BILL NUMBER: AB 3215	CHAPTERED  09/07/94
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER   429
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 7, 1994
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 6, 1994
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 19, 1994
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   JUNE 1, 1994
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 10, 1994

INTRODUCED BY  Assembly Members Pringle and McPherson

                        FEBRUARY 24, 1994

   An act to amend Section 39620 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to air pollution.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 3215, Pringle.  Air pollution:  precertification.
   Under existing law, the State Air Resources Board and air
pollution control districts and air quality management districts
have specified powers and duties relative to air pollution
control.  The districts may establish a permit system for
stationary sources.  Existing law requires the state board to
adopt and implement a program to assist districts to improve
efficiencies in the issuance of permits.
   This bill would require the state board to include in that
program a process to precertify simple, commonly used equipment
and processes as being in compliance with air quality rules and
regulations, to expedite permitting of air pollution sources.
The bill would require the California Environmental Protection
Agency to evaluate the feasibility of expanding the
precertification program, as specified.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1. Section 39620 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:
   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.