3860-3863
PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE
SECTION 3860-3863
3860. The director may award grants to eligible jurisdictions for purposes of planning, equipment purchases, installation, and other measures related to the mitigation of methane gas hazards. Ongoing maintenance and monitoring activities shall not be financed by grants pursuant to this chapter. 3861. Prior to receiving grants under this chapter, each eligible jurisdiction shall submit a report to the director describing how the funds are to be expended. Before submitting the report, each eligible jurisdiction shall provide opportunities for the public to review and comment on the report, and shall hold at least one public hearing on the report. 3862. Prior to receiving any grants pursuant to this chapter, an eligible jurisdiction shall do all of the following: (a) Implement a zoning ordinance for areas containing methane gas hazards that establishes a methane gas hazard overlay and provides mandatory studies and mitigations for new construction within the overlay zones. (b) Revise the safety element of the city or county general plan to illustrate the methane gas hazard areas and establish mitigative policies. (c) Prepare a methane gas hazard mitigation plan, which provides strategies and mitigations for reducing existing methane gas hazards and for avoiding further hazards due to new construction. The plans shall be consistent with the grant report, the zoning ordinance, and the general plan safety element. 3863. The department shall adopt rules and regulations implementing the grant program authorized by this chapter.