SECTIONS 25300-25301 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 25300-25301

25300. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act.

25301. It is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the
following:
(a) Establish a program to provide for response authority for
releases of hazardous substances, including spills and hazardous
waste disposal sites that pose a threat to the public health or the
environment.
(b) Compensate persons, under certain circumstances, for
out-of-pocket medical expenses and lost wages or business income
resulting from injuries proximately caused by exposure to releases of
hazardous substances.
(c) Make available adequate funds in order to permit the State of
California to assure payment of its 10-percent share of the costs
mandated pursuant to Section 104(c)(3) of the federal act (42 U.S.C.
Sec. 9604(c)(3)).