California Government Code

§ 8574.32

GOV § 8574.32 Effective Jun 24, 2015Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3.9

Statute text

(a)(1) The director shall establish a schedule of fees, to be paid by each person owning any of the 25 most hazardous material commodities, as identified in regulations adopted by the office, that are transported by rail in California, that shall be sufficient to fund the appropriation from the fund pursuant to Section 8574.44, to reimburse the California High-Cost Fund-B Administrative Committee Fund for any moneys loaned, and to maintain a reserve for operating costs. The fee shall be based on each loaded rail car as described in subdivision (b).

(2)Prior to the adoption of regulations identifying the 25 most hazardous material commodities, the fee shall apply to the top 25 hazardous material commodities identified by the Association of American Railroads Bureau of Explosives’ Annual Report of Non-Accident Releases of Hazardous Materials Transported by Rail, published in August, 2013.

(b)(1) Within six months of the director establishing a schedule of fees pursuant to subdivision (a), the fee shall be imposed on a person owning hazardous material at the time that hazardous material is transported by loaded rail car. The fee shall be based on each loaded rail car.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 25, Sec. 6. (SB 84) Effective June 24, 2015.