(a) A loan approved pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 80480) shall be secured by the property subject to the release or threatened release of the hazardous material on which the response action will be taken or by another form of security that the department determines will adequately protect the state‘s interest.

(b) The department shall obtain an appropriate security interest in the property or other alternative form of security approved by the department.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 80540

  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23

(c) (1) The department may foreclose on property, or the alternative form of security approved by the department, that is subject to a security interest pursuant to this article.

(2) Any funds received through a foreclosure or through the enforcement of any other security interest pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the account.

(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.)

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