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CA Health & Safety Code § 25255 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 14 - Green Chemistry|Section 25255.

25255.  The panel may take any of the following actions:(a) Advise the department and the council on scientific and technical matters in support of the goals of this article of significantly reducing adverse health and environmental impacts of chemicals used in commerce, as well as the overall costs of those impacts to the state’s society, by encouraging the redesign of consumer products, manufacturing processes, and approaches.(b) Assist the department in developing green chemistry and chemicals policy recommendations and implementation strategies and details, and ensure these recommendations are based on a strong scientific foundation.(c) Advise the department and make recommendations for chemicals the panel views as priorities for which hazard traits and toxicological end-point data should be collected.(d) Advise the department in the adoption of regulations required by this article.(e) Advise the department on any other pertinent matter in implementing this article, as determined by the department.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 559, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25256 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 14 - Green Chemistry|Section 25256.

25256.  The department shall establish the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, which shall provide a decentralized, Web-based system for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of specific chemical hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data. The department shall make the clearinghouse accessible to the public through a single Internet Web portal, and, shall, to the maximum extent possible, operate the clearinghouse at the least possible cost to the state.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 560, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25256.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 14 - Green Chemistry|Section 25256.1.

25256.1.  On or before January 1, 2011, the office shall evaluate and specify the hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points and any other relevant data that are to be included in the clearinghouse. The office shall conduct this evaluation in consultation with the department and all appropriate state agencies, after one or more public workshops, and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The office may seek information from other states, the federal government, and other nations in implementing this section.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 560, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25256.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 14 - Green Chemistry|Section 25256.2.

25256.2.  (a) The department shall develop requirements and standards related to the design of the clearinghouse and data quality and test methods that govern the data that is eligible to be available through the clearinghouse.(b) The department may phase in the access to eligible information and data in the clearinghouse as that information and data become available.(c) The department shall ensure the clearinghouse is capable of displaying updated information as new data becomes available.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 560, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25256.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 14 - Green Chemistry|Section 25256.3.

25256.3.  The department shall consult with other states, the federal government, and other nations to identify available data related to hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points, and to facilitate the development of regional, national, and international data sharing arrangements to be included in the clearinghouse.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 560, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25257 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 14 - Green Chemistry|Section 25257.

25257.  (a) A person providing information pursuant to this article may, at the time of submission, identify a portion of the information submitted to the department as a trade secret and, upon the written request of the department, shall provide support for the claim that the information is a trade secret. Except as provided in subdivision (d), a state agency shall not release to the public, subject information supplied pursuant to this article that is a trade secret, and that is so identified at the time of submission, in accordance with Section 6254.7 of the Government Code and Section 1060 of the Evidence Code.(b) This section does not prohibit the exchange of a properly designated trade secret between public agencies, if the trade secret is relevant and necessary to the exercise of the agency’s jurisdiction and the public agency exchanging the trade secrets complies with this section. An employee of the department that has access to a properly designated trade secret shall maintain the confidentiality of that trade secret by complying with this section.(c) Information not identified as a trade secret pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be available to the public unless exempted from disclosure by other provisions of law. The fact that information is claimed to be a trade secret is public information.(d) (1) Upon receipt of a request for the release of information that has been claimed to be a trade secret, the department shall immediately notify the person who submitted the information. Based on the request, the department shall determine whether or not the information claimed to be a trade secret is to be released to the public.(2) The department shall make the determination specified in paragraph (1), no later than 60 days after the date the department receives the request for disclosure, but not before 30 days following the notification of the person who submitted the information.(3) If the department decides that the information requested pursuant to this subdivision should be made public, the department shall provide the person who submitted the information 30 days’ notice prior to public disclosure of the information, unless, prior to the expiration of the 30-day period, the person who submitted the information obtains an action in an appropriate court for a declaratory judgment that the information is subject to protection under this section or for a preliminary injunction prohibiting disclosure of the information to the public and promptly notifies the department of that action.(e) This section does not authorize a person to refuse to disclose to the department information required to be submitted to the department pursuant to this article.(f) This section does not apply to hazardous trait submissions for chemicals and chemical ingredients pursuant to this article.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 559, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2009. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25257.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 14 - Green Chemistry|Section 25257.1.

25257.1.  (a) This article does not limit and shall not be construed to limit the department’s or any other department’s or agency’s existing authority over hazardous materials.(b) This article does not authorize the department to supersede the regulatory authority of any other department or agency.(c) The department shall not duplicate or adopt conflicting regulations for product categories already regulated or subject to pending regulation consistent with the purposes of this article.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 560, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25259 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 17 - Photovoltaic Modules|Section 25259.

25259.  The department may, by regulation, designate end-of-life photovoltaic modules that are identified as hazardous waste as a universal waste and subject those modules to universal waste management. The department may revise these regulations as necessary.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 419, Sec. 2. (SB 489) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.11.

25299.11.  Unless the context indicates otherwise, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1442, Sec. 5. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.11.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.11.5.

25299.11.5.  “Adjudicative proceeding” has the same meaning as defined in Section 11405.20 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 328, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.12.

25299.12.  “Bodily injury” has the same meaning as used in Subchapter IX (commencing with Section 6991) of Chapter 82 of Title 42 of the United States Code and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1442, Sec. 5. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.13.

25299.13.  “Claim” means a submittal to the fund for the reimbursement of costs incurred due to an occurrence. A claim consists of several documents, including, but not limited to, the fund application, reimbursement requests, and verification documents.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 154, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.14.

25299.14.  “Corrective action” includes, but is not limited to, evaluation and investigation of an unauthorized release, initial corrective actions measures, as specified in the federal act, and any actions necessary to investigate and remedy any residual effects remaining after the initial corrective action. Except as provided in the federal act, “corrective action” does not include actions to repair or replace an underground storage tank or its associated equipment.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1442, Sec. 5. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.15.

25299.15.  “Environmental impairment liability insurance” means liability insurance against liability for bodily injury, as defined in Section 25299.12, and for property damage, as defined in Section 25299.23, arising from an occurrence, as defined in Section 25299.19.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 544, Sec. 7. (SB 1458) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.16 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.16.

25299.16.  “Federal act” means Subchapter IX (commencing with Section 6991) of Chapter 82 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as added by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (P.L. 98-616), or as it may subsequently be amended or supplemented, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.(Added by renumbering Section 25299.15 by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1217, Sec. 2. Effective September 24, 1990.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.17 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.17.

25299.17.  “Fund” means the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund created pursuant to Section 25299.50.(Added by renumbering Section 25299.16 by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1217, Sec. 4. Effective September 24, 1990.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.18 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.18.

25299.18.  “MTBE” means methyl tertiary-butyl ether.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 812, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.19 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.19.

25299.19.  “Occurrence” means an accident, including continuous or repeated exposure to conditions, which results in an unauthorized release of petroleum from an underground storage tank. Unauthorized releases at the same site which require only a single site investigation shall be considered as one occurrence. An unauthorized release subsequent to a previous unauthorized release at the same site shall only be considered a separate occurrence if an initial site investigation has been completed for the prior unauthorized release.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 611, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.20 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.20.

25299.20.  “Operator” means any person in control of, or having responsibility for, the daily operation of an underground storage tank containing petroleum. “Operator” includes any city, county, or district, or any agency or department thereof, but does not include the state or any agency or department thereof, or the federal government.(Added by renumbering Section 25299.19 by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1217, Sec. 6. Effective September 24, 1990.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.21 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.21.

25299.21.  “Owner” means the owner of an underground storage tank containing petroleum.“Owner” includes any city, county, or district, or any agency or department thereof, but does not include the state or any agency or department thereof, or the federal government.(Added by renumbering Section 25299.20 by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1217, Sec. 7. Effective September 24, 1990.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.22 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.22.

25299.22.  “Petroleum” means crude oil, or any fraction thereof, which is liquid at standard conditions of temperature and pressure, which means at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute.(Added by renumbering Section 25299.21 by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1217, Sec. 8. Effective September 24, 1990.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.23 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.23.

25299.23.  “Property damage” has the same meaning as used in Subchapter IX (commencing with Section 6991) of Chapter 82 of Title 42 of the United States Code and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.(Added by renumbering Section 25299.22 by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1217, Sec. 9. Effective September 24, 1990.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.23.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.23.1.

25299.23.1.  (a)  “Site” means the parcel of real property at which an underground storage tank is located. (b)  If underground storage tanks are located at adjacent parcels of real property, the adjacent parcels together constitute one site if both of the following apply: (1)  The underground storage tanks are, or have been, operated by the same person. (2)  The adjacent parcels are under common ownership or control. (c)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the board may consider a parcel of real property as consisting of multiple sites, corresponding to the number of distinct underground storage tank operations at the parcel, if the board makes both of the following findings: (1)  There is more than one underground storage tank located at the parcel. (2)  Each separately operated underground storage tank or group of underground storage tanks is not, and has not been, operated by a person who is operating or has operated another underground storage tank at the same parcel. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 328, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.24 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.24.

25299.24.  “Tank,” “underground storage tank,” “underground tank system,” and “tank system” have the same meaning as defined in Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280), except as follows:(a) These terms mean only those tanks that contain only petroleum or, consistent with the federal act, a mixture of petroleum with de minimis quantities of other regulated substances.(b) These terms include all of the following components that are connected either directly or indirectly to the tank:(1) Spill containment structures that are substantially or totally beneath the surface of the ground.(2) Those portions of vent lines, vapor recovery lines, and fill pipes that are beneath the surface of the ground.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 616, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.25 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25299.25.

25299.25.  For purposes of this chapter, “board,” “regional board,” “local agency,” “person,” “unauthorized release,” and “facility” shall have the same meanings as defined in Section 25281. Any other term used in this chapter which is not defined by this article has the same meaning as defined in Section 25281.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1442, Sec. 5. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.30 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 3 - Financial Responsibility|Section 25299.30.

25299.30.  Every owner and operator shall comply with Section 25299.31 at the time prescribed in the federal act for the establishment and maintaining of financial responsibility for taking corrective action and compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage arising from operating an underground storage tank, or when the tank is first filled, for use, with petroleum.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1442, Sec. 5. Effective October 2, 1989. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.31 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 3 - Financial Responsibility|Section 25299.31.

25299.31.  (a) Every owner and operator shall establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility, as provided in this article, for taking corrective action and compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage arising from operating an underground storage tank.(b) If the owner and the operator are separate persons, either the owner or the operator shall demonstrate compliance with subdivision (a).(c) An owner may comply with this article by entering into an agreement with the operator of the tank requiring the operator to demonstrate compliance with subdivision (a). However, both the owner and the operator are in violation of subdivision (a) if evidence of financial responsibility is not established and maintained in accordance with this article.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1442, Sec. 5. Effective October 2, 1989. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.33 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 3 - Financial Responsibility|Section 25299.33.

25299.33.  (a) An owner and operator subject to Section 25299.30 may establish evidence of financial responsibility pursuant to this article by any one or more of the means specified in the federal act.(b) An owner or operator shall submit evidence of financial responsibility on a prepared form to the local agency which has issued a permit for the operation of the tank pursuant to Section 25284.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1442, Sec. 5. Effective October 2, 1989. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.34 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 3 - Financial Responsibility|Section 25299.34.

25299.34.  (a) The total liability of any guarantor under this chapter is limited to the aggregate amount which the guarantor has provided as evidence of financial responsibility to the owner or operator pursuant to this article. This section does not limit any other state or federal statutory, contractual, or common-law liability of a guarantor to its owner or operator, including, but not limited to, the liability of the guarantor for bad faith either in negotiating or in failing to negotiate the settlement of any claim.(b) For the purposes of this section, “guarantor” means any person, including the insurance fund or the fund, other than the owner or operator, who provides evidence of financial responsibility for an owner or operator pursuant to Section 25299.31.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1442, Sec. 5. Effective October 2, 1989. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)