Chapter 3 - Environmental Training And Enforcement

California Penal Code — §§ 14306-14308

Sections (3)

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 58, Sec. 32. (AB 200) Effective June 30, 2022.

(a)The secretary shall provide funding to qualified grantees to develop and implement, not later than 12 months after the receipt of funds, a course or courses of instruction for the training of staff of community-based nonprofit organizations, public prosecutors, or staff of community-based nonprofit organizations and public prosecutors in the enforcement of state and local environmental laws.

(b)The course or courses of instruction shall, at a minimum, do

one or more of the following:

(1)Provide an understanding of the requirements of environmental laws.

(2)Teach prosecution techniques that will facilitate prosecution of environmental law violations.

(c)The secretary shall not award a grant to, or enter into a contract with, the California District Attorneys Association for development and implementation of courses of instruction pursuant to this

section.

§ 14307

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 58, Sec. 33. (AB 200) Effective June 30, 2022.

(a)The secretary shall provide funding to qualified grantees to develop and implement, not later than 12 months after the receipt of funds, a course or courses of instruction for the training of staff of community-based nonprofit organizations, or public prosecutors, fire departments, and state and local environmental regulators, or staff of community-based nonprofit organizations, public prosecutors, fire departments, and state and local environmental regulators.

(b)With the concurrence of the commission, peace officers may participate in the course or courses of training.

(c)The course or courses of instruction shall, at a minimum, do all of the following:

(1)Provide an understanding of the requirements of environmental laws.

(2)Teach enforcement investigative techniques that will facilitate the prosecution of environmental law violations.

(3)Provide environmental enforcement training materials.

(d)The secretary shall not award a grant to, or enter into a contract with, the California District Attorneys Association for development and implementation of courses of instruction

pursuant to this section.

§ 14308

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 58, Sec. 34. (AB 200) Effective June 30, 2022.

(a)The secretary may award grants to public and private entities for training public prosecutors, peace officers, firefighters, community-based nonprofit organizations, and state or local environmental regulators in the investigation and enforcement of environmental laws.

(b)The secretary may award local assistance grants as follows for the enforcement of environmental

laws:

(1)To local environmental regulators.

(2)To community-based nonprofit organizations.

(3)To local environmental regulators jointly with community-based nonprofit organizations.

(c)The secretary may allow local environmental regulators to subgrant funding to community-based nonprofit organizations.

(d)Grant funding awarded to community-based nonprofit organizations either directly by the secretary or through a subgrant pursuant to this section may be used to address environmental violations that occur in or disproportionately impact disadvantaged

communities, to support the inclusion of residents of disadvantaged communities in environmental enforcement efforts, for the identification and investigation of environmental violations, and for the development and litigation of environmental enforcement cases.