In order to facilitate the administration of this part and in lieu of issuing an assessment for the fee, the board may authorize the feepayer to file a return for a monthly, quarterly, or other period set by the board. The return shall identify each vessel voyage and each port of call in California for which a ballast water report is required to be filed with the State Lands Commission, pursuant to Section 71205 of the Public Resources Code, during the period covered by the return. If the board authorizes the filing of a return, the fees must be paid to the board by the end of the calendar month following the end of the return reporting period.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 159, Sec. 185. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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