California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 79350

(a) The department may expend funds appropriated from the Illegal Drug Lab Cleanup Account created pursuant to Section 78370 to pay the costs of removal actions required by this article.

(b) The department may enter into oral contracts, not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in obligation, when, in the judgment of the department, immediate corrective action to a hazardous substance subject to this article is necessary to remedy or prevent an emergency.