{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-80235","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 80235","heading":"","body":"(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:\n(1) A hazardous substance, as defined in Section 25281 or subdivision (a) of Section 78075.\n(2) A hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117.\n(3) A waste, as defined in Section 101075, or as defined in Section 13050 of the Water Code.\n(4) A substance specified in subdivision (b) of Section 78075.\n(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.","path":["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.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"fe4941d63526abe4a6ce7522e357c079c5c2ff31d86fa265f314b3925f650729","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-80230","next":"us-ca/hsc-80240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}