California Health and Safety Code 114780 – (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the dumping of …
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the dumping of radioactive waste, including the scuttling of radioactive nuclear submarines, into the Pacific Ocean, could adversely affect the California coastal zone.
(b) The California Coastal Commission, in cooperation when appropriate with the department, the Department of Justice, the Department of Fish and Game, and the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, shall use any means available to the commission, pursuant to law, to prevent any dumping of radioactive waste in the Pacific Ocean by any public or private entity, unless the commission finds that the dumping would be consistent with the goals and policies of Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000) of the Public Resources Code.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 114780
- Department: means the State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 114710
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Radioactive waste: means any radioactive material that is discarded as nonusable. See California Health and Safety Code 114710
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)