2005 California Public Resources Code Sections 48610-48625 Article 3. Definitions

48610.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the following
definitions govern the construction of this chapter.
48610.5.  "Bulk oil" means oil sold and delivered in a single
transaction in an amount greater than 55 gallons regardless of the
size of the container or containers in which the oil is delivered.
48611.  "Container" means a drum, can, or other receptacle used
primarily for storage or transportation of oil.  "Container" does not
mean the equipment in which oil is used.
48612.  "Department" means the  Department of Toxic Substances
Control.
48613.  "Fund" means the California Used Oil Recycling Fund created
pursuant to Section 48653.
48614.  "Industrial generator" means an entity which buys and uses
lubricating oil only for equipment owned or used by the entity.
"Industrial generator" includes state or local governmental entities,
as defined by Section 5902 of the Government Code.  "Industrial
generator" does not include motor carriers which have received oil
for which a payment has not been made pursuant to Section 48650.
48616.  "Industrial oil" includes, but is not limited to, any
compressor, turbine, or bearing oil, hydraulic oil, metal-working
oil, or refrigeration oil.  Industrial oil does not include
dielectric fluids.
48617.  "Local government" has the same meaning as defined in
Section 30109.
48618.  "Lubricating oil" includes, but is not limited to, any oil
intended for use in an internal combustion engine crankcase,
transmission, gearbox, or differential in an automobile, bus, truck,
vessel, plane, train, heavy equipment, or other machinery powered by
an internal combustion engine.
48618.4.  "Mitigation" is the prevention of stormwater pollution
from used oil and oil byproducts and the reduction or alleviation of
the effect of stormwater pollution from used oil and oil byproducts
by means of action taken on public property.  Mitigation includes the
installation of devices and implementation of practices that prevent
used oil and oil byproducts from causing stormwater pollution.
Mitigation does not include the cleanup or restoration of polluted
areas.
48619.  "Oil manufacturer" means the first person or entity in the
state to take title to lubricating or industrial oil for sale, use,
or transfer in the state.
48620.  "Recycled oil" means recycled oil, as defined in Section
25250.1 of the Health and Safety Code.
48620.5.  "Stormwater pollution" for purposes of mitigation does not
include runoff at a specific facility even if there is no point
source at the facility.  This pollution is from used oil and oil
byproducts, often mixed with other solid waste, and is typically
dispersed by urban stormwater and marina or boating activities, or
both.
48621.  "Used oil" means used oil, as defined in subdivision (a) of
Section 25250.1 of the Health and Safety Code.  Used oil does not
include articles contaminated with de minimis quantities of used oil,
such as used oil filters, oily rags, and scrap metal.
48622.  "Used oil collection center" means a business, governmental
entity, or nonprofit organization which accepts used lubricating oil
from the public and which is exempt from hazardous waste facility
permit requirements pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25250.11
of the Health and Safety Code.
48623.  "Used oil hauler" means a hazardous waste hauler registered
pursuant to Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division
20 of the Health and Safety Code who transports used oil to a used
oil recycling facility certified pursuant to Article 7 (commencing
with Section 48660), to a used oil storage facility, to a used oil
transfer facility, or to an out-of-state recycling facility
registered with the Environmental Protection Agency and operated in
substantial compliance with applicable regulatory standards of the
state in which the recycling facility is located.
48624.  "Used oil recycling facility" means a facility which is
issued a hazardous waste facilities permit or grant of interim status
by the department pursuant to Section 25200 or 25200.5 of the Health
and Safety Code to convert used oil into recycled oil.
48625.  The following terms have the following meaning:
   (a) "Used oil storage facility" has the same meaning as defined in
subdivision (g) of Section 25250.1 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (b) "Used oil transfer facility" has the same meaning as defined
in subdivision (h) of Section 25250.1 of the Health and Safety Code.