Health and Safety Code section 78650


When the director determines that a release of a hazardous substance has occurred or is about to occur, the director may do any or all of the following:

(a)

Undertake those investigations, monitoring, surveys, testing, and other information gathering necessary to identify the existence, source, nature, and extent of the hazardous substances involved and the extent of danger to the public health or environment.

Source: Section 78650, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=78650.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2023; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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