AB 634 Questions

1. Why is the liability bill necessary?
2. What if this bill, AB 634, does not pass and become law?
3. Who will administer the dive tag fees and what will they be used for?

Site Questions

1. What is the maximum practical depth of operation for the typical sport scuba diver?
2. How much water must cover the ship per the relevant governmental agencies?
3. What distance offshore for sinking?
4. Do you have to cut off some of the tower to sink it in 120 feet?
5. Can multiple ships be clustered to enhance a habitat?
6. How soon will we have ships down?
7. Have you looked at preferred locations and where are they located?
8. Does the reef displace habitat?
9. Why wouldn’t a local sink group just contact the government and do the work to sink their own ship?
10. Who will be first in getting one of these ships?
11. I don’t want to support this if I can’t get a ship in my own backyard, or if I can’t tell you where to put it…
12. Presuming that the Federal Agencies will be “know-all”, what state agencies would have to be involved in the site selection process and what will their issues be?
13. Please name every agency of the State and Federal governments that must approve of placement of a vessel reef.
14. Does a city need a sea bottom grant ownership?

Cleaning Questions

1. Is cleaning/diverizing done in the local area?
2. Why diverize a ship – why spend that money? Why not just leave it as-is and save the money. Some people will go out of their way to hurt themselves no matter what you do.
3. What happens to asbestos in ships?
4. Which of the available ships have the lowest clean-up costs?
5. What about hydrocarbons, CFCs, PCBs, wiring (copper), electronics, munitions, invasive species in tanks and on hull, antifouling paint (TBTO)?
6. Where would the clean-up be done?
7. How and when will cumulative impact be analyzed?

Vessel Questions

1. What is the height and/or breadth of the California ship inventory?
2. How are the vessels sunk?
3. Given our balance of trade issues and energy costs in manufacture of steel, why not pursue domestic recycling on the West Coast?

Use Questions

1. How many divers are there in California – US?
2. Are the current or proposed reefs closed to fishing, a protection zone-moored boats & divers?
3. Are there fisherman vs. diver conflicts with multiple use areas?
4. Is there a mooring site or do you anchor up?
5. How long will divers be in the area?
6. Will they dock on weekends?
7. Can one ship support multiple activities (sport diving, sport fishing, etc.)?
8. Can zones be set (i.e., dive zone, habitat zone, etc.)?

Post-Sinking Questions

1. Who controls the reef – sets the rules/regs/maintenance/monitoring?
2. When does CSTR’s job end?
3. How much will the chips cost to visit the reefs and what dates will they be valid?

Cost Questions

1. How much does it cost to sink a ship?
2. What is this “air tax” that I heard about?
3. Who pays for the supervision, monitoring, buoys, etc?
4. What is the current average annual maintenance costs of a ship reef buoy system?
5. What are the costs to the local city/county jurisdiction?
6. The estimated $800K for reefing a ship from the RAND Report – what does this include?
7. Will any regional money be used for diverizing? What is the 1/3 cost amount we need to raise at the local level?
8. Environmental monitoring, how long and how is it paid for?
9. What could a City/County do to yield the most payback to the City/County?
   

Regulatory/Liability Questions

1. Where is a City’s role in the Roadmap to Reefing?
2. How does a city take the lead to get a ship?
3. What can speed the regulatory process – 18-48 months is too long?
4. Who has liability?
   

Corporate Questions

1. What is your source of income – feds/grants/local?