Chapter 2

Section § 71520

Explanation

[tl translation of 'This section provides definitions for terms used in this law regarding marine preservation in California. The 'Board' or 'endowment board' refers to the Board of Directors for the California Endowment for Marine Preservation.']

[tl translation of ''Endowment' refers to the fund itself aimed at preserving marine life. The 'Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)' is a marine area extending 200 nautical miles from the coast where the U.S. has resource rights. A 'Nonprofit organization' is one that meets specific tax and business qualifications in California.']

[tl translation of ''Open coastal marine resource' identifies marine life using open coastal waters as a habitat, and 'open coastal waters' describe submerged lands from the state extending out to the EEZ boundaries.']

[tl translation of 'Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions govern the construction of this division:']
(a)CA Pampublikong Pinagkukunan Code § 71520(a) [tl translation of '“Board” or “endowment board” means the Board of Directors of the California Endowment for Marine Preservation.']
(b)CA Pampublikong Pinagkukunan Code § 71520(b) [tl translation of '“Endowment” means the California Endowment for Marine Preservation.']
(c)CA Pampublikong Pinagkukunan Code § 71520(c) [tl translation of '“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.']
(d)CA Pampublikong Pinagkukunan Code § 71520(d) [tl translation of '“Nonprofit organization” means any nonprofit corporation qualified to do business in California, and qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.']
(e)CA Pampublikong Pinagkukunan Code § 71520(e) [tl translation of '“Open coastal marine resource” means those marine resources that use open coastal waters as their habitat.']
(f)CA Pampublikong Pinagkukunan Code § 71520(f) [tl translation of '“Open coastal waters” means the area composed of the submerged lands of the state that are below the mean lower low water extending seaward to the boundaries of the exclusive economic zone.']
[tl translation of 'California Endowment for Marine Preservation'] [tl translation of 'Board of Directors'] [tl translation of 'Exclusive Economic Zone'] EEZ [tl translation of 'nonprofit organization'] 501(c)(3) [tl translation of 'marine resources'] [tl translation of 'open coastal waters'] [tl translation of 'submerged lands'] [tl translation of 'marine habitat'] [tl translation of 'Presidential Proclamation 5030'] [tl translation of 'resource jurisdiction'] [tl translation of 'marine preservation'] [tl translation of 'coastal waters habitat']
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 2. (AB 2503) Effective January 1, 2011.)