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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1179
Author: Bocanegra (D)
Amended: 8/5/14 in Senate
Vote: 21
PRIOR VOTES NOT RELEVANT
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT : Recycling: waste tires: public works projects
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill authorizes the Department of Resources
Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), when awarding grants
pursuant to the tire recycling program, to award grants for
public works projects to create parklets, greenways, or both,
that use tire-derived products and requires CalRecycle, if it
awards those grants, to give priority for funding to those
projects in disadvantaged communities, as defined.
ANALYSIS : Existing law requires, under the California Tire
Recycling Act, CalRecycle to administer a tire recycling
program, and imposes a California tire fee on a new tire
purchased in the state. The revenue generated from the fee is
deposited in the California Tire Recycling Management Fund for
expenditure, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the
purposes of programs related to waste tires.
This bill:
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1.Authorizes CalRecycle, when awarding grants pursuant to the
tire recycling program, to award grants for public works
projects to create parklets, greenways, or both, that use
tire-derived products.
2.Requires the CalRecycle, if it awards those grants, to give
priority for funding to those projects in disadvantaged
communities, as defined.
3.Defines the following terms for purposes of this bill:
A. "Disadvantaged community" means a community, as
determined by CalRecycle, with an annual median household
income that is less than 80% of the statewide median
household income.
B. "Greenway" means a travel corridor for pedestrians,
bicycles, non-motorized vehicle transportation, recreation,
or a combination thereof, located along natural landscape
features, such as an urban watercourse.
C. "Parklet" means a small urban park intended for people
and that provides amenities, including, but not limited to,
seating, tables, bicycle racks, and landscaping.
Background
Every year, millions of waste tires are generated in California;
unfortunately, most end up in landfills or are incinerated. In
Los Angeles County alone, approximately ten million waste tires
are generated annually. Waste tires that are illegally dumped
or improperly stored can pose a serious threat to public health
and safety, as well as to the environment.
In an effort to decrease the adverse environmental impacts
created by the stockpiling of waste tires or otherwise unlawful
disposal, CalRecycle, per their authority under the California
Tire Recycling Act, administers the TDP Grant Program to promote
markets for recycled-content products derived from waste tires
generated in California. However, as new products derived from
waste tires come to market and as new uses for those products
are developed, legislation is needed to ensure that CalRecycle
has the authority to take advantage of these innovations.
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Parklets and greenways offer respite from an often harsh urban
environment. Additionally, these projects are exceedingly well
suited for the use of TDP. TDP can be used to create footpaths
and other walkways through the use of "rubberized lumber," and
it is perfect for sustainable outdoor landscaping, a key
component of these projects. Additionally, TDP acts as an
excellent playground surface, either as "pour-in-place," tiles,
or loose fill, all of which are well suited for use in creating
parklets and greenways.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/11/14)
California League of Conservation Voters
Californians Against Waste
NRDC
Sierra Club California
StopWaste
RM:e 8/12/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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