Agencies Flashcards
Air Quality Management District
Regional Agency
Responsibilities:
- Regional agency located throughout California to regulate and control emissions from stationary sources
- Federal Clean Air Act
- California Clean Air Act
Air Resources Board
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- California Clean Air Act
- Federal Clean Air Act
Building & Safety
Local Agency
Responsibilities:
- Fire and Life Safety
California Coastal Commission
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- California Coastal Act
- Federal Coastal Zone Management Act
- Bay Conservation and Development Commission is a regulatory for the San Francisco Bay Area
California Department of Environmental Protection
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- Clean Water Act via State Water Resources Control Board
- Clean Water Act via Air Resources Board
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- California Endangered Species Act
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
- Lake and Streambed Alteration
- Marine Life Protection Act
Notes:
- Formally California Department of Fish and Game
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Protection of CA privately-owned wildlands
Provides emergency services for wildland fires, structure fires, car accidents, drawings, lost hikers, floods, earthquakes, etc.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
California Department of Transportation
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- Highways, freeways, inter-city rail service
- Encroachment Permit
California Office of the State Fire Marshall
Mission: To protect life and property through the development and application of fire prevention engineering, education and enforcement.
County Flood Control District
Regional Agency
Responsibilities:
- Regional agency that protects people, property and watersheds from flood and storm waters
Department of Public Works
Local Agency
Responsibilities:
- Bureau of Engineering
- Department of Sanitation
- Street Lighting
- Street Services
California Department of Water Resources
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- California Water Plan
- Statewide flood forecasting, flood operations and other flood emergency response activities.
Division of The State Architect
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- Essential Services Buildings Seismic Safety Act
- Field Act
- Access Compliance for Public Schools State-funded projects
Environmental Health Department
(County)
Regional Agency
Responsibilities:
- County Department of Public Health is a regional agency that protects health, prevents disease and promotes health and well being for all persons in the respective County
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Agency
Responsibilities:
- Clean Air Act
- Clean Water Act
- Toxic Substances Control Act
- Endangered Species Act
- National Environmental Policy Act
- Superfund
Essential Services Buildings
Enforcing Agency
Local Agency
- County or Local Building & Safety Department
Division of the State Architect
- State owned facility or facility leased by the State