California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 5 - Power Plant Site Certification › Article 4.1 - Certification of Nonfossil-Fueled Powerplants, Energy Storage Facilities, and Related Facilities › Section 1879 - Staff Assessment and Executive Director's Recommendation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Within 150 days from the date the
				  application is deemed complete, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, staff
				  shall file a Staff Assessment of the opt-in application that consists of a
				  draft environmental impact report following the requirements of the California
				  Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, §
										21000
				  et seq.) and the CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code of Regs., tit. 14, div. 6, ch. 3)
				  and includes consideration on whether the project satisfies the conditions in
				  Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section
				  21178) of Division 13, including
				  Sections
				  21183
				  and
				  21183.6,
				  of the Public Resources Code, and a separate section addressing the following:
(1) The extent to which the applicant has
				  complied with the recommended minimum standards of efficiency adopted under
				  Public Resources Code section
				  25402(d).
(2) The conformity of the facility with
				  public safety standards and the applicable air and water quality standards, and
				  with other applicable local, regional, state, and federal standards,
				  ordinances, or laws and a statement of efforts made to correct or eliminate any
				  noncompliance.
(3) The potential
				  for restoring the site as necessary to protect the environment if the
				  commission denies approval of the application.
(4) The public benefits from the project
				  including, but not limited to, economic benefits, environmental benefits, and
				  electricity reliability benefits.
(5) An identification of public agencies that
				  received notice of the opt-in application.
(6) An identification of whether the site is
				  located at a prohibited area as identified in Public Resources Code sections
				  25526
				  and
				  25527
				  and any proposed findings relevant to that location.
(7) The overall net positive economic benefit
				  to the local government that would have had permitting authority over the site
				  and related facility. Economic benefits may include, but are not limited to,
				  employment growth, housing development, infrastructure and environmental
				  improvements, assistance to public schools and education, assistance to public
				  safety agencies and departments, property taxes, and sales and use tax
				  revenues.
(8) Any legally binding
				  and enforceable agreements by the applicant with, or that benefit, a coalition
				  of one or more community-based organizations, such as workforce development and
				  training organizations, labor unions, social justice advocates, local
				  governmental entities, California Native American tribes, or other
				  organizations that represent community interests, where there is mutual benefit
				  to the parties to the agreement.