Vessels.

(1) Existing law, until January 1, 2014, prohibits, if the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency approves an application to prohibit the release of sewage from large passenger vessels or if the State Water Resources Control Board determines that an application is not necessary, an owner or operator of a large passenger vessel from releasing, or permitting another to release, sewage from the vessel into the marine waters of the state. Existing law requires, until January 1, 2014, the owner or operator to notify the California Emergency Management Agency immediately, but not longer than 30 minutes, after the discovery of a release of sewage from a large passenger…