Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

“South coast district” means the South Coast Air Quality Management District created pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 40400) of Part 3. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 324.)

“South coast district board” means the governing body of the south coast district. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 324.)

“State board” means the State Air Resources Board. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 115. (AB 383) Effective January 1, 2014.)

“Title V” means Title V of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7661 et seq.). (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1166, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)

“Title V source” means only a stationary source required by federal law to be included in an operating permit program established pursuant to Title V of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Secs. 7661 to 7661f, incl.) and the federal regulations adopted pursuant to Title V. (Adde…

“Trading program with capped emissions” or “emission-capped trading program” means a market-based incentive trading program adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 39616 that allows sources to comply with an emission cap or limit by acquiring marketable emission credits. (…

“Truck” means a motor truck as defined in Section 410 of the Vehicle Code. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

“Truck tractor” has the same meaning as defined in Section 655 of the Vehicle Code. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

“Ultimate purchaser” means, with respect to any new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine, the first person who in good faith purchases a new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine for purposes other than resale. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1206.)

“Unified district” means a district created or continued in existence pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 40150) of Part 3. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

“Unified district board” means the governing body of a unified district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

“Used motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle which is not a new motor vehicle. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1206.)

“Vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

“Vehicular sources” means those sources of air contaminants emitted from motor vehicles. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

(a) The State Air Resources Board is continued in existence in the California Environmental Protection Agency. The state board shall consist of 14 voting members. (b) Twelve members shall be appointed by the Governor, with the consent of the Senate, on the basis of their demonstr…

(a) The Governor shall appoint the chairperson, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, from among the members of the state board, and shall serve as the principal advisor to the Governor on, and shall assist the Governor in establishing, major policy and program matters…

Each member of the state board shall receive the salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 803, Sec. 37.)

(a) With respect to the members appointed pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 39510, those members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties to the extent that reimbursement for expens…

The state board shall hold regular meetings at least twice a month. Special meetings may be called by the chair or upon the request of a majority of the members. Each member of the state board shall receive reimbursement for actual necessary traveling expenses incurred in the per…

The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code apply to the state board, and the state board is the head of a department within the meaning of the chapter. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

(a) The state board shall appoint an executive officer who shall serve at the pleasure of the state board and, except as provided in subdivision (d), may delegate any duty to the executive officer that the state board deems appropriate. (b) The intention of the Legislature is her…

Any power, duty, purpose, function, or jurisdiction which the state board may lawfully delegate shall be conclusively presumed to have been delegated to the executive officer unless it is shown that the state board, by affirmative vote recorded in the minutes of the state board, …

The district shall be given notice and the opportunity to act before any rule or regulation is adopted by the state board for the district pursuant to Section 41502. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 982.)

(a) The districts shall provide for, and shall periodically revise as appropriate, the growth allowances necessary to accommodate the net air quality impact, if any, of cogeneration technology projects and resource recovery projects permitted pursuant to Section 42314, so that st…

(a) The districts, in cooperation with the state board, shall develop, adopt, and update, as necessary, a procedure to determine the magnitude of the emissions from the existing electric generating system in the air basin which would be displaced if cogeneration technology projec…

(a) In considering the offset requirement for a project facility which utilizes agricultural waste products, forest waste products, or similar organic wastes as biomass fuel in a steam generator (boiler), to produce electrical energy, or to be used as a digester feedstock in a co…

(a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce air pollution from open field burning in the state and to improve air quality and protect the public health through new incentives for biomass facilities to increase their use of agricultural waste that would otherwise be burn…

This part applies to the following: (a) Any facility which manufactures, formulates, uses, or releases any of the substances listed pursuant to Section 44321 or any other substance which reacts to form a substance listed in Section 44321 and which releases or has the potential to…

For the purposes of Section 44320, the state board shall compile and maintain a list of substances that contains, but is not limited to, all of the following: (a) Substances identified by reference in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 6382 of the Labor Code and substanc…

This part applies to facilities specified in subdivision (a) of Section 44320 in accordance with the following schedule: (a) For those facilities that release, or have the potential to release, 25 tons per year or greater of total organic gases, particulates, or oxides of nitroge…

A district may prepare an industrywide emissions inventory and health risk assessment for facilities specified in subdivision (b) of Section 44320 and subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 44322, and shall prepare an industrywide emissions inventory for the facilities specified in …

This part does not apply to any facility where economic poisons are employed in their pesticidal use, unless that facility was subject to district permit requirements on or before August 1, 1987. As used in this section, “pesticidal use” does not include the manufacture or formul…

Any solid waste disposal facility in compliance with Section 41805.5 is in compliance with the emissions inventory requirements of this part. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1252, Sec. 1. Section operative July 1, 1988, pursuant to Section 44384.)

This division, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

(a) This division provides a complete, additional, and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized by this division, and is supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws. The issuance of bonds and refunding bonds under this division need not comply w…

The State of California does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any obligations issued under this division, and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the authority pursuant to the provisions of this division, that the state will not limit or alter the r…

To the extent that the provisions of this division, with respect to the financing of pollution control facilities, are inconsistent with the provisions of any general statute or special act or parts thereof, with respect to the financing of pollution control facilities, the provi…

This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Noise Control Act of 1973. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

Unless otherwise indicated by the context, the definitions contained in this chapter shall govern the construction of this division. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)

“Affirmative action” means any program created pursuant to rules and regulations of the agency to create greater job opportunities for members of disadvantaged racial, sexual, religious, ancestral, or national-origin groups. Such program shall include educational, promotional, an…

“Affirmative marketing program” means any program approved by the agency that is designed to achieve greater access to housing opportunities created by this division for members of disadvantaged racial, sexual, religious, ancestral, or national-origin groups. Such program shall i…

(a) For any owner-occupied housing that receives assistance prior to January 1, 1991, and a condition of that assistance is compliance with this section, “affordable housing cost” with respect to lower income households may not exceed 25 percent of gross income. (b) For any owner…

(a) For any rental housing development that receives assistance prior to January 1, 1991, and a condition of that assistance is compliance with this section, “affordable rent” with respect to lower income households shall not exceed the percentage of the gross income of the occup…

“Agency” means the California Housing Finance Agency. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610. Note: Conditional amendment by Stats. 1994, Ch. 94, was repealed by Stats. 1997, Ch. 580.)

“Assisted housing” means housing financed by a below-market interest rate mortgage insured or purchased, or a loan made, by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or by the Farmers Home Administration of the United States Department of Agri…

“Below-market interest” means a below-market interest rate adequate to return to the agency sufficient income to meet its obligations, reserve requirements, and expenses connected with a loan financed by the agency for which such interest rate is established as determined by the …