The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall initiate a comprehensive, long-range planning process for the use of ocean waters offshore of California, may use the advisory panel appointed pursuant to Section 6231 as the planning committee, and may use the California Sea Grant Program to promote sound scientific data analysis and assessment in this planning process.
Ocean Use Planning
Section § 30960
This law requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to start a thorough, long-term plan for using the ocean waters off California's coast. The Secretary can use an advisory panel and the California Sea Grant Program to ensure the planning is based on solid scientific research.
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