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CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.65 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 6.5 - Performance-Based Contract|Section 25299.65.

25299.65.  (a) The claimant shall submit multiple bids for a performance-based contract in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 25299.57 and any regulations adopted by the board to implement that section.(b) To assist claimants in soliciting bids for performance-based contract projects, the board shall advertise bid solicitations for these projects through the board’s Web site. The board shall be the receiving address for the bids, and shall offer other assistance, upon request, in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. The bids shall be sealed prior to submittal to the board. This subdivision does not prevent the board from approving a performance-based contract covering multisite cleanups, if the board determines that economies of scale will assist claimants in soliciting bids or reducing overall costs.(c) The sites for which the board may consider approving a performance-based contract include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) A site that had an unauthorized release reported to the board, the regional board, or local agency five or more years ago and active remediation has not begun.(2) A site where corrective action has been implemented for two or more years pursuant to a corrective action plan that was approved by the board, the regional board, or local agency, but that corrective action has not been effective in reducing the concentrations of the constituents of concern to the satisfaction of that board or agency.(3) A site where corrective action costs are expected to exceed the maximum fund reimbursement amount prior to case closure.(4) A site where the board, the regional board, or local agency has recently determined that an unauthorized release has occurred that has the potential to impact nearby receptors or otherwise cause significant impact to the waters of the state.(5) A site where an unauthorized release of MTBE, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 25299.97, has occurred and corrective action has not been initiated or satisfactorily conducted, as determined by the board, the regional board, or local agency, or according to any regulations adopted pursuant to Section 25296.30.(6) A site where the board, the regional board, or local agency has determined that corrective action other than ongoing monitoring of groundwater is more likely to reduce the concentrations of constituents of concern sooner and at a lower cost.(d) This article does not preclude a claimant from requesting board approval of a performance-based contract to conduct corrective action at the claimant’s site.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 689, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.66 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 6.5 - Performance-Based Contract|Section 25299.66.

25299.66.  This article does not limit or abridge the powers and duties granted to the board, the regional board, or local agency pursuant to any other provision of law.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 689, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.70 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 7 - Cost Recovery, Enforcement, and Administration|Section 25299.70.

25299.70.  (a) The board may recover any costs incurred and payable from the fund pursuant to subdivisions (c), (e), (h), and (n) of Section 25299.51 from the owner or operator of the underground storage tank which released the petroleum and which is the subject of those costs or from any other responsible party.(b) The liability of an owner or operator shall be the full and total costs specified in subdivision (a) if the owner or operator has not complied with the requirements of Article 3 (commencing with Section 25299.30) or has violated Section 25296.10 or any corrective action order, directive, notification, or approval order issued pursuant to this chapter, Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280), or Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code. The liability of a responsible party who is not an owner or operator shall be the full and total costs specified in subdivision (a).(c) The amount of costs determined pursuant to this section shall be recoverable in a civil action. This section does not deprive a party of any defense the party may have.(d) All money recovered by the board pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the fund.(e) The amount of the costs constitutes a lien on the affected property upon service of a copy of the notice of lien on the owner and upon the recordation of a notice of lien, if the notice identifies the property on which the condition was abated, the amount of the lien, and the owner of record of the property, in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the property is located. Upon recordation, the lien shall have the same force, effect, and priority as a judgment lien, except that it attaches only to the property posted and described in the notice of lien, and shall continue for 10 years from the time of the recording of the notice, unless sooner released or otherwise discharged. Not later than 45 days from the date of receipt of a notice of lien, the owner may petition the court for an order releasing the property from the lien or reducing the amount of the lien. In that court action, the governmental agency that incurred the cleanup costs shall establish that the costs were reasonable and necessary. The lien may be foreclosed by an action brought by the board for a money judgment.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 547, Sec. 19. (SB 445) Effective September 25, 2014. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.72 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 7 - Cost Recovery, Enforcement, and Administration|Section 25299.72.

25299.72.  Upon motion and sufficient showing by any party, the court shall join to the action any person who may be liable for costs or expenditures of the type recoverable pursuant to this article.(Added by renumbering Section 25299.62 by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1366, Sec. 27. Effective September 27, 1990. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.73 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 7 - Cost Recovery, Enforcement, and Administration|Section 25299.73.

25299.73.  The standard of liability for any costs of corrective action recoverable pursuant to this chapter is strict liability.(Added by renumbering Section 25299.63 by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1366, Sec. 28. Effective September 27, 1990. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.74 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 7 - Cost Recovery, Enforcement, and Administration|Section 25299.74.

25299.74.  (a) No indemnification, hold harmless, conveyance, or similar agreement shall be effective to preclude any liability for costs recoverable under this article. This section does not bar any agreement to insure, hold harmless, or indemnify a party to the agreement for any costs under this chapter.(b) The entry of judgment against any party to the action does not bar any future action by the fund against any person who is later discovered to be potentially liable for costs paid from the fund.(c) Payment of any claim by the fund pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the state acquiring by subrogation the rights of the claimant to recover those costs of corrective action for which it has compensated the claimant from the person responsible or liable for the unauthorized release.(Added by renumbering Section 25299.64 by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1366, Sec. 29. Effective September 27, 1990. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.75 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 7 - Cost Recovery, Enforcement, and Administration|Section 25299.75.

25299.75.  (a) Except as provided in Sections 25299.70, 25299.72, and 25299.73, this chapter does not affect or modify the obligations or liability of any person under any other provision of state or federal law, including common law, for damages, injury, or loss resulting from an unauthorized release of petroleum or for corrective action or the costs of corrective action.(b) This chapter shall not be construed as authorizing recovery for costs of corrective action resulting from any release authorized or permitted pursuant to state or federal law.(Added by renumbering Section 25299.65 by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1366, Sec. 30. Effective September 27, 1990. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.76 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 7 - Cost Recovery, Enforcement, and Administration|Section 25299.76.

25299.76.  (a) Any person who violates any requirement of Article 3 (commencing with Section 25299.30) or Article 4 (commencing with Section 25299.36) is liable for a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each underground storage tank for each day of violation.(b) The state or a local agency may bring an action in superior court to impose the civil penalty specified in subdivision (a).(c) The board or a regional board may impose the civil penalty specified in subdivision (a) pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 13323) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of the Water Code.(d) In determining the amount of any liability imposed under this section, the superior court, the board, or the regional board shall take into account the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, and, with respect to the violator, the ability to pay, any prior history of violations, the degree of culpability, the economic benefits or savings, if any, resulting from the violations, and other matters as justice may require.(e) Remedies under this section are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any other civil or criminal remedies, except that no civil penalties shall be recovered under this section for violations for which a civil penalty is recovered pursuant to Section 13268 or 13350 of the Water Code.(Added by renumbering Section 25299.66 by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1366, Sec. 31. Effective September 27, 1990. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.77 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 7 - Cost Recovery, Enforcement, and Administration|Section 25299.77.

25299.77.  (a) The board shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter. In adopting these regulations, the board shall ensure that the regulations are consistent with this chapter, Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280), and the requirements for state programs implementing the federal act.(b) The adoption of any regulations pursuant to this section that are filed with the Office of Administrative Law on or before January 1, 1995, shall be deemed to be an emergency necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, any emergency regulation adopted by the board pursuant to this subdivision shall not be repealed by the Office of Administrative Law, and shall remain in effect until revised by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 37, Sec. 3. Effective May 10, 2002. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.79 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 7 - Cost Recovery, Enforcement, and Administration|Section 25299.79.

25299.79.  The costs specified in subdivision (d) of Section 25299.51 are not recoverable pursuant to this article.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1574, Sec. 3. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.80 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 7 - Cost Recovery, Enforcement, and Administration|Section 25299.80.

25299.80.  (a) A person who makes a misrepresentation in any claim, including, but not limited to, a record, report, certification, application, invoice, form, or other document that is submitted to the fund relating to a claim, is subject to civil liability of not more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for each violation of this subdivision.(b) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the Attorney General, upon request of the state board, shall bring an action in superior court to impose the civil liability specified in subdivision (a).(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the executive director of the board may impose the civil liability specified in subdivision (a) administratively in the same manner as the executive director of the board is authorized to impose civil liability pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 13323) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of the Water Code.(d) If the violation by a claimant of subdivision (a) is not knowing, willful, or intentional, the board or an authorized representative shall first issue a notice to comply pursuant to Chapter 5.8 (commencing with Section 13399) of Division 7 of the Water Code before an action may be taken pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c).(e) In determining the amount of civil liability imposed under this section, the executive director of the board, or the court, as the case may be, shall take into account the nature, circumstance, extent, and gravity of the violation, the person’s ability to pay, any prior history of misrepresentations by the person to the board or local agency, any economic benefits or savings that resulted or would have resulted from the false statement, and other matters as justice may require.(f) Remedies under this section are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any other civil, administrative, or criminal remedies.(g) All money collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the fund.(h) The board shall file a complaint with any applicable licensing board against any person licensed or otherwise regulated by that licensing board who is found to be liable under this section.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 547, Sec. 22. (SB 445) Effective September 25, 2014. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.80.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 7 - Cost Recovery, Enforcement, and Administration|Section 25299.80.5.

25299.80.5.  (a) A person who knowingly makes or causes to be made any false statement, material misrepresentation, or false certification in support of any claim under this chapter, including, but not limited to, in an application, record, report, certification, plan, invoice, form, or other document that is submitted, filed, or required to be maintained under this chapter for purposes of a claim, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or in the state prison for 16 months, two years, or three years, or by both that fine and imprisonment.(b) The Attorney General, upon request of the board, may bring an action in superior court to impose the criminal penalty specified in subdivision (a).(c) Remedies under this section are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any other civil or criminal remedies.(d) All funds collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the fund.(e) The board shall file a complaint with any applicable licensing board against any person licensed or otherwise regulated by that licensing board who is convicted under this section.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 547, Sec. 23. (SB 445) Effective September 25, 2014. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.80.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 7 - Cost Recovery, Enforcement, and Administration|Section 25299.80.6.

25299.80.6.  An action by the executive director to impose civil liability under this chapter is subject to review by the board in the same manner as provided for the review by the State Water Resources Control Board of actions of a regional board under Section 13320 of the Water Code.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 547, Sec. 24. (SB 445) Effective September 25, 2014. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.82 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 9 - Sunset Provision|Section 25299.82.

25299.82.  To ensure that the phase out of the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund program, as provided in Section 25299.81, is achieved in an orderly manner that enables owners and operators to maintain continuous coverage for financial responsibility obligations required by Sections 25292.2 and 25299.31 and the federal act, the board shall take the following actions:(a) The board shall not accept claim applications submitted to the fund pursuant to Section 25299.57 or 25299.58 after January 1, 2025, unless the board finds that the unauthorized release that is the subject of the claim was discovered before January 1, 2025, and the submission of a claim application by that date was beyond the claimant’s reasonable control.(b) The board shall not accept requests for reimbursements submitted to the fund pursuant to Section 25299.57 or 25299.58 after July 1, 2025.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 547, Sec. 26. (SB 445) Effective September 25, 2014. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.90 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 11 - Commingled Plume Account|Section 25299.90.

25299.90.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) Commingled plumes of petroleum contaminated groundwater involve serious water quality impacts.(b) Unauthorized releases from underground storage tanks are a major source of commingled plumes of petroleum contaminated groundwater.(c) Unless corrective action is performed in a coordinated manner, remedial action of commingled plumes may be ineffective.(d) Disagreement over shared liability among parties responsible for underground storage tank leaks which contributed to commingled plumes may result in substantial expenditures for legal costs and the expense of necessary cleanup.(e) Reimbursing claimants jointly will result in more efficient cleanups, lower total corrective action costs, and reduced legal costs for commingled plumes.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 611, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1997. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.91 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 11 - Commingled Plume Account|Section 25299.91.

25299.91.  As used in this article, the following terms have the following meaning:(a) “Commingled plume” means the condition that exists when groundwater contaminated with petroleum from two or more discrete unauthorized releases have mixed or encroached upon one another to the extent that the corrective action performed on one plume will necessarily affect the other. A commingled plume does not include either of the following:(1) Contaminated groundwater plumes resulting from unauthorized releases or discharges from a single site.(2) Soil contamination, unless it can be demonstrated that the contaminated soil is an immediate threat to groundwater.(b) “Contributing site” means a site on which an unauthorized release or discharge of waste has occurred or is occurring and has impacted or threatens to impact groundwater.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 611, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1997. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.92 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.75 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup|ARTICLE 11 - Commingled Plume Account|Section 25299.92.

25299.92.  A sum not to exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) from Item 3940-001-0439 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 1996 (Ch. 162, Stats. 1996) shall be available for expenditure for the 1996–97 fiscal year for the purposes of this article. In subsequent fiscal years, it is the intent of the Legislature that an appropriation be made in the annual Budget Act to carry out this article.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 17, Sec. 71. Effective January 1, 1998. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)