California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 18 - Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Regulations › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2803 - Applicability

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  regulations in this chapter implement the Barry Keene Underground Storage Tank
				  Trust Fund Act of 1989 (Health and Safety Code, division 20, chapter 6.75,
				  section 25299.10 et seq.). Except as
				  otherwise specifically provided, this chapter applies to owners and operators
				  of petroleum underground storage tanks as defined in article 2 of this
				  chapter.
(b) This chapter applies
				  in part to owners of residential tanks as this term is defined in article 2 of
				  this chapter.
(c) This chapter
				  establishes financial responsibility requirements for certain owners and
				  operators of underground storage tanks (article 3).
(d) This chapter provides for reimbursement
				  from the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund (Fund) of eligible corrective
				  action, regulatory technical assistance, and third party compensation costs
				  incurred by eligible owners and operators of underground storage tanks and
				  residential tanks (article 4).
(e)
				  This chapter establishes procedures for requesting review of a staff decision
				  by the Fund Manager, appealing a staff decision or a Fund Manager Decision to
				  the Chief of the Division of Clean Water Programs, and for petitioning the
				  State Water Resources Control Board for review of a decision of the Division
				  Chief (article 5).
(f) This chapter
				  establishes procedures for owners and operators of underground storage tanks
				  and other responsible parties to petition for review of a regulatory agency
				  decision not to close an underground storage tank or residential tank site
				  (article 6).
1. New
					 chapter 18 (sections
					 2803-2814.3) filed 12-2-91 as an
					 emergency; operative 12-2-91. Text remains in effect uninterrupted pursuant to
					 Health and Safety Code section
					 25299.77
					 (Register 92, No. 9). For prior history of chapter 18, see Register 81, No.
					 28.
2. Editorial correction of printing errors in HISTORY 1.
					 (Register 92, No. 43).
3. Amendment of subsections (a) and (d) filed
					 12-27-94 as an emergency; operative 12-27-94 (Register 94, No. 52).
					 Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with section
					 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of
					 Title 2 of the Government Code, this section shall not be repealed by OAL and
					 shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control
					 Board, pursuant to Health and Safety Code section
					 25299.77,
					 subdivision (b).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 10-27-2000;
					 operative 11-26-2000 (Register 2000, No. 43).
5. Amendment of
					 subsection (d) and NOTE filed 7-6-2004; operative 8-5-2004 (Register 2004, No.
					 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						25299.77,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						25299.10,
						25299.11,
						25299.13,
						25299.31,
						25299.39.2,
						25299.51,
						25299.56,
						25299.57
						and
						25299.58,
						Health and Safety Code.