Pub. Resources Code, § 30107.3 · Chapter 2. Definitions
Pub. Resources Code, § 30107.3
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) “Environmental justice” means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, incomes, and national origins, with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
(b) “Environmental justice” includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) The availability of a healthy environment for all people.
(2) The deterrence, reduction, and elimination of pollution burdens for populations and communities experiencing the adverse effects of that pollution, so that the effects of the pollution are not disproportionately borne by those populations and communities.
(3) Governmental entities engaging and providing technical assistance to populations and communities most impacted by pollution to promote their meaningful participation in all phases of the environmental and land use decisionmaking process.
(4) At a minimum, the meaningful consideration of recommendations from populations and communities most impacted by pollution into environmental and land use decisions.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 360, Sec. 4. (AB 1628) Effective January 1, 2020.
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