Section 2074.8 Of Article 2. Listing Of Endangered Species From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 1.5. >> Article 2.
2074.8
. (a) This article does not impose any duty or obligation
for, or otherwise require, the commission or the department to
undertake independent studies or other assessments of any species
when reviewing a petition and its attendant documents and comments.
However, the department shall seek independent scientific peer review
of the department's status report. The director may approve an
extension of time for completion of the status report if necessary
for the purposes of obtaining independent peer review pursuant to
Section 2074.6.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2017, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends
that date.