(a) The General Assembly finds that development of properly sited and planned upland basin marinas to accommodate vessels promotes the public welfare for a number of reasons, including all of the following:
(1) Increasing riparian property owner access to the State's public trust waters.
(2) Expanding the total area of the State's public trust waters.
(3) Reducing and confining potential storm debris.
(4) Reducing the need for additional onshore impervious surfaces associated with parking.
(5) Promoting the use of innovative technologies.
(6) Promoting the collection of site-specific data designed to assure compliance with applicable water quality standards.
(7) Maintaining or improving overall water quality when sited, designed, constructed, and operated in conformance with the provisions of this Part.
(b) Accordingly, it is the intent of the General Assembly that this Part be broadly construed to further the general purposes stated in this Part.