A county committee shall be the lead agency, as defined in Section 21067 of the Public Resources Code, for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) for each petition it considers pursuant to Sections 35709 and 35710, unless the state board is the lead agency pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 35710.
Source:
Section 35710.3, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=35710.3..