California Public Resources Code

§ 25548.2

PRC § 25548.2 Effective Sep 2, 2022Div. 15 · Ch. 6.3

Statute text

For purposes of any application or request by the operator for a permit, lease, license, certification, concurrence, plan, decision, or other approval from a state agency, and of any request by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for consultation or other input, that is necessary to authorize Diablo Canyon powerplant operations after the current expiration dates, all of the following shall apply:

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, the state agency shall take final action on the application or request to extend the operations of the Diablo Canyon powerplant within 180 days of submission of a complete application or request.

(b)Given the unique circumstances of this site and the time-limited extension of operations, and in view of the precedent of World Business Academy v. State Lands Commission (2018) 24 Cal.App.5th 476, the Diablo Canyon powerplant site, and all structures, buildings, and equipment at the site or necessary to extend operations at the site, shall conclusively be deemed an existing facility or existing facilities under Section 15301 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations and not subject to any exception under Section 15300.2 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, in any agency or judicial proceeding.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 239, Sec. 5. (SB 846) Effective September 2, 2022. Inoperative as prescribed by its own provisions. Repealed on January 1 following the inoperative date.