The Legislature further finds and declares that use of State Highway Route 37 now exceeds the highway’s capacity, and that widening of the highway to four lanes with a minimum amount of fill may only be accomplished in the context of a project to relocate existing sewerlines, to protect private property, and to enhance the ecological values of South White Slough. The Legislature further finds and declares that, because of the unusual circumstances by which tidal influence was returned to White Slough, a combined project may be approved only if all adverse impacts to the environment are mitigated, and the overall effect of the project will be to improve the ecological value of the area.

(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 247, Sec. 2.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 66675

  • South White Slough: means all tidally influenced areas south of State Highway Route 37 which would naturally drain northerly to the Napa River, any areas within the tidally influenced portions of the slough that have been filled pursuant to a commission permit, and any areas within the tidally influenced portions of the slough which have been filled after January 1, 1977, without a permit from the commission. See California Government Code 66678
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • White Slough: means , within the county and the city, the historic, unfilled bed of White Slough, all lands surrounding the historic bed of White Slough that have been touched by tidal waters since January 1, 1977, any areas within the tidal and tidally influenced portions of the slough that have been filled pursuant to a permit from the commission, and any areas within the tidal and tidally influenced portions of the slough which have been filled after January 1, 1977, without a permit from the commission. See California Government Code 66678
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