Section 711.7 Of Chapter 1. Organization And General Functions From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 1.
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. (a) The fish and wildlife resources are held in trust for
the people of the state by and through the department.
(1) Insofar as state wildlife trust resources exist and depend
upon federal proprietary lands or federal land and water adjacent to
or affecting state trust resources, all persons engaging in projects
or activities under federal license, contract, or permit, to the
extent permitted by federal law, shall be governed by this article
and shall pay project filing fees unless the payment of state filing
and permit fees is explicitly preempted by the authority of the
federal agency permitting the use or modification of state trust
resources.
(2) Insofar as state wildlife trust resources exist and depend
upon federal proprietary lands or federal lands and waters adjacent
to or affecting state trust resources, all federal agencies acting in
their proprietary capacity, to the extent permitted by federal law,
shall be governed by this article and Sections 10005 and 21089 of the
Public Resources Code, unless the payment of state filing and permit
fees is explicitly preempted by the authority of a particular
federal agency.
(b) If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that any provision
of this section or the application thereof to any federal agency,
person, or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not
affect other provisions or applications of the section which can be
given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to
this end the provisions of this section are severable.