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25395.119
. (a) Using existing resources or when funds become
available, the Secretary for Environmental Protection shall designate
a brownfields ombudsperson whose responsibilities shall include, but
are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Assisting in the coordination of the brownfields activities of
each office, board, and department within the California
Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Advocating and expanding the relationship between the
California Environmental Protection Agency and local, state, and
federal governmental entities' efforts pertaining to brownfields.
(3) Serving as the California Environmental Protection Agency's
representative on committees, working groups, and other organizations
pertaining to brownfields.
(4) Providing assistance in investigating complaints from the
public, and helping to resolve and coordinate the resolution of those
complaints relating to the brownfields activities of each office,
board, and department within the California Environmental Protection
Agency.
(5) Facilitating and advocating that the issue of environmental
justice for communities most impacted, including low-income and
racial minority populations, is considered in brownfields activities
of each office, board, and department within the California
Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) The brownfield ombudsperson is not authorized to make or
reverse a decision of an office, board, or department within the
California Environmental Protection Agency.