§ 67401.1. Definitions.

(a) When used in this article, unless otherwise defined in Health and Safety Code (H&SC) Section 25396 (as it read on June 26, 2012), the following terms have the meanings given below:

(1) “Community benefit” means an equitable factor that will be used in conjunction with other equitable factors listed in H&SC Section 25398.8 (as it read on June 26, 2012) that DTSC shall consider when conducting its apportionment of liability. Community benefit may consider protection of public health and the benefit to the environment that may be realized by members of the public and the affected community by implementation of the response action.

(2) “Department” means the Department of Toxic Substances Control.

(3) “Expedited Remedial Action Program” means the program that was created pursuant to H&SC Section 25396 (as it read on June 26, 2012) et seq. of the Expedited Remedial Action Reform Act of 1994.

(4) “Fiscal Year” is the period of the year beginning July 1 and ending the following calendar year on June 30.

(5) “National Priorities List” means the list, compiled by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Section 9605), of uncontrolled hazardous releases in the United States that are priorities for long-term remedial evaluation and response.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 6-30-95 as an emergency; operative 6-30-95 (Register 95, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-27-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. New section refiled 12-26-95 as an emergency; operative 12-26-95 (Register 95, No. 52). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-24-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. New section refiled 4-24-96 as an emergency; operative 4-24-96 (Register 96, No. 17). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-22-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. Repealed by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 96, No. 35).

5. New section filed 8-26-96 as an emergency; operative 8-26-96 (Register 96, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-24-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

6. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-26-96 order, including repealer and new section, transmitted to OAL 10-30-96 and filed 12-10-96 (Register 96, No. 50).

7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(2)-(b) and Note filed 1-7-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. 2).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Stats. 1994, c. 435 (S.B. 923), Section 3; and Section 25396, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 25396, Health and Safety Code.