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CA Health & Safety Code § 25546.2 (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 4 - California Toxic Release Inventory Program Act of 2007|Section 25546.2.

25546.2.  For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Department” means the Department of Toxic Substances Control.(b) “Facility” means a facility subject to the federal act, as provided by Section 11002 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as that section read on January 1, 2006, and that is subject to the existing federal regulations.(c) “Existing federal regulations” mean the regulations found in Part 372 (commencing with Section 372.1) of Subchapter J of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as those regulations read on January 1, 2006, except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 25546.3.(d) “Federal act” means 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).(e) “Federal regulations” mean the regulations found in Part 372 (commencing with Section 372.1) of Subchapter J of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as those regulations may be revised or amended on or after January 1, 2006.(f) “Program” means the California Toxic Release Inventory Program established pursuant to this article.(g) “Toxic chemical” means a substance listed pursuant to Subpart D (commencing with Section 372.65) of Part 372 of Subchapter J of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as those regulations read on January 1, 2006, and not as those regulations may be subsequently amended, revised, or repealed after that date, except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 25546.3.(h) “Toxic chemical release form” means the form required to be completed by the owner or operator of a facility pursuant to Section 11023 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as that section read on January 1, 2006.(i) “Threshold quantity” means the amount of a toxic chemical specified in Sections 372.25, 372.27, and 372.28 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations as those regulations read on January 1, 2006, and not as those regulations may be subsequently amended, revised, or repealed after that date, except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 25546.3.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 616, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25546.3 (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 4 - California Toxic Release Inventory Program Act of 2007|Section 25546.3.

25546.3.  (a)  On or before January 1, 2009, the department shall develop and implement the California Toxic Release Inventory Program pursuant to this article.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the department shall, when implementing the program, comply with the requirements of the federal act with regard to ensuring that any requirement imposed pursuant to this article is no less stringent than, or is not otherwise preempted by, any requirement imposed pursuant to the federal act, including any changes to the existing federal regulations that decrease the threshold quantity or include additional toxic chemicals subject to the federal act.(c) If there is a legal challenge to changes made to Section 312 of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11022) or the federal regulations adopted pursuant to that section, that result in the changes being stayed or enjoined by a federal court, the department shall not require a facility to submit a toxic chemical release form pursuant to Section 25546.4 until the department determines that the court action has been settled or adjudicated.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 616, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25546.4 (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 25546.4.

25546.4.  (a) The program established pursuant to this article shall require a facility to submit a toxic chemical release form to the department, in accordance with the existing federal regulations, if the facility is not required by the federal regulations to submit a toxic chemical release form containing that same information.(b) The program adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall require that the information be reported retroactively to the effective date of the change in the federal act or the existing federal regulations as to ensure no gap in data collection.(c)  The department shall evaluate California-specific reporting requirements and determine if this information can substitute, in whole or in part, for the information that would be required under the program. This review shall include, but not be limited to, reporting required pursuant to the Air Toxic “Hot Spot” Information and Assessment Act (Part 6 (commencing with Section 44300) of Division 26), the Hazardous Waste Source Reduction and Management Review Act of 1989 (Article 11.9 (commencing with Section 25244.12) of Chapter 6.5), and reporting required by the regional water quality control boards pursuant to the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits and waste discharge requirements.(d) The department shall require the facility to utilize the same reporting forms in use, pursuant to the existing federal regulations, unless the department determines that an alternative form is necessary to substitute chemical release data reported under existing California-specific programs, to ensure that the information is consolidated. The department shall also prescribe the manner in which the information in the forms shall be transmitted.(e) The department shall post a copy of each form received from each facility that is subject to the program on the department’s publicly available Internet Web site.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 616, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25546.5 (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 4 - California Toxic Release Inventory Program Act of 2007|Section 25546.5.

25546.5.  (a) The department may adopt regulations to implement the program as emergency regulations. The emergency regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be adopted by the department in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and for the purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of these regulations is hereby deemed an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare.(b) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, any emergency regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this section shall be filed with, but not be repealed by, the Office of Administrative Law and shall remain in effect for a period of two years or until revised by the department, whichever occurs sooner.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 616, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25547 (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 5 - Spill Prevention and Response for Railroads|Section 25547.

25547.  For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Bakken oil” means petroleum crude oil, Class 3, sourced from the Bakken shale formation in the Williston Basin.(b) “Hazardous material” means a substance or material that the United States Secretary of Transportation has determined to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to the health, safety, and property of residents when transported in commerce and has been designated as hazardous pursuant to Section 5103 of Title 49 of the United States Code. Hazardous material includes hazardous substances, as defined in Section 25501, hazardous wastes, marine pollutants, elevated temperature materials, materials designated as hazardous in Section 172.101 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and materials that meet the defining criteria for hazard classes and divisions in Part 173 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(c) “Hazardous materials emergency response plan” shall have the same meaning as “emergency response program to hazardous substance release” set forth in Section 1910.120(q) of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(d) “Office” means the Office of Emergency Services.(e) “Oil” has the same meaning as in Section 8670.3 of the Government Code.(f) “Rail carrier” means a person providing common carrier railroad transportation for compensation, but does not include street, suburban, or interurban electric railways not operated as part of the general system of rail transportation.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 533, Sec. 1. (AB 380) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25547.2 (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 5 - Spill Prevention and Response for Railroads|Section 25547.2.

25547.2.  (a) No later than January 31, 2015, and every three months thereafter, a rail carrier shall prepare and submit to the office commodity flow data for the prior three months broken down by county and track route relevant to the 25 largest hazardous material commodities transported through the state, including tank cars loaded with oil cargo. The commodity flow data shall conform to all of the following:(1) Be in accordance with Subpart G of Part 172 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations and in Standard Transportation Commodity Code numeric sequence.(2) Include a description of the hazardous material or oil cargo and commodity name organized by number of carload type, including tank cars and gondola cars, intermodal loads, including trailers, containers and tank containers, and total loads transported within a county over the prior three months.(b) The office shall provide access to commodity flow data as authorized by Part 15 (commencing with Section 15.1), Part 1520 (commencing with Section 1520.1), and Part 172 (commencing with Section 172.1) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations and Section 11904 of Title 49 of the United States Code.(c) (1) Beginning January 31, 2015, consistent with the United States Department of Transportation’s Emergency Order Docket No. DOT-OST-2014-0067, and any subsequent amendments to that order, a rail carrier shall prospectively estimate and submit to the office notification of the weekly movements of trains through a county, including, but not limited to, track route and volumes of shipments of Bakken oil in amounts equal to or greater than one million (1,000,000) gallons per train consist. A rail carrier shall update the notification provided pursuant to this paragraph once every six months.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a rail carrier shall update and notify the office within 30 days of the rail carrier determining that there will be a material change in the estimated volume of Bakken oil plus or minus 25 percent per week relative to the most recent estimate previously submitted to the office.(d) The office shall disseminate information necessary for developing emergency response plans from the reports prepared pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c) in whole or in summary form to a unified program agency, as defined in Section 25501, when the office determines a unified program agency area of responsibility may be impacted by a hazardous material or oil cargo spill. Rail carriers shall provide additional information to the office related to the specific commodity flow data and Bakken oil to assist a unified program agency with its emergency response planning.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 533, Sec. 1. (AB 380) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25547.4 (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 5 - Spill Prevention and Response for Railroads|Section 25547.4.

25547.4.  Each rail carrier shall maintain a response management communications center, which shall provide real-time information to an authorized public safety answering point or 911 emergency response center about the train consist involved in a hazardous material or oil cargo spill or other critical incident, including, but not limited to, both of the following:(a) Hazardous material movement shipping papers, including a way bill or total trace, detailing the hazardous material or oil cargo.(b) Information that can assist the primary local public safety agency in containing and safely removing a hazardous material spill.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 533, Sec. 1. (AB 380) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25547.6 (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 5 - Spill Prevention and Response for Railroads|Section 25547.6.

25547.6.  (a) Each rail carrier shall provide the office with a summary of the rail carrier’s hazardous materials emergency response plan. The rail carrier’s hazardous materials emergency response plan summary shall not be posted on a public Internet Web site.(b) The office shall provide a copy of each summary report of a rail carrier’s hazardous materials emergency response plan to each unified program agency, as defined in Section 25501, when the office determines a unified program agency area of responsibility may be impacted by a rail carrier spill of hazardous material or oil cargo. The provision of the summary report of a rail carrier’s hazardous materials emergency response plan shall comply with Part 15 (commencing with Section 15.1), Part 1520 (commencing with Section 1520.1), and Part 172 (commencing with Section 172.1) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations and Section 11904 of Title 49 of the United States Code.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 533, Sec. 1. (AB 380) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25547.8 (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 5 - Spill Prevention and Response for Railroads|Section 25547.8.

25547.8.  A recipient of the reports and plans provided pursuant to Sections 25547.2 and 25547.6 shall comply with Part 15 (commencing with Section 15.1), Part 1520 (commencing with Section 1520.1), and Part 172 (commencing with Section 172.1) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations and Section 11904 of Title 49 of the United States Code for the purposes of determining who may have access to the information contained in the reports and shall not divulge or make known that information to unauthorized recipients. Disclosure and dissemination of information in the reports shall be done to assist with emergency response planning.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 533, Sec. 1. (AB 380) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 26100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 18 - Toxic Mold|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 26100.

26100.  This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Toxic Mold Protection Act of 2001.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 584, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 26101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 18 - Toxic Mold|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 26101.

26101.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a)  “Affect” means to cause a condition by the presence of mold in the dwelling unit, building, appurtenant structure, common wall, heating system, or ventilating and air-conditioning system that affects the indoor air quality of a dwelling unit or building. (b)  “Authoritative bodies” means any recognized national or international entities with expertise on public health, mold identification and remediation, or environmental health, including, but not limited to, other states, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the World Health Organization, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, the New York City Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Industrial Hygiene Association. (c)  “Certified Industrial Hygienist” means a person who has met the education, experience, and examination requirements of an industrial hygiene certification organization as defined in Section 20700 of the Business and Professions Code. (d)  “Code enforcement officer” means a local official responsible for enforcing housing codes and maintaining public safety in buildings using an interdepartmental approach at the local government level. (e)  “Department” means the State Department of Health Services, designated as the lead agency in the adoption of permissible exposure limits to mold in indoor environments, mold identification and remediation efforts, and the development of guidelines for the determination of what constitutes mold infestation. (f)  “Indoor environments” means the affected dwelling unit or affected commercial or industrial building. (g)  “Mold” means any form of multicellular fungi that live on plant or animal matter and in indoor environments. Types of mold include, but are not limited to, Cladosporium, Penicillium, Alternaria, Aspergillus, Fuarim, Trichoderma, Memnoniella, Mucor, and Stachybotrys chartarum, often found in water-damaged building materials. (h)  “Person” means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, municipality, public utility, or other public body or institution. (i)  “Public health officer” means a local health officer appointed pursuant to Section 101000 or a local comprehensive health agency designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 101275 to carry out the drinking water program. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 584, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 26101.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 18 - Toxic Mold|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 26101.5.

26101.5.  All standards that the department develops pursuant to this chapter shall be in accordance with existing administrative law procedures applicable to the development of regulations.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 584, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 26101.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 18 - Toxic Mold|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 26101.7.

26101.7.  The department shall convene a task force which shall advise the department on the development of standards pursuant to Sections 26103, 26105, 26106, 26120, and 26130. The task force shall be comprised of representatives of public health officers, environmental health officers, code enforcement officers, experts on the health effects of molds, medical experts, certified industrial hygienists, mold abatement experts, representatives of government-sponsored enterprises, representatives from school districts or county offices of education, representatives of employees and representatives of employers, and affected consumers, which include, but are not limited to, residential, commercial and industrial tenants, homeowners, environmental groups, and attorneys, and affected industries, which include, but are not limited to, residential, commercial and industrial building proprietors, managers or landlords, builders, realtors, suppliers of building materials and suppliers of furnishings, and insurers. Task force members shall serve on a voluntary basis and shall be responsible for any costs associated with their participation in the task force. The department shall not be responsible for travel costs incurred by task force members or otherwise compensating task force members for costs associated with their participation in the task force.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 584, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 26102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 18 - Toxic Mold|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 26102.

26102.  The department shall consider the feasibility of adopting permissible exposure limits to mold in indoor environments.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 584, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 26103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 18 - Toxic Mold|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 26103.

26103.  (a)  If the department finds that adopting permissible exposure limits to mold in indoor environments is feasible, the department, in consultation with the task force convened pursuant to Section 26101.7, shall: (1)  Adopt permissible exposure limits to mold for indoor environments that avoid adverse effects on health, with an adequate margin of safety, and avoid any significant risk to public health. (2)  Notwithstanding paragraph (1), balance the protection of public health with technological and economic feasibility when it adopts permissible exposure limits. (3)  Utilize and include the latest scientific data or existing standards adopted by authoritative bodies. (4)  Develop permissible exposure limits that target the general population. (b)  The department shall consider all of the following criteria when it adopts permissible exposure limits for molds in indoor environments: (1)  The adverse health effects of exposure to molds on the general population, including specific effects on members of subgroups that comprise a meaningful portion of the general population, which may include infants, children age 6 years and under, pregnant women, the elderly, asthmatics, allergic individuals, immune compromised individuals, or other subgroups that are identifiable as being at greater risk of adverse health effects than the general population when exposed to molds. (2)  The standards for molds, if any, adopted by authoritative bodies. (3)  The technological and economic feasibility of compliance with the proposed permissible exposure limit for molds. For the purposes of determining economic feasibility pursuant to this paragraph, the department shall consider the costs of compliance to tenants, landlords, homeowners, and other affected parties. (4)  Toxicological studies and any scientific evidence as it relates to mold. (c)  The department may develop alternative permissible exposure limits applicable for facilities, which may include hospitals, child care facilities, and nursing homes, whose primary business is to serve members of subgroups that comprise a meaningful portion of the general population and are at greater risk of adverse health effects from molds than the general population. These subgroups may include infants, children age 6 years and under, pregnant women, the elderly, asthmatics, allergic individuals, or immune compromised individuals. (d)  The department shall report to the Legislature on its progress in developing the permissible exposure limit for molds by July 1, 2003. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 584, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)