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HomeHarbors and Navigation CodeDiv. 7Ch. 2Art. 1§ 4046 Harbor Improvement Project Review

§ 4046 Harbor Improvement Project Review

Harbors and Navigation Code·California
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§ 4046 Harbor Improvement Project Review

This law says that after a project to improve or protect a bay or harbor is done, the group in charge must check if more work is needed and plan for it. They then tell the board how much it will cost and if it's possible.

Key Takeaways

  • •After finishing a project to protect or improve a bay or harbor, the group must check if more work is needed.
  • •They have to make a detailed plan and tell the board how much it will cost.
  • •The board then treats this new plan like it's the first time they're hearing about it.

Example

A small town finishes building a wall to stop the ocean from flooding the harbor.

The group in charge must now check if they need to build more walls or do other work to keep the harbor safe. They make a plan and tell the board how much it will cost.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 4046 Harbor Improvement Project Review

When any improvement, development or protection of a bay, inlet, or other arm of the sea, commenced under this chapter is accomplished, and if the board continues the commission in existence, or if it thereafter creates another commission, the commission shall proceed to examine the harbor, bay, inlet or other arm of the sea in connection with the proposed further or additional improvement, development or protection and it shall provide detail plans and specifications therefor and report to the board the practicability and estimated cost. The board shall then proceed as if the report was an original one. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

improvementdevelopmentprotectionbayinletarm of the seacommissionboard

Related Statutes

  • § 4040 County Harbor Bond Petitions
  • § 4049 State Harbor Exemptions
  • § 4080 Harbor Improvement Bond Funding
  • § 4081 Harbor Development Control
  • § 4048 Commission Dissolution And Records

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 4046.
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