Cal. PRC § 3763
This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 3763, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.
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Official statutory text
(a) A hearing shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code only in an appeal from an order in the following circumstances:
(1) Issued pursuant to a Section 3755 finding that the operator’s wells are deserted and should be plugged and abandoned.
(2) Rescinding an injection project approval for a project that has already commenced.
(b) An order issued pursuant to Section 3743 shall satisfy the requirement of Section 11503 of the Government Code that an accusation be filed.
(c) For an appeal of an order that is not described in subdivision (a), a hearing shall be conducted by the director in accordance with Sections 3764 and 3765.
(d) For an appeal of an order that is described in subdivision (a) and is also an emergency order for remedial work, a hearing shall be conducted by the director in accordance with Sections 3764 and 3765 for the limited purpose of considering the emergency order for remedial work. All other penalties and requirements imposed by the order shall be considered at a hearing provided in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(1) Issued pursuant to a Section 3755 finding that the operator’s wells are deserted and should be plugged and abandoned.
(2) Rescinding an injection project approval for a project that has already commenced.
(b) An order issued pursuant to Section 3743 shall satisfy the requirement of Section 11503 of the Government Code that an accusation be filed.
(c) For an appeal of an order that is not described in subdivision (a), a hearing shall be conducted by the director in accordance with Sections 3764 and 3765.
(d) For an appeal of an order that is described in subdivision (a) and is also an emergency order for remedial work, a hearing shall be conducted by the director in accordance with Sections 3764 and 3765 for the limited purpose of considering the emergency order for remedial work. All other penalties and requirements imposed by the order shall be considered at a hearing provided in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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