Mike Gatto
- Democratic
Author
Existing law dissolved redevelopment agencies and community development agencies, as of February 1, 2012, and provides for the designation of successor agencies, as defined. Existing law requires successor agencies to wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies and to, among other things, perform obligations required pursuant to any enforceable obligation, including, but not limited to, any obligations under the Polanco Redevelopment Act to remedy or remove the release of hazardous substances within a project area consistent with state and federal laws, as specified. Existing law, the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act, imposes liability for hazardous substance removal or remedial actions and requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to adopt, by regulation, criteria for the selection and for the priority ranking of hazardous substance release sites for removal or remedial action under the act. This bill would authorize a local agency to take any action similar to that under the Polanco Redevelopment Act that the local agency determines is necessary, consistent with other state and federal laws, to investigate and clean up a release of hazardous materials in a blighted area, as determined by the local agency, within the boundaries of the local agency, pursuant to the procedures specified in the bill. The bill would require a local agency to submit for approval a cleanup plan to the California regional water control board or to the Department of Toxic Substances Control before taking action. The bill would require a local agency to take specified actions with regard to providing an opportunity for the public and other public agencies to participate in decisions regarding the proposed cleanup plan. The bill would allow the local agency to take those cleanup activities only under specified conditions with regard to the responsible party for the release, unless the local agency is taking action to investigate or conduct feasibility studies concerning a release or determines that conditions require immediate action. The bill would allow the local agency to designate another agency, in lieu of the department or the regional board, to review and approve a cleanup plan and to oversee the cleanup of hazardous material from a hazardous material release site, under certain conditions. The bill would immunize a local agency that cleans up a hazardous material release, pursuant to those provisions, from liability under specified state laws, if the action is in accordance with a cleanup plan prepared by a qualified independent contractor, as defined, and approved by the department, a regional board, or the designated agency, and the cleanup is undertaken and properly completed. The bill would authorize the recovery by a local agency of cleanup costs from the responsible party.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 588, Statutes of 2013.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2428.).
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 2421.)
Ordered to third reading.
Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 27. Noes 8. Page 2413.)
From committee: That the measure be returned with further amendments to the Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (September 12).
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 3359.).
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3359.)
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E.Q. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (September 10). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 30).
In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 1741.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (May 24).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Referred to Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and L. GOV.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB440 | HTML |
| 02/15/13 - Introduced | |
| 05/24/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/06/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/12/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/20/13 - Enrolled | |
| 10/05/13 - Chaptered |
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