BILL ANALYSIS
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 579
Author: Lowenthal (D)
Amended: 8/20/10
Vote: 21
SENATE VOTES NOT RELEVANT
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-1, 8/23/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Used Oil
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : As it left the Senate, this bill allowed the
South Coast Air Quality Management District to issue
permits, notwithstanding the Superior Court decision in
Natural Resources Defense Council v. South Coast Air
Quality Management District . This bill now makes technical
clean-up changes to the California Oil Recycling
Enhancement Act.
ANALYSIS : Existing law establishes the Department of
Resources Recycling and Recovery (DRRR), which administers
various recycling and resource programs for the state
including but not limited to the recycling of used oil.
Existing law establishes the California Oil Recycling
Enhancement Act (Act) which authorizes DRRR to award grants
to and work with local governments, non-profit entities and
private companies in order to develop and advance certain
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developments in lubricating oil including but not limited
to oil recycling, collection, research, testing, and
rerefining. The Act is administered by DRRR and is meant
to discourage illegal disposal of used oil. Oil
manufacturers are charged a fee on all oil sold in
California to fund local curbside oil pickup programs,
local collection facilities, and rebates to oil
manufacturers among other activities.
Comments
This bill corrects references to the California Integrated
Waste Management Board (CIWMB) within SB 63 (Strickland),
Chapter 21, Statutes of 2009 which abolished the CIWMB and
transferred all of its duties and responsibilities to DRRR,
which was created within the Natural Resources Agency,
under the direction of an executive officer appointed by
the Governor.
SB 546 (Lowenthal), Chapter 353, Statutes of 2009, made
broad changes to the Act in order to encourage the best
re-use of used oil and reduce air pollution from the use of
used oil. These changes and updates included raising the
fee paid by lubricating oil manufacturers from 16 cents to
24 cents per gallon, increasing the incentives paid for the
proper recycling of used oil, and increasing the testing
requirements for used oil transporters, including an annual
inspection. The changes to the Act made by SB 546 were
also aimed at increasing revenue to the state. Funds
associated with the Act provide funding for a variety of
purposes including establishment and maintenance of local
collection and recycling programs, research and development
for oil management, development of low-environmental impact
products associated with oil recycling, manufacturing, and
rerefining. Also funded are programs aimed at increasing
oil efficiency and at the production of biofuels and
synthetic oil products. Since the abolishment of the
CIWMB, language in the used oil management program needs to
be updated to reflect the new administrative structure from
the previous board to the current department and to make
various technical and clarifying changes to the program.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
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ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeVore, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes,
Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gilmore,
Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber,
Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande,
Niello, Nielsen, Norby, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino,
Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,
Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico,
Tran, Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez
NOES: Anderson
NO VOTE RECORDED: Furutani, Vacancy, Vacancy
DLW:kc 8/24/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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