California Fish and Game Code ARTICLE 2 - Partial Removal of Offshore Oil Structures

• Section 6610.
  (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...
• Section 6611.
  (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...
• Section 6612.
  (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...
• Section 6613.
  (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...
• Section 6614.
  (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...
• Section 6615.
  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...
• Section 6616.
  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...
• Section 6617.
  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...
• Section 6618.
  (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...
• Section 6619.
  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...
• Section 6620.
  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...
• Section 6621.
  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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018