California Public Resources Code

§ 35640

PRC § 35640 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 26.5 · Ch. 3.3

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)California’s seaports are North America’s primary intermodal gateway to Asia and Transpacific trade. Maritime industry activities at California’s public seaports are responsible for employing more than 500,000 people in the state. Nationwide, more than 2,000,000 jobs are linked to maritime industry business conducted at California’s public seaports, contributing to California having the largest state economy in the United States.

(b)Every year, the oceangoing vessels make thousands of transits along the California coast, with an estimated 162 tons per day of nitrogen oxides, an ozone precursor, being emitted along the coast. These emissions negatively affect the public health of coastal communities and contribute to causing some areas of the coast to be in nonattainment with the national ambient air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 606, Sec. 1. (AB 14) Effective January 1, 2026.