California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 5 - San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Chapter 15 - Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act
Subchapter 1 - When the Commission is the Lead Agency
Article 4 - Use of Consultants
Section 11533 - Relationship of Commission and Consultant

Before using an environmental assessment prepared by a consultant, the Commission shall subject the environmental assessment to the agency's own review and analysis. The Commission through the Executive Director shall have final responsibility for the contents of any environmental assessment that is prepared with the assistance of a consultant. The Executive Director may modify, delete, or change any portion of any material prepared by a consultant, and every contract for consultant assistance into which the Commission enters shall include a provision to this effect.

1. Renumbering and amendment of Section 10943 to Section 11533 filed 5-18-87; operative 6-17-87 (Register 87, No. 30). For prior history, see Register 79, No. 29.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 12-31-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 1). (OAL review extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)
3. Amendment filed 6-2-2022; operative 10-1-2022 (Register 2022, No. 22).

Note: Authority cited: Section 66632(f), Government Code; and Section 29201(e), Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 21080.5 and 21082.1, Public Resources Code.