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CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.76 - Loans for Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.110.

25299.110.  To defray the costs of the board in administering the loan program created pursuant to this chapter, the board may do all of the following:(a) Impose reasonable charges on all applications and impose the loan fee specified in subdivision (d) of Section 25299.104.(b) Recover collection costs from the borrower or other party.(c) Earn income on any asset recovered pursuant to a loan default.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 640, Sec. 11. (SB 763) Effective January 1, 2014. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.117.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.111 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.76 - Loans for Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.111.

25299.111.  If this chapter is repealed pursuant to Section 25299.117, then following the day on which the authority ceases to exist, all moneys in the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Financing Account and all moneys due that account shall revert to, and accrue to the benefit of, the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund in the State Treasury.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 624, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 2004. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.117.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.113 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.76 - Loans for Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.113.

25299.113.  (a) A person who makes a misrepresentation in a document relating to a grant or loan issued under this chapter, including, but not limited to, a record, report, certification, application, invoice, form, or other document, that is submitted to the board 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 a violation of subdivision (a) by a person is not knowing, willful, or intentional, the board or an authorized representative of the board, before an action may be taken pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c), shall issue a notice to comply pursuant to Chapter 5.8 (commencing with Section 13399) of Division 7 of the Water Code.(e) In determining the amount of civil liability imposed pursuant to this section, the executive director of the board, or the court 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) A penalty collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Financing Account.(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. 2020, Ch. 296, Sec. 11. (AB 3220) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.117.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.113.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.76 - Loans for Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.113.1.

25299.113.1.  (a) A person who knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement, material misrepresentation, or false certification in support of a grant or loan 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 grant or loan, 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) A fine collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Financing Account.(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. 2020, Ch. 296, Sec. 12. (AB 3220) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.117.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.113.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.76 - Loans for Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.113.2.

25299.113.2.  An action by the executive director of the board 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 board of actions of a regional board under Section 13320 of the Water Code.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 296, Sec. 13. (AB 3220) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.117.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.114 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.76 - Loans for Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.114.

25299.114.  All persons serving in an exempt position engaged in the performance of a function described in former Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 15399.10) of Part 6.7 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code as repealed by Chapter 229 of the Statutes of 2003 or the administration of the program described in that chapter shall be transferred to the board subject to approval by the Department of Finance. This transfer shall not affect the status, positions, and rights of these persons. Section 19050.9 of the Government Code shall apply to the transfer of persons serving in state civil service who are engaged in the performance of a function or the administration of that chapter.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 624, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 2004. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.117.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.115 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.76 - Loans for Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.115.

25299.115.  The repeal of former Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 15399.10) of Part 6.7 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code by Chapter 229 of the Statutes of 2003 shall not be construed to terminate any obligation to pay claims filed, repay loans outstanding, or resolve any cost recovery action filed on or before January 1, 2004.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 624, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 2004. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.117.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.116 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.76 - Loans for Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.116.

25299.116.  A recipient of a grant that was awarded pursuant to former Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 15399.10) of Part 6.7 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, as that chapter existed on December 31, 2003, and that expired after December 31, 2003, may receive grant funds from the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Financing Account consistent with the terms of the grant, for one year following enactment of this chapter, notwithstanding expiration of the grant.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 624, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 2004. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 25299.117.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.117 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.76 - Loans for Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.117.

25299.117.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this chapter is repealed as of January 1, 2026, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted on or before January 1, 2026, deletes or extends that date.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the repeal of this chapter does not terminate any of the following rights, obligations, authorities, or any provision necessary to carry out these rights, obligations, and authority:(1) The repayment of loans due and payable to the board.(2) The resolution of any cost recovery action or the initiation of an action or other collection process to recover defaulted loan moneys due to the board or to recover grant moneys paid but to which the grantee is not entitled.(3) The resolution of an action taken pursuant to Section 25299.112, 25299.113, or 25299.113.1, or the initiation of one of those actions.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 296, Sec. 14. (AB 3220) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Chapter 6.76, commencing with Section 25299.100.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.77 - Grants for Installing Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.200.

25299.200.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a)  “Account” means the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Financing Account. (b)  “Board” means the State Water Resources Control Board. (c)  “Grant applicant” means a small business, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 25299.202, that applies to the board for a grant pursuant to this chapter. (d)  “Tank” means an underground storage tank, as defined in Section 25281, installed in accordance with the requirements of Section 25290.1 on and after July 1, 2004, but before June 30, 2009, that is used for the purpose of storing petroleum, as defined in Section 25299.22. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 649, Sec. 5. Effective September 21, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.77 - Grants for Installing Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.201.

25299.201.  (a)  The board shall conduct a grant program pursuant to this chapter, to assist small businesses in meeting the requirements of subdivisions (e) and (j) of Section 25290.1. (b)  For purposes of this chapter, a grant provided to assist a small business in complying with subdivision (j) of Section 25290.1 may include the cost of pretesting the underground storage tank prior to backfill, in order to evaluate the underground storage tank’s ability to pass the test required by subdivision (j) of Section 25290.1. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 649, Sec. 5. Effective September 21, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.77 - Grants for Installing Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.202.

25299.202.  (a)  The board shall make grant funds available from the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Financing Account to eligible grant applicants that meet the following conditions: (1)  The grant applicant is a small business that employs fewer than 500 full-time and part-time employees, is independently owned and operated, and is not dominant in its field of operation. (2)  The principal office of the grant applicant is domiciled in the state, and the officers of the grant applicant are domiciled in the state. (3)  All tanks owned and operated by the grant applicant are subject to compliance with Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280), and the regulations adopted pursuant to that chapter. (b)  A grant applicant may expend grant funds only to pay the costs necessary to comply with subdivision (j) of Section 25290.1, and to finance the leak detection equipment costs necessary to meet with the requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 25290.1. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 649, Sec. 5. Effective September 21, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.77 - Grants for Installing Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.203.

25299.203.  (a)  The board may issue a grant pursuant to this chapter before the installation of the tank, or within 12 months after the tank has been installed and placed in use. (b)  A complete grant application shall include all of the following information: (1)  Evidence of eligibility. (2)  A detailed cost estimate of the work and equipment required to be completed or installed for the tank to comply with subdivision (e) or (j) of Section 25290.1, as applicable. (3)  A detailed description of the costs incurred to perform the work and install the equipment required for the tank to comply with subdivision (e) or (j) of Section 25290.1, as applicable. (4)  Any other information the board determines is necessary to be included in the application form. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 649, Sec. 5. Effective September 21, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.77 - Grants for Installing Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.204.

25299.204.  (a)  A grant recipient may use grant funds to finance or reimburse up to 100 percent of the costs necessary to comply with subdivision (j) of Section 25290.1, and to finance or reimburse the leak detection equipment costs necessary to meet the requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 25290.1. (b)  The board, pursuant to this chapter, shall not grant more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per facility, as defined in Section 25281, to assist a grant applicant in meeting the requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 25290.1. (c)  The board, pursuant to this chapter, shall not grant more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per facility, as defined in Section 25281, to assist a grant applicant in meeting the requirements of subdivision (j) of Section 25290.1. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 649, Sec. 5. Effective September 21, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.77 - Grants for Installing Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.205.

25299.205.  (a) (1) The Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Financing Account is hereby created in the State Treasury.(2) The funds deposited into the account may be expended by the board, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for making grants pursuant to this chapter and administering this chapter.(b) (1) This section shall not become operative if Assembly Bill 1068 of the 2003–04 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2005, that bill creates the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Financing Account in the State Treasury, and the bill adding this section takes effect on or after the effective date of Assembly Bill 1068.(2) If the act adding this section is enacted and takes effect before the effective date of Assembly Bill 1068, this section shall become operative on the effective date of that act, and shall become inoperative on the effective date of Assembly Bill 1068. On the date this section becomes inoperative, the Controller shall transfer all moneys in the account to the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Financing Account established pursuant to Section 25299.109.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 649, Sec. 5. Effective September 21, 2004. This section is nonoperative pursuant to (and except for) paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25299.206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.77 - Grants for Installing Underground Storage Tanks|Section 25299.206.

25299.206.  (a)  The board shall transfer the sum of three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000) for the 2004–05 fiscal year, from the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund to the account. Those funds are hereby appropriated to the board in each of those fiscal years for making grants pursuant to this chapter and administering this chapter. (b)  At the end of each fiscal year, any funds transferred from the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund that remain in the account shall revert to the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 649, Sec. 5. Effective September 21, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25396 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.86 - Expedited Remediation|Section 25396.

25396.  The requirements of the former California Expedited Remedial Action Reform Act of 1994 (former Chapter 6.85 (commencing with Section 25396) of Division 20) continue to apply to sites selected before the effective date of this chapter for participation in the pilot program established by that act.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 78. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25403.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.10 - Hazardous Material Release Cleanup|Section 25403.3.

25403.3.  The immunity provided for by Section 25403.2 is only conferred if both of the following apply:(a) The action is in accordance with a cleanup plan prepared by a qualified independent contractor and approved by the department, a regional board, or the designated agency, as appropriate, pursuant to Section 25403.1.(b) The cleanup is found to have been undertaken and properly completed, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 25403.2.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 588, Sec. 1. (AB 440) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25403.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.10 - Hazardous Material Release Cleanup|Section 25403.4.

25403.4.  Within 60 days of being presented with a bill from the department or regional board, the local agency shall reimburse the department or the regional board for costs incurred in reviewing or approving investigation plans and cleanup plans pursuant to this chapter. The department or regional board may develop a payment plan, consistent with Section 25269, with the local agency to repay costs over a longer period of time. In the event of any dispute over the costs, the local agency shall pay any undisputed costs and meet and confer with the department or regional board to resolve the disputed items. In connection with any disputes not resolved through meet and confer efforts, the local agency may utilize any review processes maintained by the department or the regional board. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 588, Sec. 1. (AB 440) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25403.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.10 - Hazardous Material Release Cleanup|Section 25403.5.

25403.5.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, if a local agency undertakes action to investigate property or clean up, or to require others to investigate or clean up, including compelling a responsible party through a civil injunctive action, a release of hazardous material, the responsible party shall be liable to the local agency for the costs incurred in the action. A local agency may not recover the costs of goods and services that were not procured in accordance with procurement procedures, where applicable. The amount of the costs shall include the interest on the costs accrued from the date of expenditure and reasonable attorney’s fees and shall be recoverable in a civil action. Interest shall be calculated based on the average annual rate of return on a local agency’s investment of surplus funds for the fiscal year in which costs were incurred.(b) The only defenses available to a responsible party shall be the defenses specified in subdivision (b) of Section 25323.5.(c) A local agency may recover any costs incurred to develop and to implement a cleanup plan approved pursuant to this chapter, to the same extent the department is authorized to recover those costs. The scope and standard of liability for cost recovery pursuant to this section shall be the scope and standard of liability under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601 et seq.) as that act would apply to the department. However, any reference to hazardous substance in that act shall be deemed to refer to hazardous material as defined in Section 25403. It is the intent of the Legislature that local agencies diligently pursue reimbursement for investigation and cleanup costs incurred pursuant to this chapter, but each local agency is authorized to assess whether and to what extent cost recovery is practicable.(d) An action for recovery of the costs of a cleanup undertaken by a local agency under this section shall be commenced within three years after completion of the cleanup.(e) The action to recover costs provided by this section is in addition to, and is not to be construed as restricting, any other cause of action available to a local agency.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 588, Sec. 1. (AB 440) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25403.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.10 - Hazardous Material Release Cleanup|Section 25403.6.

25403.6.  (a) Except as provided in Section 25403.4, notwithstanding any other state law or policy, a local agency that undertakes and completes a cleanup, or otherwise causes a cleanup to be undertaken and completed pursuant to this chapter shall not be liable based on its ownership of property after a release occurred, for any costs that any responsible party for that release incurs to investigate or clean up the release or to compensate others for the effects of that release.(b) Except as provided in Section 25403. 2, this article does not limit the powers of the state board or a regional board to enforce Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 588, Sec. 1. (AB 440) Effective January 1, 2014.)