Article 2 - Definitions

California Health and Safety Code — §§ 25110-25124

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Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1436, Sec. 1. Effective October 2, 1989.

Unless expressly incorporated by reference by another statute, the definitions in this article govern only the construction of this chapter. Until terms used in this chapter are defined in either this chapter or in regulations adopted to implement this chapter, the corresponding definitions found in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6901 et seq.) and the regulations adopted pursuant to that act, shall apply to the terms used in this chapter.

Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1631, Sec. 2.

“Acutely hazardous waste” means any hazardous waste classified as an acutely hazardous waste in regulations adopted by the department.

Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1304, Sec. 2.

“Applicant” means any person seeking an original hazardous waste facilities permit, or an original hazardous waste hauler’s registration from the department to generate, transport, treat, store, recycle, dispose of or handle hazardous waste.

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 343, Sec. 2.5. Effective January 1, 2001.

(a)“Consolidation site” means a site to which hazardous waste initially collected at a remote site, as defined in Section 25121.3, is transported.
(b)Hazardous waste initially collected at a remote site and subsequently transported to a consolidation site, which is operated by the generator of the hazardous waste, shall be deemed to be generated at the consolidation site for purposes of this chapter if the generator complies with the notification requirements of

subdivision (d) and all of the following conditions are met:

(1)The hazardous waste is non-RCRA hazardous waste, or the hazardous waste or its management at the consolidation site is otherwise exempt from, or is not otherwise regulated pursuant to, the federal act.
(2)(A)  The hazardous waste is not generated through large spill cleanup activities.
(B)As used in this paragraph, “large spill cleanup” means a spill cleanup operation that generates more than a total of 275 gallons or 2,500 pounds, whichever is greater, of hazardous waste.
(3)The hazardous waste is transported to the consolidation site within 10 days from the date that the generator first begins to actively manage the hazardous waste at the remote site,

unless the generator has been granted an extension to the 10-day period. An extension of up to 20 days may be granted by the department, if the generator demonstrates to the department’s satisfaction that more than 10 days is required to collect and transport the hazardous waste to the consolidation site solely for the purpose of facilitating effective and efficient removal, collection, or transportation of the hazardous waste.

(4)The hazardous waste is not handled at any interim site en route from the remote site to the consolidation site, except that the hazardous waste may be temporarily held at an interim site pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25121.3 and subdivision (e) of Section 25163.3.
(5)At the consolidation site, the hazardous waste is managed at all times in accordance with all applicable requirements of this chapter and the regulations adopted by the

department pursuant to this chapter. For purposes of Section 25123.3, the accumulation period shall begin on the day that the hazardous waste arrives at the consolidation site.

(6)Each container of hazardous waste is labeled at the remote site, in accordance with the regulations adopted by the department pertaining to labeling requirements for generators, and the label remains on the container at all times while the hazardous waste is in the container and in the possession of the generator. Each container shall be labeled with the date that the container reaches the consolidation site. If individual containers are placed into a larger container, the labeling information required pursuant to this paragraph and paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 25121.3 shall also be placed on the outside of the larger container. If the hazardous waste is transferred to another container, the labeling information required pursuant to this paragraph

and paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 25121.3 shall also be placed on the outside of the new container.

(7)The generator maintains at the consolidation site the information specified in paragraphs (1) to (10), inclusive, of subdivision (g) of Section 25163.3 for each shipment of hazardous waste initially collected at a remote site that is received at the consolidation site. This information shall be maintained for at least three years from the date that hazardous waste is received at the consolidation site. For shipments subject to the requirement to be accompanied by a shipment paper pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 25163.3, the requirements of this paragraph may be fulfilled by maintaining a copy of the shipping paper at the consolidation site.
(c)For purposes of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 25123.3, the “initial accumulation point” for

hazardous waste initially collected at a remote site and subsequently transported to a consolidation site, in accordance with subdivision (b), shall be deemed to be the location where the hazardous waste is first accumulated at the consolidation site.

(d)(1)  Subdivision (b) of this section and subdivision (b) of Section 25121.3 apply only to a generator who annually submits a notification of the generator’s intent to operate under this exemption, in person or by certified mail, with return receipt requested, to the department and one of the following:

(A) The CUPA, if the generator is under the jurisdiction of a CUPA.

(B) If the generator is not under the jurisdiction of a CUPA, to the officer or agency authorized pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 25404.3 to implement and enforce

the requirements of this chapter listed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 25404.

(2)Any person who submits a notification of their intent to operate under this exemption shall comply with the requirements of this section and Sections 25121.3 and 25163.3.
(3)The notification required pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include all of the following information:
(A)A general description of the remote location from which the non-RCRA hazardous waste will be initially collected.
(B)A description of the type of hazardous waste that may be collected.
(C)The location of the consolidation site and the generator ID number for that generator.
(D)Significant differences in the generator’s operations from the prior year’s notification.
(e)Following the procedures specified in Section 25187, the department may revoke a generator’s authority to operate pursuant to the exemption specified in this section and Sections 25121.3 and 25163.3, if the generator has demonstrated a pattern of failure to meet the requirements of this section and Sections 25121.3 and 25163.3 and the department, or the local officer or agency authorized to enforce this section pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25180, has notified the generator of these violations prior to issuing an order pursuant to Section 25187.

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 112. (AB 383) Effective January 1, 2014.

(a)“Contained gaseous material,” for purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 25124 or any other provision of this chapter, means any gas that is contained in an enclosed cylinder or other enclosed container.
(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), “contained gaseous material” does not include any exhaust or flue gas, or other vapor stream,

or any air or exhaust gas stream that is filtered or otherwise processed to remove particulates, dusts, or other air pollutants, regardless of the source.

Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 886, Sec. 2.

“Authorized local health officer” means a local health officer authorized by the department pursuant to Section 25187.7.

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 73, Sec. 4. (SB 158) Effective July 12, 2021.

“Board” means the Board of Environmental Safety established pursuant to Section 25125.

Added by renumbering Section 25110.3 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 73, Sec. 3. (SB 158) Effective July 12, 2021.

“Buffer zone” means an area of land that surrounds a hazardous waste facility and on which certain land uses and activities are restricted to protect the public health and safety and the environment from existing or potential hazards caused by the migration of hazardous waste.

Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1039.

“Business” means the conduct of activity and is not limited to a commercial or proprietary activity.

Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1304, Sec. 3.

“Business concern” means any sole proprietorship, corporation, association, firm, partnership, trust, or other form of commercial organization.

Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 411, Sec. 1. Effective September 21, 1993.

(a)“Conditionally exempt small quantity treatment” means the operations of a generator conditionally exempted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25201.5.
(b)“Conditionally exempt specified waste stream” means a waste stream treated by a generator conditionally exempted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25201.5.

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 343, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.

“Department” means the Department of Toxic Substances Control.

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 343, Sec. 3.5. Effective January 1, 2001.

“Designated local public officer” means a local public officer designated by the director pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25180.

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 343, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.

“Director” means the Director of Toxic Substances Control.

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 607, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.

(a)“Disclosure statement” means a statement submitted to the department by an applicant, signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury, which includes all of the following information:
(1)The full name, any previous name or names, business address, social security number, and driver’s license number of all of the following:
(A)The applicant.
(B)Any officers, directors, or partners, if the applicant is a business concern.
(C)All persons or any officers, partners, or any directors if there are no officers, of business concerns holding more than 5 percent of the equity in, or debt liability of the applicant, except that if the debt liability is held by a lending institution, the applicant shall only supply the name and address of the lending institution.
(2)Except as provided in subdivision (b), the following persons listed on the disclosure statement shall properly submit fingerprint images and related identification information:
(A)The sole proprietor.
(B)The partners.
(C)Other persons listed

in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) and any officers or directors of the applicant company as required by the department.

(3)If fingerprint images and related identification information are submitted for purposes of paragraph (2), the fingerprint images and related identification information shall be submitted for any person required by paragraph (2) only once. If there is a change in the person serving in a position for which fingerprint images and related identification information are required to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (2), fingerprint images and related identification information shall be captured and submitted for that person. Fingerprint images and the related identification information may be obtained using the Department of Justice’s electronic fingerprint network.
(4)The full name and business address of any business concern that generates, transports,

treats, stores, recycles, disposes of, or handles hazardous waste and hazardous materials in which the applicant holds at least a 5 percent debt liability or equity interest.

(5)A description of any local, state, or federal licenses, permits, or registrations for the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, recycling, disposal, or handling of hazardous waste or hazardous materials applied for, or possessed by the applicant, or by the applicant under any previous name or names, in the five years preceding the filing of the statement, or, if the applicant is a business concern, by the officers, directors, or partners of the business concern, including the name and address of the issuing agency.
(6)A listing and explanation of any final orders or license revocations or suspensions issued or initiated by any local, state, or federal authority, in the five years

immediately preceding the filing of the statement, or any civil or criminal prosecutions filed in the five years immediately preceding, or pending at the time of, the filing of the statement, with any remedial actions or resolutions if applicable, relating to the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, recycling, disposal, or handling of hazardous waste or hazardous materials by the applicant, or by the applicant under any previous name or names, or, if the applicant is a business concern, by any officer, director, or partner of the business concern.

(7)A listing of any agencies outside of the state that regulate, or had regulated, the applicant’s, or the applicant’s under any previous name or names, generation, transportation, treatment, storage, recycling, disposal, or handling of hazardous waste or hazardous materials in the five years preceding the filing of the disclosure statement.
(8)A listing and explanation of any federal or state conviction, judgment, or settlement, in the five years immediately preceding the filing of the statement, with any remedial actions or resolutions if applicable, relating to the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, recycling, disposal, or handling of hazardous waste or hazardous materials by the applicant, or by the applicant under any previous name or names, or if the applicant is a business concern, by any officer, director, or partner of the business concern.
(9)A listing of all owners, officers, directors, trustees, and partners of the applicant who have owned, or been an officer, director, trustee, or partner of, any company that generated, transported, treated, stored, recycled, disposed of, or handled hazardous wastes or hazardous materials and which was the subject of any of the actions described in paragraphs
(6)and (8) for the five years preceding the filing of the statement.
(b)Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), a corporation, the stock of which is listed on a national securities exchange and registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 78a et seq.), or a subsidiary of such a corporation, is not subject to the fingerprint requirements of subdivision (a).
(c)In lieu of the statement specified in subdivision (a), a corporation, the stock of which is listed on a national securities exchange or on the National Market System of the NASDAQ Stock Market and registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 78a et seq.), or a subsidiary of that corporation, may submit to the department copies of all periodic reports, including, but not limited to, those reports required by Section 78m of Title 15 of the United States Code and

Part 229 (commencing with Section 229.10) of Chapter II of Title 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations that the corporation or subsidiary has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the three years immediately preceding the submittal, if the corporation or subsidiary thereof has held a hazardous waste facility permit or operated a hazardous waste facility under interim status pursuant to Section 25200 or 25200.5 since January 1, 1984.

(d)(1)  Before issuing an authorization for which a disclosure statement is required pursuant to this chapter, the department shall submit the fingerprint cards or electronic fingerprint images and related identification information submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and nature of a record of state and federal level convictions and state and federal level arrests for

which the Department of Justice establishes that the applicant is incarcerated or was released on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending trial. The Department of Justice shall forward any request for federal level criminal offender record information, received by the Department of Justice, pursuant to this subdivision, to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(2)For each applicant or licensee whose fingerprint images and related identification information are submitted to the Department of Justice pursuant to this subdivision, the Department of Justice shall provide the following information to the department pursuant to this section:
(A)Every conviction rendered against that applicant or licensee.
(B)Every arrest for an offense for which that applicant or licensee is presently awaiting trial, whether

the applicant or licensee is incarcerated or has been released on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending trial.

(3)The department, pursuant to this subdivision, shall request subsequent arrest notification service from the Department of Justice as provided under Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code.
(4)The department shall reimburse the Department of Justice for the actual costs incurred by the Department of Justice for searching and furnishing state and federal level criminal offender record information pursuant to this subdivision.

Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1436, Sec. 2. Effective October 2, 1989.

(a)“Disposal” means either of the following:
(1)The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any waste so that the waste or any constituent of the waste is or may be emitted into the air or discharged into or on any land or waters, including groundwaters, or may otherwise enter the environment.
(2)The abandonment of any waste.
(b)The amendment of the section made at the

1989–90 Regular Session of the Legislature does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, the existing law.

Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1039.

“Disposal site” means the location where any final deposition of hazardous waste occurs.

Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 27. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.

“Environmental assessor” means an environmental professional as defined in Section 312.10 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Notwithstanding Section 25110, this definition shall apply for all California statutes, unless the context requires otherwise.

Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1039.

“Extremely hazardous waste” means any hazardous waste or mixture of hazardous wastes which, if human exposure should occur, may likely result in death, disabling personal injury or serious illness caused by the hazardous waste or mixture of hazardous wastes because of its quantity, concentration, or chemical characteristics.

Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1061, Sec. 1.

“Federal act” means the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6901 et seq.).

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