(a) “CCR” means the California Code of Regulations.

(b) “Cited Party” means the master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of a vessel that has violated a provision or provisions of the California Marine Invasive Species Act (codified as Cal. Pub. Resources Code § 71200 et seq.) or title 2, California Code of Regulations, Articles 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8.

(c) “Coastal waters” means estuarine and ocean waters within 200 nautical miles of land or less than 2,000 meters (6,560 feet, 1,093 fathoms) deep and rivers, lakes, or other water bodies navigably connected to the ocean.

(d) “Commission” means the California State Lands Commission.

(e) “Exchange” means to replace the water in a ballast tank using, and strictly complying with, either of the methods described in Division 36, Chapter 1, of the California Public Resources Code section 71200, subdivision (h).

(f) “Executive Officer” means the Executive Officer of the California State Lands Commission.

(g) “Incorrect exchange” means an exchange that is not performed in full compliance with either of the methods described in Division 36, Chapter 1 of the California Public Resources Code section 71200, subdivision (h).

(h) “Land” means the material of the earth, whether soil, rock, or other substances that sit landward of, or at an elevation higher than the ocean's mean high-tide line. Land includes rock outcroppings or islands located offshore.

(i) “PRC” means Public Resources Code.