Section 25299.51 Of Article 6. Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.75. >> Article 6.
25299.51
. The board may expend the moneys in the Underground
Storage Tank Cleanup Fund, created under subdivision (a) of Section
25299.50, for all the following purposes:
(a) In addition to the purposes specified in subdivisions (c),
(d), and (e), for the costs of implementing this chapter and for
implementing Section 25296.10 for a tank that is subject to this
chapter.
(b) To pay for the administrative costs of the State Board of
Equalization in collecting the fee imposed by Article 5 (commencing
with Section 25299.40).
(c) To pay for the reasonable and necessary costs of corrective
action pursuant to Section 25299.36, up to one million dollars
($1,000,000) per occurrence. The Legislature may appropriate the
money in the fund for expenditure by the board, without regard to
fiscal year, for prompt action in response to any unauthorized
release.
(d) To pay for the costs of an agreement for the abatement of, and
oversight of the abatement of, an unauthorized release of hazardous
substances from underground storage tanks, by a local agency, as
authorized by Section 25297.1 or by any other provision of law,
except that, for the purpose of expenditure of these funds, only
underground storage tanks, as defined in Section 25299.24, shall be
the subject of the agreement.
(e) To pay for the costs of cleanup and oversight of unauthorized
releases at abandoned tank sites. The board shall not expend more
than 25 percent of the total amount of money collected and deposited
in the fund annually for the purposes of this subdivision and
subdivision (h).
(f) To pay claims pursuant to Section 25299.57.
(g) To pay, upon order of the Controller, for refunds pursuant to
Part 26 (commencing with Section 50101) of Division 2 of the Revenue
and Taxation Code.
(h) To pay for the reasonable and necessary costs of corrective
action pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 25296.10, in response
to an unauthorized release from an underground storage tank subject
to this chapter.
(i) To pay claims pursuant to Section 25299.58.
(j) To pay for expenditures by the board associated with
discovering violations of, and enforcing, or assisting in the
enforcement of, the requirements of Chapter 6.7 (commencing with
Section 25280) with regard to petroleum underground storage tanks.
(k) For transfer to the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank
Financing Account, for purposes of Chapter 6.76 (commencing with
Section 25299.100).
(l) Upon repeal of Chapter 6.76 (commencing with Section
25299.100), to pay for expenditures authorized by subdivision (b) of
Section 25299.117 as that section reads as of December 31, 2021,
immediately preceding its repeal.
(m) For transfer to the Site Cleanup Subaccount to pay for
expenditures by the board pursuant to Section 25299.50.6, including
costs for regulatory oversight of sites funded pursuant to that
section.
(n) To pay for reasonable and necessary expenditures by the board
associated with discovering violations of and enforcing, or assisting
in the enforcement of, the requirements of this chapter, including
actions relating to the submission of false information to the fund.
(o) (1) For transfer to the School District Account to pay for
expenditures by the board pursuant to Section 25299.50.3 or for
transfer pursuant to subdivision (k) or (m).
(2) This subdivision shall apply only to the moneys collected
pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 25299.43.