Public Resources Code § 30600.7

Where, prior to delegation of coastal permit authority pursuant to Section 30519, a modification of a refinery facility or petrochemical facility is necessary to comply with a goal, policy, or requirement of an air pollution control district, the State Air Resources Board, or the Environmental Protection Agency to provide for reformulated or alternative fuels, that modification shall require a coastal development permit from the commission only, notwithstanding the option afforded local governments under subdivision (b) of Section 30600.