California Health and Safety Code

§ 57015

HSC § 57015 Effective Jun 24, 2015Div. 37

Statute text

There is in the department the assistant director for environmental justice. The assistant director shall perform all of the following duties, subject to the supervision of the director:

(a)Serve as ombudsperson and outreach coordinator for disadvantaged communities, as described in Section 39711, where hazardous materials and hazardous waste disposal facilities are located.

(b)Provide information and assistance to communities on permitting, enforcement, and other department activities in the major languages spoken in those communities to ensure the maximum feasible community participation in regulatory decisions made by the department.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 24, Sec. 16. (SB 83) Effective June 24, 2015.