California Health and Safety Code

§ 25224

HSC § 25224 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 20 · Ch. 6.5 · Art. 11.1

Statute text

(a)A person may apply to the department to remove a land use restriction imposed by the department on the grounds that the waste no longer creates a significant existing or potential hazard to present or future public health or safety. A person shall not make a subsequent application pursuant to this section within 12 months of a final decision on an application by the department. A person applying to the department pursuant to this section shall pay the department all costs incurred by the department relating to the application. An application shall contain sufficient evidence for the department to make a finding upon any or all of the following grounds:

(1)The hazardous waste that caused the land to be restricted or designated has since been removed or altered in a manner that precludes any significant existing or potential hazard to present or future public health.

(2)New scientific evidence is available since the restriction or designation of the land or the making of any previous application pursuant to this section, concerning either of the following:

…

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 258, Sec. 61. (AB 2327) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 130 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 258.