California Public Resources Code Section 42100

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) Agency means the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. (b) Air board means the State Air Resources Board. (c) Applicant means a small business that is a metal plating facility that produces hazardous waste and applies for financial assistance pursuant to this chapter to reduce the generation of hazardous waste. (d) Chrome plating has the same meaning as decorative chromium electroplating and chromic acid anodizing as defined in the regulations specifying a hexavalent chromium toxic control measure for chrome plating adopted by the air board and contained in Section 93102 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations. (e) Department means the Department of Toxic Substances Control. (f) Emission reduction has the same meaning as airborne toxic risk reduction measure, as defined in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 44390 of the Health and Safety Code. (g) Financial company is defined pursuant to Section 14010 of the Corporations Code. (h) Financial Development Corporation (FDC) means a corporation formed under the California Small Business Financial Development Corporations Law (Ch. 1 (commencing with Sec. 14000) Pt. 5, Div. 3, Corp. C.). (i) Green business program means a program coordinated by a local, state, or federal agency for the purposes of assisting and recognizing businesses that are in compliance with all environmental laws and regulations, and taking additional steps to conserve natural resources and prevent pollution. (j) Metal plating facility means an establishment primarily engaged in all types of electroplating, plating, anodizing, coloring, and finishing of metals and formed products for the trade. Metal plating facility includes a chrome plating facility. (k) Model Shop Program means the voluntary pollution prevention program developed by the Department of Toxic Substances Control with assistance from the Los Angeles City Bureau of Sanitation, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, and the Metal Finishing Association of Southern California, to assist the metal plating industry in identifying possible sources of pollution and developing alternative business practices in order to run cleaner, safer shops. (l) National Metal Finishing Strategic Goal Program means the voluntary program established through a partnership between the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the metal finishing industry that encourages companies to move beyond environmental compliance by offering participants incentives, resources, and means for removing regulatory and policy barriers as they work to achieve specific environmental goals. (m) Pollution prevention means the same as source reduction, as defined by subdivision (e) of Section 25244.14 of the Health and Safety Code. (n) Sensitive receptor means a school, general acute care hospital, long-term health care facility, and child day care facility. For purposes of this subdivision, general acute care hospital has the meaning provided by subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, long-term health care facility has the meaning provided by subdivision (a) of Section 1418 of the Health and Safety Code, and child day care facility has the meaning provided by Section 1596.750 of the Health and Safety Code. (o) Water board means the State Water Resources Control Board.