GroundRules
HSC § 80235
Where this section sits in the code
- Health and Safety Code - HSC
- DIVISION 45. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE [78000. - 81050.]
- PART 2. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACCOUNT [78000. - 81050.]
- CHAPTER 10. Cleanup Loans and Environmental Assistance to Neighborhoods [80200. - 80625.]
- ARTICLE 1. Definitions [80200. - 80280.]
(a) “Hazardous material” means a substance or waste that, because of its physical, chemical, or other characteristics, may pose a risk of endangering human health or safety or of degrading the environment. “Hazardous material” includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) A hazardous substance, as defined in Section 25281 or subdivision (a) of Section 78075.
(2) A hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117.
(3) A waste, as defined in Section 101075, or as defined in Section 13050 of the Water Code.
(4) A substance specified in subdivision (b) of Section 78075.
(b) “Hazardous material” does not include undisturbed naturally occurring hazardous material unless it will adversely affect the reasonable use of a property after response action is completed.
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