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Oil Spill Response, Prevention, and Administration Fees Law and Government Code
Government Code
Chapter 7.4. Oil Spill Response and Contingency Planning
Article 1. General Provisions
Section 8670.5
8670.5. Ensuring full and adequate response to oil spills. The Governor shall ensure that the state fully and adequately responds to all oil spills in marine waters. The administrator, acting at the direction of the Governor, shall implement activities relating to oil spill response, including drills and preparedness and oil spill containment and cleanup. The administrator shall also represent the state in any coordinated response efforts with the federal government.
History.—Stats. 1994, Ch. 533, in effect January 1, 1995, added "oil" after "and preparedness and". Stats. 2004, Ch. 796 (SB 1742), deleted "emergency" before "drills and preparedness" in the second sentence.