Section 40516 Of Article 7. Variances And Permits From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5.5. >> Article 7.
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. (a) The south coast district shall establish expedited
permit review and project assistance mechanisms for facilities or
projects which are directly related to research and development,
demonstration, or commercialization of electric and other clean fuel
vehicle technologies.
(b) The mechanisms shall include all of the following:
(1) The issuance of consolidated permits, serving the purpose of
both the permit to construct and the permit to operate, to expedite
the permitting process.
(2) The review and processing of permits on a facility or project
basis rather than on an equipment basis to ensure a single point of
contact for the applicant and to allow entire projects to be reviewed
and evaluated on a single, consolidated schedule.
(3) The establishment of a "fast track" permitting procedure to
approve permits in an average of 30 days from receipt of all
information requested by the district, except for any of the
following facilities:
(A) Facilities that may emit significant amounts of toxic air
contaminants.
(B) Facilities that require public notice.
(C) Facilities that require additional review to meet the
requirements of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et
seq.) or the California Clean Air Act of 1988 (Chapter 1568 of the
Statutes of 1988).
(4) The development and implementation of postconstruction
enforcement procedures to ensure that new and modified sources are
constructed according to permit requirements.
(5) The establishment of a liaison program in the office of public
adviser to assist facilities participating in research and
development, demonstration, or commercialization of electric and
other clean fuel vehicle technologies with preparing permit
applications, complying with other district administrative
procedures, and identifying and applying for state, federal,
district, or other available funds set aside for electric and other
clean fuel vehicle-related projects.
(c) For purposes of this section, clean fuels are fuels designated
by the state board for use in low, ultralow, or zero emission
vehicles and include, but are not limited to, electricity, ethanol,
hydrogen, liquefied petroleum gas, methanol, natural gas, and
reformulated gasoline.