ilities ▁were ▁transferred ▁other ▁state ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁no ▁longer ▁had ▁juris diction ▁over ▁small ▁boat ▁har b ors , ▁including ▁public ▁be aches ▁and ▁ocean ▁waters . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁unknown ▁if ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁appointed ▁police ▁officers ▁after ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁After ▁five ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety , ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁Pat rol ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Land ▁and ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁ocean ▁recre ation ▁and ▁coast al ▁area ▁enfor cement ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Har bor ▁Pat rol , ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety , ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁at ▁commercial ▁har b ors ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁date . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Har bor ▁police ▁officers ▁were ▁author ized ▁to ▁util ize ▁electric ▁guns ▁while ▁performing ▁their ▁duties . ▁ ▁Rank ▁structure ▁and ▁ins ign ia ▁ ▁H P ▁follows ▁a ▁par amil it ary ▁like ▁rank ▁structure , ▁which ▁is ▁identified ▁below : ▁ ▁Pat rol ▁Ve h icles ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁H P ▁has ▁transition ed ▁to ▁the ▁Ford ▁Explorer ▁Police ▁Inter ceptor ▁as ▁the ▁Ford ▁Crown ▁Victoria ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁production . ▁ ▁However , ▁H P ▁continues ▁to ▁maintain ▁a