Gov. Code, § 65962.5 · Article 6. Development Permits for Classes of Projects
Gov. Code, § 65962.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The Department of Toxic Substances Control shall compile and update as appropriate, but at least annually, and shall submit to the Secretary for Environmental Protection, a list of all of the following:
(1) All hazardous waste facilities subject to corrective action pursuant to Section 25187.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) All land designated as hazardous waste property or border zone property pursuant to former Article 11 (commencing with Section 25220) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.
(3) All information received by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to Section 25242 of the Health and Safety Code on hazardous waste disposals on public land.
(4) All sites listed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 78760) of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 45 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) The State Department of Health Services shall compile and update as appropriate, but at least annually, and shall submit to the Secretary for Environmental Protection, a list of all public drinking water wells that contain detectable levels of organic contaminants and that are subject to water analysis pursuant to Section 116395 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) The State Water Resources Control Board shall compile and update as appropriate, but at least annually, and shall submit to the Secretary for Environmental Protection, a list of all of the following:
(1) All underground storage tanks for which an unauthorized release report is filed pursuant to Section 25295 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) All solid waste disposal facilities from which there is a migration of hazardous waste and for which a California regional water quality control board has notified the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 13273 of the Water Code.
(3) All cease and desist orders issued after January 1, 1986, pursuant to Section 13301 of the Water Code, and all cleanup or abatement orders issued after January 1, 1986, pursuant to Section 13304 of the Water Code, that concern the discharge of wastes that are hazardous materials.
(d) The local enforcement agency, as designated pursuant to Section 18051 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, shall compile as appropriate, but at least annually, and shall submit to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, a list of all solid waste disposal facilities from which there is a known migration of hazardous waste. The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall compile the local lists into a statewide list, which shall be submitted to the Secretary for Environmental Protection and shall be available to any person who requests the information.
(e) The Secretary for Environmental Protection shall consolidate the information submitted pursuant to this section and distribute it in a timely fashion to each city and county in which sites on the lists are located. The secretary shall distribute the information to any other person upon request. The secretary may charge a reasonable fee to persons requesting the information, other than cities, counties, or cities and counties, to cover the cost of developing, maintaining, and reproducing and distributing the information.
(f) Before a lead agency accepts as complete an application for any development project which will be used by any person, the applicant shall consult the lists sent to the appropriate city or county and shall submit a signed statement to the local agency indicating whether the project and any alternatives are located on a site that is included on any of the lists compiled pursuant to this section and shall specify any list. If the site is included on a list, and the list is not specified on the statement, the lead agency shall notify the applicant pursuant to Section 65943. The statement shall read as follows:
HAZARDOUS WASTE AND SUBSTANCES STATEMENT
The development project and any alternatives proposed in this application are contained on the lists compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. Accordingly, the project applicant is required to submit a signed statement that contains the following information:
Name of applicant: Address: Phone number: Address of site (street name and number if available, and ZIP Code): Local agency (city/county): Assessor’s book, page, and parcel number: Specify any list pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code: Regulatory identification number: Date of list:
______Applicant, Date______ ______
(g) The changes made to this section by the act amending this section, that takes effect January 1, 1992, apply only to projects for which applications have not been deemed complete on or before January 1, 1992, pursuant to Section 65943.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 258, Sec. 28. (AB 2327) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 130 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 258.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Government Code
Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 25187.5Printed as Section 25187.5 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 25242Printed as Section 25242 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 25295Printed as Section 25295 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, div. 45, pt. 2, ch. 4, art. 5Listing of Hazardous Substance Release SitesPrinted as Article 5 (commencing with Section 78760) of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 45 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 116395Printed as Section 116395 of the Health and Safety Code
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Gov. Code, § 65962.5. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
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Health and Safety Code
Public Resources Code
- Pub. Resources Code, § 21067.5Printed as Section 65962.5 of the Government Code
- Pub. Resources Code, § 21080.27Printed as Section 65962.5 of the Government Code
- Pub. Resources Code, § 21080.31Printed as Section 65962.5 of the Government Code
- Pub. Resources Code, § 21080.47Printed as Section 65962.5 of the Government Code
- Pub. Resources Code, § 21080.58Printed as Section 65962.5 of the Government Code
- Pub. Resources Code, § 21084Printed as Section 65962.5 of the Government Code
- Pub. Resources Code, § 21092.6Printed as Section 65962.5 of the Government Code
- Pub. Resources Code, § 21155.1Printed as Section 65962.5 of the Government Code
- Pub. Resources Code, § 21159.21Printed as Section 65962.5 of the Government Code
- Pub. Resources Code, § 21159.25Printed as Section 65962.5 of the Government Code
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