California Health and Safety Code 39657 – (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the state board …
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the state board shall identify toxic air contaminants which are emitted into the ambient air of the state using the procedures and following the requirements prescribed by Article 3 (commencing with Section 39660).
(b) The state board shall, by regulation, designate any substance that is listed as a hazardous air pollutant pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 112 of the federal act (42 U.S.C. § 7412(b)) as a toxic air contaminant. A regulation that designates a hazardous air pollutant as a toxic air contaminant shall be deemed to be a regulation mandated by federal law and is not subject to Sections 11346.2 and 11346.9 of the Government Code, Article 6 (commencing with Section 11349) of Chapter 3.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, or Article 3 (commencing with Section 39660).
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 39657
- Federal act: means the Clean Air Act (42 U. See California Health and Safety Code 39655
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
- Toxic air contaminant: means an air pollutant which may cause or contribute to an increase in mortality or in serious illness, or which may pose a present or potential hazard to human health. See California Health and Safety Code 39655
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 71. Effective January 1, 1996.)