California Public Resources Code Section 71205.3

(a) On or before January 1, 2008, the commission shall adopt regulations that do all of the following: (1) Except as provided otherwise in Section 71204.7, require an owner or operator of a vessel carrying, or capable of carrying, ballast water that operates in the waters of the state to implement the interim performance standards for the discharge of ballast water recommended in accordance with Table x-1 of the California State Lands Commission Report on Performance Standards for Ballast Water Discharges in California Waters, as approved by the commission on January 26, 2006. (2) Except as provided otherwise in Section 71204.7, require an owner or operator of a vessel carrying, or capable of carrying, ballast water that operates in the waters of the state to comply with the following implementation schedule: Standards apply Standards apply Ballast water to new vessels to all other capacity of in this size vessels in this vessel class constructed size class on or after: beginning in: Less than 1500 metric tons January 1, 2010 January 1, 2016 1500-5000 January 1, 2010 January 1, 2014 metric tons More than 5000 metric tons January 1, 2012 January 1, 2016 (3) Notwithstanding Section 71204.7, require an owner or operator of a vessel carrying, or capable of carrying, ballast water that operates in the waters of the state to meet the final performance standard for the discharge of ballast water of zero detectable for all organism size classes by 2020, as approved by the commission on January 26, 2006. (b) On or before January 1, 2009, for the interim performance standards specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) that have to be complied with in 2010, as specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), and not less than 18 months prior to the scheduled compliance date specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) for each subsequent class and the date for implementation of the final performance standard, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), the commission, in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board, the United States Coast Guard, and the advisory panel described in subdivision (b) of Section 71204.9, shall prepare, or update, and submit to the Legislature a review of the efficacy, availability, and environmental impacts, including the effect on water quality, of currently available technologies for ballast water treatment systems. If technologies to meet the performance standards are determined in a review to be unavailable, the commission shall include in that review an assessment of why the technologies are unavailable.