Health and Safety Code § 78720

ARTICLE 4. Securing Site of Release

Current as of September 28, 2026Health & Saf. Code, § 78720Official source ↗

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.

After making a determination, based upon a preliminary site assessment that there has been a release of a hazardous substance on, under, or into the land on a site, the department or a county health officer shall order the property owner to secure the site if all of the following conditions apply to that site:

(a) The release does not comply with the terms of a current permit or interim status document or regulation of the department.

(b) The site poses a public health risk if human contact is made with the hazardous substance or the surrounding contaminated area.