§ 79075 Pre-1981 Resource Damage Limits

Health and Safety Code·California

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•The state won't pay to fix damage to nature or clean up dangerous stuff if it happened before September 25, 1981.
•This rule started on January 1, 2023, but only really kicks in on January 1, 2024.

Example

A factory spilled toxic chemicals into a river in 1980, harming fish and plants.

The state won't spend money to clean up this mess because it happened before September 25, 1981.

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§ 79075 Pre-1981 Resource Damage Limits

The department may not expend funds from the state account for the purposes specified in Section 79450 where the injury, degradation, destruction, or loss to natural resources, or the release of a hazardous substance from which the damages to natural resources resulted, has occurred prior to September 25, 1981. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

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damages hazardous injury release the state operative january degradation destruction

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 79075.

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