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AB-1024 Hazardous substances: cleanups: milestones and contracting.(2021-2022)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 25358.6.2 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

25358.6.2.
 (a) For contracts for the cleanup of hazardous substances released into the environment carried out by the department pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100), the department shall, wherever feasible, at least partially incorporate fixed-price contracting to protect against high costs and to ensure the best value pricing for the department.
(b) For cleanups of hazardous substances released into the environment carried out or overseen by the department pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100), the department shall do both of the following:
(1) Establish performance milestones to ensure that the cleanups are performed at the appropriate pace.
(2) Make available on the department’s internet website easily accessible information about the cleanups, including all of the following for each cleanup:
(A) The address of the site at which the cleanup is taking place.
(B) The nature of the contamination.
(C) The proposal to clean up the contamination, when available.
(D) The estimated or actual time for review of the cleanup proposal.
(E) Performance milestones for the cleanup established pursuant to paragraph (1).
(F) A link to more detailed information on the cleanup in the department’s EnviroStor database.
SEC. 2.
 Moneys recovered by the state from responsible parties relating to the former Exide Technologies lead-acid battery recycling facility in the City of Vernon shall be used for the following purposes:
(a) To repay the General Fund and Lead-Acid Battery Cleanup Fund for loans made for the oversight or performance of closure activities and response and corrective actions to protect public health and the environment from hazardous substances or hazardous waste at or near the former Exide Technologies facility.
(b) To repay other sources of state funding for costs incurred for oversight or performance of closure activities and response and corrective actions to protect public health and the environment from hazardous substances or hazardous waste at or near the former Exide Technologies facility.
(c) To repay the Lead-Acid Battery Cleanup Fund for repayments to the General Fund pursuant to subparagraph (E) or paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 25215.5.