenance, and operation of small craft
harbors.
   (c) All of the powers, functions, and jurisdiction of the
Department of Parks and Recreation with respect to boating facility
planning, design, and construction, except as specifically provided
with respect to boating trails in the California Recreational Trails
Act (commencing with Section 5070 of the Public Resources Code) and
in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 68) of this chapter.
   (d) All of the powers, functions, and jurisdiction of the Office
of Architecture and Construction in the Department of General
Services with respect to boating facility planning and design.
   (e) All of the powers, functions, and jurisdiction of the
Department of Water Resources with respect to beach erosion control.

   (f) All of the policymaking and regulatory powers, functions, and
jurisdiction of the Harbors and Watercraft Commission as to matters
within the jurisdiction of the department.

Last modified: January 12, 2009