HSC §25269.1: For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meaning: (a) “Department” means the Department of Toxic Substances Control.

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meaning: (a) “Department” means the Department of Toxic Substances Control. (b) “Direct oversight costs” means the costs to the department of overseeing a cleanup action, pursuant to the authority specified in subdivision (a) of Section 25269.2, that can be specifically attributed to a particular cost objective, including, but not limited to, sites, facilities, and activities. (c) “Indirect oversight costs” means the costs to the department of activity that is of a common or joint purpose benefiting more than one cost objective and not readily assignable to a single case objective. (d) “Pro rata” means the general administrative costs expended by central service agencies to provide centralized services to state agencies, as defined in the State Administrative Manual.