(a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the division shall, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, annually prepare and transmit to the Legislature a report of all of the following information statewide and by district:
(1) The number of shall-witness and may-witness operations performed.
(2) The number of shall-witness and may-witness operations performed that were witnessed by the division.
(3) The number of shall-witness and may-witness operations performed on critical wells.
(4) The number of shall-witness and may-witness operations performed on critical wells that were witnessed by the division.
(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Critical well” has the same meaning as in Section 1720 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, or a successor regulation.
(2) “May-witness” means an operation performed that by law the division is authorized to witness.
(3) “Shall-witness” means an operation performed that by law the division is required to witness.