(a)  There is within the California Environmental Protection Agency a Site Designation Committee. The membership of the committee consists of the following six persons:

(1)  Secretary for Environmental Protection.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 25261

  • Agency: means any city, county, district, commission, the state, or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof, that has jurisdiction under a state or local law, ordinance, or regulation to supervise, oversee, or approve a site investigation and a remedial action at a hazardous materials release site. See California Health and Safety Code 25260
  • Committee: means the Site Designation Committee created by Section 25261. See California Health and Safety Code 25260
  • site: means any area, location, or facility where a hazardous material has been released or threatens to be released into the environment. See California Health and Safety Code 25260
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23

(2)  Director of Toxic Substances Control.

(3)  Chairperson of the State Water Resources Control Board.

(4)  Director of Fish and Game.

(5)  Director of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.

(6)  Chairperson of the State Air Resources Board.

(b)  The committee shall carry out the functions described in Sections 25262, 25263, and 25265 and shall meet as necessary to ensure that those functions are carried out in a timely manner. The decisions of the committee shall be subject to the concurrence of four members. The committee shall choose a chairperson from among its members. A committee member may designate an employee of the member’s agency to participate in committee meetings in the member’s place.

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 435, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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