SECTIONS 39620 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 39620

39620. (a) The state board shall implement a program to assist
districts to improve efficiencies in the issuance of permits pursuant
to this division. The program shall be consistent with the
requirements of Title V.
(b) (1) The program shall include a process, developed in
coordination with the districts, for the state board to precertify
simple, commonly used equipment and processes as being in compliance
with applicable air quality rules and regulations, under conditions
specified by the state board. The state board shall develop criteria
and guidelines for precertification in coordination with the
districts.
(2) The state board shall charge a reasonable fee for
precertification, not to exceed the state board's estimated costs.
Payment of the fee shall be a condition of precertification.
(3) Precertification shall not affect any existing authority of a
district regarding permitting and compliance requirements.
Precertification shall constitute a preliminary evaluation of the
equipment or process, and a recommendation by the state board for
permit conditions to be adopted by a district having jurisdiction
over particular equipment or a particular process, that would allow
district permitting staff to more quickly process permit applications
for air pollution sources.
(4) The California Environmental Protection Agency, within
existing resources, and in consultation with appropriate state and
local regulatory agencies, shall evaluate the feasibility and
benefits of expanding the precertification program to involve other
state and local regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over other
environmental media, including land and water.