California Health and Safety Code

§ 79020

HSC § 79020 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 45 · Part 2 · Ch. 5 · Art. 7

Statute text

In exercising its authority at a hazardous substance release site pursuant to Section 78870 or 79055, the department shall issue orders to the largest manageable number of potentially responsible parties after considering all of the following:

(a)The adequacy of the evidence of each potentially responsible party’s liability.

(b)The financial viability of each potentially responsible party.

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Legislative history

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.