Section 1714 - Distribution of Copies to Public Agencies and Tribal Governments; Request for Comments(a) As soon as possible after receipt of the notice or application for a site and related facility requiring a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the executive director shall transmit a copy thereof to the Public Utilities Commission and shall request the Public Utilities Commission to perform an analysis and to offer comments and recommendations regarding the economic, financial, rate, system reliability, and service implications of the design, construction, operation, and location of the site and related facilities. For applications for a site and related facility which does not require a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the executive director shall transmit a notice of receipt of the application to the Public Utilities Commission.(b) Within ten days after receipt of the application for a site and related facility that is proposed to connect to the California Independent System Operator-controlled grid, the executive director shall transmit a copy thereof to the California Independent System Operator and shall request the California Independent System Operator to perform an analysis and to offer comments and recommendations regarding the system reliability implications and identification of interconnection facilities required for connection to the California Independent System Operator-controlled grid. For applications which do not connect to the California Independent System Operator-controlled grid, the executive director shall transmit a notice of receipt to the California Independent System Operator.(c) The executive director shall also transmit a copy of the notice or application to the Coastal Commission for any site located in the coastal zone, to the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) for any site located in the Suisun Marsh or the jurisdiction of the BCDC, to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, to the Air Pollution Control District in which the project is located, to the Regional Water Quality Control Board in which the project is located, to all federal, state, regional, and local agencies which have jurisdiction over the proposed site and related facility, or which would have such jurisdiction but for the commission's exclusive authority to certify sites and related facilities pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with section 25500) of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, and to any other federal, state, regional, or local agency which has been identified as having a potential interest in the proposed site and related facility, and shall request analyses, comments, and recommendations thereon.(d) No later than 14 days after a notice or application has been accepted, staff shall notify and invite tribal governments deemed traditionally and culturally affiliated with a project area by the Native American Heritage Commission, to participate in consultations with staff, consistent with Public Resources Code section 21080.3.1. For projects with a federal nexus, staff shall also invite tribal governments deemed traditionally and culturally affiliated with a project area by federal land managing agencies, to participate in consultations.(e) Upon receiving a copy of the notice or application, each agency requested to file comments shall inform the presiding member (or the executive director if no committee has been appointed yet) of when such comments can be filed with the commission. Unless otherwise specified by law or by order of the presiding member, all such comments shall be filed prior to the conclusion of the evidentiary hearings held pursuant to sections 1723 and 1745 on the notice or application.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 20, § 1714
1. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 1-11-83; designated effective 2-1-83 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 3).
2. Amendment of subsections (c)-(e) filed 8-10-93; operative 9-9-93 (Register 93, No. 33).
3. Amendment of subsection (a), new subsection (b), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (c) filed 6-20-2000 as an emergency; operative 6-20-2000 (Register 2000, No. 25). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-18-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-20-2000 order transmitted to OAL 9-26-2000 and filed 10-25-2000 (Register 2000, No. 43).
5. Amendment of subsections (c)-(d), repealer of subsection (e) and subsection relettering filed 12-21-2015; operative 1-1-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 52).
6. Amendment of section heading and subsections (d)-(e) filed 12-5-2018; operative 1-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 49). Note: Authority cited: Sections 25218(e) and 25541.5, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 25505, 25506, 25506.5, 25507 and 25519, Public Resources Code.
1. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 1-11-83; designated effective 2-1-83 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 3).
2. Amendment of subsections (c)-(e) filed 8-10-93; operative 9-9-93 (Register 93, No. 33).
3. Amendment of subsection (a), new subsection (b), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (c) filed 6-20-2000 as an emergency; operative 6-20-2000 (Register 2000, No. 25). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-18-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-20-2000 order transmitted to OAL 9-26-2000 and filed 10-25-2000 (Register 2000, No. 43).
5. Amendment of subsections (c)-(d), repealer of subsection (e) and subsection relettering filed 12-21-2015; operative 1/1/2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 52).
6. Amendment of section heading and subsections (d)-(e) filed 12-5-2018; operative 1/1/2019 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 49).