25299.11. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the definitions
in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
25299.11.5. "Adjudicative proceeding" has the same meaning as
defined in Section 11405.20 of the Government Code.
25299.12. "Bodily injury" has the same meaning as used in
Subchapter IX (commencing with Section 6991) of Chapter 82 of Title
42 of the United States Code and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto.
25299.13. "Claim" means a submittal to the fund for the
reimbursement of costs incurred due to an occurrence. A claim
consists of several documents, including, but not limited to, the
fund application, reimbursement requests, and verification documents.
25299.14. "Corrective action" includes, but is not limited to,
evaluation and investigation of an unauthorized release, initial
corrective actions measures, as specified in the federal act, and any
actions necessary to investigate and remedy any residual effects
remaining after the initial corrective action. Except as provided in
the federal act, "corrective action" does not include actions to
repair or replace an underground storage tank or its associated
equipment.
25299.15. "Environmental impairment liability insurance" means
liability insurance against liability for bodily injury, as defined
in Section 25299.12, and for property damage, as defined in Section
25299.22, arising from an occurrence, as defined in Section 25299.19.
25299.16. "Federal act" means Subchapter IX (commencing with
Section 6991) of Chapter 82 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as
added by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (P.L.
98-616), or as it may subsequently be amended or supplemented, and
the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
25299.17. "Fund" means the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund
created pursuant to Section 25299.50.
25299.18. "MTBE" means methyl tertiary-butyl ether.
25299.19. "Occurrence" means an accident, including continuous or
repeated exposure to conditions, which results in an unauthorized
release of petroleum from an underground storage tank. Unauthorized
releases at the same site which require only a single site
investigation shall be considered as one occurrence. An unauthorized
release subsequent to a previous unauthorized release at the same
site shall only be considered a separate occurrence if an initial
site investigation has been completed for the prior unauthorized
release.
25299.20. "Operator" means any person in control of, or having
responsibility for, the daily operation of an underground storage
tank containing petroleum. "Operator" includes any city, county, or
district, or any agency or department thereof, but does not include
the state or any agency or department thereof, or the federal
government.
25299.21. "Owner" means the owner of an underground storage tank
containing petroleum.
"Owner" includes any city, county, or district, or any agency or
department thereof, but does not include the state or any agency or
department thereof, or the federal government.
25299.22. "Petroleum" means crude oil, or any fraction thereof,
which is liquid at standard conditions of temperature and pressure,
which means at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7 pounds per square inch
absolute.
25299.23. "Property damage" has the same meaning as used in
Subchapter IX (commencing with Section 6991) of Chapter 82 of Title
42 of the United States Code and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto.
25299.23.1. (a) "Site" means the parcel of real property at which
an underground storage tank is located.
(b) If underground storage tanks are located at adjacent parcels
of real property, the adjacent parcels together constitute one site
if both of the following apply:
(1) The underground storage tanks are, or have been, operated by
the same person.
(2) The adjacent parcels are under common ownership or control.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the board may consider a
parcel of real property as consisting of multiple sites,
corresponding to the number of distinct underground storage tank
operations at the parcel, if the board makes both of the following
findings:
(1) There is more than one underground storage tank located at the
parcel.
(2) Each separately operated underground storage tank or group of
underground storage tanks is not, and has not been, operated by a
person who is operating or has operated another underground storage
tank at the same parcel.
25299.24. "Tank," "underground storage tank," "underground tank
system," and "tank system" have the same meaning as defined in
Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280), except as follows:
(a) These terms mean only those tanks that contain only petroleum
or, consistent with the federal act, a mixture of petroleum with de
minimis quantities of other regulated substances.
(b) These terms include all of the following components that are
connected either directly or indirectly to the tank:
(1) Spill containment structures that are substantially or totally
beneath the surface of the ground.
(2) Those portions of vent lines, vapor recovery lines, and fill
pipes that are beneath the surface of the ground.
25299.25. For purposes of this chapter, "board," "regional board,"
"local agency," "person," "unauthorized release," and "facility"
shall have the same meanings as defined in Section 25281. Any other
term used in this chapter which is not defined by this article has
the same meaning as defined in Section 25281.
25299.11. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the definitions
in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
25299.11.5. "Adjudicative proceeding" has the same meaning as
defined in Section 11405.20 of the Government Code.
25299.12. "Bodily injury" has the same meaning as used in
Subchapter IX (commencing with Section 6991) of Chapter 82 of Title
42 of the United States Code and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto.
25299.13. "Claim" means a submittal to the fund for the
reimbursement of costs incurred due to an occurrence. A claim
consists of several documents, including, but not limited to, the
fund application, reimbursement requests, and verification documents.
25299.14. "Corrective action" includes, but is not limited to,
evaluation and investigation of an unauthorized release, initial
corrective actions measures, as specified in the federal act, and any
actions necessary to investigate and remedy any residual effects
remaining after the initial corrective action. Except as provided in
the federal act, "corrective action" does not include actions to
repair or replace an underground storage tank or its associated
equipment.
25299.15. "Environmental impairment liability insurance" means
liability insurance against liability for bodily injury, as defined
in Section 25299.12, and for property damage, as defined in Section
25299.22, arising from an occurrence, as defined in Section 25299.19.
25299.16. "Federal act" means Subchapter IX (commencing with
Section 6991) of Chapter 82 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as
added by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (P.L.
98-616), or as it may subsequently be amended or supplemented, and
the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
25299.17. "Fund" means the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund
created pursuant to Section 25299.50.
25299.18. "MTBE" means methyl tertiary-butyl ether.
25299.19. "Occurrence" means an accident, including continuous or
repeated exposure to conditions, which results in an unauthorized
release of petroleum from an underground storage tank. Unauthorized
releases at the same site which require only a single site
investigation shall be considered as one occurrence. An unauthorized
release subsequent to a previous unauthorized release at the same
site shall only be considered a separate occurrence if an initial
site investigation has been completed for the prior unauthorized
release.
25299.20. "Operator" means any person in control of, or having
responsibility for, the daily operation of an underground storage
tank containing petroleum. "Operator" includes any city, county, or
district, or any agency or department thereof, but does not include
the state or any agency or department thereof, or the federal
government.
25299.21. "Owner" means the owner of an underground storage tank
containing petroleum.
"Owner" includes any city, county, or district, or any agency or
department thereof, but does not include the state or any agency or
department thereof, or the federal government.
25299.22. "Petroleum" means crude oil, or any fraction thereof,
which is liquid at standard conditions of temperature and pressure,
which means at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7 pounds per square inch
absolute.
25299.23. "Property damage" has the same meaning as used in
Subchapter IX (commencing with Section 6991) of Chapter 82 of Title
42 of the United States Code and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto.
25299.23.1. (a) "Site" means the parcel of real property at which
an underground storage tank is located.
(b) If underground storage tanks are located at adjacent parcels
of real property, the adjacent parcels together constitute one site
if both of the following apply:
(1) The underground storage tanks are, or have been, operated by
the same person.
(2) The adjacent parcels are under common ownership or control.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the board may consider a
parcel of real property as consisting of multiple sites,
corresponding to the number of distinct underground storage tank
operations at the parcel, if the board makes both of the following
findings:
(1) There is more than one underground storage tank located at the
parcel.
(2) Each separately operated underground storage tank or group of
underground storage tanks is not, and has not been, operated by a
person who is operating or has operated another underground storage
tank at the same parcel.
25299.24. "Tank," "underground storage tank," "underground tank
system," and "tank system" have the same meaning as defined in
Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280), except as follows:
(a) These terms mean only those tanks that contain only petroleum
or, consistent with the federal act, a mixture of petroleum with de
minimis quantities of other regulated substances.
(b) These terms include all of the following components that are
connected either directly or indirectly to the tank:
(1) Spill containment structures that are substantially or totally
beneath the surface of the ground.
(2) Those portions of vent lines, vapor recovery lines, and fill
pipes that are beneath the surface of the ground.
25299.25. For purposes of this chapter, "board," "regional board,"
"local agency," "person," "unauthorized release," and "facility"
shall have the same meanings as defined in Section 25281. Any other
term used in this chapter which is not defined by this article has
the same meaning as defined in Section 25281.
25299.11. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the definitions
in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
25299.11.5. "Adjudicative proceeding" has the same meaning as
defined in Section 11405.20 of the Government Code.
25299.12. "Bodily injury" has the same meaning as used in
Subchapter IX (commencing with Section 6991) of Chapter 82 of Title
42 of the United States Code and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto.
25299.13. "Claim" means a submittal to the fund for the
reimbursement of costs incurred due to an occurrence. A claim
consists of several documents, including, but not limited to, the
fund application, reimbursement requests, and verification documents.
25299.14. "Corrective action" includes, but is not limited to,
evaluation and investigation of an unauthorized release, initial
corrective actions measures, as specified in the federal act, and any
actions necessary to investigate and remedy any residual effects
remaining after the initial corrective action. Except as provided in
the federal act, "corrective action" does not include actions to
repair or replace an underground storage tank or its associated
equipment.
25299.15. "Environmental impairment liability insurance" means
liability insurance against liability for bodily injury, as defined
in Section 25299.12, and for property damage, as defined in Section
25299.22, arising from an occurrence, as defined in Section 25299.19.
25299.16. "Federal act" means Subchapter IX (commencing with
Section 6991) of Chapter 82 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as
added by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (P.L.
98-616), or as it may subsequently be amended or supplemented, and
the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
25299.17. "Fund" means the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund
created pursuant to Section 25299.50.
25299.18. "MTBE" means methyl tertiary-butyl ether.
25299.19. "Occurrence" means an accident, including continuous or
repeated exposure to conditions, which results in an unauthorized
release of petroleum from an underground storage tank. Unauthorized
releases at the same site which require only a single site
investigation shall be considered as one occurrence. An unauthorized
release subsequent to a previous unauthorized release at the same
site shall only be considered a separate occurrence if an initial
site investigation has been completed for the prior unauthorized
release.
25299.20. "Operator" means any person in control of, or having
responsibility for, the daily operation of an underground storage
tank containing petroleum. "Operator" includes any city, county, or
district, or any agency or department thereof, but does not include
the state or any agency or department thereof, or the federal
government.
25299.21. "Owner" means the owner of an underground storage tank
containing petroleum.
"Owner" includes any city, county, or district, or any agency or
department thereof, but does not include the state or any agency or
department thereof, or the federal government.
25299.22. "Petroleum" means crude oil, or any fraction thereof,
which is liquid at standard conditions of temperature and pressure,
which means at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7 pounds per square inch
absolute.
25299.23. "Property damage" has the same meaning as used in
Subchapter IX (commencing with Section 6991) of Chapter 82 of Title
42 of the United States Code and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto.
25299.23.1. (a) "Site" means the parcel of real property at which
an underground storage tank is located.
(b) If underground storage tanks are located at adjacent parcels
of real property, the adjacent parcels together constitute one site
if both of the following apply:
(1) The underground storage tanks are, or have been, operated by
the same person.
(2) The adjacent parcels are under common ownership or control.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the board may consider a
parcel of real property as consisting of multiple sites,
corresponding to the number of distinct underground storage tank
operations at the parcel, if the board makes both of the following
findings:
(1) There is more than one underground storage tank located at the
parcel.
(2) Each separately operated underground storage tank or group of
underground storage tanks is not, and has not been, operated by a
person who is operating or has operated another underground storage
tank at the same parcel.
25299.24. "Tank," "underground storage tank," "underground tank
system," and "tank system" have the same meaning as defined in
Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280), except as follows:
(a) These terms mean only those tanks that contain only petroleum
or, consistent with the federal act, a mixture of petroleum with de
minimis quantities of other regulated substances.
(b) These terms include all of the following components that are
connected either directly or indirectly to the tank:
(1) Spill containment structures that are substantially or totally
beneath the surface of the ground.
(2) Those portions of vent lines, vapor recovery lines, and fill
pipes that are beneath the surface of the ground.
25299.25. For purposes of this chapter, "board," "regional board,"
"local agency," "person," "unauthorized release," and "facility"
shall have the same meanings as defined in Section 25281. Any other
term used in this chapter which is not defined by this article has
the same meaning as defined in Section 25281.
