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CA Pub Res Code § 71534 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 37 - CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT FOR MARINE PRESERVATION|CHAPTER 3 - Establishment and Governance|Section 71534.

71534.  (a) The board shall conduct its initial meeting as soon as possible after incorporation.(b) The board shall meet as often as required, but at least twice per year.(c) Members of the board shall attend at least 50 percent of all duly convened meetings of the board in a calendar year. A member who fails to attend at least 50 percent of all duly convened meetings of the board in a calendar year forfeits membership on the board. The vacancy shall be filled pursuant to Section 71533.(d) Members of the board shall receive no salary but members appointed pursuant to subdivisions (c) to (e), inclusive, of Section 71531 shall be paid one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each meeting and shall be reimbursed for all necessary travel expenses.(e) The Ocean Protection Council shall provide staff services that the endowment board needs to carry out its duties pursuant to this division.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 2. (AB 2503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 71550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 37 - CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT FOR MARINE PRESERVATION|CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 71550.

71550.  (a) The members of the board first appointed shall serve as incorporators of the endowment and shall take whatever actions are necessary to establish the endowment pursuant to the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law (Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code) once a majority of the board is appointed.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the endowment not be incorporated until the endowment board has received its initial notice of application from the Department of Fish and Game, pursuant to Section 6610 of the Fish and Game Code.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 2. (AB 2503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 71551 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 37 - CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT FOR MARINE PRESERVATION|CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 71551.

71551.  The California Endowment for Marine Preservation shall receive funds generated pursuant to the California Marine Resources Legacy Act (Article 2 (commencing with Section 6420) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 6 of the Fish and Game Code).(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 2. (AB 2503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 71553 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 37 - CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT FOR MARINE PRESERVATION|CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 71553.

71553.  Members of the board and appropriate staff shall be available to testify before appropriate committees of the Legislature.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 2. (AB 2503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 71554 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 37 - CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT FOR MARINE PRESERVATION|CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 71554.

71554.  The endowment shall not contribute to, or otherwise support, any political party, candidate for elective public office, or ballot measure.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 2. (AB 2503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 71555 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 37 - CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT FOR MARINE PRESERVATION|CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 71555.

71555.  The endowment may hire employees and may obtain legal counsel. No employee of the endowment is an employee of the State of California. No employee of the endowment is subject to Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 3512) of, or Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 3525) of, Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code. Employees of the endowment have the right to representation consistent with the federal National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq.).(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 2. (AB 2503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 71556 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 37 - CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT FOR MARINE PRESERVATION|CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 71556.

71556.  The endowment shall coordinate its activities with the Department of Fish and Game, the California Coastal Commission, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the State Lands Commission, and appropriate federal agencies, including the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Minerals Management Service of the United States Department of the Interior. Nothing in this division limits the authority and responsibility of any of these agencies.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 2. (AB 2503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 71560 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 37 - CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT FOR MARINE PRESERVATION|CHAPTER 6 - Financial Transactions and Audits|Section 71560.

71560.  (a) The endowment may receive charitable contributions or any sources of income that may be lawfully received, including loans from the state.(b) The endowment shall administer any funds it receives in accordance with this division.(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the endowment shall invest and manage any funds it receives so that the investments shall provide a source of income in perpetuity and the principal amount consisting of charitable contributions and donations, including cost savings donated pursuant to Section 6618 of the Fish and Game Code, shall not be spent. Any returns on investments made by the endowment are the only funds that shall be available for expenditure by the endowment.(2) Ten percent of any funds received by the endowment pursuant to Section 6618 of the Fish and Game Code in a calendar year shall be allocated by the endowment board, pursuant to Section 71552, as grants for projects or programs consistent with the purpose of this chapter within 24 months of receipt of the funds. The majority of these funds shall be granted to state agencies engaged in coastal and ocean protection.(d) The endowment shall invest and manage any funds it receives in accordance with the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law (Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code).(e) The accounts of the endowment shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by independent certified public accountants.(f) The financial transactions of the endowment for any fiscal year may be audited by the California State Auditor’s Office.(g) Each recipient of assistance by grant, contract, or loan pursuant to this division shall keep records reasonably necessary to disclose fully the amount of the assistance, the disposition of the assistance, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which the assistance is given or used, the amount and nature of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and other records that will facilitate an effective audit. Each recipient of a fixed price contract awarded pursuant to competitive bidding procedures is exempt from this subdivision.(h) The endowment, or its authorized representative, and the California State Auditor’s Office shall have access to any records necessary for the purpose of auditing and examining all funds received or expended by the recipients of assistance.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 41. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Res Code § 71561 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 37 - CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT FOR MARINE PRESERVATION|CHAPTER 6 - Financial Transactions and Audits|Section 71561.

71561.  The endowment funds shall be administered and managed in accordance with all of the following:(a) Reasonably prudent investor standards that will give the fund the capacity to achieve reasonable rates of return on investment similar to those of other prudent investors for long-term investments.(b) Use of generally accepted accounting practices, and expenditure and investing procedures.(c) Investment policies that are consistent with the Uniform Prudent Investor Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 16045) of Chapter 1 of Part 4 of Division 9 of the Probate Code), and with the Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act (Part 7 (commencing with Section 18501) of Division 9 of the Probate Code), as applicable.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 2. (AB 2503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 71562 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 37 - CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT FOR MARINE PRESERVATION|CHAPTER 6 - Financial Transactions and Audits|Section 71562.

71562.  Funds held by the endowment shall revert to the state or to another public agency or nonprofit organization approved by the state if the endowment does any of the following:(a) Ceases operations.(b) Is dissolved.(c) Becomes bankrupt or insolvent.(d) Fails to perform its fiduciary duties.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 687, Sec. 2. (AB 2503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 72400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 72400.

72400.  The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(a) California is home to four of the 13 national marine sanctuaries. These areas support some of the world’s most diverse marine ecosystems and are home to numerous mammals, seabirds, fish, invertebrates, and plants.(b) The protection and enhancement of the quality of the marine waters of the state and marine sanctuaries, and the protection of public health and the environment, requires that the release from large passenger vessels and oceangoing ships of hazardous waste, other waste, sewage sludge, and oily bilgewater, into the marine waters of the state and marine sanctuaries, and the release of graywater by large passenger ships into the marine waters of the state, should be prohibited.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 764, Sec. 1) by Stats. 2005, Ch. 588, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Pub Res Code § 72401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 72401.

72401.  The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(a) To protect and enhance the quality of the marine waters of the state all of the following should be prohibited:(1) The release of graywater or sewage by a large passenger vessel into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.(2) The release of hazardous waste, other waste, sewage sludge, or oily bilgewater by a large passenger vessel or oceangoing ship into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.(3) The release of graywater or sewage by an oceangoing ship into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.(b) In response to an application from the State of California pursuant to this division, beginning March 2012, the United States Environmental Protection Agency prohibited the discharge of all sewage from large passenger vessels and large oceangoing ships, and created a No Discharge Zone along California’s 1,624-mile coastline from Mexico to Oregon and surrounding islands, the largest No Discharge Zone in the nation.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 279, Sec. 1. (SB 1360) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Res Code § 72420 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Prohibited Releases|Section 72420.

72420.  (a) If the appropriate federal agencies approve an application made pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 72440, or if the board determines that an application is not required, an owner or operator of a large passenger vessel or oceangoing ship shall not release, or permit anyone to release, any sewage sludge from the vessel into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.(b) If the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency approves the application for sewage release made pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 72440, or if the board determines that an application is not required, an owner or operator of an oceangoing ship with sufficient holding tank capacity shall not release, or permit anyone to release, any sewage from the vessel into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.(c) If the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency approves the application for sewage release made pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 72440, or if the board determines that an application is not required, an owner or operator of a large passenger vessel shall not release, or permit anyone to release, any sewage from the vessel into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 279, Sec. 3. (SB 1360) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Res Code § 72420.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Prohibited Releases|Section 72420.2.

72420.2.  (a) An owner or operator of a large passenger vessel shall not release, or permit anyone to release, from the vessel, graywater into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.(b) An owner or operator of a large passenger vessel or oceangoing ship shall not release, or permit anyone to release, from the vessel, hazardous waste, other waste, or oily bilgewater into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.(c) An owner or operator of an oceangoing ship with sufficient holding tank capacity shall not release, or permit anyone to release, from the vessel, graywater into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 279, Sec. 5. (SB 1360) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Res Code § 72421 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Prohibited Releases|Section 72421.

72421.  (a) The owner or operator shall notify the California Emergency Management Agency immediately, but not longer than 30 minutes, after discovery of any of the following:(1) A large passenger vessel release of graywater into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.(2) A large passenger vessel release of sewage into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.(3) A large passenger vessel or oceangoing ship release of hazardous waste, other waste, sewage sludge, or oily bilgewater into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.(4) An oceangoing ship with sufficient holding tank capacity release of sewage or graywater into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary.(b) The owner or operator shall include all of the following in the notification required pursuant to subdivision (a):(1) Date of the release.(2) Time of the release.(3) Location, by latitude and longitude, of the release.(4) Volume of the release.(5) Source of the release.(6) Remedial action taken to prevent future releases.(c) The California Emergency Management Agency shall transmit the notification required by subdivision (a) to the board and the Department of Fish and Game immediately, but not longer than 30 minutes, after receiving the notification.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 279, Sec. 6. (SB 1360) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Res Code § 72423 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Prohibited Releases|Section 72423.

72423.  An oceangoing ship with sufficient holding tank capacity and capability for transfer shall either hold on board or shall transfer sewage and graywater to a pumpout facility, if that facility is available and accessible for the oceangoing ship where the ship is docked, and shall not discharge sewage or graywater within the marine waters of the state.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 292, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Res Code § 72425 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Prohibited Releases|Section 72425.

72425.  (a) (1) If the master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of an oceangoing ship has operated, or has caused to be operated, the oceangoing ship in the marine waters of the state during 2006, that master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge shall provide the information described in subdivision (b) in electronic or written form to the commission upon the vessel’s departure from its first port or place of call in California beginning in 2006.(2) The information described in subdivision (b) shall be submitted on a form developed by the commission.(b) The master, owner, operator, or person in charge of the oceangoing vessel shall maintain on board the vessel, in written or electronic form, records that include all of the following information:(1) Vessel information, including all of the following:(A) Name.(B) International Maritime Organization number or official number if the International Maritime Organization number has not been assigned.(C) Vessel type.(D) Owner or operator.(E) Gross tonnage.(F) Keel laid date.(G) Port of registry.(H) Typical or required number of crew.(2) Graywater information, including the vessel’s ability to store graywater while in California waters and size and capacity of any graywater holding tanks, as measured in metric tons.(3) Blackwater information, including the vessel’s ability to store blackwater while in California waters and size and capacity of any blackwater holding tanks, as measured in metric tons.(4) Marine sanitation devices information, including number, size, and nature of devices on the vessel treating sewage prior to discharge.(5) Connections to ensure transfer of sewage and graywater to pumpout facilities.(6) California port of call information, including expected number of calls, in days, in ports within the state during 2006.(7) Certification of accurate information, including the printed name, title, and signature of the master, owner, operator, or person in charge, or responsible officer attesting to the accuracy of the information provided.(c) The commission shall submit the reported information to the board on or before February 1, 2007. The board shall submit the reported information to the Legislature on or before October 1, 2007. The board may submit the report to the Legislature in an electronic form.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 588, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Pub Res Code § 72430 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Penalties|Section 72430.

72430.  (a) A person who violates Section 72420 or 72420.2 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation.(b) The civil penalty imposed for each separate violation pursuant to this section is separate from, and in addition to, any other civil penalty imposed for a separate violation pursuant to this section or any other provision of law.(c) In determining the amount of a civil penalty imposed pursuant to this section, the court shall take into consideration all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the nature, circumstance, extent, and gravity of the violation. In making this determination, the court shall consider the degree of toxicity and volume of the release, the extent of harm caused by the violation, whether the effects of the violation may be reversed or mitigated, and with respect to the defendant, the ability to pay, the effect of a civil penalty on the ability to continue in business, all voluntary cleanup efforts undertaken, the prior history of violations, the gravity of the behavior, the economic benefit, if any, resulting from the violation, and all other matters the court determines justice may require.(d) (1) A civil action brought under this section may only be brought in accordance with this subdivision. That civil action may be brought by the Attorney General upon complaint or request by the Department of Fish and Game or the appropriate California regional water quality control board, or by a district attorney or city attorney.(2) Notwithstanding Section 13223 of the Water Code, a regional water quality control board may delegate to its executive officer authority to request the Attorney General for judicial enforcement under this section.(3) If a district attorney or city attorney brings an action under this section, the action shall be in the name of the people of the State of California.(4) An action relating to the same violation may be joined or consolidated.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 279, Sec. 7. (SB 1360) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Res Code § 72440 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous|Section 72440.

72440.  (a) (1) The board shall determine whether it is necessary to apply to the federal government for the state to prohibit the release of sewage or sewage sludge from large passenger vessels, sewage from oceangoing ships with sufficient holding tank capacity, and sewage sludge from oceangoing ships, into the marine waters of the state or to prohibit the release of sewage sludge from large passenger vessels and oceangoing ships into marine sanctuaries, as described in Section 72420. If the board determines that application is necessary for either sewage or sewage sludge, or both, it shall apply to the appropriate federal agencies, as determined by the board, to authorize the state to prohibit the release of sewage or sewage sludge, or both, as necessary, from large passenger vessels, sewage from oceangoing ships with sufficient holding tank capacity, and sewage sludge from oceangoing ships, into the marine waters of the state and, if necessary, to authorize the state to prohibit the release of sewage sludge from large passenger vessels and oceangoing ships into marine sanctuaries.(2) It is not the Legislature’s intent to establish for the marine waters of the state a no discharge zone for sewage from all vessels, but only for a class of vessels.(b) The board shall request the appropriate federal agencies, as determined by the board, to prohibit the release of sewage sludge and oily bilgewater, except under the circumstances specified in Section 72441, by large passenger vessels and oceangoing ships, in all of the waters that are in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, that are not in the state waters.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 279, Sec. 8. (SB 1360) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Res Code § 72440.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous|Section 72440.1.

72440.1.  The board shall request the appropriate federal agencies, as determined by the board, to prohibit the release of waste by large passenger vessels or oceangoing ships in all of the waters in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; and, request, if necessary, approval of the state’s prohibition of the release of waste in the marine sanctuaries.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 588, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2006.)