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favorable – work out a project scope in advance of the interested party’s application and then supervise the loan process. One of Cal Boating’s crowning achievements under the loan program is South Beach Harbor, located in San Francisco at Pier 40, half of a mile south of the Bay Bridge on the Embarcadero. Conceived in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the South Beach project was completed in 1986 by Cal Boating, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, and the Port of San Francisco. The full-service marina, which offers access to great sailing and spectacular views of the city skyline, features 700 slips with modern concrete docks, a 500-foot recreational/commercial guest dock, the Pier 40 Maritime Sailing Center, and South Beach Park. Before this project began, the area was delapidated and deteriorating. South Beach Harbor not only cleaned up the waterfront, but became a catalyst for redevelopment in the China Basin/South Beach neighborhood, including condominiums, restaurants, the Embaradero renovations, and the new San Francisco Giants’ ballpark. A similar situation exists today in Stockton, where plans for a new city marina prompted the construction of new hotels, shops and baseball and basketball facilities in the area even before the marina was built. The City of Stockton then decided to redesign the marina around the new structures to provide better boating access from both sides of the Stockton Deep Water Channel. The $20.6 million project should be completed in about two years. Many Cal Boating projects entail refurbishing facilities to bring them up to modern code – and in some cases, to anticipate implementation of the new ADA standards expected from the Department of Justice. Part of the challenge comes from the variety in locations: coastal facilities have different requirements from those at mountain lakes. Considerations include the size of the boats that use the facility; ramp

The Construction of the South Beach Harbor Project became a catalyst for the redevelopment in the China Basin/South Beach neighborhood, including condominiums, restaurants, renovations to the Embarcadero, and the new San Francisco Giants’ ballpark.

2004

Anthony Farr and Stacy Beckett Boating Safety Act, signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, becomes first national law related to carbon monoxide and boating New law bans “teak surfing” behind a vessel, requires placement of carbon monoxide warning decals on vessels, and reduces number of carbon monoxide fatalities associated with boating Because of Cal Boating’s efforts, a standard carbon monoxide warning decal is now used by the boating industry nationwide

Cal Boating becomes the lead agency, in partnership with the California Coastal Commission, for Boating Clean and Green Campaign

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50 Years: The Department of Boating and Waterways, 1957 to 2007