California Public Resources Code

§ 25540.5

PRC § 25540.5Div. 15 · Ch. 6

Statute text

The commission may, at the petition of a county which has adopted a geothermal element for its general plan, approve an equivalent certification program which delegates to that county full authority for the certification of all geothermal powerplants within such county. Once approved by the commission, the equivalent certification program shall replace and supersede the procedures for certification of all geothermal powerplants and related facilities, pursuant to Sections 25540 to 25540.4, inclusive, to be located within such county. The commission may, after public hearings, revoke the approved equivalent certification program of such county if the commission finds that the program does not comply with current commission certification requirements. The equivalent certification program shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for all of the following:

(a)Certification of geothermal areas as potential multiple facility sites, if so applied for.

(b)Processing of applications in less than 12 months.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1271.