Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

(a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Kern County Hospital Authority Act. (b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Kern Medical Center, an acute care hospital currently operated as a constituent department of the County of Kern, is a de…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Authority” means the Kern Hospital System Authority established pursuant to this chapter. (b) “Board of supervisors” means the board of supervisors of the County of Kern. (c) “Board of governors” means the …

(a) Pursuant to this chapter, the board of supervisors may establish by ordinance the Kern County Hospital Authority, which shall be a public agency that is a local unit of government separate and apart from the county and any other public entity for all purposes. The authority e…

(a) In exercising its powers to employ personnel, the authority shall implement, and the board of supervisors shall adopt, a personnel transition plan. The personnel transition plan shall require all of the following: (1) Ongoing communication to employees and recognized employee…

(a) The authority established pursuant to this chapter shall be governed by a board of governors that is appointed, both initially and continually, by the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors, in the enabling ordinance, shall specify the number of members and the compos…

(a) Subject to any terms, conditions, and limitations as may be imposed by the enabling ordinance, the authority, in addition to any other powers granted pursuant to this chapter, shall have the following powers: (1) To have the duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities…

(a) Transfer of control of the medical center, whether or not the transfer includes the surrendering by the county of the existing general acute care hospital license and corresponding application for a change of ownership of the license, shall not affect the eligibility of the c…

In addition to the requirements of any other applicable law, the Kern Medical Center Foundation shall be subject to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code) in the same manner as the authority.

(a) The authority shall maintain accounting records and shall report accounting transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles adopted by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board of the Financial Accounting Foundation. (b) The Kern Medical Center Foun…

(a) The board of supervisors may find and declare that the authority shall cease to exist. In that event, the board of supervisors shall provide for the disposition of the authority’s assets, obligations, and liabilities, which may include the transfer to the county of the medica…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Lewis-Presley Air Quality Management Act.”

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) That the South Coast Air Basin is a geographical entity not reflected by political boundaries. (b) That the basin is acknowledged to have critical air pollution problems caused by the operation of millions of motor vehi…

The Legislature further finds and declares that the south coast district shall take a leadership role to sponsor, coordinate, and promote projects which increase the use of clean-burning fuels in the transportation and stationary source sectors, and that it is the intent of the L…

The Legislature further finds and declares that the south coast district, in fulfilling its directive to require the use of best available control technology for new sources, and in consideration of the state policy to promote and encourage the use of solar energy systems, shall …

(a) As used in this chapter, “best available control technology” means an emission limitation that will achieve the lowest achievable emission rate for the source to which it is applied. Subject to subdivision (b), “lowest achievable emission rate,” as used in this section, means…

As used in this chapter, “best available retrofit control technology” means an emission limitation that is based on the maximum degree of reduction achievable, taking into account environmental, energy, and economic impacts by each class or category of source.

As used in this chapter, “electric plant” means an electric plant as defined in Section 217 of the Public Utilities Code, whether publicly or privately owned or operated.

As used in this chapter, “electronic or computer data storage” means paperless record retention utilizing optical, electronic, magnetic, micrographic, or photographic media or other similar technology capable of accurately producing or reproducing data in accordance with minimum …

As used in this chapter, “plan” means the south coast district air quality management plan.

There is hereby created the South Coast Air Quality Management District in those portions of the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino included within the area of the South Coast Air Basin, as described in Section 60104 of Title 17 of the California Admin…

(a) There is hereby established within the south coast district a sensitive zone, which shall include the general forecast areas known as the San Gabriel/Pomona Valleys and the Riverside/San Bernardino areas. (b) In addition to every other requirement for the issuance of a permit…

(a) The south coast district board may, by resolution, include all or part of the County of Santa Barbara or the County of Ventura within the south coast district, upon receipt of a resolution from the appropriate board of supervisors requesting inclusion. (b) The inclusion of th…

The south coast district shall be the sole and exclusive local agency within the South Coast Air Basin with the responsibility for comprehensive air pollution control, and it shall have the duty to represent the citizens of the basin in influencing the decisions of other public a…

The board of supervisors of a county that is only included in part within the south coast district may, by resolution, request the south coast district board to have that area of the county not included within the South Coast Air Basin included in the south coast district, or the…

No provision of this chapter shall constitute an infringement on the existing authority of counties and cities to plan or control land use, and no provision of this chapter shall be interpreted as providing or transferring new authority over such land use to either the south coas…

(a) The south coast district shall be governed by a district board consisting of 13 members appointed as follows: (1) One member appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) One member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. (3) One member appoint…

For the purpose of complying with Section 50271 of the Government Code, each mayor shall designate a member of the city’s legislative body to attend and vote in his or her place and as his or her representative if the mayor is unable to attend any meeting of the city selection co…

(a) The term of each member of the south coast district board shall be four years and until his or her successor is appointed. Upon the expiration of his or her term, a member who is a mayor from the County of Orange or a member of a city council from the County of Orange may be …

The south coast district board shall provide for the frequency and location of its meetings, except that no meeting of the south coast district board shall take place without public notice given at least seven days in advance of the scheduled date of the meeting or, as to special…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), seven members of the south coast district board shall constitute a quorum, and no official action shall be taken by the south coast district board except in the presence of a quorum and upon the affirmative votes of a majority of the mem…

Voting by the south coast district board on the adoption of all items on its agenda shall be by rollcall. Unless any board member objects, a substitute rollcall may be used on any agenda item. A substitute rollcall shall consist of a unanimous voice vote of the south coast distri…

The south coast district board shall elect a chairperson every two years from its membership.

(a) Each member of the south coast district board shall receive compensation of up to two hundred dollars ($200) for each day, or portion thereof, but not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) per month, while attending meetings of the south coast district board or any committe…

(a) Upon the request of any person, or on his or her own initiative, the Attorney General may file a complaint in the superior court for the county in which the south coast district board has its principal office alleging that a member of the south coast district board knowingly …

(a) No retired, dismissed, or separated employee or officer of the south coast district, or member of the south coast district board, shall participate in any contract of the district in which he or she engaged in any of the negotiations, transactions, planning, arrangements, or …

The south coast district board shall determine the location of its headquarters and may establish branch offices in each of the counties included, in whole or in part, within the south coast district, and in such other parts of the south coast district as it deems necessary.

There is continued in existence the South Coast Air Quality Management District Advisory Council, which is appointed by the south coast district board, to advise and consult with the south coast district board in effectuating the purpose of this division. The membership and rules…

(a) The south coast district board shall adopt rules and regulations that carry out the plan and are not in conflict with state law and federal laws and rules and regulations. Upon adoption and approval of subsequent revisions of the plan, these rules and regulations shall be ame…

(a) A market-based incentive program adopted pursuant to Section 39616 in the south coast district shall achieve emission reductions across a spectrum of sources by allowing for trading of emissions trading units for quantifiable reductions in emissions from a significant number …

The south coast district board, prior to approving any proposed revision to the best available control technology guidelines developed by the south coast district that amends any policy or implementation procedure for determining the best available control technology, shall hold …

(a) In establishing the best available control technology that is more stringent than the lowest achievable emission rate pursuant to federal law for a proposed new or modified source, the south coast district shall consider only control options or emission limits to be applied t…

In addition to, and notwithstanding the requirements of, Section 39616, all of the following shall be implemented as part of the south coast district’s market-based incentive program, the Regional Clean Air Incentives Market, also known as RECLAIM: (a) (1) On or before July 1, 19…

For the purpose of complying with emissions monitoring requirements, the south coast district shall allow sources the option of using an electronic or computer data storage system. The district may require the electronic or computer data storage system to have the same degree of …

(a) Notice of the time and place of a public hearing of the south coast district board to adopt, amend, or repeal any rule or regulation relating to an air quality objective shall be given not less than 30 days prior thereto and, notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 40725, …

(a) Whenever the south coast district intends to propose the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule or regulation that will significantly affect air quality or emissions limitations, the south coast district shall conduct one or more public workshops. (b) Notice of the time and…

(a) Whenever the south coast district intends to propose the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule or regulation that will significantly affect air quality or emissions limitations, the district, to the extent data are available from the district’s regional economic model or o…

After adoption of the plan, the south coast district shall have the responsibility for securing the cooperation of other public entities in the implementation of the plan, including all programs, plans, and projects relating to or affecting air quality within the south coast dist…

If the plan is not adopted or approved in compliance with the schedule set forth in Section 40463, the powers and duties of the south coast district board with respect to air quality control shall not be diminished or otherwise affected by such failure to adopt or approve the pla…

The south coast district board shall adopt revised and updated nonvehicular source emission limitations for inclusion in the state’s implementation plan.

The south coast district board shall adopt the necessary rules and regulations to implement the Air Pollution Emergency Plan developed by the state board.