BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 1019 Page 1 ASSEMBLY THIRD READING AB 1019 (John A. Pérez) As Amended April 14, 2011 Majority vote BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS 9-0 NATURAL RESOURCES 9-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Ayes:|Hayashi, Bill Berryhill, |Ayes:|Chesbro, Knight, | | |Allen, Butler, | |Brownley, | | |Eng, Hagman, Hill, Ma, | |Dickinson, Grove, | | |Smyth | |Halderman, | | | | |Huffman, Monning, Skinner | |-----+--------------------------+-----+--------------------------| | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- APPROPRIATIONS 17-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Ayes:|Fuentes, Harkey, | | | | |Blumenfield, Bradford, | | | | |Charles Calderon, Campos, | | | | |Davis, Donnelly, Gatto, | | | | |Hall, Hill, Lara, | | | | |Mitchell, Nielsen, Smyth, | | | | |Solorio, Wagner | | | |-----+--------------------------+-----+--------------------------| | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY : Establishes January 1, 2014, as the date by which the Department of General Services (DGS) must take steps to recycle postconsumer carpet removed from buildings owned or leased by the state. EXISTING LAW : 1)Requires, on or before January 1, 2014, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (DRRR) and DGS to complete a study that examines the standard for carpet purchases by the state and recommend to the Governor and the Legislature any appropriate changes to that standard. 2)Requires DGS, to the extent feasible and within existing resources, to take appropriate steps, including revising AB 1019 Page 2 relevant procurement rules, to ensure that postconsumer carpet that is removed from state buildings be recycled whenever possible. FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, negligible costs to DGS if any, as this bill simply creates an effective date by which DGS must conduct an activity statute already requires it to take. COMMENTS : According to the author, "Discarded carpets are a major heavy contributor to landfill mass. They are heavy, bulky, and costly to manage as waste. These costs are often borne by local governments. Postconsumer carpet also can be used to make a variety of secondary products, including carpet pads, carpet backing, carpet fiber, plastics, and engineered material. The state is a major generator of discarded carpet. This bill will ensure that by January 1, 2014, DGS will manage discarded carpet from state buildings consistent with AB 2398 (John A. Pérez), Chapter 681, Statutes of 2010." AB 2398 (John A. Pérez) establishes a statewide product stewardship program that requires California carpet manufacturers to prepare a carpet stewardship plan that maximizes the diversion of postconsumer carpet, or carpet no longer used for its manufactured purpose, from landfills and encourages the recycling of waste carpet into secondary products. When consumers install new carpets, the carpet installers will remove, and recycle or dispose of, the old carpet. AB 2398 required DGS to take appropriate steps to ensure that carpets removed from state buildings are managed consistently with statutes relating to carpet recycling, but did not set a date by which DGS should meet that requirement. This bill requires DGS to take appropriate action by January 1, 2014. According to DRRR's 2008 Statewide Waste Characterization Study, an estimated 1.3 million tons of carpet are annually disposed in California landfills, comprising 3.2% of all solid waste. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, barriers to effective recycling include the lack of an established infrastructure to collect and process waste carpet, especially from residential sources. AB 1019 Page 3 Analysis Prepared by : Joanna Gin / B.,P. & C.P. / (916) 319-3301 FN: 0000724