Section 25356.1.3 Of Article 5. Uses Of The State Account From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.8. >> Article 5.
25356.1.3
. (a) In exercising its authority at a hazardous substance
release site pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25355.5 or
25358.3, the department shall issue orders to the largest manageable
number of potentially responsible parties after considering all of
the following:
(1) The adequacy of the evidence of each potentially responsible
party's liability.
(2) The financial viability of each potentially responsible party.
(3) The relationship or contribution of each potentially
responsible party to the release, or threat of release, of hazardous
substances at the site.
(4) The resources available to the department.
(b) The department shall schedule a meeting pursuant to Section
25269.5 and notify all identified potentially responsible parties of
the date, time, and location of the meeting.
(c) A person issued an order pursuant to Section 25355.5 or
25358.3 may identify additional potentially responsible parties for
the site to which the order is applicable and may request the
department to issue an order to those parties. The request shall
include, with appropriate documentation, the factual and legal basis
for identifying those parties as potentially responsible parties for
the site. The department shall review the request and accompanying
information and, within a reasonable period of time, determine if
there is a factual and legal basis for identifying other persons as
potentially responsible parties, and notify the person that made the
request of the action the department will take in response to the
request.
(d) Any determination made by the department regarding the largest
manageable number of potentially responsible parties or the
identification of other persons as potentially responsible parties
pursuant to this section is not subject to judicial review. This
subdivision does not affect the rights of any potentially responsible
party or the department under any other provision of this chapter.