The City Council finds and declares in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare and the environment, and in order to supplement the City's existing emergency response program and to comply with Federal and State laws and regulations, it is necessary to establish a system for collecting and verifying information for business plans relating to the handling, use, storage, release or threatened release of hazardous materials. The authority for this Subchapter includes the provisions of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), 42 USC 11001 et seq., as amended; Cal. Health & Safety Code§§ 25500 et seq., as amended, and the City's police power to protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public. Furthermore, pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25502, the Culver City Fire Department has been designated as the administering agency for Cal. Health & Safety Code§§ 25500 et seq. and shall carry out its intent and requirements.
('65 Code, § 16-8) (Ord. No. 88-014 § 2)