Senate Bill No. 586

Introduced by Senator Wyland

February 22, 2013

An act to amend Section 25101 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 586, as introduced, Wyland. Hazardous waste.

Existing law provides for the regulation of hazardous waste by the Department of Toxic Substances Control and makes a declaration of legislative intent regarding that regulation and maintaining authorization to administer a state program pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.

This bill would delete obsolete provisions from, and make nonsubstantive changes to, that declaration of legislative intent and state authorization.

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 25101 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:

25101.  

The Legislature therefore declares that:

(a) In order to protect the public health and the environment
and to conserve natural resources, it is in the public interest to
establish regulations and incentives begin delete which end delete begin insert to end insert ensure that the
generators of hazardous waste employ technology and management
practices for the safe handling, treatment, recycling, and destruction
of their hazardous wastes prior to disposal.

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(b) In order to assist the generators of hazardous waste in
meeting the responsibility for the safe disposal of hazardous waste
it is necessary to establish the Hazardous Waste Management
Council.

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(c)

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begin insert (b) end insert  The Legislature further declares that begin delete in order end delete to protect the
public of this state and particularly the communities where
hazardous wastes are treated and disposed begin insert of end insert , it is essential to
begin delete assure end delete begin insert ensure end insert full compensation of all people injured or damaged
by hazardous wastes. begin delete It is therefore necessary that the Hazardous
Waste Management Council, created pursuant to Section 25206,
make recommendations regarding a system of insurance and
mechanisms establishing liability to achieve this result, as required
by subdivision (e) of Section 25208. end delete

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(d)

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begin insert (c) end insert  It is in the best interest of the health and safety of the people
of the State of California for the state to begin delete obtain and end delete maintain
authorization to administer a state hazardous waste program in
lieu of the federal program pursuant to Section 3006 of begin delete Public Law
94-580, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act of 1976 end delete begin insert the federal act end insert (42 U.S.C. begin insert Sec. end insert 6926). Therefore, it is
the intent of the Legislature that the director shall have those
powers necessary to begin delete secure and end delete maintain begin delete interim and end delete final
authorization for the state hazardous waste program pursuant to
the requirements of Section 3006 of begin delete Public Law 94-580, the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 end delete begin insert the federal act end insert
(42 U.S.C. begin insert Sec. end insert 6926), and to implement begin delete such end delete begin insert that end insert program in lieu
of the federal program.