Section 7714.5 Of Article 10. Railroad Safety And Emergency Planning And Response From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 10.
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. (a) In accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to
Section 7713, the secretary shall establish a fee schedule, which
shall be paid by each surface transporter of hazardous materials in
California in an amount sufficient to fund the appropriation from the
prevention account and to maintain a prudent reserve of two months'
operating costs, less amounts transferred from the response account
pursuant to subdivision (d).
(b) The secretary shall, to the extent practicable, identify
programs, equipment, and facilities applicable to specific surface
transportation modes, and shall establish fees for each surface
transportation mode to cover the costs of the programs, equipment,
and facilities applicable to that specific surface transportation
mode. Fees to cover the costs of programs, equipment, and facilities
applicable to all or several surface transportation modes shall be
paid in equal shares by surface transportation modes.
(c) The secretary may authorize payment of fees through
contributions in kind of equipment, materials, or services.
(d) For the purposes of the fees authorized by this section,
"surface transportation mode" shall not include pipelines subject to
the fee assessed pursuant to Section 51019 of the Government Code or
any natural gas pipeline.
(e) This section shall become inoperative on December 31, 1995.