California Government Code

§ 14525.3

GOV § 14525.3 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 5.3 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)To the extent consistent with federal law, the commission shall not program or allocate any state funds, including proceeds from the sale of general obligation bonds, under its jurisdiction for any new bulk coal terminal project proposed on or after January 1, 2017.

(b)(1) The commission shall evaluate each new terminal project before the commission to determine consistency with this section and also whether or not the purpose or intent of the new terminal project is to increase the state’s overall capacity to facilitate the transportation of coal in bulk, based on a review of the completed environmental documents and written confirmation from the lead agency of the project, as designated pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).

(2)A terminal project grantee of funds identified by the commission as subject to this section shall annually notify the commission that the project is not being used to handle, store, or transport coal in bulk.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 215, Sec. 2. (SB 1279) Effective January 1, 2017.