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California Code, Government Code - GOV § 51015.06

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) An operator of a pipeline transporting carbon dioxide shall submit to the State Fire Marshal and the public agency that is the lead agency for the project that includes the pipeline for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) an emergency planning zone inventory and map that includes all of the following:

(A) A list of all sensitive receptors within the emergency planning zone that encompasses the pipeline.

(B) A detailed map showing the location and distance to the pipeline of each sensitive receptor within the emergency planning zone.

(C) A graphic representation of the results of the validated, engineering-based computational fluid dynamics modeling, if any, used the purposes of Section 51011.6.

(2) The inventory and map shall be submitted in a format determined by the State Fire Marshal that complies with the accessibility standards specified in subdivision (a) of Section 11546.7.

(b) The operator of a pipeline carrying carbon dioxide shall provide, at least once every three years, a copy of the inventory and map determined by the State Fire Marshal and the lead agency to be complete and accurate and any updates to the inventory and map to local governments providing emergency response services to sensitive receptors within the emergency planning zone that encompasses the pipeline.

(c) The State Fire Marshal and the lead agency shall review, at least once every three years, the inventory and map submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) for completeness and accuracy and shall notify the operator of any discrepancy in the submitted inventory and map.

(d)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the State Fire Marshal and the lead agency shall make publicly available on its internet website all inventories and maps determined to be current, complete, and accurate.

(2) The State Fire Marshal and the lead agency shall redact any personally identifiable information from the inventory and map made available to the public and shall maintain that information as confidential matter.

(e) The operator of a pipeline carrying carbon dioxide shall provide sensitive receptors identified by the validated, engineering-based computational fluid dynamics modeling with the redacted map consistent with subdivision (a) on an annual basis consistent with requirements of Section 195.440 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations for public awareness.

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