{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"21080.9","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 21080.9","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 13. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY [21000. - 21189.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-13"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2.6. General [21080. - 21098.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-13/chapter-2.6"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 961.","effective":null,"html":"<p>This division shall not apply to activities and approvals by any local government, as defined in Section <a href=\"/prc/30109\">30109</a>, or any state university or college, as defined in Section <a href=\"/prc/30119\">30119</a>, as necessary for the preparation and adoption of a local coastal program or long-range land use development plan pursuant to Division 20 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/prc/30000\">30000</a>); provided, however, that certification of a local coastal program or long-range land use development plan by the California Coastal Commission pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/prc/30500\">30500</a>) of Division 20 shall be subject to the requirements of this division. For the purpose of Section <a href=\"/prc/21080.5\">21080.5</a>, a certified local coastal program or long-range land use development plan constitutes a plan for use in the California Coastal Commission’s regulatory program.</p>","text":"This division shall not apply to activities and approvals by any local government, as defined in Section 30109, or any state university or college, as defined in Section 30119, as necessary for the preparation and adoption of a local coastal program or long-range land use development plan pursuant to Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000); provided, however, that certification of a local coastal program or long-range land use development plan by the California Coastal Commission pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 30500) of Division 20 shall be subject to the requirements of this division. For the purpose of Section 21080.5, a certified local coastal program or long-range land use development plan constitutes a plan for use in the California Coastal Commission’s regulatory program.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/general-21080-9","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}