California Health and Safety Code

§ 78095

HSC § 78095 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 45 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 3

Statute text

“Preliminary endangerment assessment” means an activity that is performed to determine whether current or past hazardous substance management practices have resulted in a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance that poses a threat to the public health or the environment and is conducted in a manner that complies with the guidelines published by the department entitled “Preliminary Endangerment Assessment: Guidance Manual,” or as those guidelines may be amended by the department. A preliminary endangerment assessment includes all of the following activities:

(a)Sampling and analysis of a site.

(b)A preliminary determination of the type and extent of hazardous material contamination of a site.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.