California Health and Safety Code

§ 79825

HSC § 79825 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 45 · Part 2 · Ch. 8 · Art. 7

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 shall not be brought against an owner of property unless the department first certifies that, as found by the department, one of the following situations applies:

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

(b)The hazardous substance release occurred before the date that the owner acquired the property and, at the time of the 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.