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This bill makes several technical amendments to the California Coastal Act of 1976 and the Marine Invasive Species Act. The bill clarifies that the California Coastal Commission can waive filing fees for both coastal development permits and permit amendments, and allows the commission to specify whether a fee waiver might apply to future amendments for certain projects, particularly those by nonprofit organizations working on habitat restoration or public coastal access. The bill repeals two outdated sections of the Public Resources Code related to specific coastal zone boundary definitions. Additionally, it modifies reporting requirements for ballast water management, changing the biennial report to a triennial report submitted to the Legislature and requiring the commission to publish a summary of ballast water management report forms on its website semiannually starting in April 2026. The bill also makes various non-substantive technical changes, such as updating cross-references and modernizing language throughout the affected sections of the law. These amendments aim to streamline administrative processes, provide more transparency in coastal development and marine invasive species management, and remove outdated legislative provisions.

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