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CA Health & Safety Code § 25323.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25323.5.

25323.5.  (a)  (1)  “Responsible party” or “liable person,” for the purposes of this chapter, means those persons described in Section 107(a) of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(a)). (2)  (A)  Notwithstanding paragraph (1), but except as provided in subparagraph (B), a person is not a responsible party or liable person, for purposes of this chapter, for the reason that the person has developed or implemented innovative investigative or innovative remedial technology with regard to a release site, if the use of the technology has been approved by the department for the release site and the person would not otherwise be a responsible party or liable person. Upon approval of the use of the technology, the director shall acknowledge, in writing, that, upon proper completion of the innovative investigative or innovative remedial action at the release site, the immunity provided by this subparagraph shall apply to the person. (B)  Subparagraph (A) does not apply in any of the following cases: (i)  Conditions at the release site have deteriorated as a result of the negligence of the person who developed or implemented the innovative investigative or innovative remedial technology. (ii)  The person who developed or implemented the innovative investigative or innovative remedial technology withheld or misrepresented information that was relevant to the potential risks or harms of the technology. (iii)  The person who implemented the innovative investigative or innovative remedial technology did not follow the implementation process approved by the department. (b)  For the purposes of this chapter, the defenses available to a responsible party or liable person shall be those defenses specified in Sections 101(35) and 107(b) of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Secs. 9601(35) and 9607(b)). (c)  Any person who unknowingly transports hazardous waste to a solid waste facility pursuant to the exemption provided in subdivision (e) of Section 25163 shall not be considered a responsible party for purposes of this chapter solely because of the act of transporting the waste. Nothing in this subdivision shall affect the liability of this person for his or her negligent acts. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25323.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25323.9.

25323.9.  “Site” has the same meaning as the term “facility” is defined by Section 101(9) of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601(9)).(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25324 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25324.

25324.  (a) “State account” means the Toxic Substances Control Account established pursuant to Section 25173.6.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any costs incurred and payable from the Hazardous Substance Account, the Hazardous Waste Control Account, or the Site Remediation Account prior to July 1, 2006, to implement this chapter, shall be recoverable from the liable person or persons pursuant to Section 25360 as if the costs were incurred and payable from the state account.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 77, Sec. 16. Effective July 18, 2006.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25325 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25325.

25325.  “Federally permitted release” has the same meaning as defined in Section 101  (10) of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601  (10)). (Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25326 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25326.

25326.  “A release authorized or permitted pursuant to state law” means any release into the environment which is authorized by statute, ordinance, regulation, or rule of any state, regional, or local agency or government or by any specific permit, license, or similar authorization from such an agency, including one of the foregoing, that recognizes a standard industry practice, including variances obtained from the agency which allow operations for facilities during a period of time when releases from the facilities do not conform with relevant statutes, ordinances, regulations, or rules. The term includes a federally permitted release, as defined by Section 25325, and releases that are in accordance with any court order or consent decree.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25326.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25326.3.

25326.3.  “Secretary” means the Secretary for Environmental Protection.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 912, Sec. 13. Effective September 29, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25326.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25326.5.

25326.5.  “Site cleanup evaluation” means an evaluation by the department of the effectiveness of a removal or remedial action conducted by a responsible party, to reduce or eliminate actual or potential public health and environmental threats posed by a hazardous substance release site if the action itself is not the subject of oversight by the department.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25327 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 25327.

25327.  “Tier” means a grouping of hazardous substance release sites that require removal and remedial actions, that are listed alphabetically, and that are of a roughly equivalent priority for removal and remedial action.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25330.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 3 - Hazardous Substance Account|Section 25330.2.

25330.2.  Funds in the Site Remediation Account appropriated for removal or remedial action pursuant to this chapter are available for encumbrance for three fiscal years subsequent to the fiscal year in which the funds are appropriated and are available for disbursement in liquidation of encumbrances pursuant to Section 16304.1 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 77, Sec. 18. Effective July 18, 2006.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25330.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 3 - Hazardous Substance Account|Section 25330.4.

25330.4.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Controller shall establish a separate subaccount in the state account, for any funds received from a settlement agreement or the General Fund for a removal or remedial action to be performed at a specific site.(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, funds deposited in the subaccount for those removal or remedial actions are hereby continuously appropriated to the department, without regard to fiscal years, for removal or remedial action at the specific site, and for administrative costs associated with the removal or remedial action at the specific site.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money in the subaccount for those removal or remedial actions shall not revert to the General Fund or be transferred to any other fund or account in the State Treasury, except for purposes of investment as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(d) Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, all interest or other increment resulting from investment of the funds specified in subdivision (a) pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall be deposited in the subaccount for removal or remedial action at the specific sites.(e) At the conclusion of all removal or remedial actions at the specific site, any unexpended funds in any subaccounts established pursuant to this section shall be transferred to the subaccount for site operation and maintenance established pursuant to Section 25330.5, if necessary, for those activities at the site, or, if not needed for site operation and maintenance at the site, to the Toxic Substances Control Account.(f) (1) There is hereby created a subaccount in the state account as the successor fund to the Stringfellow Insurance Proceeds Account created pursuant to former Section 25330.6, as that section read on January 1, 2013. All assets, liabilities, and surplus in the Stringfellow Insurance Proceeds Account shall be transferred to, and become a part of, this subaccount for the Stringfellow Superfund Site in Riverside County, as provided in Section 16346 of the Government Code. All appropriations from the Stringfellow Insurance Proceeds Account, to the extent encumbered, shall continue to be available from the subaccount for expenditure for the same purposes and periods.(2) This subdivision shall become operative on July 1, 2013.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 178, Sec. 8. Effective August 24, 2007.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25330.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 3 - Hazardous Substance Account|Section 25330.5.

25330.5.  (a)  The Controller shall establish a separate subaccount for site operation and maintenance in the state account. All of the following amounts shall be deposited in the subaccount: (1)  Funds received from responsible parties for site operation and maintenance. (2)  Funds received from the federal government pursuant to the federal act for site operation and maintenance. (3)  Funds received from cities, counties, or any other state or local agency for site operation and maintenance. (4)  Funds appropriated from the state account by the Legislature for site operation and maintenance. (b)  Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, funds deposited in the subaccount for site operation and maintenance are hereby continuously appropriated to the department, without regard to fiscal years, for site operation and maintenance, and for administrative costs associated with site operation and maintenance. (c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money in the subaccount for site operation and maintenance shall not revert to the General Fund or be transferred to any other fund or account in the State Treasury, except for purposes of investment as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (d)  Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, all interest or other increment resulting from investment of the funds specified in subdivision (a) pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall be deposited in the subaccount for site operation and maintenance. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25331 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 3 - Hazardous Substance Account|Section 25331.

25331.  The state account may sue and be sued in its own name.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25334.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 3 - Hazardous Substance Account|Section 25334.7.

25334.7.  (a)  The department shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on the progress of the cleanup of the San Gabriel Valley groundwater sites in Los Angeles County, and on the progress of enforcement actions relating to those sites, in the biennial report specified in Section 25178. The report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1)  State expenditures and planned expenditures. (2)  Actions accomplished at the sites. (3)  Actions planned, including a time schedule for the accomplishment of planned actions. (b)  The report may be prepared in cooperation with other state and federal agencies involved with the sites, and shall include a summary of the activities of those additional agencies. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25337 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 3 - Hazardous Substance Account|Section 25337.

25337.  (a)  There is in the General Fund the Site Remediation Account, which shall be administered by the director. The account shall be funded by money transferred from the state account, upon appropriation by the Legislature. Consistent with the requirements of Section 114(c) of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9614(c)), the moneys in the account may be expended by the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for direct site remediation costs. (b)  (1)  For purposes of this section, “direct site remediation costs” means payments to contractors for investigations, characterizations, removal, remediation, or long-term operation and maintenance at sites contaminated or suspected of contamination by hazardous materials, where those actions are authorized pursuant to this chapter. (2)  “Direct site remediation costs” also means the state-mandated share pursuant to Section 104(c)(3) of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9604(c)(3)). (3)  “Direct site remediation costs” does not include the department’s administrative expenses or the department’s expenses for staff to perform oversight of investigations, characterizations, removals, remediations, or long-term operation and maintenance. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25342 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 4 - Fees|Section 25342.

25342.  The Director of Finance shall schedule in the annual Budget Act the projects proposed in any fiscal year, that will incur direct costs for removal and remedial actions at hazardous substance release sites.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25343 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 4 - Fees|Section 25343.

25343.  (a)  Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), any potentially responsible party at a site, or any person who has notified the department of that person’s intent to undertake removal or remediation at a site, shall reimburse the department, pursuant to Chapter 6.66 (commencing with Section 25269), for the costs incurred by the department for its oversight of any preliminary endangerment assessment at that site. (b)  This section does not apply to any notice of intent submitted to the department prior to July 1, 1998. Any person who submitted such a notice shall pay the fee, if not already paid, as required by this section as it read on December 31, 1997, unless the department and that person mutually agree to enter into a reimbursement agreement in lieu of any unpaid portion of the required fee. (c)  The changes made in this section by Chapter 870 of the Statutes of 1997 do not require amendment of, or otherwise affect, any agreement entered into prior to July 1, 1998, pursuant to which any person has agreed to reimburse the department for the costs incurred by the department for its oversight of a preliminary endangerment assessment. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25350 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 5 - Uses of the State Account|Section 25350.

25350.  For response actions taken pursuant to the federal act, only those costs for actions that are consistent with the priorities, guidelines, criteria, and regulations contained in the national contingency plan, as revised and republished pursuant to Section 105 of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9605), shall qualify for appropriation by the Legislature and expenditure by the director pursuant to Sections 25351, 25352, and 25354. For response actions not taken pursuant to the federal act or for response actions taken that are not specifically addressed by the priorities, guidelines, criteria, and regulations contained in the national contingency plan, as revised and republished, the costs thereof shall also qualify for appropriation by the Legislature and expenditure by the department pursuant to Sections 25351, 25352, and 25354 provided they are, to the maximum extent possible, consistent with the priorities, guidelines, criteria, and regulations contained in the national contingency plan for similar releases, situations, or events. No response actions taken pursuant to this chapter by the department or regional or local agencies shall duplicate federal response actions.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25351.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 5 - Uses of the State Account|Section 25351.2.

25351.2.  (a) A city or county may initiate a removal or remedial action for a site listed pursuant to Section 25356 in accordance with this section. Except as provided in subdivision (d), the city or county shall, before commencing the removal or remedial action, take all of the following actions:(1) The city or county shall notify the department of the planned removal or remedial action. Upon receiving this notification, the department shall make a reasonable effort to notify any person identified by the department as a potentially responsible party for the site. If a potentially responsible party is taking the removal or remedial action properly and in a timely fashion, or if a potentially responsible party will commence such an action within 60 days of this notification, the city or county may not initiate a removal or remedial action pursuant to this section.(2) If a potentially responsible party for the site has not taken the action specified in paragraph (1), the city or county shall submit the estimated cost of the removal or remedial action to the department, which shall, within 30 days after receiving the estimate, approve or disapprove the reasonableness of the cost estimate. If the department disagrees with the cost estimate, the city or county and the department shall, within 30 days, attempt to enter into an agreement concerning the cost estimate.(3) The city or county shall demonstrate to the department that it has sufficient funds to carry out the approved removal or remedial action without taking into account any costs of the action that may be, or have been, paid by a potentially responsible party.(b) If the director approves the request of the city or county to initiate a removal or remedial action and a final remedial action plan has been issued pursuant to Section 25356.1 for the hazardous substance release site, the city or county shall be deemed to be acting in place of the department for purposes of implementing the remedial action plan pursuant to this chapter.(c) Upon reimbursing a city or county for the costs of a removal or remedial action, the department shall recover these costs pursuant to Section 25360.(d) In order for a city or county to be reimbursed for the costs of a removal or remedial action incurred by the city or county from the state account, the city or county shall obtain the approval of the director before commencing the removal or remedial action. The director shall grant an approval only when all actions required by law prior to implementation of a remedial action plan have been taken.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 77, Sec. 22. Effective July 18, 2006.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25351.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 5 - Uses of the State Account|Section 25351.5.

25351.5.  The department shall adopt any regulations necessary to carry out its responsibilities pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, regulations governing the expenditure of, and accounting procedures for, moneys allocated to state, regional, and local agencies pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25351.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 5 - Uses of the State Account|Section 25351.7.

25351.7.  Any treatment, storage, transfer, or disposal facility built on the Stringfellow Quarry Class I Hazardous Waste Disposal Site, that was built for the purpose of a remedial or removal action at that site, shall only be used to treat, store, transfer, or dispose of hazardous substances removed from that site.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25351.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.8 - Hazardous Substance Account|ARTICLE 5 - Uses of the State Account|Section 25351.8.

25351.8.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Sections 25334.5 and 25356, the department shall place the highest priority on taking removal and remedial actions at the Stringfellow Quarry Class I Hazardous Waste Disposal Site and shall devote sufficient resources to accomplish the tasks required by this section.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1999.)