California Public Resources Code

§ 36601

PRC § 36601 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 27 · Ch. 7 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1)California’s extraordinary ocean and coastal resources provide a vital asset to the state and nation. These resources are important to public health and well-being, ecological health, and ocean-dependent industries.

(2)The ocean ecosystem is inextricably connected to the land, with coastal development, water pollution, and other human activities threatening the health of marine habitat and the biological diversity found in California’s ocean waters. New technologies and demands have encouraged the expansion of fishing and other activities to formerly inaccessible marine areas that once recharged nearby fisheries. As a result, ecosystems throughout the state’s ocean waters are being altered, often at a rapid rate.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 385, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2001.