Section 25360.4 Of Article 6. Recovery Actions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.8. >> Article 6.
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. (a) (1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) and
paragraph (2), an action under Section 25360 for the recovery of
costs incurred by the department or a regional board in carrying out
or overseeing a response or corrective action pursuant to this
chapter or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100), or as
otherwise authorized by law, shall be commenced within three years
after completion of all response or corrective actions has been
certified by the department or a regional board.
(B) If operation and maintenance is required as part of the
response or corrective action, the action for recovery of costs
incurred by the department or a regional board shall be commenced
within three years after completion of operation and maintenance has
been certified by the department or a regional board.
(2) No action described in paragraph (1) may be brought that, as
of December 31, 2015, had not been commenced by the department within
three years after the certification of the completion of the removal
or remedial action.
(b) An action under subdivision (c) of Section 25352 for costs
incurred by the department for the purposes specified in subdivision
(a) or (b) of Section 25352 shall be commenced within three years
after certification by the department of the completion of the
activities authorized under subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section
25352.
(c) In an action described in subdivision (a) or (b) for recovery
of response or corrective action costs, oversight costs, or damages,
where the court has entered a judgment for past costs or damages, the
court shall also enter an order reserving jurisdiction over the case
and the court shall have continuing jurisdiction to determine any
future liability and the amount of the future liability. The
department or regional board may immediately enforce the judgment for
past costs and damages. The department or the regional board may
apply for a court judgment for further costs and damages that have
been incurred during the response or corrective action, operation and
maintenance, or during the performance of the activities authorized
by Section 25352, but the application shall be made not later than
three years after the certification of completion of the response or
corrective action, operation and maintenance, or activities
authorized pursuant to Section 25352.
(d) An action may be commenced under Section 25360 or subdivision
(c) of Section 25352 at any time prior to expiration of the
applicable limitations period provided for by this section.
(e) This section does not apply to a cost recovery action brought
by a regional board under the Water Code.