California Boating Law

HARBORS AND NAVIGATION CODE

63.6. Biennial and other reports. (a) (1) On or before the January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the director shall make a report to the commission, the Legislature, and the Governor covering the operations of the department for the preceding biennium. (2) With respect to Article 5 (commencing with Section 76), the report shall include all of the following: (A) The total amount of loans made in each of the two fiscal years immediately preceding the preparation and submission of the report. (B) For each recipient of a loan during each of the two fiscal years immediately preceding the preparation and submission of the report, the recipient’s name, the location of the marina for which the loan was made, and the amount of the loan. (3) The report shall also include the status of the department’s activities related to the monitoring of rates pursuant to Section 71.4 and subdivision (d) of Section 76.7. (4) The report shall also include an evaluation of the public participation in the personal watercraft education course developed by the department pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 668.3 and a determination of the effect of the course on personal watercraft safety in California. (b) The department shall also make any special reports that are requested by the Secretary of Resources or the Governor. 63.9. Additional powers. In addition to other powers specified in this division and in Division 3 (commencing with Section 399), the department may do any of the following: (a) Apply for and accept grants, contributions, and appropriations. (b) Contract for professional services if such work or services cannot be satisfac- torily performed by its employees or by any other state agency. (c) Sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings and in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, prohibitory and mandatory injunctions to restrain violations of this division and Division 3 (commencing with Section 399). (d) Request and utilize the advice and services of all federal, state, local, and regional agencies. (e) Adopt any rule or regulation or take any action it deems reasonable and necessary to carry out the provisions of this division. 64. Water hyacinth and Egeria densa control. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the growth of water hyacinth and Egeria densa in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, its tributaries, and the Suisun Marsh has occurred at an unprecedented level and that the resulting accumulations of water hyacinth and Egeria densa obstruct navigation, impair other recreational uses of waterways, have the potential for damaging manmade facilities, and may threaten the health and stability of fisheries and other ecosystems within the delta and marsh. Accordingly, it is necessary that the state, in cooperation with agencies of the United States, undertake an aggressive program for the effective control of water hyacinth and Egeria densa in the delta, its tributaries, and the marsh. (b) The department is designated as the lead agency of the state for the purpose of cooperating with agencies of the United States and other public agencies in controlling water hyacinth and Egeria densa in the delta, its tributaries, and the marsh. (c) The department, other state agencies, cities, counties, and districts are hereby authorized to cooperate with one another and with agencies of the United States in (C) The financial status of each loan. (D) Any legislative recommendations.

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