Section 13396.7 Of Chapter 5.6. Bay Protection And Toxic Cleanup From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 5.6.
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. (a) The state board, in consultation with the State
Department of Public Health, shall contract with an independent
contractor to conduct a study to determine the adverse health effects
of urban runoff on swimmers at urban beaches. The contract shall
include a provision that requires the study to be conducted as
prescribed in the study proposal approved by the Santa Monica Bay
Restoration Project. The study shall be paid for by using available
resources or state funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state board and
the State Department of Public Health use the results of the study
undertaken pursuant to subdivision (a) to establish recreational
water quality standards.