Section 32102 Of Division 14.3. Transportation Of Inhalation Hazards From California Vehicle Code >> Division 14.3.
32102
. (a) The department may adopt any regulations that are
necessary to administer this division. It is a misdemeanor for any
person to violate this division or regulations adopted pursuant to
this division.
(b) The department shall, by regulation, designate through routes
in this state which are to be used for the transportation of
inhalation hazards. The department may also designate separate
through routes for the transportation of inhalation hazards composed
of any chemical rocket propellant specified in Section 32050. The
Department of Transportation shall assist the department in
developing the recommended routes. The department shall hold public
hearings in each field operation division of the department in which
are located proposed routes. In recommending the through routes, the
department shall do both of the following:
(1) Perform a risk assessment which shall include, but not be
limited to, consideration of the population density, capabilities of
the emergency response personnel near the proposed routes, and the
safety of the roadways.
(2) Consult with officials having the responsibility for the
prevention and suppression of fire in communities in which are
located the proposed routes, the representatives of persons engaged
in the transportation of inhalation hazards, manufacturers of
inhalation hazards, and the State Fire Marshal.
(c) The department shall prepare for distribution to persons
engaged in the transportation of inhalation hazards maps which
clearly indicate the routes which are to be used for the
transportation of inhalation hazards.
(d) The department shall prepare for distribution to persons
engaged in the transportation of inhalation hazards a list of
locations of required inspection stops and safe stopping places and
shall revise the list to keep it current.
(e) Until other routes are designated by the department for the
transportation of chemical rocket propellants pursuant to subdivision
(b), the designated through routes for the transportation of
chemical rocket propellants to Vandenberg Air Force Base shall be
those routes designated in the letter of agreement between the
department and the United States Department of the Air Force executed
in 1992.