Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) Notwithstanding Section 40454, 40457, 40717, 40717.1, or 40717.5, or any other provision of law, a district, congestion management agency, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 65088.1 of the Government Code, or any other public agency shall not require an employer to impl…

(a) Not later than January 1, 1990, the state board shall publish maps identifying those cities, counties, or portions thereof which have measured one or more violations of any state or federal ambient air quality standard. The state board shall produce at least one separate map …

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), every district board which has adopted an emergency episode plan for ozone or oxidant may conduct hearings on the adoption and implementation of intermittent transportation controls which shall be applicable, upon order of the district b…

(a) Each marine terminal in the state shall operate in a manner that does not cause trucks to idle or queue for more than 30 minutes while waiting to enter the gate into the marine terminal. (1) Any owner or operator of a marine terminal that operates in violation of this subdivi…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, when an air district establishes best available control technology or lowest achievable emission rate requirements based in part on vendor representations, the requirements be achievable for the applicable source category. (b) Upon th…

(a) Each district that is designated as a serious federal nonattainment area for an applicable ambient air quality standard for particulate matter as of January 1, 2004, shall adopt, implement, and submit for inclusion in the state implementation plan, a rule or regulation requir…

(a) By the earliest feasible date, but no later than January 1, 2007, each district that is designated a moderate federal nonattainment area for an applicable ambient air quality standard for particulate matter as of January 1, 2004, and that is not subject to the requirements of…

(a) On or before July 1, 2005, the state board shall review all available scientific information, including, but not limited to, emissions factors for confined animal facilities, and the effect of those facilities on air quality in the basin and other relevant scientific informat…

(a) A district that is designated as being in attainment for the federal ambient air standard for ozone shall adopt a rule or regulation as described in Section 40724.6 shall fulfill both of the following conditions: (1) The regulation shall be adopted not later than July 1, 2006…

(a) The state board, in consultation with any local air district and the Geologic Energy Management Division in the Department of Conservation, shall develop a natural gas storage facility monitoring program that includes continuous monitoring of the ambient concentration of natu…

For purposes of this chapter, “used direct import vehicle” means any 1975 or later model-year direct import vehicle not required to be certified as a new direct import vehicle pursuant to this part. For purposes of this section, the age of a motor vehicle shall be determined by t…

The state board shall adopt, by regulation, a certification program for used direct import vehicles. The state board shall issue a certificate of conformance to each used direct import vehicle which meets the requirements of this program. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 859, Sec. 7.…

A used direct import vehicle which was not registered in this state prior to the adoption of regulations adopted pursuant to Section 44201, may not be registered in this state unless it has received a certificate of conformance from the state board, except as provided in Section …

The certification program established pursuant to Section 44201 shall require all of the following components: (a) A test of the vehicle’s emissions performed at a laboratory licensed by the state board. (b) A determination that the emissions of the vehicle meet applicable emissi…

The state board may perform a confirmatory test of the vehicle’s emissions prior to issuance of a certificate of conformity. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1138, Sec. 2.)

The state board shall adopt regulations prescribing the requirements for any laboratory seeking approval as a state-licensed laboratory for purposes of this chapter. The requirements shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (a) An agreement to random inspection…

A laboratory’s license may be suspended or revoked by the state board, after a hearing, for failure to meet the requirements of licensing established in Section 44205 or for other cause specified by the state board in regulation. The state board shall adopt regulations governing …

The state board may, by regulation, impose fees for the licensing of laboratories and for the issuance of certificates of conformity to recover the state board’s costs, including enforcement costs, of administration of any program the state board may establish pursuant to this ch…

Any person who falsifies any test record or report which has been submitted to any other person, the department, or the state board pursuant to this chapter is subject to punishment by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,00…

The requirements of Section 44202 do not apply to any motor vehicle having a certificate of conformity issued by the federal Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401, et seq. ) and originally registered in another state by a pe…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Airborne toxic risk reduction measure” or “ATRRM” means those in-plant changes in production processes or feedstocks that reduce or eliminate toxic air emissions subject to this part. ATRRM’s may include: (1) Fee…

(a) Whenever a health risk assessment approved pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 44360) indicates, in the judgment of the district, that there is a significant risk associated with the emissions from a facility, the facility operator shall conduct an airborne toxic r…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following provisions shall apply: (1) “Disadvantaged community” means a community identified as disadvantaged pursuant to Section 39711. (2) “Sensitive receptors” includes the same locations as specified in paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of…

A school or school district located in a community with a high cumulative exposure burden, as identified pursuant to Section 44391.2, may do both of the following: (a) Work with districts to identify school sites in need of air quality improvements. (b) Be eligible for a grant as…

(a) (1) Funds made available pursuant to an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to reduce mobile and stationary sources of criteria air pollutants or toxic air contaminants consistent with the community emissions reduction programs developed pursuant to Section 4…

(a) Each statewide strategy update developed by the state board pursuant to Section 44391.2, known as the “Community Air Protection Blueprint” or “Blueprint,” shall additionally identify measures to reduce criteria air pollutants and toxic air contaminants. (b) A district with a …

A facility operator subject to this chapter shall conduct an airborne toxic risk reduction audit and develop a plan which shall include at a minimum all of the following: (a) The name and location of the facility. (b) The SIC code for the facility. (c) The chemical name and the g…

The plan prepared pursuant to Section 44391 shall not be considered to be the equivalent of a pollution prevention program or a source reduction program, except insofar as the audit and plan elements are consistent with source reduction, as defined in Section 25244.14, or subsequ…

Any facility operator who does not submit a complete airborne toxic risk reduction audit and plan or fails to implement the measures set forth in the plan as set forth in this chapter is subject to the civil penalty specified in subdivision (a) of Section 44381, and any facility …

It is the purpose of this chapter to encourage the enactment and enforcement of local ordinances in those areas which are most properly the responsibility of local government. It is further the purpose to insure that the state is of maximum assistance to local agencies in the dis…

The office shall provide technical assistance to local agencies in combating noise pollution. Such assistance shall include but not be limited to: (a) Advice concerning methods of noise abatement and control. (b) Advice on training of noise control personnel. (c) Advice on select…

The office shall provide assistance to local agencies in the preparation of model ordinances to control and abate noise. Such ordinances shall be developed in consultation with the Attorney General and with representatives of local agencies, including the County Supervisors Assoc…

For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Agency” means the California Housing and Homelessness Agency. (b) “Applicant” means a continuum of care, city, county, or tribe. (c) “City” means a city or city and county that is legally incorporated to provide local government services to its …

(a) The Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program is hereby established for the purpose of providing jurisdictions with one-time grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges informe…

(a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, six hundred fifty million dollars ($650,000,000) of the funds administered pursuant to this chapter shall be available for implementing round 1 of the program, as follows: (1) One hundred ninety million dollars ($190,000,000) of the fund…

(a) (1) With respect to the moneys made available pursuant to this section, it is the intent of the Legislature that: (A) These moneys build on regional coordination developed through previous rounds of funding of the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (Chapter 5 (commencing with Sec…

(a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) of the funds administered pursuant to this chapter shall be made available in the 2021–22 fiscal year for implementing round 3 of the program, as follows: (1) Not more than 80 percent, or eight hundre…

(a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) of the funds administered pursuant to this chapter shall be made available in the 2022–23 fiscal year for implementing round 4 of the program, as follows: (1) Not more than 80 percent, or eight hundre…

(a) In order to apply for a round 1 program allocation, an applicant shall submit an application pursuant to the timeline specified in Section 50220 and provide the following, in the form and manner prescribed by the agency: (1) A demonstration of how the jurisdiction has coordin…

(a) Timelines for round 1 of the program shall be as follows: (1) No later than February 15, 2020, each applicant shall submit to the agency its program allocation application. (2) No later than April 1, 2020, the agency shall make award determinations for the program allocations…

(a) To receive a round 2 program allocation, an applicant shall submit an application according to a calendar established by the council consistent with the following requirements: (1) The council shall make an application for round 2 program allocations available no later than N…

(a) Notwithstanding any law, a recipient that enters into an agreement as set forth in paragraph (10) of subdivision (a) of Section 50219, paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 50225.5, clause (iii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 50220.7,…

(a) (1) No later than September 15, 2021, the council shall issue a standard agreement for applicants to apply for round 3 program funds, which shall include, at minimum, a requirement for applicants to submit an application that includes a local homelessness action plan and spec…

(a) (1) The council shall make an application for round 4 program allocations available no later than September 30, 2022. (2) Applications shall be due to the council no later than 60 days from the date the council makes those applications available pursuant to paragraph (1). (3)…

(a) After receiving program funds, a recipient, by April 1 of the year following receipt of the funds and annually on that date thereafter until all funds have been expended, shall submit a report to the department on a form and method provided by the department that includes all…

(a) Beginning in 2021, in addition to the data required on the report under Section 50221, applicants shall provide the following information for both rounds of program allocations through a data collection, reporting, performance monitoring, and accountability framework, as esta…