California

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21,845 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 8632 — State agencies may provide mutual aid, including personnel, equipment, and other available resources, to assist political subdivisions during a local emergency or in accordance with mutual aid agreeme
• § 8633 — In the absence of a state of war emergency or state of emergency, the cost of extraordinary services incurred by political subdivisions in executing mutual aid agreements shall constitute a legal char
• § 8634 — During a local emergency the governing body of a political subdivision, or officials designated thereby, may promulgate orders and regulations necessary to provide for the protection of life and prope
• § 8635 — The Legislature recognizes that if this state or nation were attacked by an enemy of the United States, many areas in California might be subjected to the effects of an enemy attack and some or all of
• § 8636 — As used in this article, “unavailable” means that an officer is either killed, missing, or so seriously injured as to be unable to attend meetings and otherwise perform his duties.
• § 8637 — Each political subdivision may provide for the succession of officers who head departments having duties in the maintenance of law and order or in the furnishing of public services relating to health
• § 8638 — To provide for the continuance of the legislative and executive departments of the political subdivision during a state of war emergency or a state of emergency or a local emergency the governing body
• § 8639 — The qualifications of each standby officer should be carefully investigated, and the governing body may request the Director of Emergency Services to aid in the investigation of any prospective appoin
• § 8640 — Each standby officer shall take the oath of office required for the officer occupying the office for which he stands by.
• § 8641 — Each standby officer shall have the following duties: (a) To inform himself or herself of the duties of the office for which the officer stands by.
• § 8642 — Whenever a state of war emergency a state of emergency or a local emergency exists the governing body of the political subdivision shall meet as soon as possible.
• § 8643 — During a state of war emergency a state of emergency or a local emergency the governing body shall: (a) Ascertain the damage to the political subdivision and its personnel and property.
• § 8644 — Should all members of the governing body, including all standby members, be unavailable, temporary officers shall be appointed to serve until a regular member or a standby member becomes available or
• § 8645 — In addition to any appropriation made to support activities contemplated by this chapter, the Governor is empowered to make expenditures from any fund legally available in order to deal with actual or
• § 8646 — In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the Governor may: (a) Procure and maintain offices in such parts of the state as may be necessary or convenient; (b) Acquire property, real or personal,
• § 8647 — (a) Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer thereof shall offer to the state, or through the state to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or f
• § 8648 — The Governor may reimburse any state agency for funds expended in the performance of any and all activities as set forth in Section 8628 in accordance with orders and regulations promulgated as prescr
• § 8649 — Subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, any state agency may use its personnel, property, equipment, and appropriations for carrying out the purposes of this chapter, and in that connect
• § 865 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) The gradual movement of land, such as in prehistoric slide areas, or as a result of subsidence due to the depletion of underground or subterranean s
• § 8650 — Any funds received by state agencies as reimbursement for services or supplies furnished under the authority of this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation or appropriations fro
• § 8651 — The Director of Emergency Services may procure from the federal government or any of its agencies such surplus equipment, apparatus, supplies, and storage facilities therefor as may be necessary to ac
• § 8652 — Before payment may be made by the state to any person in reimbursement for taking or damaging private property necessarily utilized by the Governor in carrying out his or her responsibilities under th
• § 8653 — In the event that the Governor, during a state of war emergency or a state of emergency and in the exercise of the emergency powers vested in him, shall order the officers, employees, or agencies of a
• § 8654 — (a) Whenever the Governor has proclaimed a state of emergency and the President has declared an emergency or a major disaster to exist in this state, the Governor may do any of the following: (1) Ente
• § 8654.1 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that financial assistance is essential to meet disaster-related necessary expenses of the state and local governments and the serious needs of individuals or fam
• § 8654.1.5 — (a) There is hereby created the California Emergency Relief Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury.
• § 8654.10 — (a) The operation of this article is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute for purposes of this article.
• § 8654.2 — The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Catastrophic threats exist to lives, property, and resources in California, including wildfire.
• § 8654.3 — For purposes of this section: (a) “Joint powers authority” means the agency or entity designated or created pursuant to a joint powers agreement between the Office of Emergency Services and the Depart
• § 8654.4 — (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall enter into a joint powers agreement, in accordance with the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1)
• § 8654.5 — (a) The State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Director of Housing and Community Development, shall, consistent with Section 8654.
• § 8654.6 — Designated wildfire hazard areas eligible for financial assistance under the wildfire mitigation program shall include all of the following: (a) Local responsibility areas located within a very high f
• § 8654.7 — (a) The joint powers authority may accept any federal funds granted, by act of Congress or by executive order, for all or any of the purposes of this article.
• § 8654.8 — (a) The joint powers authority shall develop eligibility criteria for property owners, community organizations, and local governments who may receive financial assistance under the wildfire mitigation
• § 8654.9 — (a) The joint powers authority may enter into cooperative agreements with any of the following eligible entities to perform those functions eligible for financial assistance under the wildfire mitigat
• § 8655 — The state or its political subdivisions shall not be liable for any claim based upon the exercise or performance, or the failure to exercise or perform, a discretionary function or duty on the part of
• § 8655.5 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Community warning program” means any broadcast or notification program conducted by or at the direction of a public a
• § 8656 — All of the privileges and immunities from liability; exemptions from laws, ordinances, and rules; all pension, relief, disability, workers’ compensation, and other benefits which apply to the activity
• § 8657 — (a) Volunteers duly enrolled or registered with the Office of Emergency Services or any disaster council of any political subdivision, or unregistered persons duly impressed into service during a stat
• § 8657.5 — (a) (1) A private business utilizing the donations system, pursuant to Section 8588.
• § 8658 — In any case in which an emergency endangering the lives of inmates of a state, county, or city penal or correctional institution has occurred or is imminent, the person in charge of the institution ma
• § 8659 — (a) Any physician or surgeon (whether licensed in this state or any other state), hospital, pharmacist, respiratory care practitioner, nurse, or dentist who renders services during any state of war em
• § 866 — (a) Subject to the provisions of subdivisions (b) and (c), in the event of public necessity and to avoid impending peril to persons or property as a result of gradual earth movement, a local public en
• § 8660 — No other state or its officers or employees rendering aid in this state pursuant to any interstate arrangement, agreement, or compact shall be liable on account of any act or omission in good faith on
• § 8661 — No organization established under the authority of this chapter shall participate in any form of political activity nor shall it be employed directly or indirectly for political purposes.
• § 8665 — Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or who refuses or willfully neglects to obey any lawful order or regulation promulgated or issued as provided in this chapter, shall be gu
• § 8666 — If any section, subdivision, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase in this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is for any reason held invalid, the validity of the rem
• § 8668 — (a) Any disaster council previously accredited, the State Civil Defense and Disaster Plan, the State Emergency Resources Management Plan, the State Fire Disaster Plan, the State Law Enforcement Mutual
• § 8669.05 — This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Firefighter Peer Support and Crisis Referral Services Act.
• § 8669.1 — The article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Law Enforcement Peer Support and Crisis Referral Services Program.
• § 8669.10 — (a) The state or any local or regional public fire agency may establish a Peer Support and Crisis Referral Program.
• § 8669.15 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Confidential communication” means any information, including, but not limited to, written or oral communication, tra
• § 8669.17 — (a) A peer support program for local or regional public fire agencies shall be implemented through a labor management agreement negotiated separate and apart from any collective bargaining agreement c
• § 8669.2 — (a) A local or regional law enforcement agency may establish a peer support and crisis referral program.
• § 8669.20 — (a) In any civil, administrative, or arbitration proceeding, an emergency service personnel, whether or not a party to an action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclos
• § 8669.25 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), an emergency service personnel who provides peer support services as a member of a peer support team and has completed a training course described
• § 8669.3 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Confidential communication” means any information, including, but not limited to, written or oral communication, tra
• § 8669.30 — (a) In order to be eligible for the confidentiality protections afforded by this article, each peer support team member shall complete an approved training course or courses on peer support that may i
• § 8669.4 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a law enforcement personnel, whether or not a party to an action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential c
• § 8669.5 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a peer support team member who provides peer support services and has completed a training course described in Section 8669.
• § 8669.6 — (a) To be eligible for the confidentiality protections afforded by this article, a peer support team member shall complete a training course or courses on peer support approved by the law enforcement
• § 8669.7 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a law enforcement personnel, whether or not a party to the action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confid
• § 8669.8 — (a) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel, alongside and including firefighters, frequently respond to traumatic incidents and dangerous circumstances, including fires, accidents, natural disaste
• § 8669.81 — For purposes of this article: (a) “Confidential communication” means any information, including written or oral communication, transmitted between an EMS personnel, a peer support team member, or a cr
• § 8669.82 — (a) An EMS provider may establish a peer support and crisis referral program.
• § 8669.84 — (a) Other than in a criminal proceeding, an EMS personnel, whether or not a party to an action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication
• § 8669.85 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a peer support team member who provides peer support services and has completed a training course described in Section 8669.
• § 8669.86 — (a) To be eligible for the confidentiality protections afforded by this article, a peer support team member shall complete a training course or courses on peer support approved by the EMS provider tha
• § 8669.87 — (a) This article does not supersede, create requirements, or otherwise impact peer support programs established pursuant to Article 21 (commencing with Section 8669.
• § 867 — An employee of a local public entity is not liable for damages for injury to persons or property resulting from an impending peril or from any action taken to abate such peril pursuant to Section 866.
• § 8670.1 — This chapter, Article 3.
• § 8670.10 — (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), in coordination with all appropriate federal, state, and local government entities, the administrator shall periodically carry out announced and unannoun
• § 8670.11 — In addition to Section 8670.
• § 8670.12 — (a) The administrator shall conduct studies and evaluations necessary for improving oil spill response, containment, and cleanup and oil spill wildlife rehabilitation in waters of the state and oil tr
• § 8670.12.1 — On or before January 1, 2022, the administrator shall hold a technology workshop that shall include the topic of technology for addressing nonfloating oil spills.
• § 8670.13 — (a) The administrator shall periodically evaluate the feasibility of requiring new technologies to aid in prevention, response, containment, cleanup, and wildlife rehabilitation.
• § 8670.13.1 — (a) The administrator shall license all oil spill cleanup agents, and shall adopt regulations governing the expedited testing, licensing, and use of oil spill cleanup agents.
• § 8670.13.2 — The administrator shall prepare and periodically revise regulations regarding licensing of oil spill cleanup agents.
• § 8670.13.3 — If dispersants are used in response to an oil spill in state waters, the administrator shall provide written notification of their use to the Legislature within three days of the use.
• § 8670.14 — The administrator shall coordinate the oil spill prevention and response programs and facility, tank vessel, and nontank vessel safety standards of the state with federal programs as appropriate and t
• § 8670.16 — The administrator shall take any action necessary and appropriate to promote the adoption of statutes or regulations by the federal government that establish all of the following requirements: (a) Eac
• § 8670.17 — (a) The administrator shall adopt regulations regarding the equipment, personnel, and operation of vessels to and from marine terminals that are used to transfer oil.
• § 8670.17.1 — The administrator may, for purposes of efficiency, safety, or implementation consistency, provide for services to vessels, ports, and port users which are necessary to achieve requirements mandated pu
• § 8670.17.2 — (a) The administrator shall adopt regulations governing tugboat escorts for tank ships and tank barges entering, leaving, or navigating in the harbors of the state.
• § 8670.18 — (a) The administrator may inspect or cause to be inspected on a regular basis all vessels.
• § 8670.19 — (a) The administrator shall periodically conduct a comprehensive review of all oil spill contingency plans.
• § 8670.2 — The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Each year, billions of gallons of crude oil and petroleum products are transported by vessel, railroad, truck, or pipeline over, across, under, and t
• § 8670.20 — (a) For the purposes of this section, “vessel” means a vessel, as defined in Section 21 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, of 300 gross registered tons or more.
• § 8670.21 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Vessels” means vessels as defined in Section 21 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.
• § 8670.22 — Any vessel that is not in compliance with the time schedules and requirements relating to double hulls set forth in the federal Oil Pollution Prevention, Response, Liability and Compensation Act of 19
• § 8670.23 — (a) The administrator shall establish Harbor Safety Committees for harbors and adjacent regions of San Diego; Los Angeles/Long Beach; Port Hueneme; San Francisco; and Humboldt Bay.
• § 8670.23.1 — (a) Each harbor safety committee established pursuant to Section 8670.
• § 8670.23.2 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that because the administrator must rely on the expertise provided by volunteer members of the harbor safety committees and be guided by their recommendat
• § 8670.24 — (a) The administrator shall evaluate all pilotage areas in the state.
• § 8670.25 — (a) A person who, without regard to intent or negligence, causes or permits any oil to be discharged in or on the waters of the state shall immediately contain, clean up, and remove the oil in the mos
• § 8670.25.5 — (a) (1) Without regard to intent or negligence, any party responsible for the discharge or threatened discharge of oil in waters of the state shall report the discharge immediately to the Office of Em
• § 8670.26 — Any local or state agency responding to an oil spill shall notify the Office of Emergency Services, if notification is required under Section 8670.
• § 8670.27 — (a) (1) All potentially responsible parties for an oil spill and all of their agents and employees and all state and local agencies shall carry out response and cleanup operations in accordance with t
• § 8670.28 — (a) The administrator, taking into consideration the facility or vessel contingency plan requirements of the State Lands Commission, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the California Coastal Commis
• § 8670.28.5 — An operator shall maintain a level of readiness that will allow effective implementation of the applicable contingency plans.
• § 8670.29 — (a) In accordance with the rules, regulations, and policies established by the administrator pursuant to Section 8670.
• § 8670.3 — Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Administrator” means the administrator for oil spill response appointed by the Gove
• § 8670.30 — (a) An oil spill response organization may apply to the administrator for a rating of that OSRO’s response capabilities.
• § 8670.30.5 — (a) The administrator may review each oil spill contingency plan that has been approved pursuant to Section 8670.
• § 8670.31 — (a) Each oil spill contingency plan required under this article shall be submitted to the administrator for review and approval.
• § 8670.32 — (a) A spill management team (SMT) may apply to the administrator for a certification of that SMT’s response capabilities.
• § 8670.33 — (a) If the operator of a tank ship or tank barge for which a contingency plan has not been approved desires to have the tank ship or tank barge enter waters of the state, the administrator may give ap
• § 8670.34 — This article shall not apply to any tank vessel, nontank vessel, or vessel carrying oil as a secondary cargo that enters waters of the state because of imminent danger to the lives of crew members or
• § 8670.35 — (a) The administrator, taking into consideration the California oil spill contingency plan, shall promulgate regulations regarding the adequacy of oil spill elements of area plans required pursuant to
• § 8670.36 — The administrator shall, within five working days after receipt of a contingency plan prepared pursuant to Section 8670.
• § 8670.36.1 — (a) To reduce the damages and costs from spills, the administrator shall develop an outreach program to provide assistance to the operators of small craft refueling docks.
• § 8670.37 — (a) The administrator, with the assistance of the State Lands Commission, the California Coastal Commission, the executive director of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, or
• § 8670.37.5 — (a) The administrator shall establish a network of rescue and rehabilitation stations for wildlife injured by oil spills, including sea otters and other marine mammals.
• § 8670.37.51 — (a) A tank vessel or vessel carrying oil as a secondary cargo shall not be used to transport oil across waters of the state unless the owner or operator has applied for and obtained a certificate of f
• § 8670.37.52 — The certificate of financial responsibility shall be conclusive evidence that the person or entity holding the certificate is the party responsible for the specified vessel, facility, or oil for purpo
• § 8670.37.53 — (a) To receive a certificate of financial responsibility for a tank vessel or for all of the oil contained within that vessel, the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the administrator
• § 8670.37.54 — (a) For the purposes of this chapter, financial responsibility may be demonstrated by evidence of insurance, surety bond, letter of credit, qualifications as a self-insurer, or any combination thereof
• § 8670.37.55 — (a) An owner or operator of more than one tank vessel, vessel carrying oil as a secondary cargo, nontank vessel, or facility shall only be required to obtain one certificate of financial responsibilit
• § 8670.37.56 — If the administrator determines that, because of a spill outside of the state or some other action or potential liability, the holder of a certificate may not have the financial resources to pay damag
• § 8670.37.57 — No certificate of financial responsibility shall have a term greater than two years.
• § 8670.37.58 — (a) A nontank vessel shall not enter waters of the state unless the nontank vessel owner or operator has provided to the administrator evidence of financial responsibility that demonstrates, to the ad
• § 8670.38 — (a) The Oil Spill Prevention and Administration Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 8670.39 — (a) The administrator shall administer the fund in accordance with this article.
• § 8670.4 — There shall be an administrator for oil spill response.
• § 8670.40 — (a) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall collect an oil spill prevention and administration fee on crude oil, petroleum products, and renewable fuel, as described in subdivisi
• § 8670.40.5 — (a) For each fiscal year, consistent with this article, the administrator shall submit, as a proposed appropriation in the Governor’s Budget, an amount up to three million two hundred fifty thousand d
• § 8670.41 — (a) The administrator shall charge a nontank vessel owner or operator a reasonable fee, to be collected with each application to obtain a certificate of financial responsibility, in an amount that is
• § 8670.42 — (a) The administrator and the State Lands Commission, independently, shall contract with the Department of Finance for the preparation of a detailed report that shall be submitted on or before January
• § 8670.46 — (a) The Oil Spill Response Trust Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 8670.47 — (a) The administrator shall administer the fund in accordance with this article.
• § 8670.47.5 — The following shall be deposited into the fund: (a) The fee required pursuant to Section 8670.
• § 8670.48 — (a) (1) A uniform oil spill response fee in an amount not exceeding twenty-five cents ($0.
• § 8670.48.5 — (a) The administrator may raise the fees specified in Section 8670.
• § 8670.49 — (a) (1) The administrator may only expend money from the fund to pay for any of the following, subject to the lien established in Section 8670.
• § 8670.5 — The Governor shall ensure that the state fully and adequately responds to all oil spills in waters of the state.
• § 8670.5.5 — If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter that can be
• § 8670.50 — (a) Money from the fund may only be expended to cover the costs incurred by the state and local governments and agencies for any of the following: (1) Responding promptly to, containing, and cleaning
• § 8670.51 — (a) When a person has obtained a final judgment for damages resulting from an oil spill in waters of the state, but is unable, within one year after the date of its entry, to enforce the judgment purs
• § 8670.51.1 — (a) (1) Upon learning of an oil spill, the administrator shall immediately designate the responsible party, who, if that designation is not challenged, shall immediately, widely advertise the manner i
• § 8670.53 — The Attorney General, in consultation with the administrator, shall undertake actions to recover all costs to the funds from any responsible party for an oil spill into waters of the state for which e
• § 8670.53.1 — (a) Following an oil spill, the administrator, in consultation with the Treasurer, shall notify the Governor if the administrator determines that it is likely that there will not be sufficient moneys
• § 8670.53.2 — Money borrowed pursuant to this chapter, including draws on the financial security obtained pursuant to subdivision (o) of Section 8670.
• § 8670.53.3 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Bond” means any bond, note, commercial paper, bond anticipation note, or other evidence of indebtedness that the Treasurer
• § 8670.53.4 — (a) With the exception of borrowing from the Pooled Money Investment Account, which shall be on the terms determined by the Pooled Money Investment Board, the entry into or issuance of any financial a
• § 8670.53.5 — Any financial arrangements made or issued pursuant to this article or subdivision (o) of Section 8670.
• § 8670.53.7 — (a) All financial arrangements made or issued pursuant to this article or subdivision (o) of Section 8670.
• § 8670.53.8 — Notwithstanding Section 13340, there is hereby appropriated from the fund, without regard to fiscal years, any and all moneys necessary to pay principal, interest, premium, if any, and fees, costs, or
• § 8670.53.9 — Whenever the Treasurer determines that it will increase the marketability or reduce the cost of obtaining any standby arrangement, other arrangement, or of issuing any bonds to obtain, prior to or aft
• § 8670.53.95 — Section 10295 and Sections 10336 to 10381, inclusive, of the Public Contract Code shall not apply to agreements entered into by the Treasurer in connection with making or issuing of any financial arra
• § 8670.54 — (a) The Oil Spill Technical Advisory Committee, hereafter in this article, the committee, is hereby established to provide public input and independent judgment of the actions of the administrator.
• § 8670.55 — (a) The committee shall provide recommendations to the administrator, the State Lands Commission, the California Coastal Commission, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the
• § 8670.55.1 — (a) The committee shall convene a taskforce, including appropriate state and federal governmental representatives, nongovernmental organizations, oil spill response organizations, and commercial fishi
• § 8670.56 — The administrator may expend from the Oil Spill Prevention and Administration Fund any amounts necessary for the purposes of carrying out this article.
• § 8670.56.1 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that because the administrator must rely on expertise provided by members of the committee and be guided by their recommendations in making decisions that
• § 8670.56.5 — (a) A responsible party, as defined in Section 8670.
• § 8670.56.6 — (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (d), and subject to subdivision (c), a person, including, but not limited to, an oil spill response organization, its agents, subcontractors, or empl
• § 8670.57 — (a) When the administrator determines that any person has engaged in, is engaged in, or threatens to engage in, any acts or practices which constitute a violation of any provision of this chapter, Div
• § 8670.58 — Every civil action commenced pursuant to this chapter or Division 7.
• § 8670.59 — (a) Any civil action brought pursuant to this chapter, or pursuant to Division 7.
• § 8670.6 — (a) The administrator shall ensure that he or she has available for support, either under direct employment, elsewhere in state government, or through contract for private or governmental services, pe
• § 8670.61 — The civil and criminal penalties provided in this chapter and Division 7.
• § 8670.61.5 — (a) For purposes of this chapter, “wildlife rehabilitation” means those actions that are necessary to fully mitigate for the damage from a spill caused to wildlife, fisheries, wildlife habitat, and fi
• § 8670.62 — (a) Any person who discharges oil into waters of the state, upon order of the administrator, shall do all of the following: (1) Clean up the oil.
• § 8670.63 — (a) No provision of this chapter, or of Division 7.
• § 8670.64 — (a) A person who commits any of the following acts shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Sec
• § 8670.65 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 8670.
• § 8670.66 — (a) Any person who intentionally or negligently does any of the following acts shall be subject to a civil penalty for a spill of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more than one millio
• § 8670.67 — (a) Any person who intentionally or negligently does any of the following acts shall be subject to an administrative civil penalty for a spill not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000), fo
• § 8670.67.5 — (a) Regardless of intent or negligence, any person who causes or permits a spill shall be strictly liable civilly in accordance with subdivision (b) or (c).
• § 8670.68 — (a) The administrator may issue a complaint to any person on whom civil liability may be imposed pursuant to Section 8670.
• § 8670.68.1 — After the time for review has expired for a violation under this chapter or Division 36 (commencing with Section 71200) of the Public Resources Code, the administrator may apply to the clerk of the ap
• § 8670.68.4 — Any operator of a small craft refueling dock who fails to register in compliance with subdivision (c) of Section 8670.
• § 8670.68.5 — Twenty-five percent of any penalty collected under this article shall be paid to the agency or office prosecuting the action.
• § 8670.69 — Actions on behalf of the state or any other public entity to enforce Section 8670.
• § 8670.69.4 — (a) When the administrator determines that any person has undertaken, or is threatening to undertake, any activity or procedure that (1) requires a permit, certificate, approval, or authorization unde
• § 8670.69.6 — Within 30 days after service of a copy of a cease and desist order issued by the administrator under Section 8670.
• § 8670.7 — (a) The administrator, subject to the Governor, has the primary authority to direct prevention, removal, abatement, response, containment, and cleanup efforts with regard to all aspects of any oil spi
• § 8670.7.5 — (a) The administrator may adopt regulations to implement this chapter pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.
• § 8670.70 — The Environmental Enhancement Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 8670.71 — (a) The administrator shall fund only those projects approved by the Environmental Enhancement Committee.
• § 8670.72 — (a) The Environmental Enhancement Committee is hereby created.
• § 8670.73 — (a) The Environmental Enhancement Grant Program is hereby established.
• § 8670.8 — (a) The administrator shall carry out programs to provide training for individuals in response, containment, and cleanup operations and equipment, equipment deployment, and the planning and management
• § 8670.8.3 — The administrator may offer grants to a local government, federally recognized tribe, or other public entity with jurisdiction over or directly adjacent to waters of the state to provide oil spill res
• § 8670.8.5 — The administrator may use volunteer workers in response, containment, restoration, wildlife rehabilitation, and cleanup efforts for oil spills in waters of the state.
• § 8670.9 — (a) The administrator shall enter into discussions on behalf of the state with the States of Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington, for the purpose of developing interstate agreements regarding oil s
• § 8680 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Disaster Assistance Act.
• § 8680.1 — Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 8680.2 — “Local agency” means any city, city and county, county, county office of education, community college district, school district, or special district.
• § 8680.3 — “Disaster” means a fire, flood, storm, tidal wave, earthquake, terrorism, epidemic, or other similar public calamity that the Governor determines presents a threat to public safety.
• § 8680.4 — “Project” means the repair or restoration, or both, other than normal maintenance, or the replacement of, real property of a local agency used for essential governmental services, including, but not l
• § 8680.5 — “Project application” means the written application made by a local agency to the director for state financial assistance, which shall include all damage to public real property that resulted from a d
• § 8680.7 — “Director” means the Director of Emergency Services.
• § 8680.8 — “State agency” means the Department of Transportation, the Department of Water Resources, the Department of General Services, the Department of Health, the Department of Finance, or other state agency
• § 8680.9 — “Local emergency” means a condition of extreme peril to persons or property proclaimed as such by the governing body of the local agency affected, in accordance with Section 8630.
• § 8682 — The director shall administer this chapter.
• § 8682.2 — To the extent that funds are allocated therefor, a state agency, when requested by the director, shall render services and perform duties within its area of responsibility when considered necessary to
• § 8682.6 — The project proposal executed between a local agency and the director pursuant to Section 8685.
• § 8682.8 — When certified by the director, claims of local agencies for payment shall be presented to the Controller for payment out of funds made available therefor.
• § 8682.9 — The director shall adopt regulations, as necessary, to govern the administration of the disaster assistance program authorized by this chapter in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chap