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DIVISION 45. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE 78000-81050›PART 2. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACCOUNT 78000-81050›CHAPTER 7. Enforcement 79550-79600›ARTICLE 3. Natural Resources Damages 79580

§ 79580

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

There shall be no recovery of punitive damages under Section 79570 for an injury to or loss of natural resources that occurred wholly before September 25, 1981. This section shall not be construed as precluding the recovery of punitive damages for injury to or loss of natural resources in an action brought pursuant to any other provision of law.

(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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