(a) The department shall administer the program in accordance with regulations adopted by the department.
(b) (1) Nothing in this article shall be construed as superseding or precluding any similar program that is administered by a district, any other public agency, or any other person.
(2) The state board shall develop a methodology for, and shall undertake, a uniform data analysis of the program operated pursuant to this article and any similar programs operated in this state for the purpose of providing an accounting of the emission reductions that are achieved by all such programs.
(c) The department may directly operate the program or may provide for the program’s operation pursuant to an agreement. The department may enter into an agreement with local agencies, community colleges, air quality management districts, or private entities to perform all or any portion of the program.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 307, Sec. 104. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2010.)