Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article:

(a)  “Appeal board” means an appeal board established pursuant to Section 25199.10.

(b)  “Hazardous waste facility project” means a project undertaken for the purpose of siting and constructing a new hazardous waste facility that will require a hazardous waste facilities permit issued pursuant to Section 25200, or for the purpose of significantly expanding or modifying an existing hazardous waste facility that is being used or operated under a permit issued pursuant to Section 25200 or a grant of interim status pursuant to Section 25200.5. Unless expressly provided otherwise, “hazardous waste facility project” includes a specified hazardous waste facility project.

(c)  “Interested person” means a person who participated in one or more public meetings or hearings held to consider an application for a land use decision for a specified hazardous waste facility project. “Participation” includes, but is not limited to, the giving of oral or written testimony at a meeting or hearing, submission of questions at a meeting or hearing, or attendance at the meeting or hearing.

(d)  “Land disposal facility” means a hazardous waste facility where hazardous waste is disposed in, on, under, or to the land.

(e)  “Land use decision” means a discretionary decision of a local agency concerning a hazardous waste facility project, including the issuance of a land use permit or a conditional use permit, the granting of a variance, the subdivision of property, and the modification of existing property lines pursuant to Title 7 (commencing with Section 65000) of the Government Code.

(f)  “Lead agency” means the public agency that has the principal responsibility for approving a hazardous waste facility project.

(g)  “Local agency” means any public agency, other than a state agency.

(h)  “Permit” means a permit, license, certificate, requirement, or other entitlement for use required to site or construct a hazardous waste facility. “Permit” includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(1)  A hazardous waste facility permit issued by the department pursuant to this chapter.

(2)  Waste discharge requirements issued by a California regional water quality control board pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 13260) of Chapter 4 of Division 7 of the Water Code.

(3)  An authority to construct permit issued by an air pollution control district or air quality management district pursuant to Division 26 (commencing with Section 39000).

(4)  A solid waste facilities permit issued by the enforcement agency pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 66796.30) of Chapter 3 of Title 7.3 of the Government Code.

(i)  “Proponent” means any person applying to a public agency for a permit or a land use decision concerning a specified hazardous waste facility project.

(j)  “Public agency” means any state agency or any local agency.

(k)  “Responsible agency” means any public agency, other than the lead agency, which has the authority to issue a permit or make a land use decision.

(l)  “Significantly expand or modify” means to expand or modify an existing hazardous waste facility, including a specified hazardous waste facility, in a manner so that a land use decision and an environmental impact report are required.

(m)  “Specified hazardous waste facility” means an offsite facility which serves more than one producer of hazardous waste.

(n)  “Specified hazardous waste facility project” means a project undertaken for the purpose of siting and constructing a new specified hazardous waste facility or for the purpose of significantly expanding or modifying an existing specified hazardous waste facility that is being used or operated under a permit issued pursuant to Section 25200 or a grant of interim status pursuant to Section 25200.5.

(o)  “State agency” means any agency, board, or commission of state government. “State agency” also includes an air pollution control district and an air quality management district.

(p)  “Technical review” means the review of an application for a hazardous waste facility project by a state agency to determine if the facility meets the applicable statutes and regulations.

(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1389, Sec. 4. Effective September 27, 1988.)