1. (a) The board shall act upon applications within the following time limits:

   1. (1) When the board is the lead agency pursuant to CEQA and an environmental impact report is prepared, it shall approve or disapprove a project within six months from the date of the certification of the environmental impact report.
   2. (2) When the board is the lead agency and a negative declaration is adopted or if the project is exempt from CEQA, the board shall approve or disapprove a project within three months from the date of the adoption of the negative declaration.

   3. (3) When the board is a responsible agency for a project that has been approved by the lead agency, it shall either approve or disapprove the project within whichever is the longer:

      1. (A) Within one-hundred-eighty (180) calendar days of the date on which the lead agency has approved the project; or
      2. (B) Within one-hundred-eighty (180) calendar days of the date on which the application is deemed complete.
2. (b) Applicants may waive the requirement that applications be acted upon within such periods. Waivers must be in writing or expressed on the record at a hearing.

Note: Authority cited: Section 8571, Water Code. Reference: Sections 65950 and 65952, Government Code; and Section 8730.1, Water Code.

History

1. New section filed 9-30-96; operative 10-30-96 (Register 96, No. 40).

2. Amendment of subsections (a)(3)(A)-(B) filed 2-15-2012; operative 2-15-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 7).