BILL ANALYSIS
SB 579
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Senator S. Joseph Simitian, Chairman
2009-2010 Regular Session
BILL NO: SB 579
AUTHOR: Lowenthal
AMENDED: August 20, 2010
FISCAL: Yes HEARING DATE: August 25,
2010
URGENCY: No CONSULTANT: Caroll
Mortensen
SUBJECT : CALIFORNIA OIL RECYCLING ENHANCEMENT ACT
SUMMARY :
Existing law :
1)Pursuant to Health and Safety Code (HSC) commencing with
25250, et seq., establishes management standards for used
oil including:
a) Defines "used oil and 'recycled oil" as oils that meet
specified characteristics including flashpoint and
contaminant levels.
b) Defines "used oil recycling facility", "used oil
storage facility" and "used oil transfer facility.
c) Establishes transportation, testing and storage
requirements.
2)Pursuant to the California Oil Recycling Enhancement Act
(Act) commencing with 48600 of the Public Resources Code:
a) Prescribes a program to increase the amount of used
oil recycled in California.
b) Establishes a fee of 26 cents per gallon on new
lubricating oil sold in California that is paid by
manufacturers to fund the program activities under the
Act.
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c) Provides grants to local governments and other
entities to further the Act.
This bill , as it left the Senate dealt with South Coast Air
Quality Management District air permits. Those provisions
were stricken and now this bill:
1) Clarifies definitions of "used oil hauler" and "used oil
recycling facility" for consistency with the Act.
2) Corrects the date when the incentive for rerefined
lubricating oil shall be set by the Department of Resources
Recycling and Recover (DRRR).
3) Deletes provisions related to rural jurisdictions and the
potential for increased used oil recycling program costs.
4) Requires the report filed by used oil recycling facilities
to include information on the final disposition of the used
oil, including the volume of any residual products.
5) Changes the frequency of the report required of DRRR for
industrial and lubricating oil sales and recycling rates
from six months to annually.
6) Changes an operational requirement for certified used oil
collection centers to require that the center accept used
oil during the hours the center is open for business,
rather than specified hours and days.
COMMENTS :
Purpose of Bill . This bill makes technical changes to the
author's SB 546 (Chapter 353, Statutes of 2009), that 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.
SOURCE : Senator Lowenthal
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SUPPORT : None on file
OPPOSITION : None on file