(a) The department, after consultation with the secretary, the Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing, and the Director of the Office of Planning and Research, may approve loan applications submitted pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 80450).

(b) The department may approve a loan only for those response actions necessary to address a release or threatened release of a hazardous material at an eligible property.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 80480

(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.)