Section 78285 - DefinitionsFor purposes of this article, and for purposes of Section 16722 of the Government Code as applied to this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Board" means the department.(b) "Committee" means the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Committee created pursuant to Section 78295.(c) "Director" means the director.(d) "Fund" means the state account.(e) "Orphan site" means a site with a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance with no reasonably identifiable responsible parties.(f) "Orphan share" means those costs of removal or remedial action at sites with a release or threatened release of hazardous substances, which costs are in excess of amounts included in a cleanup agreement.(g) "Responsible party" means a person who is, or may be, responsible or liable for carrying out, or paying for the costs of, a removal or remedial action.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 78285
Added by Stats 2022 ch 257 (AB 2293),s 2, eff. 1/1/2023, op. 1/1/2024.