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DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS 24000-26217›CHAPTER 6.95. Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory 25500-25547.8›ARTICLE 5. Spill Prevention and Response for Railroads 25547-25547.8

§ 25547.4

California Health and Safety Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Each rail carrier shall maintain a response management communications center, which shall provide real-time information to an authorized public safety answering point or 911 emergency response center about the train consist involved in a hazardous material or oil cargo spill or other critical incident, including, but not limited to, both of the following:

(a) Hazardous material movement shipping papers, including a way bill or total trace, detailing the hazardous material or oil cargo.

(b) Information that can assist the primary local public safety agency in containing and safely removing a hazardous material spill.

(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 533, Sec. 1. (AB 380) Effective January 1, 2015.)

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