The state board or a regional board that has jurisdiction over a hazardous substance release site pursuant to Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code may refer the site to the department as a candidate for listing pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 78760) of Chapter 4. After determining that the site meets the criteria adopted pursuant to Section 78765, the department may place the site on the list of sites subject to this part and establish its priority ranking pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 78760) of Chapter 4.

(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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Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 78900

  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23