Before using an environmental assessment prepared by a consultant, the Commission shall subject the environmental assessment to the agency's own review and analysis. The Commission through the Executive Director shall have final responsibility for the contents of any environmental assessment that is prepared with the assistance of a consultant. The Executive Director may modify, delete, or change any portion of any material prepared by a consultant, and every contract for consultant assistance into which the Commission enters shall include a provision to this effect.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 11533
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 12-31-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 1). (OAL review extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)
3. Amendment filed 6-2-2022; operative 10-1-2022 (Register 2022, No. 22).
Note: Authority cited: Section 66632(f), Government Code; and Section 29201(e), Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 21080.5 and 21082.1, Public Resources Code.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 12-31-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 1). (OAL review extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)
3. Amendment filed 6-2-2022; operative 10/1/2022 (Register 2022, No. 22).