BILL NUMBER: SB 197	CHAPTERED  09/27/01

	CHAPTER  360
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 27, 2001
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 26, 2001
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 4, 2001
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 23, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 16, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 17, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 3, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Chesbro

                        FEBRUARY 8, 2001

   An act to add Section 64.7 to the Harbors and Navigation Code,
relating to building standards.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 197, Chesbro.  Building standards:  marinas.
   Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal, the chief of any
city or county fire department or of any fire protection district,
and their authorized representatives to enforce in their respective
areas building standards and other regulations of the State Fire
Marshal, except under certain conditions.  Existing law also requires
annual inspections of all buildings, and structures accessory
thereto, except dwellings, by designated local officials for
compliance with building standards and other regulations of the State
Fire Marshal.
   This bill would require each marina, as defined, that is developed
or improved with funds loaned by the Department of Boating and
Waterways pursuant to specified provisions of existing law to have
all of its electrical systems that extend into or over water
inspected biennially, during the term of the loan, by a licensed
electrical contractor or electrical engineer, for compliance with the
safety-related provisions of the California Electrical Code in
effect at the time the marina is developed.  If the marina is
improved with a loan, the bill would require the areas of the marina
in which electrical improvements were made, to comply with all of the
California Electrical Code provisions in effect at the time of the
improvement.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 64.7 is added to the Harbors and Navigation
Code, to read:
   64.7.  (a) Each marina that is developed or improved with funds
loaned by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with
Section 70) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 76) on or after
January 1, 2002, shall have all of its electrical systems that extend
into or over water inspected biennially, during the term of the
loan, by a licensed electrical contractor or electrical engineer, for
compliance with the safety-related provisions of the California
Electrical Code (Part 3 of Title 24 of the California Code of
Regulations).  A marina shall comply with all of the California
Electrical Code provisions in effect at the time that the marina is
developed.  If the marina is improved with a loan, the areas of the
marina in which electrical improvements were made shall comply with
the California Electrical Code in effect at the time of the
improvement.
   (b) For purposes of this section, "marina" means a marina that
meets all of the following criteria:
   (1) Is privately owned and operated or owned or operated by a
local government.
   (2) Contains seven or more berths.
   (3) Is used by the public primarily for recreational purposes.