Section 25299.75 Of Article 7. Cost Recovery, Enforcement, And Administration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.75. >> Article 7.

. (a) Except as provided in Sections 25299.70, 25299.72, and 25299.73, this chapter does not affect or modify the obligations or liability of any person under any other provision of state or federal law, including common law, for damages, injury, or loss resulting from an unauthorized release of petroleum or for corrective action or the costs of corrective action.
  (b) This chapter shall not be construed as authorizing recovery for costs of corrective action resulting from any release authorized or permitted pursuant to state or federal law.