- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Oct 11, 2009
What it does
(1) Existing law prohibits an owner or operator of a large passenger vessel or oceangoing ship from releasing or permitting anyone to release specified substances from the vessel or ship into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary. Existing law excludes from those requirements a large passenger vessel or oceangoing ship that operates in the marine waters of the state, as that term is defined, solely in innocent passage, and discharges made for the purpose of securing the safety of the vessel or ship or saving life at sea if specified precautions are taken. The act provides that for purposes of that exclusion, a vessel is engaged in innocent passage if its operation in state…
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This bill passed and is now law.
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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.