CHAPTER 6.2. Certification of Nonfossil-Fueled Powerplants, Energy Storage Facilities, and Related Facilities [25545. - 25545.19.]
Chapter 6.2 added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 61, Sec. 4.
§§ 25545–25545.19 · 21 sections
- § 25545 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “California Native American tribe” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 21073. (b)…
- § 25545.1 (a) A person proposing an eligible facility may file an application no later than June 30, 2030, for certification with the commission to certify a site and…
- § 25545.2 An application for a site and related facility submitted pursuant to this chapter shall be in a form prescribed by the commission and shall contain all of the…
- § 25545.3 For purposes of sections 25545.3.3 and 25545.3.5, the following definitions apply: (a) “Construction” includes any new construction work and subsequent…
- § 25545.3.3 An application for a covered project submitted under this chapter shall include the applicant’s certification that it will meet the requirements of a covered…
- § 25545.3.5 An application for a covered project submitted under this chapter shall include the applicant’s certification that a skilled and trained workforce will be used…
- § 25545.4 (a) Within 30 days of the submission of the application, the commission shall review the application and make a determination of completeness. (b) (1) The…
- § 25545.5 (a) On or before September 28, 2022, the commission shall, in coordination with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, develop a plan that ensures timely and…
- § 25545.6 Notwithstanding any other law, an application submitted pursuant to this chapter shall be reviewed by commission staff. The executive director shall prepare a…
- § 25545.7 (a) The commission is the lead agency for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)) and, except as…
- § 25545.7.2 The commission shall conduct public outreach to solicit input on an application to identify the range of actions, alternatives, mitigation measures, and…
- § 25545.7.4 (a) Within five days after the application is deemed complete pursuant to Section 25545.4, the commission shall submit the application to all California Native…
- § 25545.7.6 (a) No sooner than 30 days and no later than 60 days after the issuance of the notice of availability of the draft environmental impact report, mitigated…
- § 25545.8 (a) For the consideration of an application and the issuance of a certification under this chapter, the commission shall comply with the requirements of…
- § 25545.9 (a) The commission shall not certify a site and related facility under this chapter unless the commission finds that the construction or operation of the…
- § 25545.10 (a) The commission shall not certify a site and related facility under this chapter unless the commission finds that the applicant has entered into one or more…
- § 25545.11 Sections 25532 to 25534.2, inclusive, apply to a certification issued pursuant to this chapter.
- § 25545.12 (a) Regulations adopted to implement this chapter, or any amendment to those regulations, shall be adopted by the commission in accordance with Chapter 3.5…
- § 25545.13 (a) A site and related facility certified under this chapter is deemed an environmental leadership development project certified by the Governor under Chapter…
- § 25545.16 (a) For any application submitted after January 1, 2026, the commission shall not certify an energy storage system, as described in paragraph (2) of…
- § 25545.19 (a) In an application for an energy storage system, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 25545, submitted in accordance with this…