Section 25198.5 Of Article 8.6. Development Of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities On Indian Country From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 8.6.
25198.5
. (a) Each cooperative agreement shall require the public
agencies specified in subdivision (b) of Section 25198.3 to review
any draft tribal permit and any applicable federal permit to
determine whether it contains all conditions sufficient to do all of
the following:
(1) Meet the functionally equivalent standards provided in the
cooperative agreement, as required by subdivision (e) of Section
25198.3.
(2) Provide not less than the level of protection for public
health, safety, and the environment that would have been the case if
that state agency had issued the permit.
(3) Implement all feasible mitigation measures. For purposes of
this paragraph, "feasible" has the same meaning as in Sections 21001,
21002.1, and 21004 of the Public Resources Code, and any regulations
adopted pursuant to those sections.
(b) Each cooperative agreement shall provide that the tribal or
federal permits issued for the hazardous waste facility meet the
requirements of this section.
(c) The failure of a party to a cooperative agreement to meet the
requirements of this section shall be determined to be an actionable
breach of the cooperative agreement.
(d) The election by a party to a cooperative agreement to pursue a
contractual remedy shall not limit the ability of a party to assert
its respective claims of jurisdiction or sovereign immunity.
(e) Entering into a cooperative agreement shall not be a basis for
denying any remedy to which a party is otherwise entitled.
(f) Within 10 days of issuance of a final federal permit or tribal
permit, a copy of that permit shall be provided to the California
Environmental Protection Agency and the tribe having jurisdiction
over the facility.