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Article 2. General Powers of California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.

The Resources Agency shall represent the State of California and the Governor of California in relationships with the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, and his authorized agents for the purposes set forth in this division.
The department may enter into agreements with the United States and with any county, city, district, or other political subdivision of this state in connection with participation with the United States in any project in which the department may act and may, also, provide such adjustments which, in the judgment of the department, are in the best interest of the State of California.
The department may enter into any contract of agreement with the United States Department of the Army or any other agency or instrumentality of the United States, for the dredging of harbors and the erection of breakwaters, piers, or any other device for the protection of vessels.
The department may enter into any contracts or agreements that may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this division including agreements to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and maintenance by the United States of such works as the United States shall undertake.
The department may do any act or enter into any contract or agreement desirable in carrying out the purposes of this division.
The department may take such action as may be necessary to take advantage of any act of Congress heretofore or hereafter enacted which may be of assistance in carrying out the purposes of this division.
For the purposes of this division, the department may receive and accept for the state any gift, devise, grant or other conveyance of title to or any interest in real property. It may receive and accept gifts, donations, contributions, or bequests of money to be used in acquiring title to or any interest in real property or in improving it, in connection with the development and operation of small craft harbors and connecting waterways. It may also receive and accept personal property for such purposes.
The director, with approval of the Director of Finance, may accept on behalf of the department federal grants for the purposes for which the department is established. Such grants shall be deposited in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury provided for by Section 16370 of the Government Code, and may be expended under such terms and conditions as may be required by the federal government.
The department may expend the money in any appropriation or in any special fund in the State Treasury made available by law for the administration of the statutes the administration of which is committed to the department, or for the use, support, or maintenance of any board, bureau, commission, department, office or officer whose duties, powers, and functions have been transferred to and conferred upon the department. Such expenditures by the department shall be made in accordance with law in carrying out the purposes for which the appropriations were made or the special funds created.
The department shall have possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use of all bodies, offices, and officers whose duties, powers, and functions have been transferred to and conferred upon the department.
The department, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of personal property under its jurisdiction, and may contract with other public agencies for its custody.
Whenever the department has received and deposited any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund in an excessive amount or in error, or whenever a refund of all or a portion of such money is due any person, firm, or corporation because of the termination of an agreement or other lawful reason, payment of such refund shall be made upon the filing of a claim by the director with the State Controller. The State Controller shall draw his warrant for payment of the refund from any appropriation made for that purpose.
The department, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may procure insurance on vessels owned or operated by the department against the usual hazards in addition to the special hazards occasioned by the existence of a state of war.
For the purpose of disseminating information relating to its activities, powers, duties, or functions, the department may issue publications, construct and maintain exhibits, and perform such acts and carry on such functions as in the opinion of the director will best tend to disseminate that information. The publications may be distributed free of charge to public libraries and to other state departments and state officers. The department may exchange copies with contemporary publications. All money received by the department from the sale of publications, exclusive of money received by any separate division of the department from the sale of publications, shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund.
Upon request, the department shall make available to persons owning or operating small craft harbors, such information as is available to the commission concerning the following:
  (a) The maintenance and improvement of existing small craft harbor facilities.
  (b) The application of new technical materials and concepts.
  (c) The preparation of feasibility reports, environmental impact reports, permits, and other steps required to develop new small craft harbor facilities.
The department may sell copies of all or any part of its records at a charge sufficient to pay at least the entire actual cost to the department of the copies. The charge for the records and the conditions under which they may be sold shall be determined by the director, with the approval of the Department of Finance. This section does not apply to boating accident reports filed with the department pursuant to Section 656 of this code.
The director may recommend to the Legislature such action as may be necessary to provide the finances required of local agencies as a condition for the participation of the United States in any project in which the department may act.
In addition to other powers specified in this division and in Division 3 (commencing with Section 399), the department may do any of the following:
  (a) Apply for and accept grants, contributions, and appropriations.
  (b) Contract for professional services if such work or services cannot be satisfactorily performed by its employees or by any other state agency.
  (c) Sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings and in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, prohibitory and mandatory injunctions to restrain violations of this division and Division 3 (commencing with Section 399).
  (d) Request and utilize the advice and services of all federal, state, local, and regional agencies.
  (e) Adopt any rule or regulation or take any action it deems reasonable and necessary to carry out the provisions of this division.
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the growth of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa), and South American spongeplant (Limnobium laevigatum) in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, its tributaries, and the Suisun Marsh has occurred at an unprecedented level and that the resulting accumulations of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa), and South American spongeplant (Limnobium laevigatum) obstruct navigation, impair other recreational uses of waterways, have the potential for damaging manmade facilities, and may threaten the health and stability of fisheries and other ecosystems within the delta and marsh. Accordingly, it is necessary that the state, in cooperation with agencies of the United States, undertake an aggressive program for the effective control of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa), and South American spongeplant (Limnobium laevigatum) in the delta, its tributaries, and the marsh.
  (b) The department is designated as the lead agency of the state for the purpose of cooperating with agencies of the United States and other public agencies in controlling water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa), and South American spongeplant (Limnobium laevigatum) in the delta, its tributaries, and the marsh.
  (c) The department, other state agencies, cities, counties, and districts are hereby authorized to cooperate with one another and with agencies of the United States in controlling water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa), and South American spongeplant (Limnobium laevigatum) in the delta, its tributaries, and the marsh and may furnish money, services, equipment, and other property to that end.
  (d) Up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year of the funds available for expenditure by the Department of Fish and Game to implement this section shall be paid from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund.
  (e) Whenever any control program is proposed to take place in Rock Slough, the department and the Contra Costa Water District shall develop a memorandum of understanding establishing the parameters of the control program. This subdivision does not apply to any control program proposed for Sand Mound Slough.
(a) The division is designated as the lead agency of the state for the purpose of cooperating with other state, local, and federal agencies in identifying, detecting, controlling, and administering programs to manage invasive aquatic plants in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, its tributaries, and the Suisun Marsh. The division, in consultation with appropriate state, local, and federal agencies, may take such action it determines is necessary, upon concurrence from the Department of Fish and Wildlife following the completion of the risk assessment described in subdivision (c), to implement control and, when feasible, eradication measures for invasive aquatic plants. Any actions taken to control invasive aquatic plants shall be in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and conducted in an environmentally sound manner.
  (b) The division shall regularly consult with the United States Department of Agriculture, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the University of California, and other members of the scientific and research communities, as well as other state agencies with authority over the control of invasive aquatic plants to determine which species of those plants should be given the highest priority for management and determine the best control and, when feasible, eradication measures.
  (c) (1) After consulting with the various entities as required in subdivision (b), if the division identifies a species of aquatic plant that may be invasive and need to be controlled or eradicated, the division shall notify the Department of Fish and Wildlife of the potential threat from that aquatic plant species. After receipt of that notice, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, in consultation with other appropriate local, state, and federal agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Pesticide Regulation, and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall conduct a risk assessment of the aquatic plant species identified by the division to determine whether the plant species is invasive and presents a threat to the environment, economy, or human health. In making that determination, the Department of Fish and Wildlife shall take prompt action to minimize detrimental impacts and costs of management, and shall consider all of the following:
  (A) Whether the aquatic plant species may obstruct navigation and recreational uses of waterways.
  (B) Whether the aquatic plant species may cause environmental damage, including threats to the health and stability of fisheries, impairment to birds' access to waterways and nesting, roosting, and foraging areas, deterioration of water quality resulting from plant decay, and harm to native plants.
  (C) Whether the aquatic plant species may cause harm to the state' s economy, infrastructure, or manmade facilities such as state water storage facilities and pumping operations, by increasing flood risk, threatening water supplies by blocking pumps, canals, and dams necessitating early control efforts.
  (2) Based on factors specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) and any other environmental, economic, or human health impacts, the risk assessment shall specify whether the plant species under consideration has been determined to be an invasive aquatic plant. Findings from the risk assessment shall be documented in a way that clearly describes the severity and types of impacts caused by a plant species determined to be an invasive aquatic plant.
  (3) Within 60 days after completing the risk assessment required by paragraph (1), the Department of Fish and Wildlife shall report its findings to the division so that the division may take any necessary action to control and, when feasible, eradicate an invasive aquatic plant, as authorized under subdivision (a).
  (d) For purposes of this section, "invasive aquatic plant" means an aquatic plant or algae species, including its seeds, fragments, and other biological materials capable of propagating that species, whose proliferation or dominant colonization of an area causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.
  (e) Aquatic plants shall be determined to be invasive through the risk assessment required to be completed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife in consultation with the division and other state, local, and federal agencies pursuant to subdivision (c).
(a) Each marina that is developed or improved with funds loaned by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 70) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 76) on or after January 1, 2002, shall have all of its electrical systems that extend into or over water inspected biennially, during the term of the loan, by a licensed electrical contractor or electrical engineer, for compliance with the safety-related provisions of the California Electrical Code (Part 3 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations). A marina shall comply with all of the California Electrical Code provisions in effect at the time that the marina is developed. If the marina is improved with a loan, the areas of the marina in which electrical improvements were made shall comply with the California Electrical Code in effect at the time of the improvement.
  (b) For purposes of this section, "marina" means a marina that meets all of the following criteria:
  (1) Is privately owned and operated or owned or operated by a local government.
  (2) Contains seven or more berths.
  (3) Is used by the public primarily for recreational purposes.