California Health and Safety Code

§ 25416

HSC § 25416 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 20 · Ch. 6.91

Statute text

(a)All studies and community information programs conducted pursuant to this section shall be done only if either subdivision (b) applies or if funds are available without restructuring the department’s funding priorities. The department shall conduct these studies and information programs in the following manner:

(1)The department shall, except as provided in subdivision (b), and in conjunction with the local health officer, the State Department of Health Services, and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, conduct or contract for epidemiological studies to identify and monitor health effects related to exposure to hazardous materials, as defined in Section 66084 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. A study may be conducted in any area of the state identified by the department or the local health officer as a site of potential exposure to hazardous materials, including, but not limited to, any of the following areas:

(A)All communities located near hazardous waste disposal facilities.

…

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 258, Sec. 97. (AB 2327) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 130 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 258.