BILL NUMBER: AB 1126	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Gordon and Mullin
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Wilk)

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 42649 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to recycling.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1126, as introduced, Gordon. Recycling: businesses.
   Existing law requires a business, defined to include a commercial
or public entity, that generates 4 cubic yards or more of commercial
solid waste per week or is a multifamily residential dwelling of 5
units, or more to arrange for recycling services.
   This bill would make a technical change to a statement of
legislative intent regarding this program.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 42649 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   42649.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to require
businesses to recycle  the commercial  solid waste that they
generate.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow jurisdictions
flexibility in developing and maintaining commercial solid waste
recycling programs.
   (c) It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions by diverting commercial solid waste to recycling efforts
and to expand the opportunity for additional recycling services and
recycling manufacturing facilities in California.