Section 57015 Of Division 37. Regulation Of Environmental Protection From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 37.
57015
. There is in the department the assistant director for
environmental justice. The assistant director shall perform all of
the following duties, subject to the supervision of the director:
(a) Serve as ombudsperson and outreach coordinator for
disadvantaged communities, as described in Section 39711, where
hazardous materials and hazardous waste disposal facilities are
located.
(b) Provide information and assistance to communities on
permitting, enforcement, and other department activities in the major
languages spoken in those communities to ensure the maximum feasible
community participation in regulatory decisions made by the
department.
(c) Where community health or epidemiological information has been
collected by the department or other parties, make that information
available to communities, consistent with other requirements of law,
as soon as possible with plain explanations as to their impacts.