Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

(a) A hazardous waste transporter’s application for original and renewal registration shall be on a form provided by the department. Any application for an original or renewal registration received on or after January 1, 2002, from a transporter that transports, or intends to tra…

(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.

This article may be cited and shall be known as the Hazardous Waste Haulers Act. It is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting these provisons to preempt or weaken any state or federal law or regulation specifically relating to the handling or transportation of radioactive …

The Legislature finds and declares that increasing quantities of hazardous waste are being produced in this state and that adequate and reasonable safeguards in handling hazardous wastes, particularly in transporting hazardous wastes to disposal sites, are necessary to protect th…

It is the intent of the Legislature that this article preempt all local regulations and all conflicting state regulations concerning the transportation of hazardous waste, including all inspection, licensing, and registration of trucks, trailers, semitrailers, vacuum tanks, cargo…

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meaning: (a) “Vehicle” means a truck, trailer, semitrailer, or cargo tank. “Vehicle” does not include a truck tractor unless it is capable of containing a portion of the cargo. (b) “Container” means a portable t…

The department shall adopt regulations for containers used to transport hazardous waste that are not subject to the federal regulations contained in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(a) Every transporter of hazardous waste shall maintain ability to respond in damages resulting from the operation of that business. The ability to respond in damages includes the ability to respond to public liability, as provided in subdivision (c). For purposes of this section…

Before hazardous waste is transported from an abandoned site to another disposal site, all of the following conditions shall be met: (a) The department shall conduct such tests, or cause such tests to be completed by the responsible party, as are necessary to determine the genera…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Background check” means a criminal history background check obtained from fingerprint images submitted by the person or persons identified in the disclosure statement, pursuant to Section 25112.5. The backg…

(a) On or before July 1, 2003, the department shall adopt by regulation, and revise as appropriate, a list of hazardous wastes of concern and, for purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 25169.7, the minimum quantity of the hazardous waste of concern that is required to be reporte…

Except as specified otherwise in subdivision (b), on and after July 1, 2003, all of the following requirements, including any regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 25169.8, shall apply to any person handling any hazardous waste of concern: (a) (1) If a hazardo…

(a) On or before July 1, 2003, the department shall adopt emergency regulations to implement this article, with the concurrence of the California Highway Patrol. (b) The regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this section shall be adopted as emergency regulations in ac…

(a) The department shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for any person applying for registration as a hazardous waste transporter who will transport hazardous waste of concern and submits a disc…

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 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) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Hazardous Waste Treatment Reform Act of 1995. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to adopt reasonable and realistic methods for addressing the environmental risks associated with land disposa…

(a) The department may grant an exemption from the requirements of Section 25179.6 pursuant to subdivision (b) for either of the following: (1) Any special waste which meets the criteria and requirements established for special waste in the regulations adopted by the department a…

(a) A person discharging a hazardous waste into a surface impoundment that was constructed before July 1, 1986, and for which an application for waste discharge requirements was submitted on or before September 1, 1986, is exempt from the requirements of Sections 25179.5 and 2517…

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a person operating a land treatment facility is exempt from the requirements of Sections 25179.5 and 25179.6 if the facility is in compliance with the requirements of all state and federal statutes and regulations applicable to …

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Agricultural drainage water” means subsurface water or perched groundwater which is drained from beneath agricultural lands and which results from agricultural irrigation. (b) “Free liquids” mean liquids which re…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in Section 26179.9, no person shall dispose of liquid waste, liquid hazardous waste, or hazardous waste containing free liquids in a hazardous waste landfill.

In developing new programs and carrying out this chapter, the department shall promote the following waste management practices in order of priority: (a) Reduction of hazardous waste generated. (b) Recycling of hazardous waste. (c) Treatment of hazardous waste. (d) Land disposal …

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in this article, any hazardous waste restricted from land disposal by the federal act, or by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal act, or by the department pursuant to Section 25179.6, is pr…

(a) (1) A land disposal restriction, treatment standard, or land disposal criteria adopted by the department pursuant to former Article 7.7 (commencing with Section 25179.1), which article was repealed by the act adding this section, pursuant to this section, shall remain in effe…

(a) The department may, upon receipt of a petition, designate treatment technologies certified pursuant to Section 25200.1.5 in accordance with this article. For each designated treatment technology, the department shall specify the types or categories of hazardous wastes that ca…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the department may grant a variance from the requirements of Sections 25179.5 and 25179.6 for a hazardous waste, consistent with Section 25143. (b) The department may grant a variance from the requirements of Section 25179.6 for agricult…

Lab packs which contain hazardous waste that has not been restricted or prohibited by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 3004 of the federal act, are exempt from the requirements of Sections 25179.3 and 25179.6 if they are disposed of in accordance with the r…

(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.

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.

(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…