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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL DATA REPORTING › CHAPTER 3.5 - Report and Information Management › Section 71069.

71069. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(a) It is the policy of the state to conserve and protect its natural resources.
(b) Over 1,400 reports are submitted annually to the Legislature and the Governor, costing up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per report for printing and distribution.
(c) The California Environmental Protection Agency has historically submitted over 60 reports annually to the Legislature and the Governor. The agency’s boards, departments, and offices submit over 300 additional reports and studies, not including the hundreds of guidance documents, fact sheets and other printed materials produced.
(d) Submitting reports to the Legislature and Governor electronically, by compact disc, and posting the reports on state agency Web sites would greatly improve economic efficiency and environmental sustainability through minimized consumption of paper and printing materials, while reducing the economic and environmental costs associated with the production, distribution, and storage of printed reports.
(e) Access to the World Wide Web is continually expanding for the private sector and the general public. Providing reports electronically on state agency Web sites would grant greater accessibility to these reports and allow for greater sharing of knowledge and data with Californians and other information seekers. In some instances, a printed copy of a report is necessary. In those instances, economic efficiency and environmental sustainability can still be realized through various resource conservation efforts.
(f) Current law mandates state agencies to purchase recycled content products and materials, including printing and writing paper. There are also proven techniques and materials that are environmentally and economically preferable, and are widely available for use of all document production.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 644, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL DATA REPORTING › CHAPTER 3.5 - Report and Information Management › Section 71069.5.

71069.5. For purposes of this chapter “board” means the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 644, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL DATA REPORTING › CHAPTER 3.5 - Report and Information Management › Section 71070.

71070. (a) On or before January 1, 2005, the board, in consultation with the state agencies affected by the changes made by the act of the 2003–04 Regular Session of the Legislature adding this chapter, shall develop and implement guidelines, to provide and produce reports and other documentation, including guidance documents, fact sheets, and other publications and written materials, in the most efficient and environmentally sustainable manner possible.
(b) The guidelines shall include all of the following:
(1) Distribution of reports and other documentation by electronic means and compact discs.
(2) Information on posting reports and other documentation on state agency Web sites.
(3) Techniques for the production of reports and other documentation that will reduce waste and encourage the use of recycled goods, materials, and supplies.
(4) The cost reduction options specified in Section 7550.1 of the Government Code.
(5) Distribution of a reasonable number of printed reports to ensure public access.
(c) On or before February 1, 2005, the board shall distribute the guidelines to each state agency.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 644, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL DATA REPORTING › CHAPTER 3.5 - Report and Information Management › Section 71071.

71071. (a) On and after February 1, 2005, the California Environmental Protection Agency and its boards, departments, and offices shall provide and produce reports and other documentation pursuant to the guidelines established in Section 71070.
(b) On and after June 1, 2005, all state agencies not otherwise subject to subdivision (a) shall provide and produce reports and other documentation pursuant to the guidelines established in Section 71070.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 644, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL DATA REPORTING › CHAPTER 3.5 - Report and Information Management › Section 71073.

71073. On or before April 30, 2005, each state agency shall conduct a thorough review of each report that the state agency is required to submit to the Legislature. During this review, the state agency shall identify whether the report is a completed one-time report, an obsolete report, or a duplicative report that can be eliminated or modified.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 644, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL DATA REPORTING › CHAPTER 3.5 - Report and Information Management › Section 71074.

71074. Any reporting requirements imposed by this chapter do not supersede a reporting requirement in any other provision of law.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 644, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL DATA REPORTING › CHAPTER 4 - Environmental Protection Indicators for California › Section 71082.

71082. (a) As appropriate, a budget change proposal submitted to the Legislature by a board, department, or office within the California Environmental Protection Agency or the Resources Agency shall describe how the proposal would affect any applicable “Type I” environmental indicator. To the extent that a budget change proposal relates to a “Type II” or “Type III” environmental indicator, the budget change proposal shall reference what data collection and further analysis is needed before the environmental status or trend that is the subject of the indicator may be presented.
(b) A board, department, or office within the California Environmental Protection Agency shall explain how its bond programs relate to or affect environmental indicators.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 664, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2.1 - California Communities Environmental Health Screening › Section 71090.

71090. (a) For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Office” means the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
(2) “Tool” means the California Communities Environmental Health Screening, also known as CalEnviroScreen, that is used to identify disadvantaged communities pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) (1) In the next update of the tool or by January 1, 2017, whichever is sooner, the office shall report to the Legislature on air quality, water quality, and toxic release and hazardous waste site data necessary for updating the indicators in the tool for communities located in the California-Mexico border region, including both of the following:
(A) Deficiencies in and barriers to accessing necessary data.
(B) Current and future monitoring studies and plans for obtaining the data.
(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) For the purposes of subdivision (b), necessary data and information may include, but need not be limited to, the following:
(1) Air quality measurements for ozone and particulate matter 2.5 microns and smaller in size in the border region.
(2) Vehicle emissions at border crossings.
(3) Complete traffic density data within 150 meters of the border.
(4) Water quality data for waterways that cross the border.
(5) Feasibility of incorporating into the tool information from Mexico contained in the Pollutant Release and Transfer Registry.
(d) When such data of sufficient quality identified in subdivisions (b) and (c) are available for the communities in the California-Mexico border region, the office shall include that data in the next update of the tool.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 584, Sec. 1. (AB 1059) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 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:
(a) “California-Baja California border region” means the region to the north and south of the international border between California and Baja California described in Article 4 of the La Paz Agreement, signed August 14, 1983, between the United States and Mexico.
(b) “Council” means the California-Mexico Border Relations Council, established pursuant to Section 99522 of the Government Code.
(c) “Fund” means the California Border Environmental and Public Health Protection Fund established pursuant to Section 71101.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 668, Sec. 4. (AB 965) Effective January 1, 2016. Provisions applicable as prescribed in Section 71104.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2.5 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION AT THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER › Section 71101.

71101. (a) The California Border Environmental and Public Health Protection Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury to receive funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act, including, but not limited to, proceeds of bonds sold pursuant to Division 26.7 (commencing with Section 79700) of the Water Code, and other sources, such as from the North American Development Bank, Border Environment Cooperation Committee, United States Environmental Protection Agency, and private businesses or foundations, and any interest accrued on those funds.
(b) The money in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation, to the California-Mexico Border Relations Council pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 99520) of Title 20 of the Government Code, for expenditure for the purposes of this part.
(c) The money in the fund shall not be made available for the purpose of bringing a person or a facility into compliance with environmental laws, or to provide funds to remediate environmental damage. The fund, instead, shall assist appropriate responsible agencies in California and Baja California in the implementation of projects to identify and resolve environmental and public health problems that directly threaten the health or environmental quality of California residents or sensitive natural resources of the California border region, including projects related to domestic and industrial wastewater, vehicle and industrial air emissions, hazardous waste transport and disposal, human and ecological risk, and disposal of municipal solid waste.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 668, Sec. 5. (AB 965) Effective January 1, 2016. Provisions applicable as prescribed in Section 71104.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2.5 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION AT THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER › Section 71102.

71102. The money in the fund shall be used for the following purposes: (a) To assist local governments in implementation of projects to identify and resolve environmental and public health problems that directly threaten the health or environmental quality of California residents or sensitive natural resources of the California border region, including projects related to domestic and industrial wastewater, vehicle and industrial air emissions, hazardous waste transport and disposal, human and ecological risks, and disposal of municipal solid waste.
(b) To provide technical assistance to those persons and entities described in subdivision (a) with regard to environmental protection, public health protection, or natural resource protection.
(c) To provide limited funds for equipment and labor costs associated with emergency abatement of environmental and public health problems imposed on residents of California due to cross-border impacts of pollutants originating from Baja California.
(d) To provide analytical and scientific equipment and services needed by border area public agencies to identify and monitor the sources of environmental and public health threats posed by cross-border transmission of environmental pollutants and toxics.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 742, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001. Provisions applicable as prescribed in Section 71104.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2.5 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION AT THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER › Section 71103.

71103. (a) The California-Mexico Border Relations Council, upon request, shall inform any community-based nonprofit environmental organization, responsible local government, and special district located within the California-Baja California border region that it may request funding pursuant to Section 71102.
(b) The California-Mexico Border Relations Council, shall award grants to a local governmental entity or special district, community-based nonprofit environmental organization, or postsecondary educational institution based on the severity of the environmental, public health, or natural resource concerns due to cross-border transmission of environmental pollutants or toxics to the city or county in which the entity, organization, or institution is located. First priority for funding shall be given to an entity, organization, or institution located in a city or county in which an environmental, public health, or natural resource threat exists and that has existing capability to respond to, implement, and abate the threat to California from cross-border sources.
(c) The Secretary for Environmental Protection, on behalf of the council, shall accept donations of used equipment, including computers, printers, and lab equipment, for distribution to governmental entities and community-based nonprofit environmental organizations located within the California-Baja California border region and postsecondary educational institutions located within Baja California and within the California-Baja California border region, if the donations can be shown to contribute to the protection of the environment, public health, or natural resources of the California border region.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 668, Sec. 6. (AB 965) Effective January 1, 2016. Provisions applicable as prescribed in Section 71104.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2.5 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION AT THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER › Section 71103.6.

71103.6. (a) The council shall establish the New River Water Quality, Public Health, and River Parkway Development Program to coordinate funding for, and the implementation of, the recommendations from the strategic plan developed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 71103.5, and the projects identified pursuant to Section 71102.
(b) Any entity of state government that funds the activities of the program shall make all necessary efforts to integrate and align its contractual and administrative requirements for grants, loans, and other forms of financial support to meet the goals of the program.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 668, Sec. 8. (AB 965) Effective January 1, 2016. Provisions applicable as prescribed in Section 71104.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2.5 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION AT THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER › Section 71104.

71104. This part shall only be operative during those fiscal years for which funds are appropriated in the annual Budget Act to implement this part, or are made available from contributions or donations from the sources identified in Section 71101. The Secretary for Environmental Protection shall inform the Secretary of State when funds are made available from contributions or donations from the sources identified in Section 71101.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 742, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001. Note: This section provides for operation of Part 2.5, commencing with Section 71100, in fiscal years for which funds are provided.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 2.6 - Tijuana River Valley Watershed Action Plan › Section 71107.

71107. (a) Upon an appropriation of funds from the Legislature for this purpose, the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Agency, including their subsidiary agencies, shall collaborate to create a Tijuana River Valley Watershed Action Plan, known as the Tijuana River Plan. The Tijuana River Plan shall be drawn from existing and ongoing watershed planning efforts in both the United States and Mexico. The Tijuana River Plan shall be reviewed and updated on a three-year cycle. The Tijuana River Plan shall include, to the extent practicable, all of the following:
(1) Identification of key stakeholders and partnerships for data collection and information sharing.
(2) Identification of issues of concern and potential projects that may be implemented in the Tijuana River Valley watershed in both the United States and Mexico.
(3) Identification of short-term and long-term goals and targets for projects that may be implemented through the plan.
(4) Methods and strategies to restore water quality or water supply in degraded areas and to protect overall watershed health.
(5) Methods and strategies to protect the public health and limit beach closures.
(6) Methods and strategies, including target dates or milestones, interagency or public/private partnerships, and binational collaboration, to ensure implementation of the plan in Mexico and the United States, to the extent feasible.
(b) Upon completion of the Tijuana River Plan described in subdivision (a), the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Agency shall consult with the governments for the United States, the County of San Diego, the City of San Diego, the City of Imperial Beach, Mexico, the State of Baja California, the City of Tijuana, and the City of Tecate to develop a common watershed action plan to address issues in the Tijuana River and its entire watershed, on both sides of the border, including, but not limited to, issues relating to water quality, wildlife and fishery habitat, stormwater management, riverside development and management, wastewater discharge, and water supply.
(c) This section shall not require the expenditure of state funding or the development of any specific project without an appropriation from the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 368, Sec. 1. (SB 1301) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE › Section 71110.

71110. The California Environmental Protection Agency, in designing its mission for programs, policies, and standards, shall do all of the following:
(a) Conduct its programs, policies, and activities that substantially affect human health or the environment in a manner that ensures the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and income levels, including minority populations and low-income populations of the state.
(b) Promote enforcement of all health and environmental statutes within its jurisdiction in a manner that ensures the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and income levels, including minority populations and low-income populations in the state.
(c) Ensure greater public participation in the agency’s development, adoption, and implementation of environmental regulations and policies.
(d) Improve research and data collection for programs within the agency relating to the health of, and environment of, people of all races, cultures, and income levels, including minority populations and low-income populations of the state.
(e) Coordinate its efforts and share information with the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(f) Identify differential patterns of consumption of natural resources among people of different socioeconomic classifications for programs within the agency.
(g) Consult with and review any information received from the Working Group on Environmental Justice established to assist the California Environmental Protection Agency in developing an agencywide strategy pursuant to Section 71113 that meets the requirements of this section.
(Added by renumbering Section 72000 by Stats. 2001, Ch. 765, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE › Section 71111.

71111. On or before January 1, 2001, the California Environmental Protection Agency shall develop a model environmental justice mission statement for boards, departments, and offices within the agency. For purposes of this section, environmental justice has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 65040.12 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1109, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE › Section 71112.

71112. In developing the model environmental justice mission statement pursuant to Section 71111, the California Environmental Protection Agency shall consult with, review, and evaluate any information received from the Working Group on Environmental Justice established pursuant to Section 71113.
(Added by renumbering Section 72001.5 by Stats. 2001, Ch. 765, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE › Section 71113.

71113. (a) On or before January 1, 2002, the Secretary for Environmental Protection shall convene a Working Group on Environmental Justice to assist the California Environmental Protection Agency in developing, on or before July 1, 2002, an agencywide strategy for identifying and addressing any gaps in existing programs, policies, or activities that may impede the achievement of environmental justice.
(b) The working group shall be composed of the Secretary for Environmental Protection, the Chairs of the State Air Resources Board, the California Integrated Waste Management Board, and the State Water Resources Control Board, the Director of Toxic Substances Control, the Director of Pesticide Regulation, the Director of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and the Director of Planning and Research.
(c) The working group shall do all of the following on or before April 1, 2002:
(1) Examine existing data and studies on environmental justice, and consult with state, federal, and local agencies and affected communities.
(2) Recommend criteria to the Secretary for Environmental Protection for identifying and addressing any gaps in existing programs, policies, or activities that may impede the achievement of environmental justice.
(3) Recommend procedures and provide guidance to the California Environmental Protection Agency for the coordination and implementation of intraagency environmental justice strategies.
(4) Recommend procedures for collecting, maintaining, analyzing, and coordinating information relating to an environmental justice strategy.
(5) Recommend procedures to ensure that public documents, notices, and public hearings relating to human health or the environment are concise, understandable, and readily accessible to the public. The recommendation shall include guidance for determining when it is appropriate for the California Environmental Protection Agency to translate crucial public documents, notices, and hearings relating to human health or the environment for limited-English-speaking populations.
(6) Hold public meetings to receive and respond to public comments regarding recommendations required pursuant to this section, prior to the finalization of the recommendations. The California Environmental Protection Agency shall provide public notice of the availability of draft recommendations at least one month prior to the public meetings.
(7) Make recommendations on other matters needed to assist the agency in developing an intraagency environmental justice strategy.
(Added by renumbering Section 72002 by Stats. 2001, Ch. 765, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE › Section 71114.

71114. (a) The Secretary for Environmental Protection shall, on or before January 1, 2002, convene an advisory group to assist the working group described in Section 71113 by providing recommendations and information to, and serving as a resource for, the working group. The Secretary for Environmental Protection shall appoint members to the advisory group according to the following categories:
(1) Two representatives of local or regional land use planning agencies.
(2) Two representatives from air pollution control districts or air quality management districts.
(3) Two representatives from certified unified program agencies (CUPAs).
(4) Two representatives from environmental organizations.
(5) Four representatives from the business community, two from a small business and two from a large business, except that three of these representatives may be from an association that represents small or large businesses, and at least one of the small business representatives shall be from an association that represents small businesses. As used in this paragraph, “small business” has the meaning given that term by subdivision (c) of Section 1028.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and a large business is any business other than a small business.
(6) Two representatives from community organizations.
(7) One representative from a federally recognized Indian tribe.
(8) Two representatives from environmental justice organizations.
(b) The advisory group may form subcommittees to address specific types of environmental program areas. The California Environmental Protection Agency shall provide a reasonable per diem for attendance at advisory committee meetings by advisory committee members from nonprofit organizations.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1003, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE › Section 71114.1.

71114.1. After the California Environmental Protection Agency develops the strategy pursuant to Section 71113 and before December 31, 2003, each board, department, and office within the agency shall, in coordination with the Secretary for Environmental Protection and the Director of the Office of Planning and Research, review its programs, policies, and activities and identify and address any gaps in its existing programs, policies, or activities that may impede the achievement of environmental justice.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 765, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE › Section 71115.

71115. The Secretary for Environmental Protection shall, not later than January 1, 2004, and every three years thereafter, prepare and submit to the Governor and the Legislature a report on the implementation of this part.
(Added by renumbering Section 72004 by Stats. 2001, Ch. 765, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE › Section 71118.

71118. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Agency” means the California Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) “Disadvantaged community” means a community identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.
(3) “Supplemental environmental project” means an environmentally beneficial project that a person subject to an enforcement action voluntarily agrees to undertake in settlement of the action and to offset a portion of a civil penalty.
(b) Each board, department, and office within the agency that has enforcement authority shall establish a policy on supplemental environmental projects that benefits disadvantaged communities. The policy shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) A public process to solicit potential supplemental environmental projects from disadvantaged communities.
(2) Allowing the amount of a supplemental environmental project to be up to 50 percent of the enforcement action brought under the jurisdiction of a board, department, or office within the agency.
(3) An annual list of supplemental environmental projects that may be selected to settle a portion of an enforcement action under the jurisdiction of a board, department, or office within the agency.
(4) A consideration of the relationship between the location of the violation and the location of the proposed supplemental environmental project.
(c) The Secretary for Environmental Protection shall consolidate the projects compiled pursuant to subdivision (b) into one list and post that list on the agency’s Internet Web site.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 585, Sec. 2. (AB 1071) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.5 - CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CONSOLIDATION › Section 71120.

71120. Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions govern this part:
(a) “Agency” means the California Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) “Secretary” means the Secretary for Environmental Protection.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.5 - CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CONSOLIDATION › Section 71121.

71121. (a) In the 2004–05 fiscal year, to the extent that it will achieve actual budget savings and to the extent authorized by existing law, the secretary shall consolidate the number of accounts and funds in the Treasury that are for the support of programs administered by the boards, departments, and offices within the agency.
(b) The secretary shall request the Governor to reflect the consolidation of funds in the proposed Governor’s budget for fiscal year 2005–06.
(c) Nothing in this section authorizes a change in purpose, revenue, management, allocation, or expenditure, related to a program supported by a special fund, or the manner or means of collecting revenue that is deposited in a special fund.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.5 - CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CONSOLIDATION › Section 71122.

71122. In the 2004–05 fiscal year, to the extent that it will achieve actual budget savings, the secretary shall consolidate the following non-policy functions that are common among the boards, departments, and offices within the agency:
(a) Information technology.
(b) Collecting fees.
(c) Procuring basic office supplies and equipment.
(d) The generic human resources functions that support state personnel, including health and safety programs, employee training, recruitment and exams for common civil service classifications, equal opportunity officers, transportation related services and programs, mail, reproduction, shipping, and receiving.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.5 - CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CONSOLIDATION › Section 71123.

71123. (a) The implementation of Sections 71121 and 71122 shall not affect the independence of a board, department, or office within the agency to administer its own budget or to manage its own employees, except for the specific activities consolidated by the secretary pursuant to those sections.
(b) The implementation of Sections 71121 and 71122 shall not affect the personnel of a board, department, or office within the agency, who are engaged in program work and related support functions such as contract administration and facilities management.
(c) The implementation of Sections 71121 and 71122 shall not result in the transfer of fee revenue from a board, department, or office within the agency, to another board, department, or office within the agency.
(d) Nothing in this part shall affect an executive reorganization pursuant to Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 12080) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.5 - CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CONSOLIDATION › Section 71124.

71124. The secretary shall report any budget savings achieved pursuant to Sections 71121 and 71122 to the Legislature’s budget committees, for appropriation to programs that directly reduce air pollution or water pollution, or protect public health and the environment, if that appropriation complies with existing constraints on the use of the moneys saved.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.5 - CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CONSOLIDATION › Section 71125.

71125. The secretary may use a reimbursement from a board, department, or office within the agency for a consolidated service that the agency provides to those entities.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.5 - CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CONSOLIDATION › Section 71126.

71126. Upon the request of the secretary, the Department of Finance shall assist the secretary in complying with this part.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.6 - Regional Climate Collaborative Program › Section 71130.

71130. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Capacity building” is the process of strengthening local coordination, leadership, knowledge, skills, expertise, and access to resources in under-resourced communities with the goal of helping to develop or increase the ability of that community to independently compete for grants and implement projects in the future. Capacity building activities include, but are not limited to, identifying and planning for needed climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in a given region and identifying the tools and resources needed to successfully access, apply for, and receive grant funding.
(b) “Collaborative” means a coordinated body of regional stakeholder groups that are located in, serve, and represent the needs of the under-resourced communities within that region and that provide capacity building to those under-resourced communities within its region to access statewide public and other grant moneys for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects that maximize the benefits for the region.
(c) “Council” means the Strategic Growth Council.
(d) “Nonprofit organization” means a nonprofit corporation qualified to do business in the state and qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(e) “Stakeholder” includes, but is not limited to, community-based organizations, nonprofits, businesses, faith-based organizations, interested individuals, elected officials, and local government agencies.
(f) “Technical assistance” means the process of providing the necessary education and resources for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects for any of the following:
(1) Project development.
(2) Grant development and writing for state and federal grant programs.
(3) The successful and appropriate expenditure of grant moneys for the successful completion of climate change mitigation and adaptation projects.
(4) Post-application and project implementation assistance.
(g) “Under-resourced community” means a community identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code, subdivision (d) of Section 39713 of the Health and Safety Code, or subdivision (g) of Section 75005.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 377, Sec. 2. (SB 1072) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.6 - Regional Climate Collaborative Program › Section 71132.

71132. (a) By July 1, 2020, the council shall develop technical assistance guidelines that a state agency may use in delivering its technical assistance resources or in developing additional internal technical assistance policies, standards, or guidelines specific to the agency’s programs. The technical assistance guidelines may support established technical assistance programs and build upon best practices. The council’s technical assistance guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Procedures and standards for state agencies providing direct technical assistance to under-resourced communities.
(2) Measures to provide efficient technical assistance across multiple programs, where applicable.
(b) The council shall consult with relevant state entities during the development of the technical assistance guidelines required pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) The technical assistance guidelines required pursuant to subdivision (a) shall identify grants that would benefit from technical assistance policies, standards, or guidelines.
(d) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to this section.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 377, Sec. 2. (SB 1072) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.7 - Climate Change and Climate Adaptation › Section 71150.

71150. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Agency” means the Natural Resources Agency.
(b) “Council” means the Strategic Growth Council.
(c) “Office” means the Office of Planning and Research.
(d) “Plan” means the Safeguarding California Plan.
(e) “Vulnerable communities” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 71340.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 338, Sec. 3. (AB 1384) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.7 - Climate Change and Climate Adaptation › Section 71152.

71152. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to prioritize the most vulnerable communities, ecosystems, and economic sectors in the state’s climate adaptation and resilience strategy set forth in the Safeguarding California Plan by ensuring that all state departments and agencies accurately identify, collaboratively prepare for, and are sufficiently resourced to adequately respond to the impacts of climate change, such as extreme weather events, the urban heat island effect, habitat loss, wildfire, sea level rise, and drought.
(b) It also is the intent of the Legislature that the agency consider developing policies to address the impacts of climate change and climate adaptation with a focus on equity and that actions taken to address climate adaptation should be consistent with the plan. In developing these policies and taking these actions, all of the following shall occur:
(1) The creation of planning processes that are transparent, fair, and inclusive in the development phases.
(2) The prioritization of resources and investments for vulnerable communities and populations.
(3) The adoption of strategies that seek to address and, at a minimum, avoid worsening social and racial inequities.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 338, Sec. 4. (AB 1384) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.7 - Climate Change and Climate Adaptation › Section 71155.5.

71155.5. The Treasurer, and the financing authorities that the Treasurer chairs, may assist state agencies by leveraging public and private capital investment to help with loans and other incentives to attain the goals established pursuant to this part.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 338, Sec. 7. (AB 1384) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.7 - Climate Change and Climate Adaptation › Section 71160.

71160. (a) The agency shall explore and may implement options within the agency’s jurisdiction to establish a more coordinated and efficient regulatory review and permitting process for coastal adaptation projects that use natural infrastructure.
(b) (1) By July 1, 2023, the agency shall report to the Legislature on suggestions and recommendations for improving and expediting the coordination between appropriate agencies in their regulatory review and permitting process for coastal adaptation projects that use natural infrastructure.
(2) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this subdivision is inoperative on July 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(3) The report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) (1) For purposes of this section, “coastal adaptation projects that use natural infrastructure” means development, as defined in Section 30106, that relies on natural ecological systems or processes to reduce vulnerability to climate change related hazards, or other related climate change effects, while increasing the long-term adaptive capacity of coastal and inland areas by perpetuating or restoring ecosystem services. This includes, but is not limited to, the conservation, preservation, or sustainable management of any form of aquatic or terrestrial vegetated open space, such as beaches, dunes, tidal marshes, reefs, seagrass, parks, rain gardens, and urban tree canopies. It also includes systems and practices that use or mimic natural processes, such as permeable pavements, bioswales, and other engineered systems, such as levees that are combined with restored natural systems, to provide clean water, conserve ecosystem values and functions, and provide a wide array of benefits to people and wildlife.
(2) Coastal adaptation projects that use natural infrastructure may also include, but are not limited to, both of the following:
(A) Soft strategies that avoid fixing the shoreline with hard structures and instead rely on the use of dynamic systems to attenuate coastal hazards, such as dune or wetland restoration.
(B) Hybrid armoring that combines fixing the shoreline to some limited extent, such as with a buried revetment or other shoreline protective device, with a nature-based feature to provide ecological benefits.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 369, Sec. 2. (AB 72) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 34 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › PART 3.8 - REFINERY SAFETY › Section 71275.

71275. (a) The California Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the following agencies, shall examine ways to improve public and worker safety through enhanced oversight of refineries and to strengthen emergency preparedness in anticipation of any future refinery incident, and shall facilitate coordination among these agencies to protect the public, fence line communities, and refinery workers from risks associated with refinery operations throughout the state:
(1) The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
(2) The California Environmental Protection Agency.
(3) The State Air Resources Board.
(4) The Department of Toxic Substances Control.
(5) The State Water Resources Control Board.
(6) The Department of Industrial Relations.
(7) The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA).
(8) The State Department of Public Health.
(9) The Emergency Medical Services Authority.
(10) The Office of the State Fire Marshal.
(11) Certified unified program agencies in areas with refineries.
(12) Local air districts in areas with refineries.
(13) The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9.
(b) Local agencies and the United States Environmental Protection Agency may elect to participate in the efforts provided for in this section at their option.
(c) (1) The California Environmental Protection Agency shall convene at least two public meetings annually to provide members of the public with current information on refinery safety and to receive information from the public regarding health and safety concerns associated with refinery operations.
(2) The California Environmental Protection Agency shall request representatives from each agency listed in subdivision (a) to attend the public meetings convened pursuant to this subdivision.
(3) Meetings convened pursuant to this subdivision shall be held in geographically distinct locations in areas where a refinery is located.
(d) The provisions of this section shall be carried out by agency personnel within the scope of their existing duties.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 590, Sec. 1. (AB 1649) Effective January 1, 2018. Note: Sections 71200 through 71271 are located in Division 36, which follows Section 71424.)