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California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1665.8 - Grant Program. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 1-23-2012 as an emergency; operative 1-23-2012 (Register 2012, No. 4). A
				  Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-23-2012 or emergency
				  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
2. New section refiled 7-9-2012 as an emergency; operative
				  7-24-2012 (Register 2012, No. 28). A Certificate of Compliance must be
				  transmitted to OAL by 10-22-2012 or emergency language will be repealed by
				  operation of law on the following day.
3. New section refiled
				  10-18-2012 as an emergency; operative 10-23-2012 (Register 2012, No. 42). A
				  Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-22-2013 or emergency
				  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-18-2012 order, including
				  amendment of subsections (a) and (b) and repealer of subsections (b)(1)-(4),
				  transmitted to OAL 1-22-2013 and filed 3-6-2013; amendments effective 7-1-2013
				  pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(a)(3)
				  (Register 2013, No. 10).
5. Change without regulatory effect
				  amending section and NOTE filed 1-29-2015 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2015, No. 5).
6. Repealer filed 8-15-2016;
				  operative 10-1-2016 (Register 2016, No. 34).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 4111,
					 4212
					 and
					 4214,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
					 4102,
					 4111,
					 4112,
					 4113,
					 4114,
					 4740
					 and
					 4741,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1666.0 - State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund Grant Program

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(a) This section
				outlines the procedures for qualifying entities to apply for grant funds made
				available through the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund (SRAFPF)
				Grant Program.
(b) When funds are
				appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, the Board shall administer
				the SRAFPF Grant Program from the State Responsibility Area (SRA) Fire
				Prevention Fund. Grants shall only be awarded in those counties that contain
				SRA lands, and only to those projects that demonstrate a clear reduction of
				risk and potential impact from wildfire to Habitable Structures in the SRA. The
				Project area shall be in an area of moderate, high or very high fire hazard
				severity as identified on the latest fire hazard severity zone maps produced by
				the CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP).
1. New section
				  filed 8-15-2016; operative 10-1-2016 (Register 2016, No. 34).
2.
				  Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b) and NOTE filed
				  3-27-2018 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2018, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 4111,
					 4212,
					 4213.05
					 and
					 4214,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
					 4102,
					 4112,
					 4113,
					 4114,
					 4214,
					 4740
					 and
					 4741,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1666.2 - Grant Distribution

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(a)
				Grants shall be distributed commensurate with the amount of Fees collected from
				the owners of Habitable Structures within the SRA. Proportional distribution of
				funds shall be measured over the following spatial and temporal scales.
(1) The CAL FIRE Unit/Contract County shall
				act as the geographic boundaries when accounting for Fees received and Project
				expenditures.
(2) Expenditures over
				a rolling seven (7) year period (current year plus six (6) prior years) from
				this Grant program in any CAL FIRE Unit/Contract County shall be proportional
				to the amount of Fees collected from that CAL FIRE Unit/Contract County, and
				the amount appropriated by the Legislature for these purposes.
(3) Funding shall be determined to have been
				distributed proportionally if it is within 10% of the calculated benefit amount
				determined in paragraph (2) above.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1666.3 - Applicant Eligibility

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(a)
				Eligible applicants shall be local entities including, but not limited to, the
				following:
(1) Local government, including
				counties, fire protection districts, community services districts, water
				districts, resource conservation districts, and other special districts with
				SRA within their jurisdiction;
(2)
				Fire Safe Councils recognized through the California Fire Safe
				Council;
(3) California
				Conservation Corps or local Conservation Corps certified by the California
				Conservation Corps under PRC §
										14507.5;
(4) Non-Profit Organizations.
(5) In situations where a local government
				has contracted with CAL FIRE for fire protection services, it is considered a
				local government for purposes of this grant program.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1666.4 - Qualifying Projects

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(a)
				Grants shall be awarded to Eligible Applicants providing fire prevention
				activities, including but not limited to those specified in the following
				subsections, that reduce the risk and potential impact of wildfire to Habitable
				Structures within the SRA. Qualifying projects include those related to
				hazardous fuel (vegetation) reduction, fire prevention education, and fire
				prevention planning. Multiple project types (e.g., hazardous fuel reduction and
				fire prevention education) may be proposed in a single SRAFPF Grant
				Application.
(b) Qualifying
				hazardous fuel reduction Projects include using manual, mechanical, prescribed
				fire, herbivory, or herbicide treatments to meet at least one of the following
				objectives:
(1) Create or maintain Fuel
				Breaks;
(2) Remove ladder fuels and
				thin crown fuels to reduce the risk of crown fires;
(3) Reduce fuel loading in locations
				identified in the CAL FIRE Unit/Contract County Fire Plan, Community Wildfire
				Protection Plan (CWPP), or other strategic fire plan;
(4) Community level fire prevention programs
				such as community chipping, roadside chipping, and green waste bin
				programs;
(5) Modify vegetation
				adjacent to roads to provide for safer ingress and egress of evacuating
				residents and responding emergency personnel during wildfire
				activities;
(6) Reduce fuel loading
				around critical community infrastructure, including, but not limited to,
				domestic and municipal water supplies, powerlines, and communications
				facilities.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1666.5 - Non-Qualifying Projects

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(a)
				Examples of non-qualifying projects include the following:
(1) Purchase of capital equipment greater
				than $5,000 with a life expectancy beyond the term of the grant;
(2) Installation, creation, upgrades, or
				maintenance of fire protection features, such as roads, bridges, or water
				storage facilities;
(3) Grant
				requests greater than the maximum allowable distribution to the CAL FIRE
				Unit/Contract County the project is in;
(4) Projects with administrative costs
				greater than 12% of the total grant request.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1666.6 - CEQA Compliance

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Prior to commencing any on-the-ground work the Department
				  requires review and approval of CEQA documents by Department staff. CEQA
				  compliance shall be demonstrated within one (1) year from the date of grant
				  award shown in the grant Agreement.
1. New section
				  filed 8-15-2016; operative 10-1-2016 (Register 2016, No.
				  34).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 4111,
					 4212
					 and
					 4214,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
					 4102,
					 4112,
					 4113,
					 4114,
					 4214,
					 4740
					 and
					 4741,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1666.9 - Map Requirements

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(a)
				Hazardous fuel reduction projects shall include a map identifying the specific
				location in which treatment activities are proposed. This requirement shall
				allow reviewers to evaluate the potential effectiveness and potential
				environmental impacts from the proposed Project. Project proponents of planning
				and educational Projects may consider submitting a map of the targeted
				communities if it would clarify the geographic extent of the proposed
				Project.
(b) Maps shall be
				submitted on 8.5 by 11 inch paper at a minimum scale of 1:24,000 or larger
				(meaning maps may be more detailed than 1:24,000, but not less). Digitally
				submitted maps shall be designed to print on paper measuring 8.5 by 11 inches
				and be submitted in a common format such as PDF or JPEG that does not take
				specialized software to open. Multiple maps may be submitted when necessary for
				clarity.
(c) Include a title,
				legend and scale. The title shall include the Project name and Project
				applicant, and the project tracking number once assigned.
(d) Symbology shall be reproducible in black
				and white.
(e) Additionally, the
				following features shall be included:
(1)
				Project boundaries;
(2) Treatment
				areas by type (if multiple treatments are proposed);
(3) Location of access roads;
(4) Location of watercourses;
(5) Location of known sensitive biological
				resources;
(6) Contour
				lines;
(7) Township, Range, Section
				and Base and Meridian;
(8) Enough
				of the surrounding area to give the reviewer a sense of the spatial
				relationship of the project to the surrounding community (this may be on a
				separate map at a smaller scale with less detail).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1666.10 - Concept Proposal Evaluation

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The evaluation criteria pursuant to §
									1666.11 shall be used to determine
				  if the Concept Proposal is complete and the proposed Project is eligible to be
				  considered for funding through the SRAFPF Grant Program. The criteria require
				  only a yes or no answer. Proposals that score a "no" on one or more of the
				  criteria shall be considered ineligible for funding through the SRAFPF Grant
				  Program. Projects meeting the criteria shall be invited to submit a complete
				  Application to be considered for Project funding.
1. New section
				  filed 8-15-2016; operative 10-1-2016 (Register 2016, No.
				  34).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 4111,
					 4212
					 and
					 4214,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
					 4102,
					 4112,
					 4113,
					 4114,
					 4214,
					 4740
					 and
					 4741,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1666.11 - Concept Proposal Evaluation Criteria

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(a) Is the entity eligible pursuant to §
									1666.3 ? If the organization is a
				non-profit, is a copy of the articles of incorporation included?
(b) Does the proposed Project qualify
				pursuant to §
									1666.4 ?
(c) Will the proposed Project be completed
				within the allowable timeframe?
(d)
				Is the location of the Project adequately described?
(e) Is the entire proposed Project in the
				SRA? If no, is the primary objective of this Project to reduce the risk of
				wildfire to Habitable Structures in the SRA?
(1) For the purposes of implementing §
										1666.10, reviewers shall consider
				a "no" response to the first question in §
										1666.11(e) and a
				"yes" to the second question shall be considered a "yes"
				overall.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1666.12 - Project Application

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(a)
				Applicants with successful Concept Proposals shall be invited to submit a
				Project Application.
(b) The
				Project Application shall consist of the following documents: the Concept
				Proposal, the Scope of Work, a Project Budget, and map(s) if applicable. In
				this phase, the Applicant can make any changes necessary to the previously
				submitted Concept Proposal as details of the proposed Project are
				finalized.
1. New section
				  filed 8-15-2016; operative 10-1-2016 (Register 2016, No.
				  34).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 4111,
					 4212
					 and
					 4214,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
					 4102,
					 4112,
					 4113,
					 4114,
					 4214,
					 4740
					 and
					 4741,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1666.13 - Scope of Work

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(a) The
				Scope of Work shall provide a detailed narrative description of the proposed
				activities that constitute the Project. Applicants shall use a form provided by
				the Department or create a separate document including the information required
				in the following subsections. Projects proposing multiple distinct Project
				types (e.g. hazardous fuel reduction and fire prevention education) shall
				provide all relevant information specific to the Project types; e.g., provide
				the information relevant to hazardous fuel reduction for that portion of the
				Project and the fire prevention education for that portion of the Project. In
				those cases, each Project type shall be evaluated independently and the score
				for this section of the Scope of Work shall be the average of those
				scores.
(b) For all Projects,
				provide a paragraph summarizing the proposed Project.
(c) For hazardous fuel reduction Projects
				provide:
(1) A description of the geographic
				scope of the Project, including an estimate of the number of Habitable
				Structures in the SRA and the names of the general communities that will
				benefit.
(2) A description of the
				goals, objectives, and expected outcomes of the Project.
(3) A clear rational for how the proposed
				Project will reduce the risks associated with wildfire to Habitable Structures
				in the SRA.
(4) Identification of
				any additional assets at risk from wildfire that will benefit from the proposed
				Project. These may include, but are not limited to, domestic and municipal
				water supplies, power lines, communication facilities and community
				centers.
(5) A clear rationale as
				to why the scale of the Project is appropriate to achieve the stated goals,
				objectives and outcomes discussed above.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 13 - State Responsibility Area Fees › Section 1666.16 - Project Application Evaluation Criteria

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(a) The following 100 point scale shall be
				used to evaluate and rank Projects eligible for funding under the SRAFPF Grant
				Program. The evaluator shall award points based on how strongly the Application
				addresses each criterion.
(b)
				Projects shall be evaluated for the first 25 points based on the Project
				specific criteria below. The most appropriate evaluation criteria for the type
				of Project being proposed (hazardous fuel reduction, fire prevention planning,
				or fire prevention education) shall be chosen. For Projects proposing multiple
				distinct Project types (e.g. hazardous fuel reduction and fire prevention
				education), each Project type shall be evaluated independently, and the average
				of those scores for the first 25 points shall be taken.
(1) Hazardous fuel reduction criteria, 25
				points:
(A) Is the geographic scope of the
				Project, including the number of Habitable Structures in the SRA that will
				benefit, clearly defined?
(B) Are
				the goals, objectives and outcomes of the Project well-defined?
(C) Does the Project provide a clear
				rationale for how the Project will benefit Habitable Structures within the SRA?
				Are additional assets at risk clearly identified? This includes Habitable
				Structures and vital community infrastructure including, but not limited to,
				domestic and municipal water supplies, power lines, communication facilities,
				and community centers.
(D) Is the
				scale of the Project appropriate to achieve the stated goals, objectives and
				outcomes?
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 14 - Lumber Products Assessment › Section 1667.1 - Authority

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
This chapter sets out procedures for identifying those
				  products subject to the "Lumber Products Assessment" imposed pursuant to Public
				  Resources Code Section
				  4629.5
				  as required by Chapter 289, Statutes 2012. The lumber products and engineered
				  wood products identified herein shall become subject to the Assessment
				  commencing January 1, 2013.
1. New chapter
				  14 (sections
				  1667.1-1667.6) and section filed
				  9-27-2012 as an emergency and exempt from OAL review pursuant to Public
				  Resources Code section
				  4629.4;
				  operative 9-27-2012 (Register 2012, No. 39). A Certificate of Compliance must
				  be transmitted to OAL by 3-26-2013 or emergency language will be repealed by
				  operation of law on the following day.
2. New chapter 14 (sections
				  1667.1-1667.6) and section refiled
				  3-25-2013 as an emergency and exempt from OAL review pursuant to Public
				  Resources Code section
				  4629.4;
				  operative 3-25-2013 (Register 2013, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must
				  be transmitted to OAL by 9-23-2013 or emergency language will be repealed by
				  operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance
				  as to 3-25-2013 order transmitted to OAL 9-18-2013 and filed 10-30-2013
				  (Register 2013, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4629.4,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
					 4629.3,
					 4629.4
					 and
					 4629.5,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 14 - Lumber Products Assessment › Section 1667.2 - Timber Regulation and Forest Restoration Fund

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
All revenues received from the Lumber Products Assessment,
				  less amounts deducted for refunds and reimbursements, shall be deposited in the
				  "Timber Regulation and Forest Restoration Fund" created in the State Treasury
				  pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
				  4629.3.
1. New section
				  filed 9-27-2012 as an emergency and exempt from OAL review pursuant to Public
				  Resources Code section
				  4629.4;
				  operative 9-27-2012 (Register 2012, No. 39). A Certificate of Compliance must
				  be transmitted to OAL by 3-26-2013 or emergency language will be repealed by
				  operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled
				  3-25-2013 as an emergency and exempt from OAL review pursuant to Public
				  Resources Code section
				  4629.4;
				  operative 3-25-2013 (Register 2013, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must
				  be transmitted to OAL by 9-23-2013 or emergency language will be repealed by
				  operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance
				  as to 3-25-2013 order, including nonsubstantive amendment of NOTE, transmitted
				  to OAL 9-18-2013 and filed 10-30-2013 (Register 2013, No.
				  44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4629.4,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
					 4629.3,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 14 - Lumber Products Assessment › Section 1667.3 - Definitions

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Board
means the California Board of Forestry
				  and Fire Protection.
Engineered Wood Product
means wood composite
				  products including inorganic-bonded and wood thermoplastic composites. It
				  includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding
				  lumber or the strands, particles, fibers, or veneers of wood, together with
				  adhesives, to form composite materials, in which wood is a principal component
				  part as defined.
Fund
means the Timber Regulation and Forest
				  Restoration Fund.
Lumber Product
means a product in which wood
				  or wood fiber is a principal component part, including, but not limited to, a
				  solid wood product, or an engineered wood product that is identified in these
				  regulations. "Lumber Product" does not include furniture, paper products,
				  indoor flooring products such as hardwood or laminated flooring, bark or cork
				  products, firewood, or other products not typically regarded as lumber
				  products.
Principal Component Part
means at least ten
				  percent (10%) of the total content by volume.
1. New section
				  filed 9-27-2012 as an emergency and exempt from OAL review pursuant to Public
				  Resources Code section
				  4629.4;
				  operative 9-27-2012 (Register 2012, No. 39). A Certificate of Compliance must
				  be transmitted to OAL by 3-26-2013 or emergency language will be repealed by
				  operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled
				  3-25-2013 as an emergency and exempt from OAL review pursuant to Public
				  Resources Code section
				  4629.4;
				  operative 3-25-2013 (Register 2013, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must
				  be transmitted to OAL by 9-23-2013 or emergency language will be repealed by
				  operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance
				  as to 3-25-2013 order, including nonsubstantive amendment of NOTE, transmitted
				  to OAL 9-18-2013 and filed 10-30-2013 (Register 2013, No.
				  44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4629.4,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
					 4629.3,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 14 - Lumber Products Assessment › Section 1667.4 - Assessed Lumber Products

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(a)
				Lumber products subject to the Lumber Products Assessment pursuant to Public
				Resources Code Section
				4629.5
				include the following products in which wood or wood fiber is a "principal
				component part" as defined:
(1) Solid wood
				products: All grades and dimensions of lumber, structural panels,
				cross-laminated timbers, decking, railings, fencing (poles, solid board),
				poles, roofing (shakes and wooden shingles), siding (beveled shingles, board
				and batten, log, tongue and groove, treated wood), lath, and
				sub-flooring.
(2) Engineered Wood
				Products: plywood, oriented strandboard, particleboard, fiberboard,
				glued-laminated timber, laminated veneer lumber, laminated strand lumber,
				oriented strand lumber, parallel strand lumber, hardboard, waferboard,
				flakeboard, veneer-based sheeting material, laminated beams, I-joists, and
				edge-glued material.
(3)
				Inorganic-bonded and wood thermoplastic composites: Gypsum-bonded composite
				materials (fiber reinforced gypsum), cement-bonded composite materials, ceramic
				bonded composite materials, and wood thermoplastic composite materials
				including plastic lumber and decking.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 14 - Lumber Products Assessment › Section 1667.5 - Requests for Review

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				California Board of Equalization may petition the Executive Officer of the
				Board of Forestry and Fire Protection for review of a lumber product.
(1) The petition shall be sent to the Board's
				mailing address and shall include information that provides the specific basis
				upon which the petition is founded. The petition must provide the basis that a
				lumber product may or may not meet the criteria established by Public Resources
				Code Section
				4629.3
				and specified herein.
(2) After
				receipt of a petition, the Board's Executive Officer may request additional
				information from the California Board of Equalization prior to conducting the
				review.
(3) The Board's Executive
				Officer shall complete the review of the petition within thirty (30) days of
				its receipt or the receipt of additional information requested pursuant to item
				(2) above. All petitions received in a calendar year shall additionally be
				subject to review by the Board during its annual update of the regulations
				specified herein.
(4) Based on a
				review of the petition, the Board's Executive Officer shall determine whether
				or not the lumber product that is the subject of the petition meets the
				criteria specified herein. Upon a finding by the Board's Executive Officer that
				the lumber product does not meet the criteria, the Executive Officer may
				recommend that the Board remove the product from the assessed lumber products
				identified herein.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 14 - Lumber Products Assessment › Section 1667.6 - Annual Update of Regulation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
				  4629.4,
				  the Board shall annually update the regulations contained herein. The Board
				  shall conduct the review at its regularly scheduled April meeting. The lumber
				  products identified in the annually updated regulation adopted by the Board
				  shall become subject to the assessment imposed pursuant to Section
				  4629.5 on the first day of the
				  calendar quarter commencing more than sixty (60) days after adoption of the
				  updated regulation.
1. New section
				  filed 9-27-2012 as an emergency and exempt from OAL review pursuant to Public
				  Resources Code section
				  4629.4;
				  operative 9-27-2012 (Register 2012, No. 39). A Certificate of Compliance must
				  be transmitted to OAL by 3-26-2013 or emergency language will be repealed by
				  operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled
				  3-25-2013 as an emergency and exempt from OAL review pursuant to Public
				  Resources Code section
				  4629.4;
				  operative 3-25-2013 (Register 2013, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must
				  be transmitted to OAL by 9-23-2013 or emergency language will be repealed by
				  operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance
				  as to 3-25-2013 order transmitted to OAL 9-18-2013 and filed 10-30-2013
				  (Register 2013, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4629.4,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
					 4629.5,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 1681 - Scope of Regulations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
These regulations refer to the requirements of the Division
					 of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the preparation of environmental
					 documents under CEQA. They are to be used in conjunction with the "State CEQA
					 Guidelines," Title 14 California Code of Regulations, Sections
					 15000 et seq.
1. Repealer
					 of Chapter 2 (Articles 1-9; Sections
					 1680-1695, not consecutive;
					 Appendix A and B) and new Chapter 2 (Articles 1-3; Sections
					 1680-1682) filed 12-29-78 as an
					 emergency; designated effective 1-1-79 (Register 78, No. 52). For prior
					 history, see Registers 78, No. 14; 77, No. 14; and 73, No. 15.
2.
					 Repealer of Chapter 2 (Articles 1-3, Sections
					 1680-1682) and new Chapter 2
					 (Articles 1-8, Sections
					 1681-1690.2, Appendix A) filed
					 8-27-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No.
					 35).
3. [FN*] Repealer of Chapter 2 (Articles 1-8, Sections
					 1681-1690.2, not consecutive, and
					 Appendix A) and new Chapter 2 (Articles 1-5, Sections
					 1681-1685, not consecutive) filed
					 9-21-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
					 39).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
					 9-3-96 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).[FN*]
The reorganization of
					 Chapter 2 is printed as a repealer and adoption for
					 clarity.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						606,
						3013
						and
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21000-
						21176,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 1681.1 - Decision Making Body

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"Decision making body" means any person or group of people
					 within a public agency permitted by law to approve or disapprove the project at
					 issue. Where an applicant requests approval of a Notice of Intention to drill
					 for an oil, gas, or geothermal well, the "decision making body" is the State
					 Oil and Gas Supervisor or his or her representative.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending section filed 9-3-96 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21080,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 1681.2 - Lead Agency. [Repealed]

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1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending section filed 9-3-96 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
2. Repealer filed 10-18-2004;
					 operative 11-17-2004 (Register 2004, No. 43).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						3715.5,
						21065.5
						and
						21067,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 1681.3 - Notice of Intent to Prepare Environmental Document. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
					 filed 10-18-2004; operative 11-17-2004 (Register 2004, No.
					 43).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21080.3,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 1681.4 - Geothermal Exploratory Project

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(a) A geothermal exploratory project is for
				  the purpose of evaluating the presence and characteristics of geothermal
				  resources prior to starting a geothermal field development project. An
				  exploratory project is comprised of not more than six wells. The wells must be
				  located at least one-half mile from the surface location of any existing
				  geothermal wells that are capable of producing geothermal resources in
				  commercial quantities.
(b) For the
				  purpose of preparing an environmental document for an exploratory project, a
				  description of the environmental impacts of a project shall be limited to the
				  proposed drill sites, the proposed wells, and any roads or other facilities
				  that may be required before the exploratory wells can be drilled.
The environmental document for the exploratory project does
					 not need to describe the environmental impacts of any future exploratory or
					 development projects.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21065.5
						and
						21090.1,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 2 - General Responsibilities for Geothermal Projects › Section 1682 - Contents of a Geothermal Project Application

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An application for a geothermal exploratory project shall
					 include:
(a) A statement declaring
				  that the purpose of the proposed project is to evaluate the presence and
				  characteristics of geothermal resources and that the surface location of each
				  well in the project is at least one-half mile from the surface location of an
				  existing well capable of producing geothermal resources in commercial
				  quantities.
(b) The following
				  information in narrative form:
(1) A
				  description of the project including a regional map showing the location of the
				  proposed well(s).
(2) A statement
				  of whether or not the project is compatible with existing zoning and State and
				  local plans.
(3) A description of
				  the environmental setting.
(4) A
				  description of probable short-term and long-term environmental effects of the
				  project.
(5) A description of
				  measures acceptable to the project sponsor which mitigate the project's
				  probable environmental effects.
(6)
				  A description of any significant adverse environmental impacts which the
				  project sponsor cannot mitigate.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 2 - General Responsibilities for Geothermal Projects › Section 1682.1 - Lead Agency CEQA Time Limits for Geothermal Projects

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When the Division accepts an application for a geothermal
					 exploratory project as complete, the Division shall prepare or cause the
					 preparation of the required environmental documents and make a decision on the
					 project within 135 days.
(a) The time
				  limit shall be measured from the date on which the application is accepted as
				  complete.
(b) Within 30 days after
				  receiving an application for a geothermal exploratory project, the Division
				  shall determine whether the application is complete and whether the project
				  will require a Notice of Exemption, an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or a
				  Negative Declaration.
(c) The
				  Division shall consult with Responsible Agencies to discuss the scope and
				  content of a proposed environmental document pursuant to Section
				  168.3.1(b) of
				  these regulations.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending first paragraph filed 9-3-96 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
2. Amendment of section heading,
					 section and NOTE filed 10-18-2004; operative 11-17-2004 (Register 2004, No.
					 43).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						3012
						and
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						3715.5,
						21080.1
						and
						21080.3,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 2 - General Responsibilities for Geothermal Projects › Section 1682.2 - Responsible Agency CEQA Time Limits. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
					 filed 10-18-2004; operative 11-17-2004 (Register 2004, No.
					 43).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21080.4,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 2 - General Responsibilities for Geothermal Projects › Section 1682.3 - Delegation of Lead Agency Responsibilities for Geothermal Exploratory Projects. [Repealed]

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1. Change
					 without regulatory effect repealing section filed 9-3-96 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						3715.5,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 3 - Application of the Act to Geothermal Projects › Section 1683 - Federal Geothermal Project Coordination

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Where a geothermal exploratory project will be subject to
					 both CEQA and the National Environmental Policy Act, the Division shall approve
					 or disapprove the project within 135 days.
1. Amendment
					 of article heading, section heading, section and NOTE filed 10-18-2004;
					 operative 11-17-2004 (Register 2004, No. 43).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						3012
						and
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						3715.5,
						21083.5
						and
						21083.7,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 3 - Application of the Act to Geothermal Projects › Section 1683.1 - Consultation in Connection with a Geothermal Project

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(a) Prior to determining whether a Notice of
				  Exemption, Negative Declaration, or EIR is required for a geothermal
				  exploratory project, the Division shall consult with each Responsible Agency
				  and Trustee Agency responsible for natural resources affected by the
				  project.
(b) In connection with a
				  geothermal exploratory project, the Division shall consult with Responsible
				  Agencies to discuss the scope and content of a proposed environmental document
				  as soon as possible but not later than 30 days after the Division receives an
				  application. The Division may waive this requirement if the project has no
				  significant environmental impact or if the project sponsor agrees to mitigate
				  all foreseeable environmental impacts. This requirement may be met through
				  written correspondence.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending section filed 9-3-96 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
2. Amendment of section heading,
					 section and NOTE filed 10-18-2004; operative 11-17-2004 (Register 2004, No.
					 43).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						3012
						and
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						3715.5
						and
						21080.3,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 3 - Application of the Act to Geothermal Projects › Section 1683.2 - Geothermal Discretionary Projects

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Permitting actions of the Division for geothermal
					 exploratory projects are discretionary under CEQA, when the Division acts as
					 lead agency.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending section filed 9-3-96 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
2. Amendment of section heading,
					 section and NOTE filed 10-18-2004; operative 11-17-2004 (Register 2004, No.
					 43).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						3012
						and
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						3715.5
						and
						21080,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 3 - Application of the Act to Geothermal Projects › Section 1683.3 - Procedures for Exempted Projects. [Repealed]

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1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending subsection (b) filed 9-3-96 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
2. Repealer filed 10-18-2004;
					 operative 11-17-2004 (Register 2004, No. 43).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						3715.5,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 3 - Application of the Act to Geothermal Projects › Section 1683.5 - Responsible Agency CEQA Time Limits

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As soon as possible after receiving a Notice of Preparation
					 and in no event more than 45 days after receiving the notice, a Responsible
					 Agency shall inform the Lead Agency of the scope and content of the
					 environmental information that the Responsible Agency would need in the
					 EIR.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21000-
						21176,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 3 - Application of the Act to Geothermal Projects › Section 1683.6 - Delegation of Responsibilities for Geothermal Lead Agency

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The Division may delegate its Lead Agency responsibility
					 for geothermal exploratory projects to a county that has adopted a geothermal
					 element for its general plan and agreed to complete its Lead Agency
					 responsibilities for such projects within 135 days of receipt of a complete
					 application for such project.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending subsection (d) filed 9-3-96 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
2. Amendment of section heading,
					 section and NOTE filed 10-18-2004; operative 11-17-2004 (Register 2004, No.
					 43).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						3012
						and
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						3715.5,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 2 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 › Article 3 - Application of the Act to Geothermal Projects › Section 1683.7 - Delegation of Lead Agency Responsibilities for Geothermal Exploratory Projects

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(a) A request for delegation of Lead Agency
				  responsibilities for geothermal exploratory projects shall contain a letter of
				  request signed by the Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors, copies of the
				  county's adopted geothermal element, the final environmental document on the
				  element, and copies of the county's CEQA procedures which detail the county
				  method of completing its Lead Agency responsibilities for geothermal
				  exploratory projects within 135 days.
(b) Upon receipt of the request, the State
				  Oil and Gas Supervisor shall transmit a copy of the geothermal element and
				  final environmental document to the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and
				  shall consult with the OPR prior to making a decision on the county's request.
				  The Supervisor may consult with any other agencies, at his or her
				  discretion.
(c) If the geothermal
				  element and CEQA procedures are adequate, the Supervisor shall approve the
				  request.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending subsections (a) and (c) filed 9-3-96
					 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21082,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21000-
						21176,
						Public Resources Code.