California Code
Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

PART 1 - PERMITS

CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Findings and Intent

Section 71000. - 71000. This part shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 71001. - 71001. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the...

CHAPTER 2 - Definitions

Section 71010. - 71010. “Secretary” means the Secretary for Environmental Protection. (Added by...

Section 71011. - 71011. “Environmental agency” means any of the following: (a) The...

Section 71012. - 71012. “Environmental permit” means any license, certificate, registration, permit, or...

Section 71013. - 71013. “Project” means an activity, the conduct of which requires...

Section 71014. - 71014. “Consolidated permit” means a permit incorporating the environmental permits...

Section 71015. - 71015. “Consolidated permit agency” means the environmental agency that has...

Section 71016. - 71016. “Participating permit agency” means an environmental agency, other than...

Section 71017. - 71017. (a) “Council” means the California Environmental Policy Council. (b)...

CHAPTER 3 - Consolidated Permits

Section 71020. - 71020. (a) On or before January 1, 1995, the secretary...

Section 71021. - 71021. (a) A permit applicant for a project may request...

Section 71022. - 71022. (a) Within 15 working days of the date that...

Section 71023. - 71023. (a) The permit applicant may withdraw from the consolidated...

Section 71024. - 71024. The consolidated permit agency shall ensure that the participating...

Section 71025. - 71025. Each environmental permit incorporated in the consolidated permit shall...

Section 71026. - 71026. (a) A consolidated permit agency may charge and collect...

Section 71027. - 71027. A petition by the permit applicant for review of...

Section 71028. - 71028. If an applicant petitions for a significant amendment or...

Section 71029. - 71029. If an applicant fails to provide information required for...

CHAPTER 4 - Time Limit Appeals

Section 71030. - 71030. (a) On or before December 31, 1994, the secretary...

Section 71031. - 71031. (a) Each state environmental agency, as defined in subdivisions...

PART 1.5 - PERMIT ASSISTANCE CENTERS

Section 71040. - 71040. The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development shall...

Section 71041. - 71041. The CALGOLD program shall be reviewed periodically and, when...

PART 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL DATA REPORTING

CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Findings and Declarations

Section 71050. - 71050. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the...

CHAPTER 2 - Definitions

Section 71053. - 71053. “Advisory committee” means the Environmental Data Management Advisory Committee...

Section 71054. - 71054. “Agency” means the California Environmental Protection Agency. (Added by...

Section 71055. - 71055. “Secretary” means the Secretary for Environmental Protection. (Added by...

CHAPTER 3 - Data Management

Section 71060. - 71060. The secretary shall develop and adopt information technology standards...

Section 71061. - 71061. The secretary shall establish a standardized electronic format and...

Section 71062. - 71062. The secretary shall identify the environmental data reporting or...

Section 71063. - 71063. (a) The proposed standardized electronic format and protocol required...

Section 71064. - 71064. (a) There is in the agency the Environmental Data...

Section 71065. - 71065. To the fullest extent practicable to public agencies and...

Section 71066. - 71066. The secretary shall prescribe one or more techniques by...

Section 71067. - 71067. Public agencies shall continue their current data auditing practices,...

Section 71068. - 71068. (a) Upon the completion of a demonstration of any...

CHAPTER 3.5 - Report and Information Management

Section 71069. - 71069. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) It...

Section 71069.5. - 71069.5. For purposes of this chapter “board” means the California...

Section 71070. - 71070. (a) On or before January 1, 2005, the board,...

Section 71071. - 71071. (a) On and after February 1, 2005, the California...

Section 71073. - 71073. On or before April 30, 2005, each state agency...

Section 71074. - 71074. Any reporting requirements imposed by this chapter do not...

CHAPTER 4 - Environmental Protection Indicators for California

Section 71080. - 71080. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Traditionally,...

Section 71081. - 71081. (a) Beginning on July 1, 2004, to the extent...

Section 71082. - 71082. (a) As appropriate, a budget change proposal submitted to...

PART 2.1 - California Communities Environmental Health Screening

Section 71090. - 71090. (a) For purposes of this part, the following terms...

PART 2.5 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION AT THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER

Section 71100. - 71100. The following definitions govern the construction of this part:...

Section 71101. - 71101. (a) The California Border Environmental and Public Health Protection...

Section 71102. - 71102. The money in the fund shall be used for...

Section 71103. - 71103. (a) The California-Mexico Border Relations Council, upon request, shall...

Section 71103.5. - 71103.5. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

Section 71103.6. - 71103.6. (a) The council shall establish the New River Water...

Section 71104. - 71104. This part shall only be operative during those fiscal...

PART 2.6 - Tijuana River Valley Watershed Action Plan

Section 71107. - 71107. (a) Upon an appropriation of funds from the Legislature...

PART 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Section 71110. - 71110. The California Environmental Protection Agency, in designing its mission...

Section 71111. - 71111. On or before January 1, 2001, the California Environmental...

Section 71112. - 71112. In developing the model environmental justice mission statement pursuant...

Section 71113. - 71113. (a) On or before January 1, 2002, the Secretary...

Section 71114. - 71114. (a) The Secretary for Environmental Protection shall, on or...

Section 71114.1. - 71114.1. After the California Environmental Protection Agency develops the strategy...

Section 71115. - 71115. The Secretary for Environmental Protection shall, not later than...

Section 71116. - 71116. (a) The Environmental Justice Small Grant Program is hereby...

Section 71118. - 71118. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms...

PART 3.5 - CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CONSOLIDATION

Section 71120. - 71120. Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions govern...

Section 71121. - 71121. (a) In the 2004–05 fiscal year, to the extent...

Section 71122. - 71122. In the 2004–05 fiscal year, to the extent that...

Section 71123. - 71123. (a) The implementation of Sections 71121 and 71122 shall...

Section 71124. - 71124. The secretary shall report any budget savings achieved pursuant...

Section 71125. - 71125. The secretary may use a reimbursement from a board,...

Section 71126. - 71126. Upon the request of the secretary, the Department of...

PART 3.6 - Regional Climate Collaborative Program

Section 71130. - 71130. For purposes of this part, the following terms have...

Section 71131. - 71131. (a) A regional climate collaborative program is hereby established...

Section 71132. - 71132. (a) By July 1, 2020, the council shall develop...

PART 3.7 - Climate Change and Climate Adaptation

Section 71150. - 71150. For purposes of this part, the following terms have...

Section 71152. - 71152. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to...

Section 71153. - 71153. (a) By July 1, 2024, and every three years...

Section 71154. - 71154. To address the vulnerabilities identified in the plan, state...

Section 71155. - 71155. (a) Consistent with this part, state agencies shall take...

Section 71155.5. - 71155.5. The Treasurer, and the financing authorities that the Treasurer...

Section 71160. - 71160. (a) The agency shall explore and may implement options...

PART 3.8 - REFINERY SAFETY

Section 71275. - 71275. (a) The California Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with...

PART 4 - STATEWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Section 71300. - 71300. (a) For purposes of this part, the following definitions...

Section 71301. - 71301. (a) As part of the unified education strategy specified...

Section 71302. - 71302. (a) Using the education principles for the environment required...

Section 71303. - 71303. (a) As determined appropriate by the Superintendent of Public...

Section 71304. - 71304. (a) The office, in coordination with the Secretary for...

Section 71305. - 71305. (a) The Environmental Education Account is hereby established within...

PART 4.4 - California Climate Change Assessment

Section 71340. - 71340. (a) The Office of Planning and Research, through the...

Section 71341. - 71341. The California Climate Change Assessment shall provide an integrated...

Section 71342. - 71342. (a) The Office of Planning and Research shall engage...

Section 71343. - 71343. (a) The implementation of this part is contingent upon...

PART 4.5 - Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program

Section 71350. - 71350. For purposes of this part, “office” means the Office...

Section 71352. - 71352. The Legislature finds and declares: (a) The state has...

Section 71354. - 71354. The Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program is hereby...

Section 71356. - 71356. (a) Within one year of an update to the...

Section 71358. - 71358. (a) An advisory council to the office is hereby...

Section 71360. - 71360. (a) (1) The office shall coordinate with appropriate entities,...

PART 4.7 - Forest and Watershed Restoration

Section 71365. - 71365. (a) (1) To advance the goals of Item 0540-101-3228...

PART 5 - URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT

Section 71400. - 71400. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

PART 5.5 - Extreme Heat

Section 71410. - 71410. (a) For purposes of this part, the following definitions...

PART 6 - Water-Energy Nexus Registry

Section 71420. - 71420. For purposes of this part, the following terms have...

Section 71422. - 71422. (a) (1) The agency shall oversee the development of...

Section 71424. - 71424. Pursuant to Section 39712 of the Health and Safety...

PART 7 - BIODIVERSITY

Section 71450. - 71450. For the purposes of this part, the following definitions...

Section 71451. - 71451. In implementing the 10 pathways and specific near-term priority...

Section 71452. - 71452. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the...

PART 8 - Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, or Sequestration Projects

Section 71460. - 71460. For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:...

Section 71461. - 71461. (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the secretary,...

Section 71462. - 71462. (a) Title to any geologic storage reservoir is vested...

Section 71463. - 71463. The State Geologist shall report seismic activity or leakage...

Section 71464. - 71464. A carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration project operator...

Section 71465. - 71465. (a) Pipelines shall only be utilized to transport carbon...