California Government Code ARTICLE 3 - Marine Safety

• Section 8670.16.
  The administrator shall take any action necessary and appropriate to promote the adoption of statutes or regulations by the federal government that establish all of...
• Section 8670.17.
  (a) The administrator shall adopt regulations regarding the equipment, personnel, and operation of vessels to and from marine terminals that are used to transfer oil.(b) The regulations...
• Section 8670.17.1.
  The administrator may, for purposes of efficiency, safety, or implementation consistency, provide for services to vessels, ports, and port users which are necessary to achieve...
• Section 8670.17.2.
  (a) The administrator shall adopt regulations governing tugboat escorts for tank ships and tank barges entering, leaving, or navigating in the harbors of the state. The...
• Section 8670.18.
  (a) The administrator may inspect or cause to be inspected on a regular basis all vessels.(b) The administrator shall evaluate and periodically review the adequacy of the...
• Section 8670.19.
  (a) The administrator shall periodically conduct a comprehensive review of all oil spill contingency plans. The administrator shall do both of the following:(1) Segment the state into...
• Section 8670.20.
  (a) For the purposes of this section, “vessel” means a vessel, as defined in Section 21 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, of 300 gross registered...
• Section 8670.21.
  (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Vessels” means vessels as defined in Section 21 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.(2) “VTS...
• Section 8670.22.
  Any vessel that is not in compliance with the time schedules and requirements relating to double hulls set forth in the federal Oil Pollution Prevention,...
• Section 8670.23.
  (a) The administrator shall establish Harbor Safety Committees for harbors and adjacent regions of San Diego; Los Angeles/Long Beach; Port Hueneme; San Francisco; and Humboldt Bay.(b) The...
• Section 8670.23.1.
  (a) Each harbor safety committee established pursuant to Section 8670.23 shall be responsible for planning for the safe navigation and operation of tank ships, tank barges,...
• Section 8670.23.2.
  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that because the administrator must rely on the expertise provided by volunteer members of the harbor safety committees and...
• Section 8670.24.
  (a) The administrator shall evaluate all pilotage areas in the state. This evaluation shall include all of the following:(1) The effectiveness of the state licensing program.(2) The policies...

Last modified: October 22, 2018