ARTICLE 4.6. Health Protection Zones
Article 4.6 added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 365, Sec. 2.
§§ 3280–3291 · 13 sections
- § 3280 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Area” means surface area, and all measurement of distances is on the surface of the land.…
- § 3281 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2023, the division shall not approve any notice of intention under Section 3203 within a health…
- § 3281.5 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that development of oil and gas fields into nonfossil fuel production and injection and related uses, including, but not…
- § 3282 Commencing July 1, 2026, all oil or gas production facilities or wells with a wellhead within a health protection zone shall be in compliance with all of the…
- § 3283 (a) All operators with a production facility or well with a wellhead in a health protection zone shall develop a leak detection and response plan that shall be…
- § 3284 (a) Before commencing any work that requires a notice of intention under Section 3203 in the health protection zone, the operator shall contact property owners…
- § 3285 (a) Every operator shall submit to the division by July 1, 2025, a sensitive receptor inventory and map that includes the following: (1) A list of all…
- § 3286 (a) Commencing July 1, 2030, and no less than annually on a date to be determined by the division, an operator with a wellhead or other production facility or…
- § 3287 Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before July 1, 2030, and annually thereafter, the division shall provide a legislative report to…
- § 3288 The division, the State Air Resources Board, and the State Water Resources Control Board may prescribe, adopt, and enforce any emergency regulations as…
- § 3289 (a) No provision of this article is a limitation on the authority or jurisdiction of the State Water Resources Control Board, the regional water quality…
- § 3290 The State Air Resources Board, relevant local air districts, the State Water Resources Control Board, and relevant local water quality control boards shall…
- § 3291 This article does not diminish or alter the authority of the supervisor to deny, revoke, or suspend permits to meet the division’s purpose to protect public…