BILL NUMBER: SB 20	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Sher

                        DECEMBER 2, 2002

   An act relating to solid waste.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 20, as introduced, Sher.  Solid waste: electronic waste
products:  recycling and refurbishment.
   Existing law requires the California Integrated Waste Management
Board to administer state programs to recycle plastic trash bags,
plastic packaging containers, waste tires, newsprint, and other
specified materials.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to ensure that
funds are available to assist cities, counties, and recyclers of
electronic wastes in developing programs to safely collect and
recycle the hazardous materials contained in electronic wastes, and
to promote the refurbishment and reuse of electronic equipment for
use by schools and nonprofit agencies.
   Vote:  majority.  Appropriation:  no.  Fiscal committee:   no.
State-mandated local program:  no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) Many electronic waste products contain hazardous materials
that may pose risks to public health and the environment if
improperly handled or discarded.
   (b) Most California communities lack the infrastructure needed to
provide for the convenient and affordable collection, refurbishment,
processing, and recycling of electronic wastes.
   (c) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that funds are
available to assist cities, counties, and recyclers of electronic
wastes in developing programs to safely collect and recycle the
hazardous materials contained in electronic wastes.
   (d) It is also the intent of the Legislature to promote the
refurbishment and reuse of electronic equipment for use by schools
and nonprofit agencies.