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cmwi Summary of Laws and Regulations for %wo ' ,4 Ca10EE GOVEHazardous Material Spill / Release Reporting UNCR EHO"FFICi OF FME ROERCY SE RYICES notifications are postmarked on the same day or telephoned notifications are received on the same day, the reward shall be divided equally among those informants. (e) Public officers and employees of the United States, the State of California, or counties and cities in this state are not eligible for the reward pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b), unless the providing of the information does not relate in any manner to their responsibilities as public officers or employees. (f) An informant who is an employee of a business and who provides information that the business has violated this chapter is not eligible for a reward if the employee intentionally or negligently caused the violation or if the employee's primary and regular responsibilities included investigating the violation, unless the business knowingly caused the violation. (g) The unified program agency or the state shall pay rewards under this section pursuant to the following procedures: (1) An application shall be signed by the informant and presented to the unified program agency or the state within 60 days after a final judgment has been entered or the period for an appeal of a judgment has expired. (2) The determination by the district attorney, city attorney, or Attorney General as to whether the information provided by the applicant materially contributed to the imposition of a judgment under Section 25515.1 or 25515.3 shall be final. (3) The unified program agency or the state shall notify the applicant in writing of its decision to grant or deny a reward within a reasonable time period following the filing of an application. (4) Approved reward claims shall be paid by the unified program agency or the state within 30 days of the collection and deposit of the penalties specified in subdivisions (a) and (b). (h) The names of reward applicants or informants shall not be disclosed by the unified program agency or the state unless the names are otherwise publicly disclosed as part of a judicial proceeding. (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, rewards paid by the state shall only be paid after appropriation by the Legislature. E3 � State Laws & Regulations: HSC 25516 n. Intent HSC 25518. This article shall be construed liberally so as to accomplish the intent of the Legislature in protecting the public health, safety, and the environment. E3 � State Laws & Regulations: HSC 25518 Page 9 California Governor's Office of Emergency Services 3650 Schriever Ave Mather, CA95655 Feb 2014