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CA Health & Safety Code § 25368 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 6.3 - Technology Demonstration Program|Section 25368.

25368.  Notwithstanding Section 25355.5, the department shall carry out a program of full-scale demonstrations to evaluate treatment technologies that can be safely utilized for removal and remedial actions to hazardous substance releases.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25368.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 6.3 - Technology Demonstration Program|Section 25368.1.

25368.1.  For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a)  “Treatment technologies” means methods, techniques, or processes, including proprietary or patented methods, that permanently alter the composition of hazardous substances at hazardous substance release sites through chemical, biological, or physical means so as to make the substances nonhazardous or to significantly reduce the toxicity, mobility, or volume, or any combination thereof, of the hazardous substances or contaminated materials being treated. (b)  “Full-scale demonstration” means a demonstration of a technology that is of a size or capacity which permits valid comparison of the technology to the technical performance and cost of conventional technologies, that is likely to be cost-effective, and that will result in a substantial or complete remedial or removal action to a hazardous substance release site. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25368.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 6.3 - Technology Demonstration Program|Section 25368.2.

25368.2.  The department shall select technology demonstration projects to be evaluated pursuant to this article using criteria that include, at a minimum, all of the following requirements:(a) The project proposal includes complete and adequate documentation of technical feasibility.(b) The project proposal includes evidence that a technology has been sufficiently developed for full-scale demonstration and can likely operate on a cost-effective basis.(c) The department has determined that a site is available and suitable for demonstrating the technology or technologies, taking into account the physical, biological, chemical, and geological characteristics of the site, the extent and type of contamination found at the site, and the capability to conduct demonstration projects in a manner to ensure the protection of human health and the environment.(d) The technology to be demonstrated preferably has widespread applicability in removal and remedial actions at other sites in the state.(e) The project will be developed to the extent that a successful demonstration on a hazardous substance release site may lead to commercial utilization by responsible parties at other sites in the state.(f) The department has determined that adequate funding is available from one or more of the following sources:(1) Responsible parties.(2) The Environmental Protection Agency.(3) The state account.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 77, Sec. 37. Effective July 18, 2006.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25368.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 6.3 - Technology Demonstration Program|Section 25368.3.

25368.3.  The department shall identify hazardous substance release sites, listed pursuant to Section 25356, that are particularly well-suited for technology demonstration projects. In identifying hazardous substance release sites, the department shall consider, at a minimum, all of the following:(a)  The state’s priority ranking for removal and remedial actions to hazardous substance release sites adopted pursuant to Section 25356. (b)  The volume and variability of the hazardous substance release at the site. (c)  The availability of data characterizing the hazardous substance release. (d)  The accessibility of the hazardous substance release. (e)  Availability of required utilities. (f)  Support of federal and local governments. (g)  Potential for adverse effects to public health and the environment. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25368.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 6.3 - Technology Demonstration Program|Section 25368.4.

25368.4.  (a)  The department shall annually, on or before July 1, publish a solicitation for proposals to conduct treatment demonstration projects which utilize technologies which are at a stage of development suitable for full-scale demonstrations at hazardous substance release sites. The solicitation notice shall prescribe information to be included in the proposal, including technical and economic data derived from the applicant’s own research and development efforts, and any other information which may be prescribed by the department to assess the technology’s potential and safety and the types of removal or remedial action to which it may be applicable. (b)  Any person and private or public entity may submit an application to the department in response to the solicitation. The application shall contain a proposed treatment demonstration plan setting forth how the treatment demonstration project is to be carried out and any other information which the department may require. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25368.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 6.3 - Technology Demonstration Program|Section 25368.5.

25368.5.  (a)  On or before January 1, after reviewing all proposals submitted pursuant to Section 25368.4, the department shall annually select at least two treatment demonstration projects, to be commenced during that calendar year, using, at a minimum, the criteria specified in Section 25368.2. (b)  If the department determines that the required number of demonstrations required by subdivision (a) cannot be initiated consistent with the criteria specified in Section 25368.2 in any fiscal year, the department shall inform the appropriate committees of the Legislature of the reasons for its inability to conduct these demonstration projects. (c)  Each treatment demonstration project selected pursuant to this section shall be performed by the applicant, or by a person approved by the applicant and the department. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25368.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 6.3 - Technology Demonstration Program|Section 25368.6.

25368.6.  Notwithstanding Section 25360, if the department determines that using an alternative treatment technology to conduct a removal or remedial action at a hazardous substance release site listed pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 25356 would be more costly than another available and feasible removal or remedial action method that would also achieve satisfactory results, the department may determine not to attempt to recover from the liable person the incremental costs of the removal or remedial action attributable to the alternative treatment technology.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25368.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 6.3 - Technology Demonstration Program|Section 25368.7.

25368.7.  The department shall conduct a technology transfer program that shall include the development, collection, evaluation, coordination, and dissemination of information relating to the utilization of alternative or innovative hazardous waste treatment technologies demonstrated pursuant to this article. The information shall include an evaluation of each treatment demonstration project’s efficacy relating to performance and cost in achieving permanent and significant reduction in risks from hazardous substance releases. The information shall also include documentation of the testing procedures utilized in the project, the data collected, and the quality assurance and quality control which was conducted. The information shall also include the technology’s applicability, pretreatment and posttreatment measurements, and the technology’s advantages or disadvantages compared to other available technologies.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25368.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 6.3 - Technology Demonstration Program|Section 25368.8.

25368.8.  Notwithstanding paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 25356.1, when preparing or approving a remedial action plan for a site listed pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 25356, that has been selected for a treatment demonstration project pursuant to this article, the department shall consider the cost-effectiveness of the project but is not required to choose the most cost-effective measure.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25372 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 7 - Compensation|Section 25372.

25372.  Any person may apply to the Department of General Services pursuant to Section 25373, for compensation of a loss caused by the release, in California, of a hazardous substance if any of the following conditions are met:(a)  The source of the release of the hazardous substance, or the identity of the party liable for damages in connection therewith or responsible for the costs of removal of the hazardous substance, is unknown or cannot, with reasonable diligence, be determined.(b)  The loss was not compensable pursuant to law, including Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100), because there is no liable party or the judgment could not be satisfied, in whole or part, against the party determined to be liable for the release of the hazardous substance.(c)  The person has presented a written demand for compensation, which sets forth the basis for the claim, to the party which the person reasonably believes is liable for a loss specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 25375 which was incurred by that person and is compensable pursuant to this article, the person has presented the Department of General Services with a copy of the demand, and, within 60 days after presenting the demand, the party has either rejected, in whole or in part, the demand to be compensated for a loss specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 25375, or has not responded to the demand. Only losses specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 25375 are compensable under a claim filed pursuant to this subdivision.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 164. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25373 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 7 - Compensation|Section 25373.

25373.  The Department of General Services shall prescribe appropriate forms and procedures for claims filed pursuant to this article, which shall include, as a minimum, all of the following:(a)  A provision requiring the claimant to make a sworn verification of the claim to the best of his or her knowledge.(b)  A full description, supported by appropriate evidence from government agencies of the release of the hazardous substance claimed to be the cause of the physical injury or illness or loss of income.(c)  Certification by the claimant of dates and places of residence for the five years preceding the date of the claim.(d)  Certification of the medical history of the claimant for the five years preceding the date of the claim, along with certification of the alleged physical injury or illness and expenses for the physical injury or illness. The certification shall be made by hospitals, physicians, or other qualified medical authorities.(e)  The claimant’s income as reported on the claimant’s federal income tax return for the preceding three years in order to compute lost wages or income.(f)  Any person who knowingly gives, or causes to be given, any false information as a part of any such claim shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined up to five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 165. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25374 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 7 - Compensation|Section 25374.

25374.  All decisions rendered by the Department of General Services shall be in writing, with notification to all appropriate parties, and shall be rendered within 90 days of submission of a claim to the Department of General Services unless all the parties to the claim agree in writing to an extension of time. The decision shall be considered a final agency action for the purposes of judicial review of the decision by any party to the proceedings resulting in the decision.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 166. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25375.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 7 - Compensation|Section 25375.5.

25375.5.  (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), the procedures specified in Article 8 (commencing with Section 11435.05) of Chapter 4.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, and in Section 11513 of, the Government Code apply to the proceedings conducted by the Department of General Services pursuant to this article.(b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a), Sections 801, 802, 803, 804, and 805 of the Evidence Code apply to the proceedings conducted by the Department of General Services pursuant to this article.(c)  The Department of General Services may consider evidence presented by any person against whom a demand was made pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25372. The evidence presented by that person shall become a part of the record upon which the Department of General Services’ decision shall be based.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 168. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25376 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 7 - Compensation|Section 25376.

25376.  No claim may be presented to the Department of General Services pursuant to this article later than three years from the date of discovery of the loss or from January 1, 1982, whichever is later.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 169. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25377 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 7 - Compensation|Section 25377.

25377.  Nothing in this article shall require, or be deemed to require, pursuit of any claim against the Department of General Services as a condition precedent to any other remedy.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 170. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25378 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 7 - Compensation|Section 25378.

25378.  (a)  Compensation of any loss pursuant to this article shall preclude indemnification or reimbursement from any other source for the identical loss, and indemnification or reimbursement from any other source shall preclude compensation pursuant to this article. (b)  If a claimant recovers any compensation from a party in a civil or administrative action for a loss for which the claimant has received compensation pursuant to this article, the claimant shall reimburse the state account in an amount equal to the compensation which the claimant has received from the state account pursuant to this article. The Attorney General may bring an action against the claimant to recover the amount which the claimant is required to reimburse the state account, and until the account is reimbursed, the state shall have a lien of first priority on the judgment or award recovered by the claimant. If the state account is reimbursed pursuant to this subdivision, the state shall not acquire, by subrogation, the claimant’s rights pursuant to Section 25380. (c)  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is the purpose of this section to prevent double recovery for a loss compensable pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25379 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 7 - Compensation|Section 25379.

25379.  (a) The following evidence is not admissible as evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding, including a subrogation action by the state pursuant to Section 25380, to establish the liability of any person for any damages alleged to have been caused by a release of a hazardous substance:(1) A final decision made by the Department of General Services pursuant to this article.(2) A decision made by the Department of General Services to admit or not admit any evidence.(3) Any finding of fact or conclusion of law entered by the Department of General Services in a proceeding for a claim pursuant to this article.(4) The fact that any person has done any of the following in a proceeding for a claim pursuant to Section 25372:(A) Chosen to participate or appear.(B) Chosen not to participate or appear.(C) Failed to appear.(D) Settled or offered to settle the claim.(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any civil action or writ by a claimant against the Department of General Services for any act, decision, or failure to act on a claim submitted by the claimant.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 171. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25380 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 7 - Compensation|Section 25380.

25380.  Compensation of any loss pursuant to this article shall be subject to the state’s acquiring, by subrogation, all rights of the claimant to recover the loss from the party determined to be liable therefor. Upon the request of the Department of General Services, the Attorney General shall commence an action in the name of the people of the State of California to recover any amount paid in compensation for any loss pursuant to this article against any party who is liable to the claimant for any loss compensable pursuant to this article in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sections 25360 to 25364, inclusive. Moneys recovered pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state account.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 172. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25381 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 7 - Compensation|Section 25381.

25381.  (a) The Department of General Services shall, in consultation with the department, adopt, and revise when appropriate, all rules and regulations necessary to implement this article, including methods that provide for establishing that a claimant has exercised reasonable diligence in satisfying the conditions specified in Sections 25372, 25373, 25375, and 25375.5, and regulations that specify the proof necessary to establish a loss compensable pursuant to this article.(b) Claims approved by the Department of General Services pursuant to this article shall be paid from the state account.(c) The Legislature may appropriate up to two million dollars ($2,000,000) annually from the state account to be used by the Department of General Services for the payment of awards pursuant to this article.(d) Claims against or presented to the Department of General Services shall not be paid in excess of the amount of money appropriated for this purpose from the state account. These claims shall be paid only when additional money is collected, appropriated, or otherwise added to that account.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 173. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25382 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 7 - Compensation|Section 25382.

25382.  The Department of General Services may expend from the state account those sums of money as are reasonably necessary to administer and carry out this article.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 174. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25385 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 7.5 - Hazardous Substance Cleanup Bond Act of 1984|Section 25385.

25385.  This article shall be known and may be cited as the Johnston-Filante Hazardous Substance Cleanup Bond Act of 1984.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25385.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 7.5 - Hazardous Substance Cleanup Bond Act of 1984|Section 25385.1.

25385.1.  For purposes of this article, and for purposes of Section 16722 of the Government Code as applied to this article, the following definitions apply:(a) “Board” means the Department of Toxic Substances Control.(b) “Committee” means the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Committee created pursuant to Section 25385.4.(c) “Director” means the Director of Toxic Substances Control.(d) “Fund” means the state account.(e) “Orphan site” means a site with a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance with no reasonably identifiable responsible parties.(f) “Orphan share” means those costs of removal or remedial action at sites with a release or threatened release of hazardous substances, which costs are in excess of amounts included in a cleanup agreement.(g) “Responsible party” means a person who is, or may be, responsible or liable for carrying out, or paying for the costs of, a removal or remedial action.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 77, Sec. 38. Effective July 18, 2006.)