California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 2 - Department of Conservation
Chapter 8 - Mining and Geology
Subchapter 1 - State Mining and Geology Board
Article 3 - Policies and Criteria of the State Mining and Geology Board with Reference to the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act
Section 3600 - Purpose

It is the purpose of this subchapter to set forth the policies and criteria of the State Mining and Geology Board, hereinafter referred to as the "Board," governing the exercise of city, county, and state agency responsibilities to prohibit the location of developments and structures for human occupancy across the trace of active faults in accordance with the provisions of Public Resources Code Section 2621 et seq. (Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act). The policies and criteria set forth herein shall be limited to potential hazards resulting from surface faulting or fault creep within earthquake fault zones delineated on maps officially issued by the State Geologist.

1. New Article 3 (Sections 3600-3602) filed 4-3-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 14).
2. Amendment of NOTE filed 8-11-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 33).
3. Amendment filed 10-18-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 42).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending article heading and section filed 1-5-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 1).

Note: Authority cited: Section 2621.5, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 2621- 2630, Public Resources Code.