CUPA's are mandated by the State to establish a single billing statement process for the collection of the fees and surcharges associated with the practices of each of the regulated businesses. Some agencies designated as CUPA's collect billing information directly from the facilities themselves. On the other hand, billing information can be supplied to the CUPA by each Participating Agency (PA) that falls within the jurisdiction of that CUPA and that regulates businesses under the Unified Program.
The Los Angeles City Fire Department CUPA issues several types of permits. An Annual Consolidated CUPA Permit is required to operate any of the CUPA programs such as Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Materials, Underground Storage Tanks (USTs), APSA, and CalARP. This permit must be renewed annually and may be revoked if the facility becomes out-of-compliance. In addition, the CUPA requires a Project Permit to modify, install, remove, or abandon-in-place underground storage tank (UST) systems. The CUPA also requires a Project Permit for the transferring of flammable liquids, combustible liquids, flammable gas, or liquefied flammable gas. Refer to the links below for additional information.