Section 25265 Of Chapter 6.65. Unified Agency Review Of Hazardous Materials Release Sites From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.65.
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. (a) Any agency may petition the chairperson of the committee
at any time to review any of the following:
(1) The manner in which the administering agency is implementing
state and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and standards
applicable to the site investigation and remedial action that is
being carried out by the responsible party at a hazardous materials
release site.
(2) The decision to issue a certificate of completion for the
site.
(3) The failure, or refusal, of the administering agency to act
properly or in a timely manner pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section
25264.
(b) The petition specified in subdivision (a) shall state the
reasons why the review is warranted, the basis for believing that
applicable state and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and
standards are not being implemented properly, or the grounds for
objecting to the issuance of a certificate of completion.
(c) (1) The committee shall review the petition submitted pursuant
to subdivision (a), consult with the petitioning and administering
agencies, and make a decision regarding the validity of the petition
within 30 calendar days of the date the petition is received.
(2) If the committee finds that the petition is not valid, it
shall deny the petition. If it finds that the administering agency is
not properly implementing a state or local law, ordinance,
regulation, or standard, the administering agency shall be divested
of exclusive jurisdiction over the implementation of that law,
ordinance, regulation, or standard and the jurisdiction shall revert
to the appropriate agency.
(3) If the committee finds that there are valid grounds for
objecting to the issuance of a certificate of completion, the
committee shall specify the actions that the responsible party and
the administering agency shall be required to take before the
certificate may be issued.
(4) If the committee determines that the administering agency has
not acted properly or in a timely manner pursuant to subdivision (d)
of Section 25264, the committee shall determine whether one or more
of the conditions described in paragraphs (1) through (6), inclusive,
of subdivision (c) of Section 25264 applies to the hazardous
materials release site for which a certificate of completion has been
issued pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25264. If the
committee makes a determination pursuant to this paragraph, the
committee shall require the administering agency to take any further
action at the site that is necessary to address the condition or
designate another administering agency to take the necessary action.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or limit
the jurisdiction of the administering agency in connection with the
administration of any state or local law, ordinance, regulation, or
standard that has not been challenged under this section.