12805.4.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Nonagency site” means a location other than agency headquarters or state government buildings or facilities where the primary operations of the agency or any of its departments, boards, or commissions take place.
(2) “Web cast” means a media presentation distributed over the Internet using live streaming media technology to distribute content to listeners and viewers.
(b) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), each department, board, and commission of the Natural Resources Agency shall Web cast all public meetings in a
manner that enables listeners and viewers to ask questions and provide public comment by telephone or electronic communication commensurate with those persons attending the meeting. The agency shall make the recording of a Web cast available online for no less than three years for subsequent viewing by interested members of the public.
(c) The requirements of subdivision (b) do not apply to a conservancy or the California Science Center. This subdivision does not limit the authority of the agency to Web cast meetings of a conservancy or the California Science Center.
(d) The requirements of subdivision (b) do not apply to public meetings held at nonagency sites. This subdivision does not limit the authority of the agency to Web cast meetings of any department, board, or commission held at a nonagency site.
(e) It is
not a violation of this section if technical failures prevent a department, board, or commission from providing, archiving, or posting a Web cast, so long as the entity exercises reasonable diligence.