ARTICLE 2. General Provisions [80300. - 80325.]

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC 2.

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Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 80300. Section 80300.

Except as provided in Sections 80570 and 80575, any response action carried out under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of this part and Chapter 6.65 (commencing with Section 25260) of Division 20.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 80305. Section 80305.

(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 80300, for purposes of Section 25262, the administering agency for any site that is the subject of a loan under this chapter shall either be the department pursuant to this chapter, or a regional board, the state board, or a local oversight program agency under contract with the state board pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 80570). (2) A person shall not request that a different agency be designated as an administering agency for the site under Chapter 6.65 (commencing with Section 25260) of Division 20. (b) (1) For purposes of this article, the Site Designation Committee created by Section 25261 is not required to meet and formally designate the department, a regional board, the state board, or a local oversight program agency under contract with the state board, as specified in Article 11 (commencing with Section 80570), as the administering agency pursuant to Section 25262 for a site that is the subject of a loan under this chapter. (2) Upon the approval of a loan under Article 7 (commencing with Section 80480), the department shall notify the Site Designation Committee of the administering agency for the site.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 80310. Section 80310.

For sites that are the subject of a loan under this chapter, all references in this part to a hazardous substance shall be deemed to be a reference to a hazardous material.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 80315. Section 80315.

Except as provided in Sections 80570 and 80575, this part shall apply to a site that is the subject of a loan under this chapter, regardless of whether the site is on the list created pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 78760) of Chapter 4.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 80320. Section 80320.

(a) Except as provided in Section 25264, this chapter shall not be construed to limit the authority of the department, the regional board, or the state board to take any action otherwise authorized under any other provision of law. (b) This chapter shall not be construed to limit, extend, or affect local land use and zoning authority.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 80325. Section 80325.

(a) (1) The department shall post, and update at least monthly, a list of loan applications received pursuant to this chapter on the department’s internet website. (2) The list shall include the name of the applicant, the location of the property that is the subject of the loan application, the administering agency, and a contact at the department for further information. (b) The department shall also annually post on that website a summary of the response action status for each site with a loan approved under Article 7 (commencing with Section 80480).

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026