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Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC

1,333 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 446 — Prior to entering the VTS area, every covered vessel shall report to the marine exchange the vessel’s name, call sign, location, course, speed, destination, estimated time of arrival, and any impairme
• § 446.5 — The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may impose fees upon all covered vessels within the VTS area to pay the cost of operating the vessel traffic service.
• § 447 — The following vessels, while transiting the VTS area, shall comply with the requirements of Section 447.
• § 447.5 — While transiting the VTS area, every vessel described in Sections 445.
• § 448 — The vessel traffic service shall be advisory in nature.
• § 448.5 — (a) It shall be understood and agreed, and shall be the essence of the marine exchange’s operation of the vessel traffic service, that the marine exchange act as agent of each vessel subject to the re
• § 449 — (a) The marine exchange and its officers and directors are subject to Section 5047.
• § 449.3 — The marine exchange shall cooperate fully with the administrator appointed pursuant to Section 8670.
• § 449.5 — (a) Upon request by the administrator, the marine exchange shall submit a complete description and operational status report of the vessel traffic service.
• § 450 — Bottomry is a contract by which a vessel or its freightage is hypothecated as security for a loan, which is to be repaid only if the vessel survives a particular risk, voyage, or period.
• § 451 — The owner of a vessel may hypothecate it or its freightage, upon bottomry, for any lawful purpose, and at any time and place.
• § 452 — The master of a vessel may hypothecate it upon bottomry only for the purpose of procuring repairs or supplies which are necessary for accomplishing the objects of the voyage, or for securing the safet
• § 453 — The master of a vessel can hypothecate it upon bottomry only when he can not otherwise relieve the necessities of the vessel, and is unable to reach adequate funds of the owner, or to obtain any funds
• § 454 — The master of a vessel may hypothecate freightage upon bottomry, under the same circumstances as those which authorize an hypothecation of the vessel by him.
• § 455 — Upon a contract of bottomry, the parties may lawfully stipulate for a rate of interest higher than that allowed by the law upon other contracts.
• § 456 — A lender upon a contract of bottomry, made by the master of a vessel, as such, may enforce the contract, though the circumstances necessary to authorize the master to hypothecate the vessel did not in
• § 457 — A stipulation in a contract of bottomry, imposing any liability for the loan independent of the maritime risks, is void.
• § 458 — If there is a total loss of the thing hypothecated, from a risk to which the loan was subject, the lender upon bottomry can recover nothing; if a partial loss, he can recover only to the extent of the
• § 459 — Unless it is otherwise expressly agreed, a bottomry loan becomes due immediately upon the termination of the risk, although a term of credit is specified in the contract.
• § 460 — A bottomry lien is independent of possession, and is lost by omission to enforce it within a reasonable time.
• § 461 — A bottomry lien, if created out of a real or apparent necessity, in good faith, is preferred to every other lien or claim upon the same thing, excepting only a lien for seamen’s wages, a subsequent li
• § 462 — Of two or more bottomry liens on the same subject, the latter in date has preference, if created out of necessity.
• § 470 — Respondentia is a contract by which all or part of a cargo is hypothecated as security for a loan, the repayment of which is dependent on maritime risks.
• § 471 — The owner of cargo may hypothecate it upon respondentia, at any time and place, and for any purpose.
• § 472 — The master of a vessel may hypothecate its cargo upon respondentia only if all of the following conditions exist: (a) He would be authorized to hypothecate the vessel and freightage.
• § 473 — The owner of a vessel is bound to repay to the owner of its cargo all which the latter is compelled to pay in order to discharge a lien under a contract of respondentia made by the master.
• § 474 — The provisions of sections 455 to 462 of this code apply equally to loans on respondentia.
• § 490 — Debts amounting to at least fifty dollars ($50), contracted for the benefit of vessels, are liens in the cases provided in Section 491.
• § 491 — All vessels are liable for: (a) Services rendered on board at the request of, or under contract with, their respective owners, masters, agents, or consignees.
• § 492 — The master of a vessel has a general lien, independent of possession, upon the vessel and freightage, for advances necessarily made or liability necessarily incurred by him for the benefit of the vess
• § 493 — The mate and seamen of a vessel have a general lien, independent of possession, upon the vessel and freightage, for their wages, which is superior to every other lien.
• § 494 — The cost of repairing or replacing any buoy or beacon which is maintained by authority of the United States Bureau of Lighthouses which may be misplaced, damaged, or destroyed by any vessel being made
• § 495 — In any action brought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the complaint shall designate the vessel by name, and shall be verified by the oath of the plaintiff, or someone on his behalf.
• § 495.1 — Notwithstanding Section 483.
• § 495.3 — The writ shall be directed to the sheriff of the county within which the vessel lies, or the marshal of the court, and direct him or her to attach the vessel, with its tackle, appurtenances, appliance
• § 495.4 — The sheriff or marshal to whom the writ is directed and delivered shall execute it without delay, and shall attach and keep in his or her custody the vessel, named therein, with its tackle, appurtenan
• § 495.5 — The owner, or the master agent, or consignee of the vessel, may, on behalf of the owner, appear and answer or plead to the action and may object to the undertaking filed on behalf of the plaintiff.
• § 495.6 — After the attachment is levied, the owner, or the master, agent, or consignee of the vessel, may, in behalf of the owner, have the attachment discharged, upon filing with the court, subject to the pro
• § 495.7 — After the appearance in the action of the owner, the attachment may, on motion, also be discharged in the same manner, and on like terms and conditions, as attachments in other cases, subject to the p
• § 495.8 — If the attachment is not discharged, and a judgment is recovered in the action in favor of the plaintiff, and an execution is issued thereon, the sheriff or marshal shall sell at public auction, after
• § 495.9 — Any mariner, boatman, or other person employed in the service of the vessel attached, who may wish to assert his or her claim for wages against the vessel, the attachments being issued for other deman
• § 496 — If the claim of the mariner, boatman, or other person filed with the clerk of the court, as provided in Section 495.
• § 497 — The notice of sale published by the sheriff or marshal must contain a statement of the measurement and tonnage of the vessel and a general description of her condition.
• § 5 — Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, these definitions, rules of construction and general provisions shall govern the construction of this code.
• § 50 — (a) The Department of Harbors and Watercraft and its successor, the Department of Navigation and Ocean Development, and the Department of Boating and Waterways are continued in existence in the Depart
• § 50.1 — (a) Whenever the term “Division of Small Craft Harbors” or the term “Small Craft Harbors Commission” or the term “Department of Boating and Waterways” is used in any provision of law, it shall be cons
• § 50.2 — The division shall be administered by an executive officer known as the Deputy Director of Boating and Waterways.
• § 50.4 — The director, before entering upon his duties, shall execute and deliver to the state an official bond in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) conditioned upon the faithful performance of
• § 50.6 — The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code apply to the director.
• § 50.8 — The director, with the approval of the Governor, may arrange and classify the work of the department and consolidate, abolish, or create divisions thereof.
• § 500 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Boaters Lien Law”.
• § 501 — As used in this article: (a) “Department” means the Department of Motor Vehicles or any successor agency thereto which registers vehicles.
• § 501.3 — The time a notice or statement is given or sent, unless otherwise expressly provided, means the time a written notice to a person is deposited in the United States mails; or the time any other written
• § 501.5 — The possessory vessel lien procedures described by the provisions of this article shall supersede any local ordinance and shall provide the exclusive means of enforcing these liens.
• § 502 — (a) Except as provided in Article 1.
• § 503 — (a) A lienholder shall apply to the department for the issuance of an authorization to conduct a lien sale pursuant to the provisions of this section for any vessel with a value determined to be over
• § 504 — (a) For vessels with a value determined to be one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or less, the department shall promptly furnish the lienholder with the names and addresses of the registered an
• § 505 — (a) A registered or legal owner of a vessel may release any interest in the vessel after the lien has arisen.
• § 505.5 — (a) Whenever the lien upon any vessel is lost by reason of the loss of possession through trick, fraud, or device, the repossession of the vessel by the former lienholder claimant revives the lien, bu
• § 506 — No lien sale shall be undertaken pursuant to Section 503 or 504 unless the vessel has been available for inspection at a location easily accessible to the public for at least one hour before the sale
• § 506.5 — Within 10 days after the sale of any vessel pursuant to the provisions of Section 503 or 504, the legal or registered owner may redeem the vessel upon the payment of the amount of the lien, all costs
• § 507 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), at the time a lienholder applies to the department to conduct a sale under Section 504, the lienholder shall submit with the application a declaration by a l
• § 507.5 — The proceeds of a vessel lien sale shall be disposed of as follows: (a) The amount necessary to discharge the lien and the actual cost of selling the vessel shall be paid to the lienholder.
• § 508 — A lien provided for in this article for repairs, labor, supplies, or materials for, or for storage or safekeeping of, a vessel may be assigned by written instrument accompanied by delivery of possessi
• § 508.5 — All forms required pursuant to this article shall be prescribed by the department.
• § 509 — No lien shall attach to any personal property in or on the vessel except that which is carried on the vessel for lifesaving, safety, mooring, and operating purposes.
• § 510 — The sheriff of each county shall give all possible aid and assistance to vessels stranded on its coast, and to the persons on board.
• § 511 — Wrecked property may be kept or reclaimed at the time of the wreck by the owner, consignee, or other person entitled to possession; but if any person has a just claim for salvage and necessary expense
• § 512 — The sheriff of any county in which any wrecked property is found, when no person entitled to possession appears, shall take possession of it in the name of the people, cause its value to be appraised
• § 513 — If wrecked property is in a perishable state, the sheriff shall apply to the judge of the superior court, upon a verified petition, for an order authorizing the sheriff to sell it.
• § 514 — If, within 90 days after wrecked property is found, any person claims the property, or its proceeds, and establishes his or her claim by evidence satisfactory to the judge of the superior court, the j
• § 515 — Before making the order, the judge shall require from the claimant a bond to the people to be approved by the judge and filed with the clerk of the court, in a penalty double the value of the property
• § 516 — If the bond becomes forfeited, the judge of the superior court, upon the application, supported by proof of the person entitled to its benefit shall make an order for its prosecution for such person’s
• § 517 — The rejection by the judge of any claim shall not preclude the claimant from maintaining an action against the officer for the recovery of the property or its proceeds.
• § 518 — If, within 60 days after saving wrecked property, no claimant of the property appears, or, if within 60 days after a claim, the salvage and expenses are not paid, or a suit for the recovery of the pro
• § 519 — Public notice of every sale of wrecked property under the provisions of this article shall be published by the officer making the sale for at least two weeks in succession in one or more newspapers pr
• § 520 — Every sheriff into whose possession any wrecked property comes, shall forthwith cause to be published for at least two weeks in succession, in one or more of the newspapers printed in this State, a no
• § 521 — The expense of publishing notices under the provisions of this article is a charge upon the property or proceeds to which it relates.
• § 522 — (a) Any hulk, derelict, wreck, or parts of any ship, vessel, or other watercraft sunk, beached, or allowed to remain in an unseaworthy or dilapidated condition upon publicly owned submerged lands, sal
• § 523 — (a) A peace officer, as described in Section 663, or a lifeguard or marine safety officer employed by a county, city, or district while engaged in the performance of official duties, may remove a vess
• § 524 — (a) Any peace officer, as described in Section 663, may store any vessel removed from private property when the vessel is found on, or attached to, private property and a report has previously been ma
• § 525 — (a) Except for the urgent and immediate concern for the safety of those aboard a vessel, a person shall not abandon a vessel upon a public waterway or public or private property without the express or
• § 525.5 — (a) On or before January 1, 2005, the department shall submit recommendations to the Legislature on strategies to prevent recreational vessels from being abandoned and to facilitate the ability of own
• § 526 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any wrecked property that is an unseaworthy derelict or hulk, abandoned property as described in Section 522, or property removed from a navigable water
• § 526.1 — For purposes of this article, “surrendered vessel” means a recreational vessel that the verified titleholder has willingly surrendered to a willing public agency under both of the following conditions
• § 527 — It is the intent of the Legislature that a sum of not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) be appropriated from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund to the Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fu
• § 530 — Sheriffs and all persons employed by them or aiding in the recovery and preservation of wrecked property, are entitled to a reasonable allowance as salvage for their services, and to all expenses incu
• § 531 — Every officer to whom an order for the delivery of wrecked property or the payment of its proceeds is directed, shall present to the claimant of the property or proceeds, a written statement of the cl
• § 532 — If, in any case, the amount of salvage and expenses is not settled by agreement, on the application of the owner or consignee of the property, or the master or supercargo having charge at the time of
• § 533 — The fees and expenses of the contest shall be paid by the person upon whose application it was had, and are a charge on the property saved.
• § 534 — Any person, other than the master, mate, or a seaman of a wrecked vessel, who rescues it, or its appurtenances or cargo from danger, is entitled to a reasonable compensation, to be paid out of the pro
• § 550 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) A “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, a
• § 551 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, marine debris that is floating, sunk, partially sunk, or beached in or on a public waterway, public beach, or on state tidelands or submerged lands may be remove
• § 552 — On or before January 1, 2017, the State Lands Commission shall adopt, at a public meeting and after consultation with interested state and local agencies, best management practices for salvage of mari
• § 570 — Any person who keeps any wrecked property, or its proceeds, after the salvage and expenses have been agreed to or adjusted, and the amount paid to him, is punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand
• § 571 — (a) A person who takes away any goods from a stranded vessel, or any goods cast by the sea upon the land, or found in a bay or creek, or who knowingly has in his or her possession any goods so taken o
• § 5800 — “Harbor,” as used in this part, includes any bay, harbor, inlet or other arm of the sea in which the tides of the Pacific Ocean ebb and flow, or any navigable water of the Pacific Ocean suitable for t
• § 5801 — “Harbor commission,” as used in this part, includes any commission, board or officer in which the improvement, development, protection, maintenance, management or control of any harbor or part of any
• § 5802 — “District,” as used in this part, refers to a district formed pursuant to this part.
• § 5820 — Any portion of a county in this state, the exterior boundaries of which include a bay, harbor, inlet, or navigable water of the Pacific Ocean, may be formed into a district for the improvement or deve
• § 5821 — Whenever fifty or more persons in any county of this State, the exterior boundaries of which include a harbor, desire to form a district within the county for the improvement or development of a harbo
• § 5822 — The petition shall show: (a) The name of the proposed district.
• § 5823 — The petition shall contain a request that the territory included within the boundaries be formed into a harbor district for the purpose of the improvement or development of the harbor.
• § 5824 — Each signer of the petition shall be a registered voter, resident, and freeholder within the proposed district.
• § 5825 — The petition shall be published for at least two weeks preceding the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation printed in the county, together with a notice signed by not exceeding three of the pe
• § 5830 — At the time and place specified in the notice the board of supervisors shall consider the petition and may continue the hearing from time to time not exceeding a period of ninety days.
• § 5831 — A certificate issued by the assessor of the county and filed in the proceedings, which states that the name of any signer of the petition appears upon the last equalized assessment-roll of the county
• § 5832 — At the hearing, the board of supervisors may change the exterior boundaries of the proposed district, as set forth in the petition, by excluding lands which would not be benefited by the improvement o
• § 5833 — The board of supervisors may also change the exterior boundaries of the proposed district, as set forth in the petition by adding to the proposed district other contiguous lands which will be benefite
• § 5834 — Land may not be added to the proposed district until notice is served upon the owner of the lands proposed to be added.
• § 5835 — The board of supervisors shall investigate and determine: (a) If the improvement or development work generally described in the petition is feasible.
• § 5836 — If it appears, and the board of supervisors finds that it is necessary, in order to make a sufficient and adequate examination, to continue the hearing beyond ninety days, the board may for that purpo
• § 5837 — If the improvement, development, protection, maintenance, management or control of a harbor or any part thereof, proposed to be imporved or developed, is vested in or exercised by a harbor commission,
• § 5838 — Neither the board of supervisors or the harbor commission, if one exists, is bound by the improvement or development work described in the petition, or by the estimated cost set forth, but it may find
• § 5839 — Upon final hearing, the board of supervisors shall have a finding of facts entered upon the minutes of the meeting if it appears that: (a) The petition and notice of hearing have been duly published.
• § 5840 — The finding of facts required to be made by the board of supervisors shall set forth: (a) The name of the proposed district, as set forth in the petition.
• § 5841 — The findings are conclusive evidence of the existence of every fact found by the board of supervisors and of the due signing and publication of the petition and of the publication or personal service
• § 5859 — The board of supervisors shall make and have entered in the minutes an order finally determining the exterior boundaries of the district, the improvement or development work to be done in the harbor,
• § 5860 — The board shall pass a resolution calling an election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters the proposition of the formation of the district and incurring a bonded debt and issuing and
• § 5861 — This resolution of the board of supervisors shall: (a) Fix the date of the election which shall be not less than 130 days after the date of the passage of the resolution.
• § 5862 — The resolution shall also prescribe the manner of voting for or against the incurring of the indebtedness and for or against the formation of the district, and in all particulars not recited in the re
• § 5863 — The resolution shall invite the qualified voters residing in the proposed district to vote upon the proposition by marking on the ballot opposite the proposition of the formation of the district and o
• § 5864 — The ballot to be used at the election shall be substantially in the following form: HARBOR DISTRICT OFFICIAL BALLOT Instructions to voters: To vote in favor of the formation of the harbor district and
• § 5865 — The resolution calling the election shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code.
• § 5866 — On the day of the election the polls at each of the polling places designated by the board of supervisors shall be opened at the hour of seven o’clock a.
• § 5867 — When the polls are closed, the board of election in each precinct shall close the polls in accordance with the election laws of the state governing general elections, and deposit the ballots with the
• § 5868 — The board of supervisors at its first regular meeting after the date of the election shall canvass the returns of the election, and shall have entered upon the minutes of the meeting a finding showing
• § 5869 — If from the canvass it appears and the board of supervisors finds that a majority of the votes were not cast for the proposed district and the incurring of indebtedness thereby, it shall enter that fa
• § 5870 — If it appears and the board of supervisors finds that more than a majority of the votes cast at the election were cast for the district and the incurring of the indebtedness, it shall have that fact e
• § 5871 — The clerk of the board of supervisors shall thereupon immediately make up and certify a copy of these minutes and order and transmit them to the Secretary of State.
• § 5872 — The Secretary of State shall file the certificate in his or her office, and within five days thereafter shall execute under the great seal of the State, and transmit to the clerk of the board of super
• § 5873 — The clerk of the board of supervisors shall file the certificate in his or her office and upon the filing of the certificate of the Secretary of State in the office of the clerk of the board of superv
• § 5874 — An action or proceeding shall not be maintained or prosecuted in any court whatever to test or to invalidate the formation of the district or the authorized indebtedness unless it is commenced in a co
• § 5880 — The board of supervisors shall pass a resolution providing for the issuance and sale of bonds to represent the principal of the indebtedness authorized to pay the cost of the improvement or developmen
• § 5881 — All bonds issued under this part shall be payable substantially in the following manner: A part to be determined by the board of supervisors, which shall be not less than one-fortieth part of the whol
• § 5882 — The board of supervisors of the county may determine the denomination of the bonds, except that no one bond shall be of a denomination less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.
• § 5883 — The bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the board of supervisors, and the treasurer, and countersigned by the auditor of the county.
• § 5884 — Bonds may be issued and sold by the board of supervisors of the county for not less than their par value and accrued interest at the date of delivery, and the proceeds shall be placed in the treasury
• § 5890 — Bonds issued are obligations of the district and the board of supervisors of the county shall, at the time of fixing the general tax levy and in the manner provided for the general tax levy, levy and
• § 5891 — The taxes shall: (a) Be levied upon all of the property within the district taxable for county purposes.
• § 5892 — The board of supervisors may at the same time and in the same manner levy upon all of the property in the district a tax sufficient to pay the ordinary annual expenses of maintenance of the district a
• § 5893 — In no event shall the district levy a tax in excess of twenty cents ($0.
• § 5900 — Whenever any district is formed pursuant to this part and its control is vested in the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is situated, the board of supervisors may pass all neces
• § 5900.1 — The board may sue and be sued in the name of the district.
• § 5900.10 — Every person who violates the provisions of any ordinance enacted by the board of supervisors pursuant to this part, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 5900.11 — A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
• § 5900.2 — The board may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.
• § 5900.3 — The board may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, lease and dispose of real and personal property of every kind within or without the district necessary to the full or convenient exercise of their
• § 5900.4 — The board may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers conferred by this part.
• § 5900.5 — The board may borrow money and incur indebtedness and issue bonds or other evidence of the indebtedness in the manner, and to the extent, deemed necessary by the board for further improvement and deve
• § 5900.6 — When any improvement or development work done under the authority of the board is completed, the maintenance, management, and control of the work done, and of the harbor as so improved, shall pass to
• § 5900.7 — If any portion of the harbor is situated within the boundaries of any incorporated city, the board of supervisors may enter into arrangements or contracts with the governing body of that city, upon su
• § 5900.8 — The board shall exercise general supervision over the harbor and may adopt general rules and regulations for the government thereof, which in its judgment will best promote the interests thereof, if t
• § 5900.9 — The board may provide by ordinance for the regulation of anchorages, wharfages and dockage of vessels within the harbor and it may establish and collect fees and licenses therefor.
• § 5901 — The governing body of a city within which a portion of the harbor is situated may establish by ordinance any regulations which are proper in the exercise of its police powers which regulations do not
• § 5902 — The board of supervisors may by ordinance provide for the appointment of a harbor commission consisting of seven persons, and shall by ordinance define its powers and duties.
• § 5903 — If the purposes for which the bonds were voted are being or shall be carried out by cooperation or agreement between the United States of America or any department, officer or agency thereof, and the
• § 5904 — (a) The district may, in any year, levy assessments, reassessments, or special taxes and issue bonds to finance waterway construction projects and related operations and maintenance, or operations and
• § 5905 — All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.
• § 5910 — Any harbor improvement district organized and existing pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 5800) of Division 8 may improve, develop, protect, and maintain any or all harbors within its boundar
• § 5911 — The board of supervisors of any county in which the district is situated may direct the harbor commission, appointed pursuant to Section 5902 of this part, to prepare surveys for the improvement, deve
• § 5912 — Upon receiving the report and recommendation of the harbor commission, the board shall fix a date for hearing on the report to consider and determine the feasibility of the project or projects submitt
• § 5913 — The hearing, investigation, determination and findings of the board of supervisors shall be conducted and made in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5835 to 5841, inclusive, of this part, whic
• § 5914 — Upon final hearing, if the board finds that the harbor or harbors can be improved, developed and protected as generally described in the report and recommendation of the harbor commission at a cost no
• § 5915 — For the purpose of financing the improvement, development, protection and maintenance of such additional harbor or harbors, the board may issue bonds, borrow money, incur indebtedness and levy taxes,
• § 5940 — Any harbor improvement district organized and existing pursuant to this part may purchase, lease or obtain by gift lands for public beaches located within the boundaries of the district and may hold,
• § 5941 — The board of supervisors of any county in which a district is situated may direct the harbor commission, appointed pursuant to Section 5902, to prepare surveys for the acquisition, improvement or main
• § 5942 — Upon receiving the report and recommendation of the harbor commission, the board shall fix a date for hearing on the report to consider and determine the feasibility of the project or projects submitt
• § 5943 — The hearing, investigation, determination and findings of the board of supervisors shall be conducted and made in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5835 to 5841, inclusive, of the Harbors and
• § 5944 — Upon final hearing, if the board finds that the lands considered in the commission’s report can be acquired, improved or maintained as generally described in the report and recommendation of the harbo
• § 5945 — For the purpose of financing the acquisition, improvement or maintenance of such lands as is authorized herein, the board may issue bonds, borrow money, incur indebtedness and levy taxes, all in the s
• § 5950 — The board of supervisors may manage the business of the district and promote the commercial interest of the harbor by advertisement of its advantages and by the solicitation of business within or with
• § 5950.1 — The term “inland parks and recreation areas,” as used in this chapter, includes, but is not limited to, open-space land, as defined by subdivision (h) of Section 65560 of the Government Code, except t
• § 5950.5 — The board of supervisors of any harbor improvement district organized and existing pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 5800) may authorize the district to acquire, develop, operate, and mainta
• § 5951 — If the district is authorized to acquire, develop, operate, and maintain inland parks and recreation areas, the board of supervisors shall, by resolution, adopt a new name for the district which will
• § 5952 — If the district is authorized to acquire, develop, operate, and maintain inland parks and recreation areas, at least 75 percent of its annual expenditures shall be devoted to that purpose until such t
• § 5953 — For the purpose of determining the annual expenditures required by Section 5952, only such expenditures for land, structures, and improvements as are raised by local taxation within the district shall
• § 5954 — In acquiring, developing, operating, or maintaining inland parks and recreaton areas, the district shall follow and comply with, as nearly as possible, the procedures provided in Chapter 5 (commencing
• § 5955 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 5940 to 5954, inclusive, the district may acquire, develop, operate, or maintain public beaches or inland parks and recreation areas without holding the hear
• § 5956 — The district may purchase, collect, trade, exchange, or otherwise acquire exhibition or study material necessary or proper for the use of museums or exhibits maintained by the district, and may sell,
• § 6 — Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of this code.
• § 60 — 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
• § 60.2 — 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 State
• § 60.4 — 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 e
• § 60.6 — 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 damage
• § 60.8 — The department may do any act or enter into any contract or agreement desirable in carrying out the purposes of this division.
• § 600 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Watercraft” means any boat, ship, barge, craft or floating thing designed for navigation in the water; and (b) “Nonresident” means a person who is not a resident of this
• § 6000 — “Harbor,” as used in this part, includes any bay, harbor, inlet, river, channel, slough, or arm of the sea, in which the tides of the Pacific Ocean ebb and flow or in which tides are affected by the P
• § 6001 — “Board,” as used in this part, means the commission or board having the management or control of the improvements, development, protection and maintenance of any harbor district established or formed
• § 6002 — “District,” as used in this part, refers to a district formed pursuant to this part.
• § 6010 — A county or portion of a county or city or portion of a city or more than one city with or without a portion of the unincorporated territory of a county, the exterior boundary of which includes a harb
• § 6011 — Whenever fifty or more persons in any area which may be formed into a district pursuant to this part, desire the formation of a district for the improvement or development of a harbor, they may sign a
• § 6012 — The petition shall contain: (a) The name of the proposed district.
• § 6013 — Each signer of the petition shall be a registered voter, resident and freeholder within the proposed district.
• § 6014 — The petition shall be published for a least two weeks preceding the hearing thereon in a newspaper of general circulation printed in the proposed district, if there is such a newspaper so printed.
• § 6020 — At the time and place specified in the notice, the board of supervisors shall consider the petition and may continue the hearing from time to time, not exceeding a period of 90 days.
• § 6021 — At the hearing, the board of supervisors may change the exterior boundaries of the proposed district, as set forth in the petition, by excluding lands which would not be benefited by the improvement o
• § 6022 — Land may not be added to or included in the proposed district until notice is served upon the owner of the lands affected.
• § 6023 — The board of supervisors shall investigate and determine whether or not the improvement and development work generally described in the petition is feasible and whether, when completed, it will result
• § 6024 — Upon the completion of the hearing, the board of supervisors shall have a finding of facts entered upon the minutes if it appears that: (a) The petition and notice of hearing have been duly published.