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SECTION 25399.1-25399.2
25399.1. (a) The Expedited Site Remediation Trust Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury and the money in the trust fund may be expended by the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out this chapter. (b) All expenses that are incurred by the state pursuant to this chapter shall be paid solely by the responsible parties or the trust fund. No liability or obligation is imposed upon the state pursuant to this chapter, and the state shall not incur a liability or obligation beyond the extent to which money is provided by the responsible parties or the trust fund for the purposes of this chapter. 25399.2. (a) A fund administrator shall be designated by the Governor. (b) The fund administrator shall prudently administer the trust fund and shall protect the trust fund against unreasonable assessments of liability to the orphan share in all liability apportionment actions under this chapter where funding for all or a part of an orphan share is sought from the trust fund. The fund administrator shall have the same authority as a responsible person specified in this chapter with regard to a site where the orphan share is to be funded in whole, or in part, from the trust fund.
