California Government Code

§ 8670.29

GOV § 8670.29 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 7.4 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)In accordance with the rules, regulations, and policies established by the administrator pursuant to Section 8670.28, an owner or operator of a facility, small marine fueling facility, or mobile transfer unit, or an owner or operator of a tank vessel, nontank vessel, or vessel carrying oil as secondary cargo, while operating in the waters of the state or where a spill could impact waters of the state, shall have an oil spill contingency plan that has been submitted to, and approved by, the administrator pursuant to Section 8670.31. An oil spill contingency plan shall ensure the undertaking of prompt and adequate response and removal action in case of a spill, shall be consistent with the California oil spill contingency plan, and shall not conflict with the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP).

(b)An oil spill contingency plan shall, at a minimum, meet all of the following requirements:

(1)Be a written document, reviewed for feasibility and executability, and signed by the owner or operator, or their designee.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 770, Sec. 5. (AB 936) Effective January 1, 2020.