BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: August 14, 2013
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mike Gatto, Chair
SB 483 (Jackson) - As Amended: August 7, 2013
Policy Committee: Environmental
Safety Vote: 6-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
Yes Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY
This bill revises and recasts the area and business plan
requirements regarding certified unified program agencies
(CUPAs) and the management of hazardous waste materials.
Specifically, this bill:
1) Requires the unified program inspection program to
include the onsite inspection of businesses and deletes the
requirement to institute a data management system.
2) Requires the unified program agency to provide agencies
with shared responsibilities access to information
collected in the statewide information management system .
Requires handlers to submit certain information to that
system.
3) Requires business plan information to be submitted in an
electronic format to the statewide information management
system.
4) Extends the requirement for businesses and handlers to
prepare and implement a risk management plan as specified
to individual persons.
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5) Reinstates the exemption from the Toxics in Packaging
Prevention Act (TPPA) for regulated metals that are the
result of unintended contamination from the use of recycled
packaging material until January 2015.
6) Deletes obsolete provisions and makes general conforming
changes.
FISCAL EFFECT
Minor, absorbable costs to the Department of Toxic Substance
Control and California Environmental Protection Agency.
COMMENTS
1)Purpose . This bill is intended to modernize the provisions of
the unified hazardous and hazardous materials management
regulatory program to ensure the program functions more
efficiently and effectively.
2)Certified Unified Program Agencies . The Secretary of Cal/EPA
has established a unified hazardous waste and hazardous
materials management regulatory program (Unified Program).
Currently, there are 83 Certified Unified Program Agencies
(CUPA) in California. The Unified Program consolidates the
following six existing programs:
a) Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and
Inventories (Business Plans)
b) California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP)
Program
c) Underground Storage Tank Program
d) Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act
e) Hazardous Waste Generator and Onsite Hazardous Waste
Treatment Programs
f) California Uniform Fire Code: Hazardous Material
Management Plans and Hazardous Material Inventory
Statements
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3)Toxics in Packaging Prevention Act : The Toxics in Packaging
Prevention Act (TPPA) targets four heavy metals, lead,
mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium, all of which present
serious health risks. TPPA prohibits, with some exceptions,
the sale of any package or packaging component, or product in
a package containing the four heavy metals.
Exemptions are allowed, but must be approved by Department of
Toxic Substance Control.
On January 1, 2010, the exemption for recycled materials in
packaging expired. This bill reinstates the exemption for
one-year to allow further study of the issue.
Analysis Prepared by : Jennifer Galehouse / APPR. / (916)
319-2081