Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The commission, in consultation with the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and labor and industry stakeholders, shall consider ways to manage necessary refinery turnarounds and maintenance that would protect the health and safety of employees, local communities, and the public, and minimize the impact of maintenance-related production losses on fuel prices. The commission may, by regulation, impose requirements governing the timing of turnaround and maintenance developed through consultations under this section.
(b) Regulations adopted under this section shall do, but not be limited to, both of the following:
(1) Protect the health and safety of employees, local communities, and the public.
(2) Include criteria that are required to be met before a refinery commences a turnaround or maintenance event, including, but not limited to, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the executive director of the commission, through a report required by subdivision (m) of Section 25354, that the refiner has made resupply plans or other arrangements sufficient to ensure that the loss of production during the turnaround or maintenance event does not adversely affect the California transportation fuels market.
(c) This section does not modify any requirements of, or standards issued pursuant to, Section 6311 of, or Part 7.5 (commencing with Section 7850) of Division 5 of, the Labor Code, including the authority of employees to perform an emergency shutdown of the refinery and necessary maintenance work for safety.
(d) A regulation adopted, or action taken, pursuant to this section shall not excuse an employer's compliance with the skilled and trained workforce and wage requirements set forth in Section 25536.7 of the Health and Safety Code.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Public Resources Code - PRC § 25354.2 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/public-resources-code/prc-sect-25354-2/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)