Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter: (a) âAdministratorâ means the administrator for oil spill response appointed by the Governor pursuant to Section 8670.4. (b) (1) âBest achievable protectionâ means the highest level of protection that can be achieved through both the use of the best achievable technology and those manpower levels, training procedures, and operational methods that provide the greatest degree of protection achievable. The administratorâs determination of which measures provide the best achievable protection shall be guided by the critical need to protect valuable natural resources and state waters, while also considering all of the following: (A) The protection provided by the measure. (B) The technological achievability of the measure. (C) The cost of the measure. (2) The administrator shall not use a cost-benefit or cost-effectiveness analysis or any particular method of analysis in determining which measures provide the best achievable protection. The administrator shall instead, when determining which measures provide best achievable protection, give reasonable consideration to the protection provided by the measures, the technological achievability of the measures, and the cost of the measures when establishing the requirements to provide the best achievable protection for the natural resources of the state. (c) (1) âBest achievable technologyâ means that technology that provides the greatest degree of protection, taking into consideration both of the following: (A) Processes that are being developed, or could feasibly be developed anywhere in the world, given overall reasonable expenditures on research and development. (B) Processes that are currently in use anywhere in the world. (2) In determining what is the best achievable technology pursuant to this chapter, the administrator shall consider the effectiveness and engineering feasibility of the technology. (d) âCalifornia oil spill contingency planâ means the California oil spill contingency plan prepared pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 8574.1) of Chapter 7. (e) âDedicated response resourcesâ means equipment and personnel committed solely to oil spill response, containment, and cleanup that are not used for any other activity that would adversely affect the ability of that equipment and personnel to provide oil spill response services in the timeframes for which the equipment and personnel are rated. (f) âEnvironmentally sensitive areaâ means an area defined pursuant to the applicable area contingency plans or geographic response plans, as created and revised by the Coast Guard, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the administrator. (g) (1) âFacilityâ means any of the following located in state waters or located where an oil spill may impact state waters: (A) A building, structure, installation, or equipment used in oil exploration, oil well drilling operations, oil production, oil refining, oil storage, oil gathering, oil processing, oil transfer, oil distribution, or oil transportation. (B) A marine terminal. (C) A pipeline that transports oil. (D) A railroad that transports oil as cargo. (E) A drill ship, semisubmersible drilling platform, jack-up type drilling rig, or any other floating or temporary drilling platform. (F) A renewable fuel production facility. (G) A renewable fuel receiving facility. (2) âFacilityâ does not include any of the following: (A) A vessel, except a vessel located and used for any purpose described in subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1). (B) An owner or operator subject to Chapter 6.67 (commencing with Section 25270) or Chapter 6.75 (commencing with Section 25299.10) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code. (C) Operations on a farm, nursery, logging site, or construction site that are either of the following: (i) Do not exceed 20,000 gallons in a single storage tank. (ii) Hav
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