The department may manage state marine reserves, state marine parks, state marine conservation areas, state marine cultural preservation areas, state marine recreational management areas and, if requested by the State Water Resources Control Board, state water quality protection areas. Department authority over units within the state park system shall extend to units of the state MMAs system that are managed by the department.

(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 610, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2004.)