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.
For purposes of this article, and for purposes of Section 16722 of the Government Code as applied to this article, the following definitions apply:
(a)“Board” means the department.
(b)“Committee” means the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Committee created pursuant to Section 78295.
(c)“Director” means the director.
(d)“Fund” means the state account.
(e)“Orphan site” means a site with a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance with no reasonably identifiable responsible parties.
(f)“Orphan share” means those costs of removal or remedial action at sites with a release or threatened release of hazardous substances, which costs are in excess of amounts included in a cleanup agreement.
(g)“Responsible party” means a person who is, or may be, responsible or liable for carrying out, or paying for the costs of, a removal or remedial action.
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