(a)  (1)  Except as provided in paragraph (4), on or before January 1, 2001, the operator of any facility within either the Port of Los Angeles or the Port of Long Beach that stores, handles, or transports petroleum coke and is subject to the enclosed storage pile deadlines of Rule 1158 shall comply with the enclosure requirement of Rule 1158.

(2)  Except as provided in paragraph (4), on or before January 1, 2002, the facility operator at the Port of Los Angeles shall enclose the ready pile referenced in subparagraph (k)(10) of Rule 1158.

(3)  On or before January 1, 2004, the facility operator at the Port of Long Beach shall discontinue the use of, or replace the shiploader referenced in subparagraph (k)(6) of Rule 1158.

(4)  Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), if the construction of additional enclosed storage within the Port of Los Angeles is commenced on or before April 1, 2001, the facility operator is not required to comply with subparagraph (k)(10) of Rule 1158 until April 1, 2002.

For purposes of this paragraph, “construction of additional enclosed storage” means any storage enclosure for which the south coast district issues a permit to construct on or after January 1, 2001, but before April 1, 2001, and construction begins on or before April 1, 2001.

(b)  The south coast district, in conjunction with the state board, shall annually submit a study to the Legislature that examines the frequency and severity of violations of south coast district rules related to the storage, transportation, and handling of petroleum coke.

(c)  Until the facility operator at the Port of Los Angeles encloses the outdoor ready pile, as specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the south coast district shall monitor the size of that ready pile to ensure compliance with the 50,000 metric ton limit requirement in that facility’s March 31, 1999, Rule 1158 interim storage plan.

(d)  On and after January 1, 2003, the south coast district shall maintain a program to monitor particulates within the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach and shall assess prevalent coke particulates and improvements in air quality.

(e)  For purposes of this section, “Rule 1158” means the rule adopted by the south coast district on December 2, 1983, and amended June 11, 1999, pursuant to this chapter. Any terms used in this section and in Rule 1158 shall have the same meaning as provided in Rule 1158.

(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 500, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)