California Health and Safety Code

§ 25299.70

HSC § 25299.70 Effective Sep 25, 2014Div. 20 · Ch. 6.75 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)The board may recover any costs incurred and payable from the fund pursuant to subdivisions (c), (e), (h), and (n) of Section 25299.51 from the owner or operator of the underground storage tank which released the petroleum and which is the subject of those costs or from any other responsible party.

(b)The liability of an owner or operator shall be the full and total costs specified in subdivision (a) if the owner or operator has not complied with the requirements of Article 3 (commencing with Section 25299.30) or has violated Section 25296.10 or any corrective action order, directive, notification, or approval order issued pursuant to this chapter, Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280), or Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code. The liability of a responsible party who is not an owner or operator shall be the full and total costs specified in subdivision (a).

(c)The amount of costs determined pursuant to this section shall be recoverable in a civil action. This section does not deprive a party of any defense the party may have.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 547, Sec. 19. (SB 445) Effective September 25, 2014. Inoperative January 1, 2036, pursuant to Section 25299.81.