Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 36100. Section 36100.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the interpretation of this division.
CHAPTER 2. Definitions [36100. - 36110.]
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC 2.
in effectCal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 36101. Section 36101.
“Advisory committee” means the California Ocean Resources Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 36302.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 36102. Section 36102.
“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.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 36103. Section 36103.
“High Seas” means offshore waters beyond 200 nautical miles from the coastline.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 36104. Section 36104.
“Program” means the California Ocean Resources Management Program established by Section 36200.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 36105. Section 36105.
“Ocean” and “marine” mean those waters from the coastline into the high seas.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 36106. Section 36106.
“Ocean resources” means all living and nonliving resources found in the Pacific Ocean and its contiguous saline or brackish bays and estuaries.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 36107. Section 36107.
“Report and plan” means the report and plan prepared by the task force.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 36108. Section 36108.
“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.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 36109. Section 36109.
“Task force” means the Ocean Resources Task Force created by Section 36300.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 36110. Section 36110.
“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.
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