BILL NUMBER: AB 812	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 12, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 4, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ma
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Skinner)

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2011

   An act to add  Sections 16005 and   Section
 42704 to the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 812, as amended, Ma. Solid waste:  recycled concrete:
 recycled asphalt.
   Under existing law, it is the policy of the state to conserve and
protect resources by encouraging the recycling of solid waste and the
purchase of those recycled materials, including recycled concrete
and rubberized asphalt concrete.
   Under existing law, in purchasing any materials to be used in
paving or paving subbase for use by the Department of Transportation
or any other state agency that provides road construction and repair
services, the State Procurement Officer is required to make contracts
available for those items that use recycled materials. 
Existing law prohibits recycled concrete from being offered,
provided, or sold to the Department of Transportation or the
Department of General Services for any use unless specifically
requested and approved by that department.  
   This bill would require the Department of Transportation and the
Department of General Services to develop performance-based standard
specifications and codes to allow the use of recycled and reclaimed
concrete materials in minor or nonstructural concrete mixtures, at
the option of the contractor. The bill also would require the
Department of Transportation and the Department of General Services
to develop a process to allow the consideration and acceptance of
concrete mixes with recycled and reclaimed materials when proposed
and demonstrated by contractors and suppliers on a project-by-project
basis. 
   Existing law also requires the State Procurement Officer to make
contracts available that use crumb rubber, unless the Director of
Transportation determines that the use of the materials is not cost
effective based on specified factors.
   This bill would  require   authorize 
the Department of Transportation  , by January 1, 2014,  to
 develop a standard specification that is performance based
and that allows   establish specifications  for the
use of  high-volume  reclaimed asphalt pavement
(RAP) of up to 40% for hot mix asphalt mixes  , at the option
of the contractor, unless the Director of Transportation determines
that the use of the material is not practical, cost effective, or
appropriate for a given application  .  The bill would
require the department to submit a report to the Legislature, by
March 1, 2016, on its progress, since the year 2011, toward the
development and implementation of these specifications. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
   
  SECTION 1.    Section 16005 is added to the Public
Resources Code, to read:
   16005.  (a) The Department of Transportation and the Department of
General Services shall develop performance-based standard
specifications and codes to allow the use of recycled and reclaimed
concrete materials in minor or nonstructural concrete mixtures, at
the option of the contractor.
   (b) The Department of Transportation and the Department of General
Services shall develop, in conjunction with stakeholders and
academia, a process to allow the consideration and acceptance of
concrete mixes with recycled and reclaimed materials when proposed
and demonstrated by contractors and suppliers on a project-by-project
basis. 
   SEC. 2.   SECTION 1.   Section 42704 is
added to the Public Resources Code, to read:
   42704.   The   (a)     On
or before January 1, 2014, the  Department of Transportation
 shall develop a standard specification that is performance
based and that allows   may, with input from the
Caltrans/Industry Rock Products Committee, establish specifications
 for the use of  high-volume  reclaimed asphalt
pavement (RAP) of up to 40 percent for hot mix asphalt mixes
 , at the option of the contractor, unless the Director of
Transportation determines that the use of the material is not
practical, cost effective, or appropriate for a given application
 . 
   (b) (1) On or before March 1, 2016, the Department of
Transportation shall submit a report to the Legislature in compliance
with Section 9795 of the Government Code on its progress, since the
year 2011, toward the development and implementation of the
specifications for reclaimed asphalt pavement, as specified in
subdivision (a).  
   (2) This subdivision shall become inoperative on March 1, 2020,
pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.