California Code, Public Resources Code - PRC § 29205

(a) The marsh shall be considered part of the commission's segment of the California coastal zone, and this division shall be part of the commission's segment of California's coastal zone management program, for purposes of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-583;  16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) as amended, and any other federal act heretofore or hereafter enacted or amended that relates to the planning or management of coastal zone resources.

(b) Except with respect to a facility defined in Section 25110, the commission may exercise any and all powers set forth in the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, or any amendment thereto, or any other federal act heretofore or hereafter enacted that relates to the planning or management of the marsh.  In addition to any other authority, the commission may grant or issue any certificate or statement required pursuant to any such federal law that an activity of any person is in conformity with the provisions of this division.