California Government Code ARTICLE 7 - Oil Spill Response Trust Fund

• Section 8670.46.
  (a) The Oil Spill Response Trust Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340, the money in the fund is continuously appropriated to...
• Section 8670.47.
  (a) The administrator shall administer the fund in accordance with this article.(b) The administrator may develop and adopt any rules, regulations, and guidelines determined to be necessary...
• Section 8670.47.5.
  The following shall be deposited into the fund:(a) The fee required pursuant to Section 8670.48.(b) Any federal funds received to pay for response, containment, abatement, and rehabilitation...
• Section 8670.48.
  (a) (1) A uniform oil spill response fee in an amount not exceeding twenty-five cents ($0.25) for each barrel of petroleum products, as set by the administrator...
• Section 8670.48.3.
  (a) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 8670.48, a loan or other transfer of money from the fund to the General...
• Section 8670.48.5.
  (a) The administrator may raise the fees specified in Section 8670.48 to a maximum of one dollar ($1) per barrel, provided that the fee may only...
• Section 8670.49.
  (a) (1) The administrator may only expend money from the fund to pay for any of the following, subject to the lien established in Section 8670.53.2:(A) To pay...
• Section 8670.50.
  (a) Money from the fund may only be expended to cover the costs incurred by the state and local governments and agencies for any of the...
• Section 8670.51.
  (a) When a person has obtained a final judgment for damages resulting from an oil spill in waters of the state, but is unable, within one...
• Section 8670.51.1.
  (a) (1) Upon learning of an oil spill, the administrator shall immediately designate the responsible party, who, if that designation is not challenged, shall immediately, widely advertise...
• Section 8670.53.
  The Attorney General, in consultation with the administrator, shall undertake actions to recover all costs to the funds from any responsible party for an oil...

Last modified: October 22, 2018