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CA Health & Safety Code § 25535.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25535.2.

25535.2.  Within 15 days after the unified program agency determines that an RMP is complete, the unified program agency shall make the RMP available to the public for review and comment for a period of at least 45 days. A notice briefly describing and stating that the RMP is available for public review at a certain location shall be placed in a daily local newspaper or placed on a unified program agency’s internet website, and mailed to interested persons and organizations. The unified program agency shall review the RMP, and any comments received, following the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25534.05.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 44. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25535.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25535.5.

25535.5.  Any fee imposed on any stationary source to cover the unified program agency’s cost of implementing the accidental release prevention program pursuant to this article shall be imposed only through the single fee system established pursuant to Section 25404.5.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 45. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25536 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25536.

25536.  (a) A person or a stationary source with one or more covered processes shall comply with the requirements of this article no later than the latest date specified in Subpart A (commencing with Section 68.1) of Part 68 of Subchapter C of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(b) If the unified program agency makes a determination pursuant to Section 25534 that a person or stationary source is required to prepare and submit an RMP, the person or stationary source shall submit the RMP in accordance with a schedule established by the unified program agency after consultation with the stationary source. The unified program agency shall not require an RMP to be submitted earlier than 12 months or later than three years after the owner or operator has received a notice of that determination from the unified program agency.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 46. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25536.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25536.5.

25536.5.  (a) A person or a stationary source that was required to prepare, submit, and implement a risk management and prevention program pursuant to this article as it read on December 31, 1996, and which is required to prepare and submit an RMP pursuant to this article, shall continue to implement the risk management and prevention program until the business has submitted an RMP as specified in this article.(b) A person or a stationary source that was required to prepare, submit, and implement a risk management and prevention program pursuant to this article as it read on December 31, 1996, and which is not required to prepare an RMP pursuant to this article is required to comply only with those requirements of this chapter that apply to the business.(c) A person or a stationary source that was not required to prepare, submit, and implement a risk management and prevention program pursuant to this article as it read on December 31, 1996, but which is required to prepare and submit an RMP pursuant to this article, shall submit and implement an RMP not later than the deadlines specified in Subpart A (commencing with Section 68.1) of Part 68 of Subchapter C of Chapter 7 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 419, Sec. 7. (SB 483) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25536.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25536.9.

25536.9.  On or before February 1, 2018, an owner or operator of a stationary source that claims that it is exempt from the requirement in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 25536.7 pursuant to the exception in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 25536.7 shall file with the unified program agency a complete copy of the contract described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 25536.7 and a second copy of that contract that has been redacted only to the extent necessary to protect sensitive information and that shall include the identity of the contractor, the scope of the work covered by the contract, the date of execution of the contract, and the term of the contract. The complete copy of the contract that is not redacted is not a public record and shall be kept confidential by the unified program agency. The redacted copy of the contract shall be a public record available for inspection from the unified program agency.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 48. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25537 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25537.

25537.  (a)  (1)  The unified program agency shall inspect every stationary source required to be registered pursuant to this article at least once every three years to determine whether the stationary source is in compliance with this article. (2)  The requirements of this section do not alter or affect the immunity provided a public entity pursuant to Section 818.6 of the Government Code.(b) Subdivision (a) shall not be construed to affect the exemption from audit requirements established pursuant to Section 68.220(c) of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 49. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25537.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25537.5.

25537.5.  (a) Where a stationary source has one or more covered processes, and is subject to the requirements of Article 1 (commencing with Section 25500) for the same substance, compliance with this article shall be deemed compliance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 25500) for that substance, to the extent not inconsistent with federal law and with Article 1 (commencing with Section 25500).(b) Any stationary source that relies on subdivision (a) for compliance with the applicable requirements of Article 1 (commencing with Section 25500) shall annually submit to the unified program agency a statement that the stationary source has made no changes required to be reported pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 25500), or identifying all reportable changes.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 50. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25539 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25539.

25539.  The agency and each unified program agency, in implementing this article, shall, upon request, involve and cooperate with local and state government officials, emergency planning committees, and professional associations.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 52. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25540.

25540.  (a) A person or stationary source that violates this article shall be civilly or administratively liable to the unified program agency in one of the following amounts, as applicable:(1) For a violation that occurs on or before December 31, 2018, not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each day in which the violation occurs, unless paragraph (3) applies.(2) For a violation that occurs on or after January 1, 2019, not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day in which the violation occurs, unless paragraph (4) applies.(3) For a violation committed knowingly after reasonable notice on or before December 31, 2018, not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day in which the violation occurs.(4) For a violation committed knowingly on or after January 1, 2019, not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day in which the violation occurs.(b) If a violation of this article results in, or significantly contributes to, an emergency, including a fire, the person or stationary source shall also be assessed the full cost of the county or city emergency response, as well as the cost of cleaning up and disposing of any hazardous materials, in addition to the applicable amount require pursuant to subdivision (a).(c) Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not apply for a violation of Section 25536.6, 25536.7, or 25536.9 that occurs on or after January 1, 2019.(d) When a unified program agency issues an enforcement order or assesses an administrative penalty, or both, for a violation of this article, the unified program agency shall utilize the administrative enforcement procedures, including the hearing procedures, specified in Sections 25404.1.1 and 25404.1.2.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 308, Sec. 1. (AB 3138) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25540.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25540.1.

25540.1.  A person or stationary source that knowingly violates this article after reasonable notice of the violation is guilty of a misdemeanor and may, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year. If the violation results in, or significantly contributes to, an emergency, including a fire, the person or stationary source shall also be assessed the full cost of the county or city emergency response, as well as the cost of cleaning up and disposing of any hazardous materials.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 623, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25540.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25540.5.

25540.5.  Any person or stationary source who violates any rule or regulation, emission limitation, permit condition, order, fee requirement, filing requirement, duty to allow or carry out inspection or monitoring activities, or duty to allow entry, established pursuant to this article and for which delegation or approval of implementation and enforcement authority has been obtained pursuant to subsections (l) and (r) of Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 7412(l) and 7412(r)) or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, is strictly liable for a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each day in which the violation occurs. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 715, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25541 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25541.

25541.  Any person or stationary source who knowingly makes any false material statement, representation or certification in any record, report, or other document filed, maintained, or used for the purpose of compliance with this article, or destroys, alters, or conceals any such record, report, or other document filed, maintained, or used for the purpose of compliance with this article, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day of violation, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both the fine and the imprisonment.If the conviction is for a violation committed after a first conviction under this section, the person or stationary source shall be punished by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per day of violation, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for one, two, or three years or in a county jail for not more than one year, or both the fine and imprisonment.Furthermore, if the violation results in, or significantly contributes to, an emergency, including a fire, to which the county or city is required to respond, the person or stationary source shall also be assessed the full cost of the county or city emergency response, as well as the cost of cleaning up and disposing of the acutely hazardous materials.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 195. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25541.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25541.3.

25541.3.  Any person or stationary source who knowingly violates any requirement of this article, including any fee or filing requirement, for which delegation of federal implementation and enforcement authority has been obtained pursuant to subsections (l) and (r) of Section 112 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 7412(l) and 7412(r)), or who knowingly renders inaccurate any federally required monitoring device or method, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each day of violation. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 715, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25541.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25541.5.

25541.5.  If civil penalties are recovered pursuant to Section 25540 or 25540.5, the same offense shall not be the subject of a criminal prosecution pursuant to Section 25541 or 25541.3. When a unified program agency refers a violation to a prosecuting agency and a criminal complaint is filed, any civil action brought pursuant to this article for that offense shall be dismissed.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 53. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25542 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25542.

25542.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that for those facilities with an RMP incorporating some, or all, of the federal or state process safety management program under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.) and the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 (Part 1 (commencing with Section 6300) of Division 5 of the Labor Code), where a violation may be penalized pursuant to this article and the process safety management program, penalties shall be imposed under only one program.(b) It is the further intent of the Legislature that for any facility described in subdivision (a), the Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the Department of Industrial Relations shall, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate with the unified program agency and other agencies in accordance with paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 25404.2.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 54. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25543 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25543.

25543.  The agency shall obtain and maintain state delegation of the federal accidental release prevention program established pursuant to subsection (r) of Section 7412 of Title 42 of the United States Code. Substances that are regulated under this article only because they are regulated substances pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (i) of Section 25532 and state threshold quantities shall not be a part of the state program for which delegation of federal implementation and enforcement authority is sought pursuant to this section and subdivision (a) of Section 25533.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 55. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25543.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25543.2.

25543.2.  (a) A stationary source that intends to modify a facility that may result either in a significant increase in the amount of regulated substances handled by the facility or in a significantly increased risk in handling a regulated substance, as compared to the amount of substances and the amount of risk identified in the facility’s RMP relating to the covered process proposed for modification, shall do all the following, prior to operating the modified facility:(1) Where reasonably possible, notify the unified program agency in writing of the stationary source’s intent to modify the facility at least five calendar days before implementing any modifications. As part of the notification process, the stationary source shall consult with the unified program agency when determining whether the RMP should be reviewed and revised. Where prenotification is not reasonably possible, the stationary source shall provide written notice to the unified program agency no later than 48 hours following the modification.(2) Establish procedures to manage the proposed modification, which shall be substantially similar to the procedures specified in Section 1910.119 of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations pertaining to process safety management, and notify the unified program agency that the procedures have been established.(b) The stationary source shall revise the appropriate documents, as required pursuant to subdivision (a), expeditiously, but not later than 60 days from the date of the facility modification.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 57. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25543.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 2 - Hazardous Materials Management|Section 25543.3.

25543.3.   The agency, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall periodically do all of the following:(a) Review each regulated substance on the list established pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (i) of Section 25532 and, taking into consideration the factors specified in subdivision (g) of Section 25543.1, determine if the regulated substance should remain subject to regulation under this article or should be deleted from that list of regulated substances.(b) Review the state threshold quantity for each regulated substance that the agency determines should remain on the list of regulated substances, and determine, taking into consideration the factors specified in subdivision (g) of Section 25543.1, if the state threshold quantity should be revised.(c) Adopt regulations, which amend the list of regulated substances adopted pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (i) of Section 25532, and adopt state threshold quantities for regulated substances, based on the determinations of the agency under subdivisions (a) and (b).(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 58. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25545 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 3 - Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986 Implementation|Section 25545.

25545.  The Office of Emergency Services shall develop informational guidelines for facilities required to comply with Chapter 116 (commencing with Section 11001) of Title 42 of the United States Code and with this chapter, and shall assist the unified program agencies in ensuring full distribution of these guidelines to those facilities.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 59. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25546 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 4 - California Toxic Release Inventory Program Act of 2007|Section 25546.

25546.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The people of California have the right to know the hazards posed by toxic releases near their homes, schools, and workplaces. They have the right to know how much pollution is being released into the water, air, and soil.(b) Since its inception in 1986, as part of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, (EPCRA; Chapter 116 (commencing with Section 11001) of Title 42 of the United States Code), the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) has supplied this essential information on toxic chemical releases to the public. The goal of the TRI is to empower citizens, through information, to hold companies and local governments accountable for how toxic chemicals are managed.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that California citizens do not lose access to the information necessary to understand the potential threats to public health and safety and the environment that is available through the Toxics Release Inventory as it existed on January 1, 2006, including the ease of accessibility.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 616, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25546.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.95 - Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory|ARTICLE 4 - California Toxic Release Inventory Program Act of 2007|Section 25546.1.

25546.1.  This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the “California Toxic Release Inventory Program Act of 2007.”(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 616, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)