§ 71212. — 71212. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 102, Sec. 11.)

On or before January 31, 2005, and updated triennially, the commission, in consultation with the board, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the United States Coast Guard, shall submit to the Legislature, and make available to the public, a report that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(a)
A summary of the information provided in the ballast water management report forms submitted to the commission, including the volumes of ballast water managed, volumes discharged into state waters, types of ballast water treatment, and locations at which ballast water was loaded and discharged.
(b)
Monitoring and inspection
information collected by the commission pursuant to this division, including a summary of compliance rates, categorized by geographic area and other groupings as information allows.
(c)
An analysis of the monitoring and inspection information, including recommendations for actions to be undertaken to improve the effectiveness of the monitoring and inspection program.
(d)
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the measures taken to reduce or eliminate the discharge of nonindigenous species from vessels, including recommendations regarding action that should be taken to improve the effectiveness of those measures.
(e)
A summary of the research completed during the three-year period that precedes the release of the report, and
ongoing research, on the release of nonindigenous species by vessels.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 102, Sec. 11. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2026.