Cal. PRC § 3855

This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 3855, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.

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Official statutory text

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Methane gas hazards” means collections of biogenic or thermogenic gases identified as hazards in the study conducted by the supervisor pursuant to Article 4.1 (commencing with Section 3240) of Chapter 1.

(b) “Eligible jurisdictions” means counties and cities identified as having methane gas hazards in the study conducted by the supervisor pursuant to Article 4.1 (commencing with Section 3240) of Chapter 1.

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