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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 525
Author: Gordon (D)
Amended: 9/1/11 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE : 4-1, 6/20/11
AYES: Simitian, Hancock, Kehoe, Lowenthal
NOES: Strickland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Blakeslee, Pavley
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 6-3, 8/25/11
AYES: Kehoe, Alquist, Lieu, Pavley, Price, Steinberg
NOES: Walters, Emmerson, Runner
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 78-0, 5/31/11 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Solid waste: tire recycling
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires the Department of Resources
Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to provide outreach to
local agencies regarding a program it may establish under
existing law to award grants to cities, counties, and other
local government agencies for the funding of public works
projects that use waste tires. This bill makes the public
works waste tire grant program inoperative on June 30,
2015, and repeals the provision authorizing this program on
January 1, 2016. This bill also makes conforming changes
with regard to the CalRecycle's five-year plan, goals and
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priorities for waste tire programs.
Senate Floor Amendments of 9/1/11 establish two accounts
for the Architectural Paint Recovery Program which was
established by AB 1343 (Huffman), Chapter 420, Statutes of
2010.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Tire Recycling
A. Requires, pursuant to the California Tire
Recycling Act (CTRA), CalRecycle to administer a tire
recycling program that promotes and develops
alternatives to the landfill disposal of used whole
tires. The tire recycling program may include, among
other things, the awarding of grants, subsidies, and
loans to businesses or other enterprises, and public
entities, involved in activities that result in
reduced landfill disposal or stockpiling of used
whole tires. Activities eligible for funding may
include the manufacturing of products made from used
tires such as rubberized asphalt and crash barriers.
B. The tire recycling program under the CTRA is
funded by the Tire Recycling Management Fund (TRMF).
The TRMF is supported by the California tire fee,
which is a $1.75 per tire charge imposed on a person
who purchases a new tire.
The author's office contends the set aside for local
public works projects that use waste tires, which had
been authorized by statute that has since expired, needs
to be continued. Public works projects, specifically
roadway projects, the author notes, divert waste tires
from landfill. And, the author's office claims,
roadways made with waste tire products are superior to
other road surface materials in several ways and,
therefore, are the more cost-effective option for local
governments. The author's office contends, however,
that local governments, most of who are financially
strapped, frequently base their capital decisions on
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up-front expense, not long-term cost-effectiveness. The
author's office argues for continuing guaranteed funding
for such local public works projects so their
superiority may be demonstrated to local governments and
others who will be making decisions about capital
projects in what, hopefully, will be times of greater
fiscal health.
2. Architectural Paint Recovery Program
A. AB 1343 (Huffman) establishes an architectural
paint recovery program which requires manufacturers
to develop and implement a program to collect,
transport, and process postconsumer paint to reduce
the public costs and environmental impacts of the
management of postconsumer paint in California. The
bill requires CalRecycle to administer the program,
approve and disapprove plans, and provide oversight
to ensure a level playing field among manufacturers.
B. Due to a drafting error in AB 1343, the Paint
Recovery Account and Paint Recovery Penalty
Subaccount established in the Integrated Waste
Management Fund, as cited in the bill's digest, was
not included in the bill. This bill establishes the
Architectural Paint Stewardship Account for fees
collected by CalRecycle for implementation of the
program. This bill also establishes the
Architectural Paint Stewardship Penalty Subaccount
for penalties collected by CalRecycle associated with
the program. Last, this bill provides necessary
collection and expenditure authority to CalRecycle
for administration of these accounts.
C. This bill simply establishes the necessary
financial accounts for fees and penalties associated
with the architectural paint recovery program. This
bill does not make any substantive changes to the
architectural paint recovery program enacted by AB
1343.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
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According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, based on
projected program expenditures, this bill will require at
least $2.1 million per year to be provided through grants
for the purposes of this bill. Any administrative costs to
implement this bill should be absorbable within existing
resources.
SUPPORT : (Verified 9/1/11)
California Resource Recovery Association
California State Association of Counties
Californians Against Waste
City of Lakewood
CRM Company
Regional Council of Rural Counties
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 78-0, 5/31/11
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Campos, Carter, Cedillo,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eng,
Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines,
Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Grove, Hagman,
Halderman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Roger Hernández, Hill,
Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara,
Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller,
Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby,
Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Portantino, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao,
Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Charles Calderon, Gorell
DLW:kc 9/1/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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