Section 8670.35.

(a) The administrator, taking into consideration the California oil spill contingency plan, shall promulgate regulations regarding the adequacy of oil spill contingency plan elements of business and hazardous materials area plans required pursuant to Section 25503 of the Health and Safety Code. In developing the guidelines, the administrator shall consult with the Oil Spill Technical Advisory Committee.

(b) Any local government with jurisdiction over or directly adjacent to marine waters may apply for a grant to complete, update, or revise an oil spill contingency plan element.

(c) Each contingency plan element established under this section shall include provisions for training fire and police personnel in oil spill response and cleanup equipment use and operations.

(d) Each contingency plan element prepared under this section shall be consistent with the local government's local coastal program as certified under Section 30500 of the Public Resources Code, the California oil spill contingency plan, and the National Contingency Plan.

(e) The administrator shall review and approve each contingency plan element established pursuant to this section. If, upon review, the administrator determines that the contingency plan element is inadequate, the administrator shall return it to the agency that prepared it, specifying the nature and extent of the inadequacies, and, if practicable, suggesting modifications. The local government agency shall submit a new or modified plan within 90 days after the plan was returned, responding to the findings and incorporating any suggested modifications.

(f) The administrator shall review the preparedness of local governments to determine whether a program of grants for completing oil spill contingency plan elements is desirable and should be continued. If the administrator determines that local government preparedness should be improved, the administrator shall request the Legislature to appropriate funds from the Oil Spill Prevention and Administration Fund for the purposes of this section.

(g) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2012.

(Repealed (in Sec. 58) and added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 133, Sec. 59. Effective July 26, 2011. Section operative January 1, 2012, by its own provisions.)