Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

Every district shall publish in writing and make available to any interested party a list which describes potential violations subject to penalties under this article . The list shall also include the minimum and maximum penalties for each violation which may be assessed by a dis…

(a) As an alternative to seeking civil penalties under Sections 39674, 42401, 42402, 42402.1, 42402.2, and 42402.3 for a violation of regulations of the state board, the state board may impose an administrative penalty, as specified in this section. Any administrative penalty imp…

Notwithstanding any other law, maximum penalties assessed by the state board or a district pursuant to this chapter as of January 1, 2018, shall be increased annually based on the California Consumer Price Index as compiled and reported by the Department of Industrial Relations.

The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a) District enforcement programs should be prioritized to ensure that the imposition of civil and criminal penalties is commensurate with the severity of the violation. (b) Districts shall endeavor to establish, where appropr…

Each district which has a population of one million or more shall establish a compliance program that shall consist of all of the following elements: (a) Procedures to ensure the consistent issuance of notices of compliance and notices of violations. (b) A compliance assistance p…

The district board may, after notice and a hearing, issue an order for abatement whenever it finds that any person is constructing or operating any article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance without a permit required by this part, or is in violation of Section 41700 or 417…

This article applies to any order for abatement issued pursuant to a determination made under Section 42301.7.

(a) On its own motion, or upon the motion of the district board or the air pollution control officer, the hearing board may, after notice and a hearing, issue an order for abatement whenever it finds that any person is constructing or operating any article, machine, equipment, or…

(a) The air pollution control officer may issue an interim order for abatement, pending a hearing pursuant to Section 42451, if the air pollution control officer finds that any person is causing an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or welfare, or the envi…

The order for abatement shall be framed in the manner of a writ of injunction requiring the respondent to refrain from a particular act. The order may be conditional and require a respondent to refrain from a particular act unless certain conditions are met. The order shall not h…

A proceeding for mandatory or prohibitory injunction shall be brought by the district in the name of the people of the State of California in the superior court of the county in which the violation occurs to enjoin any person to whom an order for abatement pursuant to Section 424…

Proceedings under Section 42453 shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525), Title 7, Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that it shall not be necessary to show lack of adequate remedy at law or to show irreparable damage or loss. If, in…

As used in this article, “low-emission motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle which has been certified by the state board to meet all applicable emission standards and which meets at least one of the following additional requirements: (a) Is capable of operating on methanol, as det…

The Legislature finds and declares that emission of air pollutants from motor vehicles is a major contributor to air pollution within the State of California and, therefore, declares its policy to encourage the development and testing of various types of low-emission motor vehicl…

(a) At the time of certification pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 43100) of Chapter 2 of this part, the state board shall identify those motor vehicles which qualify as low-emission vehicles as defined in Section 39037.05. As part of the identification process, the …

For each vehicle identified by the state board as a low-emission motor vehicle, the Department of General Services, in consultation with the state board and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, shall determine if the low-emission motor vehicle meets…

(a) If a low-emission motor vehicle meets the requirements of this chapter and the performance, cost, service, and maintenance requirements adopted by the Department of General Services for such motor vehicles, and if funds are appropriated for the purpose of purchasing motor veh…

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following motor vehicles: (a) Patrol cars of the Department of the California Highway Patrol. (b) Any motor vehicle classified as a special-purpose vehicle by the Department of General Services.

On or before January 1, 1993, the state board shall adopt emission standards and procedures applicable to new engines used in publicly owned and privately owned public transit buses, and shall make the standards and procedures effective on or before January 1, 1996. The standards…

This article shall be known, and may be cited as, the California Energy-Efficient Vehicle Group Purchase Program.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the state encourage the purchase of energy-efficient vehicles by local and state agencies through a group-purchasing program that uses the purchasing leverage of state and local agencies to lower the purchase price of those vehicles.

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Department” means the Department of General Services. (b) “Director” means the Director of General Services. (c) “Energy-efficient vehicle” means either of the following: (1) A vehicle that meets California’s…

(a) There is established in the Department of General Services an energy-efficient vehicle group purchase program. The department shall negotiate the lowest possible purchase price, with one or more vendors, for energy-efficient vehicles on behalf of state and local agencies that…

The state board shall adopt, by regulation, criteria for the certification of fuel system evaporative loss control devices for installation on motor vehicles not equipped with such a device when first sold. Such criteria shall include, but not be limited to, requirements that the…

In adopting criteria for the certification of fuel system evaporative loss control devices, the state board shall take into consideration the cost of the device and its installation, its durability, the ease and facility of determining whether the device, when installed on a moto…

The installation of a certified fuel system evaporative loss control device on used motor vehicles shall not be mandated except by statute.

The state board may adopt, by regulation, standards and test procedures for the certification of fuel system evaporative loss control devices on new motor vehicles in the absence of any such federal regulations. In such case, no new motor vehicle may be sold and registered in thi…

(a) The state board shall establish, by regulation, maximum standards for the volatility of gasoline at or below nine pounds per square inch Reid vapor pressure as determined by the American Society for Testing and Materials, Test D 323-58, or by an appropriate test determined by…

Notwithstanding any other law, the Governor shall suspend the regulatory control periods under Section 2262.4 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations, during which gasoline exceeding the Reid vapor pressure limits in Title 13, Section 2262 of the California Code of Regu…

(a) The state board may not adopt any regulation that establishes a specification for motor vehicle fuel unless that regulation, and a multimedia evaluation conducted by affected agencies and coordinated by the state board, are reviewed by the California Environmental Policy Coun…

The state board shall establish, by regulation, maximum standards for the degree of unsaturation at a bromine number 30 as established by the American Society for Testing and Materials test D 1159-66, or by an appropriate test determined by the state board, for gasoline sold in t…

The state board may request, from any person who advertises, or causes to be advertised, in any manner or claim that a fuel or fuel additive reduces motor vehicle exhaust emissions, a report detailing the data which supports the advertiser’s claims of emission reduction by that f…

(a) The state board shall establish criteria for the evaluation of the effectiveness of, and may conduct tests respecting the composition or the chemical or physical properties of, any motor vehicle fuel additive sold, or proposed to be sold, in this state. The tests shall be des…

(a) The state board shall establish standards or criteria for the certification of auxiliary gasoline fuel tank evaporative loss control devices or systems on vehicles which are required, pursuant to this part or the National Emission Standards Act (42 U.S.C., Secs. 1857f-1 to 18…

(a) The state board shall, by March 1, 1976, adopt specifications for the fill pipes and openings of motor vehicle fuel tanks to ensure that the size, design, and location of the fill pipe and opening permit adequate access to and interfacing with gasoline-dispensing nozzles for …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that emission of air pollutants from motor vehicles is a major contributor to air pollution within the State of California and, therefore, declares its policy to encourage the testing of various types of vehicle fuels, which would contribute…

(a) The state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, shall establish and conduct, until January 1, 1988, an experimental program in which fleet vehicles may utilize gasoline into which methanol has been blended. (b) In orde…

Fuels used in vehicles participating in the methanol-gasoline experimental vehicle fleet program shall not be required to comply with the standards established pursuant to Section 43830 or the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 13440 of the Business and Professions Code, …

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Employee” means an employee of an employer subject to this section. (2) “Employer” means an employer of 50 persons or more in the state who provides a parking subsidy to employees. (3) (A) “Market …

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The production, marketing, and use of petroleum fuels in California causes significant degradation of public health and environmental quality due to releases of air and water pollutants. (b) Clean alternative fuels have…

Not later than June 30, 2007, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in partnership with the state board, and in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and other relevant state agencies, shal…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Alternative fuel” means a nonpetroleum fuel, including electricity, ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen, methanol, or natural gas that, when used in vehicles, has been demonstrated, to the satisfacti…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, when the California Hydrogen Highway Blueprint Plan is implemented, it be done in a clean and environmentally responsible and advantageous manner. (b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that the state board work with other re…

(a) The state board shall, no later than July 1, 2008, develop and, after at least two public workshops, adopt hydrogen fuel regulations to ensure the following: (1) That state funding for the production and use of hydrogen fuel, as described in the California Hydrogen Highway Bl…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), commencing January 1, 2017, at least 3 percent of the aggregate amount of bulk transportation fuel purchased by the state government shall be procured from very low carbon transportation fuel sources, and, commencing January 1, 2018, the…

(a) The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the state board and the Public Utilities Commission, shall prepare a statewide assessment of the fuel cell electric vehicle fueling infrastructure and fuel production needed to support th…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the sewer maintenance district act. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

“District,” as used in this chapter, means a sewer maintenance district formed pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to any law which it supersedes. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

“Board,” as used in this chapter, means the board of supervisors of the county in which a district is formed, or in which it is proposed to form a district. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

“Clerk,” as used in this chapter, means the clerk of the board of supervisors. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)