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Section 25355.8 Of Article 5. Uses Of The State Account From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.8. >> Article 5.
25355.8
. (a) The department shall not agree to oversee the
preparation of, or to review, a preliminary endangerment assessment
for property if action is, or may be, necessary to address a release
or threatened release of a hazardous substance, and the department
shall not issue a letter stating that no further action is necessary
with regard to property, unless the person requesting the department
action does either of the following:
(1) Provides the department with all of the following:
(A) Proof of the identity of all current record owners of fee title to the property and their mailing addresses.
(B) Written evidence that the owners of record have been sent a notice that describes the actions completed or proposed by the requesting person.
(C) An acknowledgment of the receipt of the notice required in subparagraph (B), from the property owners or proof that the requesting person has made reasonable efforts to deliver the notice to the property owner and was unable to do so.
(2) Proof of the identity of all current record owners of fee title to the property and proof that the requesting person has made reasonable efforts to locate the property owners and was unable to do so.
(b) The department shall take all reasonable steps necessary to accommodate property owner participation in the site remediation process and shall consider all input and recommendations received from the owner of property which is the subject of the proposed action.
(c) This section only applies to instances where a person requests the department to oversee the preparation of, or to review, a preliminary endangerment assessment, or requests the department to issue a letter stating that no further action is necessary with regard to property. Nothing in this section imposes a condition upon, limits, or impacts in any way, the department's authority to compel any potentially responsible party to take any action in response to a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance or to recover costs incurred from any potentially responsible party.
(1) Provides the department with all of the following:
(A) Proof of the identity of all current record owners of fee title to the property and their mailing addresses.
(B) Written evidence that the owners of record have been sent a notice that describes the actions completed or proposed by the requesting person.
(C) An acknowledgment of the receipt of the notice required in subparagraph (B), from the property owners or proof that the requesting person has made reasonable efforts to deliver the notice to the property owner and was unable to do so.
(2) Proof of the identity of all current record owners of fee title to the property and proof that the requesting person has made reasonable efforts to locate the property owners and was unable to do so.
(b) The department shall take all reasonable steps necessary to accommodate property owner participation in the site remediation process and shall consider all input and recommendations received from the owner of property which is the subject of the proposed action.
(c) This section only applies to instances where a person requests the department to oversee the preparation of, or to review, a preliminary endangerment assessment, or requests the department to issue a letter stating that no further action is necessary with regard to property. Nothing in this section imposes a condition upon, limits, or impacts in any way, the department's authority to compel any potentially responsible party to take any action in response to a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance or to recover costs incurred from any potentially responsible party.
