CHAPTER 2. Definitions [36100 - 36110]
( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1215, Sec. 1. )
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the interpretation of this division.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1215, Sec. 1.)
“Advisory committee” means the California Ocean Resources Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 36302.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1215, Sec. 1.)
“Exclusive economic zone (EEZ)” means the zone as measured from the mean high tide line seaward to 200 nautical miles as set forth in the Presidential Proclamation 5030 of March 10, 1983, in which the United States proclaimed jurisdiction over the resources of the ocean within 200 miles of the coastline.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1215, Sec. 1.)
“High Seas” means offshore waters beyond 200 nautical miles from the coastline.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1215, Sec. 1.)
“Program” means the California Ocean Resources Management Program established by Section 36200.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1215, Sec. 1.)
“Ocean” and “marine” mean those waters from the coastline into the high seas.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1215, Sec. 1.)
“Ocean resources” means all living and nonliving resources found in the Pacific Ocean and its contiguous saline or brackish bays and estuaries.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1215, Sec. 1.)
“Report and plan” means the report and plan prepared by the task force.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1027, Sec. 4.)
“State waters” means the zone as measured from the mean high tide line to three nautical miles offshore, as set forth by the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. Sec. 1311) in which the United States released to adjacent coastal states title, ownership, and the right to manage natural resources from the mean high tide line seaward to three miles.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1215, Sec. 1.)
“Task force” means the Ocean Resources Task Force created by Section 36300.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1215, Sec. 1.)
“Territorial sea” means the zone as measured from mean high tide line to 12 nautical miles offshore as set forth in the Presidential Proclamation on December 27, 1988, in which the United States extended its sovereignty and jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1215, Sec. 1.)