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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 276 (Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials) -  
          Department of Toxic Substances Control: response actions:  
          cleanup ability information.
          
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          |Version: June 11, 2015          |Policy Vote: E.Q. 7 - 0         |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: Yes                    |
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          |Hearing Date: August 27, 2015   |Consultant: Marie Liu           |
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          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                     adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015


          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 276 would allow the Department of Toxic Substances  
          Control (DTSC), or an authorized agency, to require a person to  
          furnish information regarding a person's ability to pay for, or  
          to perform, a response action.


          Fiscal  
          Impact:  Unknown costs, potentially in the range of $200,000  
          annually, to the Toxic Substances Control Account (General  
          Fund), for workload to request, collect, and process financial  
          information from responsible parties. 


          Author  
          Amendments:  Amend to clarify that DTSC may require information  







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          for the purpose of determining how to finance a response action.


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