20250AB__096196CHP INTRODUCED 2025-02-20 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-09-05 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2025-09-11 PASSED_SENATE 2025-09-10 ENROLLED 2025-09-15 CHAPTERED 2025-10-01 APPROVED 2025-10-01 FILED 2025-10-01 2025 AB CHP CHP 0 Introduced by Assembly Member Ávila Farías (Coauthor: Assembly Member Wicks) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wicks

An act to amend Sections 25395.109 and 25395.110 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous materials. hazardous materials Hazardous materials: California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004.

The California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of provides, among other things, that an innocent landowner, bona fide purchaser, or contiguous property owner, as defined, qualifies for immunity from liability from certain state statutory and common laws for pollution conditions caused by a release or threatened release of a hazardous material if specified conditions are met, including entering into an agreement for a specified site assessment and response plan.

The act prohibits the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the State Water Resources Control Board, and a California regional water quality control board from requiring one of those persons to take a response action under certain state laws, except as specified. Existing law repeals the act on January 1, 2027. Existing law provides that a person who qualifies for immunity under the act before January 1, 2027, shall continue to have that immunity on and after January 1, 2027, if the person continues to be in compliance with the requirements of the former act.

This bill would extend the repeal date of the act to January 1, 2037, and would provide that a person who qualifies for immunity under the act before January 1, 2037, shall continue to have that immunity on and after January 1, 2037, if the person continues to be in compliance with the requirements of the former act. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION

Section 25395.109 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 25395.109. This

chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2037, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2037, deletes or extends that date.

SEC.

Section 25395.110 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 25395.110. (

a) A person who, before January 1, 2037, qualifies for immunity pursuant to

Chapter 6.82 (commencing with

Section 25395.60), as that

chapter read on December 31, 2036, shall continue to have that immunity on and after January 1, 2037, if the person continues to be in compliance with the requirements of former

Chapter 6.82 (commencing with

Section 25395.60), including, but not limited to, compliance with all response plans approved pursuant to

Article 6 (commencing with

Section 25395.90) of former

Chapter 6.82, and compliance with all other applicable laws. (

b) This

article shall become operative on January 1, 2037.