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Harb. & Nav. Code, § 786 · Chapter 6. Vessel Sanitation

Harb. & Nav. Code, § 786

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) Any loan made pursuant to Section 71.4 or 76.3, and any lease or concession contract entered into pursuant to Section 72, shall be subject to the express condition that the borrower comply with all applicable requirements of this chapter.

(b) Any loan made pursuant to Section 71.4 or 76.3 for, respectively, a project or a recreational marina that is required, pursuant to Section 776, to provide vessel pumpout facilities shall be subject to the following express conditions:

(1) The pumpout facility shall be opened to public use within six months of receiving any funds, or when any part of the project is opened to public use, whichever is later, unless the department determines that the facility cannot be opened to public use within this period due to circumstances beyond the control of the borrower.

(2) The borrower shall agree to budget funds each year for the maintenance and operation of the pumpout facility for its expected life.

(3) The location of the pumpout facility shall be publicized, by any convenient means available, and shall be marked with a distinctive and prominent sign that is readily identifiable from offshore locations.

(4) Charges imposed for the use of the pumpout facility shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the cost of maintaining and operating the pumpout facility and a pro rata share of the amount necessary for repayment of the loan.

(5) The portion of the loan equal to the cost of the pumpout facility shall become immediately due, if the borrower does not perform any requirement imposed pursuant to this subdivision.

(c) Any lessee or concessionaire that is required, pursuant to Section 776, to provide vessel pumpout facilities, shall be required through the lease or concession contract to comply with requirements that are not less restrictive than the requirements imposed by paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (b).

(d) Any loan made pursuant to Section 71.4 or 76.3, and any concession contract entered into pursuant to Section 72, shall be subject to the express condition that restrooms be opened to public use within six months of the date the project is opened to public use, unless the department determines that the facility cannot be opened to public use within this period due to circumstances beyond the control of the borrower.

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History

Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1428, Sec. 8.

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