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cmwi Summary of Laws and Regulations for %wm ' ,4 Ca10EHazardous Material Spill / Release Reporting GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF FME ROERCY SE RYICES The following information has been compiled as a summary to consolidate the legal requirements for the immediate verbal notification and written follow-up reporting of hazardous material spills/releases within California (as related to Health and Safety Code, Section 25510). Note that there are a variety of other federal and California spill/release laws that are not included in this summary. Local governments can have requirements that are more stringent than state and should be contacted for advice about reporting of hazardous material spills/releases in their area. This document is intended to be used as a reference only. The official statutory and regulatory requirements can be accessed at: Statute: http://Ieginfo.legislature.ca.gov Regulations: http://ccr.oal.ca.gov Section 1 of this document contains excerpts from the California Government Code Section 8589.7 and Health and Safety Code, Sections 25500— 25519. Section 2 contains excerpts from Title 19, California Code of Regulations, Sections 2720—2728. If you have any questions about hazardous material spill/release reporting, please contact the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Fire and Rescue Branch, Hazardous Materials Section at (916) 845-8798. Section 1 Statutory Requirements for Hazardous Material Spill/Release Reporting 1. Excerpts from California Government Code (GC) Section 8589.7 a. OES Notifications GC 8589.7. (a) In carrying out its responsibilities pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8574.17, the Office of Emergency Services*' shall serve as the central point in state government for the emergency reporting of spills, unauthorized releases, or other accidental releases of hazardous materials and shall coordinate the notification of the appropriate state and local administering agencies*2 that may be required to respond to those spills, unauthorized releases, or other accidental releases. The California Emergency Management Agency*' is the only state agency required to make the notification required by subdivision (b). (b) Upon receipt of a report concerning a spill, unauthorized release, or other accidental release involving hazardous materials, as defined in Section 25501 of the Health and Safety Code, or concerning a rupture of, or an explosion or fire involving, a pipeline reportable pursuant to Section 51018, the Office of Emergency Services*1 shall immediately inform the following agencies of the incident: (1) For an oil spill reportable pursuant to Section 8670.25.5, the Office of Emergency Services*1 shall inform the administrator for oil spill response, the State Lands Commission, the Page 1 California Governor's Office of Emergency Services 3650 Schriever Ave Mather, CA95655 Feb 2014