1. (a) An Independent Producer approved by the Department pursuant to section 18980.5.1 shall, within six months, prepare and submit a producer responsibility plan to the advisory board pursuant to section 42051.2 of the Public Resources Code.
2. (b) When the Independent Producer submits the producer responsibility plan to the advisory board for review and comment as required by subdivision (a) of section 42051.2 of the Public Resources Code, the Independent Producer shall also make the plan available to the public for review and comment by, at minimum, posting the plan to its internet website. To be considered by the Independent Producer as described in subdivision (c), the advisory board's comments and public comments must be received by the Independent Producer within 60 days after such posting.
3. (c) The producer responsibility plan submitted to the Department as required in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of 42051.2 of the Public Resources Code shall include a summary of all comments received from the advisory board and the public, and identify revisions, if any, made in response to any comments. Additionally, the Independent Producer shall also make the revised plan available to the public by, at minimum, posting the plan to its internet website until an approved plan is posted pursuant to subdivision (c) of section 42051.2 of the Public Resources Code.
4. (d) In the event of the termination of a plan by an Independent Producer, the entity shall submit a written notice of intent to terminate a plan to the Department. The effective date of the termination shall be the date the Department receives such written notice, except that, if the written notice indicates that the termination of the plan is conditioned upon the Independent Producer becoming a participant producer, the termination shall only become effective as of the date the Department receives written notice that the entity has been accepted by a PRO as a participant producer.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 40401, 40502, 42057 and 42060, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 42051, 42051.1 and 42051.2, Public Resources Code.

History

1. New article 7 (sections 18980.7-18980.7.7) and section filed 5-1-2026; operative 5-1-2026 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2026, No. 19).