California Public Resources Code ARTICLE 4 - Marine Environment

• Section 30230.
  Marine resources shall be maintained, enhanced, and, where feasible, restored. Special protection shall be given to areas and species of special biological or economic significance....
• Section 30231.
  The biological productivity and the quality of coastal waters, streams, wetlands, estuaries, and lakes appropriate to maintain optimum populations of marine organisms and for the...
• Section 30232.
  Protection against the spillage of crude oil, gas, petroleum products, or hazardous substances shall be provided in relation to any development or transportation of such...
• Section 30233.
  (a) The diking, filling, or dredging of open coastal waters, wetlands, estuaries, and lakes shall be permitted in accordance with other applicable provisions of this division,...
• Section 30234.
  Facilities serving the commercial fishing and recreational boating industries shall be protected and, where feasible, upgraded. Existing commercial fishing and recreational boating harbor space shall...
• Section 30234.5.
  The economic, commercial, and recreational importance of fishing activities shall be recognized and protected.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 802, Sec. 2.)
• Section 30235.
  Revetments, breakwaters, groins, harbor channels, seawalls, cliff retaining walls, and other such construction that alters natural shoreline processes shall be permitted when required to serve...
• Section 30236.
  Channelizations, dams, or other substantial alterations of rivers and streams shall incorporate the best mitigation measures feasible, and be limited to (1) necessary water supply...

Last modified: October 22, 2018