ARTICLE 7. Oil Spill Response Trust Fund

Article 7 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1248, Sec. 17.

§§ 8670.46–8670.53 · 10 sections

• § 8670.46 (a) The Oil Spill Response Trust Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340, the money in the fund is continuously…
• § 8670.47 (a) The administrator shall administer the fund in accordance with this article. (b) The administrator may develop and adopt any rules, regulations, and…
• § 8670.47.5 The following shall be deposited into the fund: (a) The fee required pursuant to Section 8670.48. (b) Any federal funds received to pay for response,…
• § 8670.48 (a) (1) A uniform oil spill response fee in an amount not exceeding twenty-five cents ($0.25) for each barrel of petroleum products, as set by the…
• § 8670.48.5 (a) The administrator may raise the fees specified in Section 8670.48 to a maximum of one dollar ($1) per barrel, provided that the fee may only be raised by…
• § 8670.49 (a) (1) The administrator may only expend money from the fund to pay for any of the following, subject to the lien established in Section 8670.53.2: (A) To pay…
• § 8670.50 (a) Money from the fund may only be expended to cover the costs incurred by the state and local governments and agencies for any of the following: (1)…
• § 8670.51 (a) When a person has obtained a final judgment for damages resulting from an oil spill in waters of the state, but is unable, within one year after the date…
• § 8670.51.1 (a) (1) Upon learning of an oil spill, the administrator shall immediately designate the responsible party, who, if that designation is not challenged, shall…
• § 8670.53 The Attorney General, in consultation with the administrator, shall undertake actions to recover all costs to the funds from any responsible party for an oil…