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Pak Page 3 appropriate law enforcement agency having primary traffic investigative authority on the highway where the spill occurs. Notwithstanding the above provisions, the law enforcement agency having primary traffic investigative authority may enter into written agreements with other public agencies to facilitate management at the scene of an on-highway hazardous substance spill or disaster on local streets and roads other than freeways. B. Street and Highway Code 1. Authority of the California Highway Patrol for the management of the scene, per 2454 V.C. , on streets of a subdivision which have been offered and accepted but not yet incorporated into the Alameda County Road System by formal resolution is authorized by Streets and Highways Code Section 941, as described in 47 Ops. , Attorney General, 191, 5-25-66. 2. Authority for the abatement of a hazardous material incident on a County road is vested with the Alameda County Public Works Agency, by Streets and Highway Code, Section 940. Authority for the abatement of a hazardous incident on a state highway is vested with the California Department of Transportation by Streets and Highway Code, Section 91. C. Health and Safety Code 1482.5(1) Authority for patient health care management in a medical emergency shall be vested in that licensed health care professional or paramedic at the scene of the emergency who is most medically qualified specific to the provision of rendering emergency treat- ment. (3) Nothwithstanding subdivision (1) of this Section,