Section 25395.86 Of Article 3. Liability From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.82. >> Article 3.
25395.86
. (a) This chapter does not provide immunity from any of
the following:
(1) Liability for bodily injury or wrongful death.
(2) Any requirement imposed under Chapter 6.5 (commencing with
Section 25100), including, but not limited to, corrective action and
closure and postclosure requirements.
(3) Criminal acts.
(4) Permit violations.
(5) Contractual indemnity agreements between purchasers and
sellers of real property.
(6) New releases of hazardous materials that are caused or
contributed to by an innocent landowner, bona fide purchaser, or
contiguous property owner.
(b) This chapter shall not apply as a defense or immunity to any
action taken by a redevelopment agency pursuant to Article 12.5
(commencing with Section 33459) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division
24.
(c) This chapter does not limit the authority of an agency to
conduct a response action it determines is necessary to protect
public health and safety or the environment pursuant to an applicable
statute.
(d) This chapter does not preclude a state or local agency that is
taking property by eminent domain, negotiating to acquire property
in lieu of taking it by eminent domain, or considering the taking of
property through the exercise of eminent domain authority, from
evaluating the impact on the value of the property resulting from a
release or threatened release of any hazardous material, from
incorporating that evaluation into any offer of compensation for that
property, or from presenting that evaluation at a trial or other
proceeding to establish the value of the property.
(e) This chapter does not do either of the following:
(1) Limit a defense to liability that may be available to a person
under any other provision of law.
(2) Impose any new obligation on an owner of real property other
than those specifically assumed by the owner under an agreement
entered into pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section
25395.90).