Section 16015 - Statement of Contentions: List of Interested Persons(a) In the event that the lead agency dispute is not resolved by consultation pursuant to Section 16013, and upon a request for designation made pursuant to Section 16014, the Director shall require a statement of contentions from each disputing agency and from the project applicant if requesting the designation, and may require a statement of contentions from the project applicant if not requesting the designation.(b) Each disputing agency shall prepare a written statement of contentions in support of its claim as to which agency should or should not be the lead agency. The statement shall contain the following information: (1) A description of the project.(2) A description of the agency's responsibility for constructing, approving, supervising, and financing the project as a whole.(3) Citation of the agency's general governmental powers relating to the project.(4) Data outlining all aspects of the agency's relationship to the project.(5) The date the agency first undertook formal action, if any, on the project and a chronology of actions taken and to be taken concerning the project.(6) A list of all interested persons who might comment on the project.(7) Such other information as the Director may require.(c) The project applicant requesting the designation, or a project applicant required by the Director pursuant to subdivision (a), shall prepare a written statement of contentions which shall contain the following information:(1) A description of the project.(2) A list of all interested persons who might comment on the project.(3) A brief statement as to which disputing agency, if any, the applicant believes is appropriate to adequately fulfill the requirements of CEQA and complies with the lead agency criteria set forth in State Guidelines Section 15065, and the applicant's reasons in support thereof.(4) Such other information as the Director determines would assist in designating the appropriate lead agency.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 16015
Note: Authority cited: Division 13, Public Resources Code; Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 1.5, Government Code. Reference: Section 21165, Public Resources Code.