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CA Health & Safety Code § 115170 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 12 - Uses|Section 115170.

115170.  It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, construct, produce, transfer, acquire, use, or possess any of the materials or facilities for which a permit or license is required under the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (Public Law 85-256) unless he or she shall have first obtained a permit or license. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115175 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 13 - Impounding of Materials|Section 115175.

115175.  The department shall have the authority in the event of an emergency to impound or order the impounding of sources of ionizing radiation in the possession of any person who is not equipped to observe or fails to observe this chapter or any rules or regulations issued thereunder.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115180 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 13 - Impounding of Materials|Section 115180.

115180.  The term “decontamination,” as used in this chapter, means the reduction of the level of contamination from radioactive material to the level that the department determines is reasonably necessary to eliminate the hazard to public health that is caused by the contamination of any object, building, structure, or premises. Any order by the department pursuant to Section 115185 shall prescribe the level to which the contamination is required to be reduced in order to eliminate the hazard to the public health.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115185 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 13 - Impounding of Materials|Section 115185.

115185.  If the department determines that any object, building, structure, or premises is contaminated by radioactive material and constitutes a hazard to the public health, it shall order the person who has control of the object, building, structure, or premises to cease to use or occupy and to exercise due caution to prevent others from using or occupying the object, building, structure, or premises, except to the extent necessary to accomplish the decontamination, or to the extent necessary to accomplish the disposal of the object, building, or structure as radioactive waste. The normal use or occupancy of the object, building, structure, or premises may not be resumed until decontamination has been accomplished and a release obtained from the department.If the person who has control of the object, building, structure, or premises fails to comply with the department’s order to decontaminate, the department may impound or seize the object, building, structure, or premises. The department after impounding or seizure of an object, building, structure, or premises, may decontaminate the object, building, structure, or premises.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115190 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 13 - Impounding of Materials|Section 115190.

115190.  If the department determines that the object, building, structure, or premises does not warrant decontamination because of its low value, it shall so notify in writing the person who had control of the object, building, structure, or premises. The person so notified may decontaminate the object, building, structure, or premises, but if he or she fails to do so within 15 days after the notice, the department may cause the object, building, structure, or premises to be disposed of as radioactive waste.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115195 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 13 - Impounding of Materials|Section 115195.

115195.  If the department causes the object, building, structure or premises to be decontaminated, the department shall, upon the completion of the decontamination, return the impounded article or seized building, structure, or premises to the person who had control of the article, building, structure, or premises prior to the impounding or seizure. The person who has control of the object, building, structure, or premises and was responsible for its contamination shall pay the department for the reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the department in seizing and decontaminating or in seizing and disposing of the object, building, structure, or premises.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 13 - Impounding of Materials|Section 115200.

115200.  If the contamination of the object, building, structure, or premises resulted from the negligence of another person, then the department may require that person to pay all reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the department in seizing and decontaminating or disposing of the object, building, structure, or premises and may maintain any action necessary to recover those costs.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 13 - Impounding of Materials|Section 115205.

115205.  (a)  A lien in favor of the people of California shall be imposed upon any object, building, structure, or premises for the reasonable amount of expenses and costs incurred by the department in carrying out the provisions of Section 115185, 115190, 115195, or 115200 if the owner of the property or of any interest therein is the person responsible for the contamination, and to the extent of the interest of that person. Notice of lien or notice of intent to impose a lien shall be posted by the department upon any object, building, structure, or premises impounded or seized by the department and notice of lien or notice of intent to impose a lien shall be filed with the county recorder of the county in which they are located. The lien shall not become effective until the notice of lien, particularly identifying the property, the interest subject to the lien and the name of the owner of record of the property, and the amount of the lien, is recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county where the property is located. Upon the recordation, the lien shall have the same force, effect and priority as if it had been a judgment lien imposed upon real property that was not exempt from execution, except that it shall attach only to the property described in the notice and impounded or seized by the department, and shall continue for 10 years from the time of the recording of the notice unless sooner released or otherwise discharged.(b)  The department may at any time release all or any portion of the property subject to a lien imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) from the lien or subordinate the lien to other liens and encumbrances if it determines that the amount owed is sufficiently secured by a lien on other property or that the release or subordination of the lien will not jeopardize the collection of the amount owed. A certificate by the department to the effect that any property has been released from the lien or that the lien has been subordinated to other liens and encumbrances shall be conclusive evidence that the property has been released or that the lien has been subordinated as provided in the certificate. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 13 - Impounding of Materials|Section 115210.

115210.  (a)  The city attorney of the city or the district attorney of the county in which any violations of this chapter occur, occurred, or will occur, or the Attorney General, at the request of the department, may institute on behalf of the people of California any civil action necessary to carry out this chapter, including, but not restricted to, the enforcement of liens, the obtaining of injunctions, or the imposition of civil penalties. (b)  If the civil penalties are awarded and the action is brought by a city attorney or district attorney, the penalty shall be paid directly to the city or county. If no penalty is awarded or paid, or both, the state shall have no obligation to make any payment to the city or county. If the civil penalty is awarded and the action is brought by the Attorney General, the penalty shall be deposited in the General Fund.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 14 - Penalties|Section 115220.

115220.  (a)  Any person who intentionally or through gross negligence violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or who fails or refuses to comply with a cease and desist order or other order of the department issued thereunder, and that action causes a substantial danger to the health of others, shall be liable to the department for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day, per offense. (b)  The remedies under this section are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any and all other remedies, civil or criminal. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115225 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 15 - Effective Date of Licensing Provisions|Section 115225.

115225.  Subdivision (a) of Section 115060 and other provisions of this chapter relating to licensing and the enforcement thereof shall become effective only upon execution of an agreement pursuant to Section 115120. Section 115080 shall become operative on July 1, 1962.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115230 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 16 - Agreement Between the United State Atomic Energy Commission and the State of California|Section 115230.

115230.  The Legislature of the State of California hereby ratifies and approves that certain agreement designated as the “Agreement between the United States Atomic Energy Commission and the State of California for Discontinuance of Certain Commission Regulatory Authority and Responsibility within the State Pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended,” that was approved by the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission on the ninth day of March 1962, under authority of Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (Public Law 86-373), and by the Governor of California on the 12th day of March 1962, under authority of and in conformity with Section 115120; and the provisions of this agreement shall become effective in accordance with Article IX of the agreement set forth in Section 115235.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115250 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 17 - Southwestern Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 115250.

115250.  The Legislature of the State of California hereby enacts and ratifies the agreement set forth in Section 115255 and designated as the “Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact,” entered into pursuant to the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, as amended by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 2021b to 2021j, incl.). This compact shall become effective in accordance with Article 7 of the compact as set forth in Section 115255.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115260 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 17 - Southwestern Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 115260.

115260.  Notwithstanding Section 115255, authority for on-highway routing and enforcement relating to low-level radioactive waste shall, pursuant to other provisions of law, remain with the Department of the California Highway Patrol for low-level radioactive waste generated from, and shipments into, California.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115265 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 17 - Southwestern Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 115265.

115265.  Notwithstanding Section 115255, authority for rail transportation routing and enforcement relating to low-level radioactive waste shall remain with the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to the Public Utilities Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 201) of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code) for low-level radioactive waste generated from, and shipped into, California.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115270 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 17 - Southwestern Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact|Section 115270.

115270.  The department shall adopt regulations specifying the modes of transportation which are most protective of public health and the environment which shall be used by generators to transport low-level radioactive waste within the state.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115271 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 18 - Radionuclide Air Contaminants|Section 115271.

115271.  (a)  For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meaning: (1)  “Federal act” means the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 7401 et seq.) as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L. 101-549), and as the Clean Air Act may be further amended. (2)  “Person” means, notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 114985, any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state, and any other state or political subdivision or agency thereof, any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, or any successor thereto, and other federal agencies. (b)  Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 115271.4, the definitions set forth in Section 112 of the federal act (42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 7412) and Subpart A (commencing with Section 61.01) of Subchapter C of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall apply to this article and to any regulations adopted pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 752, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115271.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 18 - Radionuclide Air Contaminants|Section 115271.2.

115271.2.  The department may establish a program to enable the state to receive federal approval to implement and enforce emission standards for radionuclides pursuant to Section 112 of the federal act (42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 7412). The department may regulate federal facilities pursuant to this article only in accordance with the Clean Air Act, as specified in Section 7418 of Title 42 of the United States Code.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 752, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115271.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 18 - Radionuclide Air Contaminants|Section 115271.3.

115271.3.  If the state receives federal approval to implement and enforce emission standards for radionuclides pursuant to Section 115271.2, the department shall be responsible for the control of emissions of radionuclides into the air. However, nothing in this article shall be construed in any way to give the department any authority to regulate, or be construed to apply to, air emissions from nuclear powerplants that are licensed and regulated by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.(Added by renumbering Section 11527.3 by Stats. 1997, Ch. 17, Sec. 62. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115271.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 18 - Radionuclide Air Contaminants|Section 115271.4.

115271.4.  (a)  Except as provided in subdivision (b), the regulations found in Subpart H (commencing with Section 61.90) of, and in Subpart I (commencing with Section 61.100) of, Part 61 of Subchapter C of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations and Appendixes B, D, and E of Part 61 (commencing with Section 61.01) of Subchapter C of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations and Appendix A of Part 60 (commencing with Section 60.01) of Subchapter C of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall be deemed to be the regulations of the department for purposes of the regulation of radionuclide air emissions. Except for Sections 61.93 and 61.103 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, any reference to the Environmental Protection Agency, or any division thereof, in those regulations shall be deemed to be a reference to the department. The department may amend those regulations in whole or in part pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c). (b) (1)  The department shall evaluate any proposed amendment to the federal regulations specified in subdivision (b) of Section 115271 and in subdivision (a) of this section that becomes effective on or after January 1, 1997. (2)  The department shall publish a notice in the California Regulatory Notice Register indicating that the amendment has been adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency as a final rule. The notice shall include the citation to the Federal Register or the Code of Federal Regulations related to the amendment. The notice shall also include the department’s determination regarding whether the amendment is more stringent, equivalent to, or less stringent than, current state law or regulation. (3)  If the department determines that the amended federal regulation would be equivalent to, or more stringent than, state law or regulation, the amended federal regulation shall be deemed to be a regulation of the department on the date that is 90 days from the effective date of the amendment of the federal regulation or the publication of the notice required by paragraph (2), whichever date is later. (c)  In addition to the adoption of federal regulations as department regulations pursuant to this article, the department may adopt any other regulation that it determines to be necessary to establish, implement, and enforce a program for the regulation of radionuclide air emissions, consistent with the federal act. (d)  The department may charge each owner or operator of a facility emitting radionuclides into the air, which is subject to Section 61.90 or 61.100 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, an annual fee to pay the costs of implementing this article. The department shall deposit the fees in the Radiation Control Fund, for expenditure, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the implementation of this article. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 752, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115273 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 9 - RADIATION|CHAPTER 8 - Radiation Control Law|ARTICLE 19 - Radioactive Waste Reduction|Section 115273.

115273.  In implementing this chapter, the department, consistent with other requirements imposed by this chapter to protect public health and safety, shall promote the reduction of low-level radioactive waste generated, both in volume and radioactivity, by encouraging waste reduction practices, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(a)  The minimization of waste produced by employing best practices to reduce the amount of contaminated materials; (b)  The substitution and use of nonradioactive materials or radioactive materials with shorter radioactive half-lives; and (c)  The compaction of low-level radioactive waste to reduce the volume of waste that must be transported and disposed of in the state. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 513, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115730 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 4 - Safe Recreational Land Use|ARTICLE 1 - Playgrounds|Section 115730.

115730.  (a)  The State Department of Social Services shall convene a working group to develop recommendations for minimum safety requirements for playgrounds at child care centers.(b) The working group shall include, but not be limited to, child care center operators, including representatives of the Professional Association for Childhood Education, the California Child Care Health Program, the Children’s Advocacy Institute, the State Department of Public Health, and certified playground inspectors.(c) The working group shall use the national guidelines published by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and those regulations adopted pursuant to this article as a reference in developing its recommendations. However, the State Department of Social Services shall determine minimum safety requirements that are protective of child health on playgrounds at child care centers.(d) The working group shall submit its playground safety recommendations to the State Department of Social Services by September 1, 2001.(e) The working group shall submit its recommendations to the Legislature by November 1, 2001.(f) This section shall be construed as a continuation of former Section 115736.(Amended (as added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 470) by Stats. 2007, Ch. 483, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 115735 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 10 - RECREATIONAL SAFETY|CHAPTER 4 - Safe Recreational Land Use|ARTICLE 1 - Playgrounds|Section 115735.

115735.  This article shall become operative on January 1, 2008.(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 470, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Note: This section prescribes a delayed operative date for Article 1, commencing with Section 115725.)