- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- Committee on Environmental Quality
- Latest action
- Sep 25, 2012
What it does
The Marine Invasive Species Act, which generally applies to all vessels carrying or capable of carrying ballast water into the coastal waters of the state after operating outside of the coastal waters of the state and to all ballast water and associated sediments taken on a vessel, imposes specified requirements on the master, owner, operator, or person in charge of one of those vessels to minimize the uptake and release of nonindigenous species, including the removal of hull fouling organisms from the hull, piping, propellers, sea chests, and other submerged portions of a vessel on a regular basis, and the cleaning of the ballast tanks regularly to remove fouling organisms. The act defines…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Committee on Environmental Quality
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Where it goes next
It is law in California. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.