California Code
DIVISION 1 - GENERAL
CHAPTER 7.4 - Oil Spill Response and Contingency Planning

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 8670.1. - 8670.1. This chapter, Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 8574.1) of...

Section 8670.2. - 8670.2. The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Each...

Section 8670.3. - 8670.3. Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall...

Section 8670.4. - 8670.4. There shall be an administrator for oil spill response....

Section 8670.5. - 8670.5. The Governor shall ensure that the state fully and...

Section 8670.5.5. - 8670.5.5. If any provision of this chapter or the application...

ARTICLE 2 - Duties of the Administrator

Section 8670.6. - 8670.6. (a) The administrator shall ensure that he or she...

Section 8670.7. - 8670.7. (a) The administrator, subject to the Governor, has the...

Section 8670.7.5. - 8670.7.5. (a) The administrator may adopt regulations to implement this...

Section 8670.8. - 8670.8. (a) The administrator shall carry out programs to provide...

Section 8670.8.3. - 8670.8.3. The administrator may offer grants to a local government,...

Section 8670.8.5. - 8670.8.5. The administrator may use volunteer workers in response, containment,...

Section 8670.9. - 8670.9. (a) The administrator shall enter into discussions on behalf...

Section 8670.10. - 8670.10. (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), in...

Section 8670.11. - 8670.11. In addition to Section 8670.10, the administrator, in cooperation...

Section 8670.12. - 8670.12. (a) The administrator shall conduct studies and evaluations necessary...

Section 8670.12.1. - 8670.12.1. On or before January 1, 2022, the administrator shall...

Section 8670.13. - 8670.13. (a) The administrator shall periodically evaluate the feasibility of...

Section 8670.13.1. - 8670.13.1. (a) The administrator shall license all oil spill cleanup...

Section 8670.13.2. - 8670.13.2. The administrator shall prepare and periodically revise regulations regarding...

Section 8670.13.3. - 8670.13.3. If dispersants are used in response to an oil...

Section 8670.14. - 8670.14. The administrator shall coordinate the oil spill prevention and...

ARTICLE 3 - Marine Safety

Section 8670.16. - 8670.16. The administrator shall take any action necessary and appropriate...

Section 8670.17. - 8670.17. (a) The administrator shall adopt regulations regarding the equipment,...

Section 8670.17.1. - 8670.17.1. The administrator may, for purposes of efficiency, safety, or...

Section 8670.17.2. - 8670.17.2. (a) The administrator shall adopt regulations governing tugboat escorts...

Section 8670.18. - 8670.18. (a) The administrator may inspect or cause to be...

Section 8670.19. - 8670.19. (a) The administrator shall periodically conduct a comprehensive review...

Section 8670.20. - 8670.20. (a) For the purposes of this section, “vessel” means...

Section 8670.21. - 8670.21. (a) As used in this section, the following terms...

Section 8670.22. - 8670.22. Any vessel that is not in compliance with the...

Section 8670.23. - 8670.23. (a) The administrator shall establish Harbor Safety Committees for...

Section 8670.23.1. - 8670.23.1. (a) Each harbor safety committee established pursuant to Section...

Section 8670.23.2. - 8670.23.2. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that because...

Section 8670.24. - 8670.24. (a) The administrator shall evaluate all pilotage areas in...

ARTICLE 4 - Oil Spill Response

Section 8670.25. - 8670.25. (a) A person who, without regard to intent or...

Section 8670.25.5. - 8670.25.5. (a) (1) Without regard to intent or negligence, any...

Section 8670.26. - 8670.26. Any local or state agency responding to an oil...

Section 8670.27. - 8670.27. (a) (1) All potentially responsible parties for an oil...

ARTICLE 5 - Contingency Planning

Section 8670.28. - 8670.28. (a) The administrator, taking into consideration the facility or...

Section 8670.28.5. - 8670.28.5. An operator shall maintain a level of readiness that...

Section 8670.29. - 8670.29. (a) In accordance with the rules, regulations, and policies...

Section 8670.30. - 8670.30. (a) An oil spill response organization may apply to...

Section 8670.30.5. - 8670.30.5. (a) The administrator may review each oil spill contingency...

Section 8670.31. - 8670.31. (a) Each oil spill contingency plan required under this...

Section 8670.32. - 8670.32. (a) A spill management team (SMT) may apply to...

Section 8670.33. - 8670.33. (a) If the operator of a tank ship or...

Section 8670.34. - 8670.34. This article shall not apply to any tank vessel,...

Section 8670.35. - 8670.35. (a) The administrator, taking into consideration the California oil...

Section 8670.36. - 8670.36. The administrator shall, within five working days after receipt...

Section 8670.36.1. - 8670.36.1. (a) To reduce the damages and costs from spills,...

Section 8670.37. - 8670.37. (a) The administrator, with the assistance of the State...

Section 8670.37.5. - 8670.37.5. (a) The administrator shall establish a network of rescue...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Financial Responsibility

Section 8670.37.51. - 8670.37.51. (a) A tank vessel or vessel carrying oil as...

Section 8670.37.52. - 8670.37.52. The certificate of financial responsibility shall be conclusive evidence...

Section 8670.37.53. - 8670.37.53. (a) To receive a certificate of financial responsibility for...

Section 8670.37.54. - 8670.37.54. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, financial responsibility...

Section 8670.37.55. - 8670.37.55. (a) An owner or operator of more than one...

Section 8670.37.56. - 8670.37.56. If the administrator determines that, because of a spill...

Section 8670.37.57. - 8670.37.57. No certificate of financial responsibility shall have a term...

Section 8670.37.58. - 8670.37.58. (a) A nontank vessel shall not enter waters of...

ARTICLE 6 - The Oil Spill Prevention and Administration Fund

Section 8670.38. - 8670.38. (a) The Oil Spill Prevention and Administration Fund is...

Section 8670.39. - 8670.39. (a) The administrator shall administer the fund in accordance...

Section 8670.40. - 8670.40. (a) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration...

Section 8670.40.5. - 8670.40.5. (a) For each fiscal year, consistent with this article,...

Section 8670.41. - 8670.41. (a) The administrator shall charge a nontank vessel owner...

Section 8670.42. - 8670.42. (a) The administrator and the State Lands Commission, independently,...

ARTICLE 7 - Oil Spill Response Trust Fund

Section 8670.46. - 8670.46. (a) The Oil Spill Response Trust Fund is hereby...

Section 8670.47. - 8670.47. (a) The administrator shall administer the fund in accordance...

Section 8670.47.5. - 8670.47.5. The following shall be deposited into the fund: (a)...

Section 8670.48. - 8670.48. (a) (1) A uniform oil spill response fee in...

Section 8670.48.5. - 8670.48.5. (a) The administrator may raise the fees specified in...

Section 8670.49. - 8670.49. (a) (1) The administrator may only expend money from...

Section 8670.50. - 8670.50. (a) Money from the fund may only be expended...

Section 8670.51. - 8670.51. (a) When a person has obtained a final judgment...

Section 8670.51.1. - 8670.51.1. (a) (1) Upon learning of an oil spill, the...

Section 8670.53. - 8670.53. The Attorney General, in consultation with the administrator, shall...

ARTICLE 7.5 - Borrowing Authority

Section 8670.53.1. - 8670.53.1. (a) Following an oil spill, the administrator, in consultation...

Section 8670.53.2. - 8670.53.2. Money borrowed pursuant to this chapter, including draws on...

Section 8670.53.3. - 8670.53.3. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 8670.53.4. - 8670.53.4. (a) With the exception of borrowing from the Pooled...

Section 8670.53.5. - 8670.53.5. Any financial arrangements made or issued pursuant to this...

Section 8670.53.7. - 8670.53.7. (a) All financial arrangements made or issued pursuant to...

Section 8670.53.8. - 8670.53.8. Notwithstanding Section 13340, there is hereby appropriated from the...

Section 8670.53.9. - 8670.53.9. Whenever the Treasurer determines that it will increase the...

Section 8670.53.95. - 8670.53.95. Section 10295 and Sections 10336 to 10381, inclusive, of...

ARTICLE 8 - Oil Spill Technical Advisory Committee

Section 8670.54. - 8670.54. (a) The Oil Spill Technical Advisory Committee, hereafter in...

Section 8670.55. - 8670.55. (a) The committee shall provide recommendations to the administrator,...

Section 8670.55.1. - 8670.55.1. (a) The committee shall convene a taskforce, including appropriate...

Section 8670.56. - 8670.56. The administrator may expend from the Oil Spill Prevention...

Section 8670.56.1. - 8670.56.1. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that because...

ARTICLE 8.5 - Damages

Section 8670.56.5. - 8670.56.5. (a) A responsible party, as defined in Section 8670.3,...

Section 8670.56.6. - 8670.56.6. (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and...

ARTICLE 9 - Enforcement

Section 8670.57. - 8670.57. (a) When the administrator determines that any person has...

Section 8670.58. - 8670.58. Every civil action commenced pursuant to this chapter or...

Section 8670.59. - 8670.59. (a) Any civil action brought pursuant to this chapter,...

Section 8670.61. - 8670.61. The civil and criminal penalties provided in this chapter...

Section 8670.61.5. - 8670.61.5. (a) For purposes of this chapter, “wildlife rehabilitation” means...

Section 8670.62. - 8670.62. (a) Any person who discharges oil into waters of...

Section 8670.63. - 8670.63. (a) No provision of this chapter, or of Division...

Section 8670.64. - 8670.64. (a) A person who commits any of the following...

Section 8670.65. - 8670.65. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8670.64, any person...

Section 8670.66. - 8670.66. (a) Any person who intentionally or negligently does any...

Section 8670.67. - 8670.67. (a) Any person who intentionally or negligently does any...

Section 8670.67.5. - 8670.67.5. (a) Regardless of intent or negligence, any person who...

Section 8670.68. - 8670.68. (a) The administrator may issue a complaint to any...

Section 8670.68.1. - 8670.68.1. After the time for review has expired for a...

Section 8670.68.4. - 8670.68.4. Any operator of a small craft refueling dock who...

Section 8670.68.5. - 8670.68.5. Twenty-five percent of any penalty collected under this article...

Section 8670.69. - 8670.69. Actions on behalf of the state or any other...

Section 8670.69.4. - 8670.69.4. (a) When the administrator determines that any person has...

Section 8670.69.6. - 8670.69.6. Within 30 days after service of a copy of...

ARTICLE 10 - Environmental Enhancement Fund

Section 8670.70. - 8670.70. The Environmental Enhancement Fund is hereby created in the...

Section 8670.71. - 8670.71. (a) The administrator shall fund only those projects approved...

Section 8670.72. - 8670.72. (a) The Environmental Enhancement Committee is hereby created. The...

Section 8670.73. - 8670.73. (a) The Environmental Enhancement Grant Program is hereby established....

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California Code DIVISION 1 - GENERAL CHAPTER 7.4 - Oil Spill Response and Contingency Planning

California Code
DIVISION 1 - GENERAL
CHAPTER 7.4 - Oil Spill Response and Contingency Planning