CA AB1024

Requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to use fixed-price contracting whenever feasible for cleanup contracts related to hazardous substance releases to protect against high costs and ensure competitive pricing.

Mandates the department establish performance milestones for hazardous substance cleanups to ensure work proceeds at an appropriate pace.

Requires the department to publish cleanup information on its website including site address, contamination nature, cleanup proposals, review timelines, performance milestones, and links to detailed EnviroStor database records.

Directs moneys recovered from responsible parties at the former Exide Technologies lead-acid battery recycling facility in Vernon to repay the General Fund, Lead-Acid Battery Cleanup Fund, and other state funding sources for closure and cleanup costs at that facility.