Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) A person who is registered as a hazardous waste transporter may voluntarily surrender a registration by submitting a letter signed and dated by the registered hazardous waste transporter indicating that the transporter no longer wishes to transport hazardous waste. (b) A pers…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may, by regulation, provide for the issuance and renewal of a hazardous waste transporter registration on a two-year basis. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 870, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1998. Operative July 1, 1998, by S…

The department, in performing its duties under this chapter, shall do all of the following: (a) Coordinate research and development regarding methods of hazardous waste handling, storage, use, processing, and disposal and may conduct appropriate studies relating to hazardous wast…

The department shall enter into contracts or agreements with educational, professional, or trade associations, using a competitive bidding process, to establish specialized training programs with a statewide focus to instruct businesses and other entities on compliance with statu…

The department shall establish procedures to ensure that trade secrets used by a person regarding methods of hazardous waste handling and disposal are utilized by the director, the department, or any authorized representative of the department only in connection with the responsi…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the legislative body of a city or county may impose and enforce a tax, for general purposes, or may impose a user fee on the operation of an offsite, multiuser hazardous waste facility located within the jurisdiction of the city or count…

(a) There is in the General Fund the Toxic Substances Control Account, which shall be administered by the director. In addition to any other money that may be appropriated by the Legislature to the Toxic Substances Control Account, all of the following shall be deposited in the a…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that funds deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account shall be appropriated in the annual Budget Act each year in the following manner: (1) An amount sufficient to pay for the estimated costs identified by the department in the repor…

(a) There is in the General Fund the Hazardous Waste Control Account, which shall be administered by the director. In addition to any other money that may be deposited into the Hazardous Waste Control Account, pursuant to statute, all of the following amounts shall be deposited i…

(a) The Hazardous Waste Facilities Account is established within the Hazardous Waste Control Account and shall be administered by the director. In addition to any other money that may be deposited in the Hazardous Waste Facilities Account pursuant to this chapter, all of the foll…

(a) Notwithstanding this chapter, or Part 22 (commencing with Section 43001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for any fees, surcharges, fines, penalties, and funds that are required to be deposited into the Hazardous Waste Control Account, the Hazardous Waste Facil…

(a) The fee provided for in Section 25205.5 does not apply to any of the following: (1) (A) Hazardous waste that results when a governmental agency, or its contractor, removes or remedies a release of hazardous waste in the state caused by another person. (B) Notwithstanding subp…

(a) The fee provided for in Section 25205.5 does not apply to any of the following: (1) (A) Hazardous waste that results when a governmental agency takes a removal, remedial, or corrective action to address a release of a hazardous substance caused by a person other than the gove…

The Hazardous Waste Control Account is the successor fund of the Federal Receipts Account that was established pursuant to Section 25174.8, as that section read on January 1, 1999. All assets, liabilities, and surplus of the Federal Receipts Account shall, as of June 30, 1999, be…

(a) (1) The department shall prepare and adopt, by regulation, a list, and on or before January 1, 2002, and when appropriate thereafter, shall revise, by regulation, that list, of specified hazardous wastes that the department finds are economically and technologically feasible …

The department may report findings and results of an investigation which the department undertakes pertaining to subject matter governed by this chapter, except for trade secrets as provided in Section 25173. The department may distribute such information as it considers necessar…

On or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the department shall post on its internet website, at a minimum, all of the following: (a) The status of the regulatory and program developments required pursuant to legislative mandates. (b) (1) The status of the hazardous waste …

(a) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall provide quarterly reports to the Legislature on the fees collected pursuant to Sections 25205.2 and 25205.5. The reports shall be due on the 15th day of the second month following each quarter. (b) The report submi…

(a) The director shall notify the Republic of Mexico and every state which is contiguous to this state whenever any of the following occurs: (1) Any hazardous wastes listed pursuant to Section 25140 is restricted as to land disposal in the state. (2) A hazardous waste regulated u…

(a) A city or county or an agency or entity established by a joint powers agreement pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code may enter into a contract or contracts with a business entity for the purpose of planning, fina…

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the standards in this chapter and the regulations adopted by the department to implement this chapter shall be enforced by the department, and by any local health officer or any local public officer designated by the director. (2) The …

For purposes of this chapter, “permit” includes matters deemed to be permits pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25198.6. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 113, Sec. 1. Effective July 2, 1992.)

The department shall prioritize an enforcement action authorized by this chapter affecting communities that have been identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency as being the most impacted environmental justice communities. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 598, Sec. 2.…

(a) The department, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California regional water quality control boards shall notify the local health officer and director of environmental health of a county, city, or district, and the CUPA for the jurisdiction as specified in subdi…

(a) Within the meaning of this section, a “designated government employee” is any person defined as a “designated employee” by Government Code Section 82019, as amended. (b) Any designated government employee who obtains information in the course of his or her official duties rev…

(a) If the department determines that a person has engaged in, is engaged in, or is about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute or will constitute a violation of this chapter, or any rule, regulation, permit, covenant, standard, requirement, or order issued, promulga…

A registered waste transporter transporting medical waste who is not subject to Section 25097 shall be subject to penalties for violations pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 813, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1994.)

Every civil action brought under this chapter at the request of the department or a unified program agency shall be brought by the city attorney, the county counsel, the district attorney, or the Attorney General in the name of the people of the State of California, and any such …

Any civil action brought pursuant to this chapter shall be brought in the county in which the processing or disposal of hazardous waste is made or proposed to be made, the county in which the principal office of the defendant is located, or the county in which the Attorney Genera…

In any civil action brought pursuant to this chapter in which a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction is sought, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove at any stage of the proceeding that irreparable damage will occur should the tempor…

If any administrative order or decision that imposes a penalty is issued pursuant to this chapter or Part 2 (commencing with Section 78000) of Division 45, the administrative order or decision has become final, and, if applicable, a petition for judicial review of the final order…

(a) In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, any authorized representative of the department or the local officer or agency authorized to enforce this chapter pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25180, may, at any reasonable hour of the day, or as authorized pursuan…

For a property that is designated as a hazardous waste property or border zone property pursuant to the former Article 11 (commencing with Section 25220), an authorized representative of the department may, at any reasonable hour of the day, or as authorized pursuant to Title 13 …

(a) (1) The department or a local officer or agency authorized to enforce this chapter pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25180, in connection with any action authorized by this chapter, may require any of the following persons to furnish and transmit, upon reasonable notice,…

The department may deny, suspend, or revoke any permit, registration, or certificate applied for, or issued, pursuant to this chapter in accordance with the procedures specified in Sections 25186.1 and 25186.2, where the applicant or holder of the permit, registration, or certifi…

(a) For the purposes of this section, “violation” and “noncompliance” mean only the following: (1) A violation or noncompliance pursuant to Section 25186 that creates a significant risk of harm to the public health or safety of the environment resulting from acute or chronic expo…

(a) Except as specified in Section 25186.2, proceedings for the suspension or revocation of a permit, registration, or certificate under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Governme…

The department may temporarily suspend any permit, registration, or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter prior to any hearing if the department determines that conditions may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or safety or the environment…

The department may temporarily suspend the operation of a facility operating under an expired permit that has been extended pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 25200 or an interim status pursuant to Section 25200.5 prior to a hearing if the…

(a) The department shall prepare a written report pursuant to subdivision (b) whenever the department proposes to issue a hazardous waste facilities permit applied for pursuant to Section 25200 and the department has information that the applicant, or the applicant under any prev…

(a) In making a determination pursuant to Section 25186, the director may contact the district attorney, local agencies, the Attorney General, the United States Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, or other agencies outside of the state that have, or have h…

(a) In any case filed in any court or administrative tribunal, including, but not limited to, the Office of Administrative Hearings, which alleges any violations of this chapter or any statute, regulation, or requirement specified in Section 25186, the prosecuting attorney shall,…

The department may suspend or revoke any grant of authorization to operate pursuant to a permit-by-rule or authorization to conduct treatment pursuant to subdivision (a) or (c) of Section 25201.5, in accordance with the procedures specified in Sections 25186.1 and 25186.2, for an…

(a) (1) The department or a unified program agency, in accordance with subdivision (l), may issue an order requiring that the violation be corrected and imposing an administrative penalty, for any violation of this chapter or any permit, rule, regulation, standard, or requirement…

(a) (1) If the department or a unified program agency authorized pursuant to paragraph (2) determines, upon receipt of any information, that the presence of any hazardous waste at a facility or site at which hazardous waste is, or has been, stored, treated, or disposed of, or the…

If an order or agreement issued by the department pursuant to Section 25187 to a potentially responsible party requires a person to take corrective action with respect to a release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents into the environment, that person shall pay for …