Health & Saf. Code, § 78720 · Article 4. Securing Site of Release
Health & Saf. Code, § 78720
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
After making a determination, based upon a preliminary site assessment that there has been a release of a hazardous substance on, under, or into the land on a site, the department or a county health officer shall order the property owner to secure the site if all of the following conditions apply to that site:
(a) The release does not comply with the terms of a current permit or interim status document or regulation of the department.
(b) The site poses a public health risk if human contact is made with the hazardous substance or the surrounding contaminated area.
(c) There is a likelihood of human or domestic animal contact.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.
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