Richard Gordon
- Democratic
Author
Existing law, the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, requires a person who discharges waste into the waters of the state in violation of waste discharge requirements or other order or prohibition issued by a California regional water quality control board or the State Water Resources Control Board to clean up the waste or to abate the effects of the waste. Existing law authorizes the regional board to expend available moneys to perform any cleanup, abatement, or remedial work required under those circumstances. This bill would prohibit the state board, regional board, or an employee of the state board or regional board from being held liable in a civil proceeding for trespass or any other act that is necessary to carry out an investigation, cleanup, abatement, or other remedial work. This bill would also prohibit the state board, regional board, or any authorized person from incurring any obligation to undertake additional investigation, cleanup, abatement, or other remedial work solely because of its decision to undertake that work. The bill would require that these provisions apply to a claim against a public entity presented on or after January 1, 2015, or, if no claim is presented, to a cause of action in a civil complaint or a writ petition filed on or after January 1, 2015. The bill would also make various technical, nonsubstantive changes.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 739, Statutes of 2014.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 24. Page 6523.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 12. Page 4838.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 24).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 22. Page 4841.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 29).
Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2442 | HTML |
| 02/21/14 - Introduced | |
| 05/01/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/04/14 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/01/14 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/20/14 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/03/14 - Enrolled | |
| 09/28/14 - Chaptered |
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