California Public Resources Code

§ 663.1

PRC § 663.1 Effective Jan 1, 1996Div. 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)For the purposes of this section, “ex parte communication” means any oral or written communication between a member of the board and an interested person about a matter within the board’s jurisdiction that does not occur in a public hearing, workshop, or other official proceeding, or on the official record of the proceeding on the matter.

(b)For purposes of this section, “a matter within the board’s jurisdiction” means any action on a reclamation plan or financial assurance appealed pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 2770, any review of an order setting administrative penalties pursuant to Section 2774.2, or any review of an appeal pursuant to Section 2775.

(c)A board member or any person, other than a staff member of the board, department, or any other state agency, who is acting in his or her official capacity and who intends to influence the decision of the board on a matter within the board’s jurisdiction, shall not conduct an ex parte communication, unless the board member or the person who engages in the communication with the board member discloses that communication in one of the following ways:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 81. Effective January 1, 1996. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 98 of Ch. 938.