California Health and Safety Code

§ 79795

HSC § 79795 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 45 · Part 2 · Ch. 8 · Art. 6

Statute text

An action for recovery of costs or expenditures incurred from the state account pursuant to this part in response to a hazardous substance release may not be brought against an owner of property unless the department first certifies that, in the opinion of the department, one of the following applies:

(a)The hazardous substance release that occurred on the property occurred after the owner acquired the property.

(b)The hazardous substance release that occurred on the property occurred before the owner acquired the property and at the time of acquisition the owner knew or had reason to know of the hazardous substance release.

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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.