6610. (a) An owner or operator, or other party responsible for decommissioning, of an offshore oil structure may apply to the department for approval to partially remove the structure pursuant to the requirements of this chapter. (b) The department shall design and make available to potential applicants an application process that will facilitate review of the application […]
6611. (a) The application for partial removal shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) The applicant’s plan and schedule for partial removal of the offshore oil structure, including removal of any portion of the structure as appropriate to maintain navigational safety. (2) A determination of the estimated cost of partial removal and the estimated cost […]
6612. (a) Upon receipt of an application to partially remove an offshore oil structure pursuant to this chapter, the department shall determine whether the application is complete and includes all information needed by the department. (b) (1) Upon a determination that the application is complete, the applicant shall provide surety bonds executed by an admitted surety insurer, irrevocable […]
6613. (a) The council shall determine whether the partial removal of an offshore oil structure pursuant to this chapter provides a net benefit to the marine environment compared to the full removal of the structure. (b) As a necessary prerequisite to determining net environmental benefit as required in subdivision (a), the council shall, upon receipt of its […]
6614. (a) Upon certification of the appropriate environmental documents by the lead agency, the commission shall determine, or cause to be determined, the cost savings that will result from the partial removal of an offshore oil structure as proposed in the application compared to full removal of the structure. (b) The commission shall ensure that any cost […]
6615. Prior to granting conditional approval of an application for partial removal of an offshore oil structure, the department shall do all of the following: (a) Prepare a plan to manage the offshore oil structure after its partial removal. The plan shall include measures to manage fishery and marine life resources at and around the structure […]
6616. The department may grant conditional approval of an application for partial removal of an offshore oil structure only if all of the following criteria are satisfied: (a) The partial removal of the offshore oil structure and the planning, development, maintenance, and operation of the structure would be consistent with all applicable state, federal, and international […]
6617. Upon a finding that all the requirements of Sections 6615 and 6616 have been met, the department shall grant conditional approval to an application for partial removal of an offshore oil structure. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 1. (AB 2503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
6618. (a) The cost savings from the partial removal of an offshore oil structure, as determined pursuant to Section 6614, shall be apportioned and transmitted as described in this section. (b) Upon receipt of conditional approval pursuant to Section 6617, the owner or operator of the structure shall apportion and directly transmit a portion of the total […]
6619. Upon a determination by the department that the full amount of cost savings has been transmitted pursuant to Section 6618, the department shall grant final approval of the application for partial removal of an offshore oil structure. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 1. (AB 2503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
6620. The department shall not take title to a decommissioned offshore oil structure in open coastal waters or take responsibility for management of the structure pursuant to this article until decommissioning and partial removal of the structure have been completed and both of the following requirements are met: (a) The partial removal of the structure has […]
6621. Upon the department’s final approval of the first application for partial removal of an offshore oil structure pursuant to Section 6619, the conservancy shall create an advisory spending plan for cost savings deposited in the endowment, to provide the Board of Directors of the California Endowment for Marine Preservation with guidance on spending those […]
