Pub. Resources Code, § 6242 · Chapter 3.4. California Coastal Sanctuary
Pub. Resources Code, § 6242
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A California Coastal Sanctuary is hereby created which includes all state waters subject to tidal influence, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).
(b) The California Coastal Sanctuary shall not include any state waters subject to a lease for the extraction of oil or gas in effect on January 1, 1995, unless the lease is deeded or otherwise reverts to the state after that date.
(c) The California Coastal Sanctuary shall not include any state waters situated east of the Carquinez Bridges on Interstate 80.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Repealed and added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 970, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=6242.
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