California SB1428 modifies regulations for ballast water discharge, lifts trust use restrictions for Jack London Square, and establishes a pilot.

California SB1428 amends regulations concerning ballast water discharge, requiring vessel owners to implement interim and final performance standards by specific dates. It lifts trust use restrictions for Jack London Square until February 1, 2066, allowing the port to lease after-acquired lands for nontrust uses under certain conditions. The bill also establishes a pilot program for gravity-based energy storage wells, which will be repealed on January 1, 2035, unless another program is authorized.

California SB1428 modifies regulations for ballast water discharge, lifts trust use restrictions for Jack London Square, and establishes a pilot.

California SB1428 amends regulations concerning ballast water discharge, requiring vessel owners to implement interim and final performance standards by specific dates. It lifts trust use restrictions for Jack London Square until February 1, 2066, allowing the port to lease after-acquired lands for nontrust uses under certain conditions. The bill also establishes a pilot program for gravity-based energy storage wells, which will be repealed on January 1, 2035, unless another program is authorized.