Google Barge will be moving from Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay to Stockton.
Mirian Saez, director of operations for the Treasure Island Development Authority, said the barge is scheduled to move by March 7, according to CBC News.
The Port of Stockton is an inland deep-water port on the San Joaquin River, PC Magazine reported. The port connects to the northern reaches of the San Francisco Bay by the Sacramento River.
According to CNET, the barge project has been sitting still and unfinished since last October. Saez said in an email she had been told by Bay Ship & Yacht, which leases the pier, that the barge will be moving soon.
The decision to move the barge was made due to a regulatory order made on Jan. 31, which stated that Google didn't have the proper building permits at Treasure Island, CBC News reported.
Google will be able to avoid the San Francisco Bay Conversation and Development Commission permitting conditions since Stockton is out of the company's jurisdiction, according to CNET.
A Google spokesman said in November the barge is functioning as a showcase for Google's new technology, according to PC Magazine. Google's products and concepts, such as Google Glass and self-driving cars, are expected to be displayed on the barge.
"Although it's still early days and things may change, we're exploring using the barge as an interactive space where people can learn about new technology," the spokesman said.
The Port of Stockton's port director Richard Aschieris told the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday that Google did not have the required permits to move the barge to Stockton, CNET reported.
"There would have to be an agreement negotiated in advance of any vessel arriving at the Port of Stockton and that hasn't happened," Aschieris said. "We have many potential users or representatives of users contacting us all the time. It's relatively easy to collect information on our facilities, but they will still have to eventually contact us and get an agreement in advance of arrival."
