Statute · California Health and Safety Code
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 78650 — General Powers of Director
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 78650
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Health and Safety Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
When the director determines that a release of a hazardous substance has occurred or is about to occur, the director may do any or all of the following:
Citator
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 78650 — General Powers of Director is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
When the director determines that a release of a hazardous substance has occurred or is about to occur, the director may do any or all of the following:
(a) Undertake those investigations, monitoring, surveys, testing, and other information gathering necessary to identify the existence, source, nature, and extent of the hazardous substances involved and the extent of danger to the public health or environment.
(b) Undertake those planning, legal, fiscal, economic, engineering, architectural, and other studies or investigations that are necessary or appropriate to plan and direct response actions, to recover the cost of those actions, and to enforce this part.