SB 804, as introduced, Lara. Solid waste: energy.
(1) Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to submit an annual report to the Legislature by March 31 of each year regarding awards made pursuant to the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Program.
This bill would require the energy commission to include in the annual report that is due by March 31, 2015, an analysis of the opportunities for utilizing waste conversion technologies.
(2) The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, requires each city, county, and regional agency, if any, to develop a source reduction and recycling element of an integrated waste management plan.
This bill would make a statement of legislative intent regarding the development of waste conversion technology facilities.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
The Legislature finds and declares all of the
2following:
P2 1(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish clear definitions
2in statute that promote the highest and best use of resources while
3supporting the state’s key environmental goals, including the
4California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16
5(commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1 of
6Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code), the low-carbon fuel
7standards adopted by the State Air Resources Board in Subarticle
87 (commencing with Section 95480) of Title 17 of the California
9Code of Regulations, and greenhouse gas reduction goals, as
10provided in Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of
11the Health and Safety Code.
12(b) The state’s “Bioenergy Action Plan” has identified municipal
13solid waste as a substantiality underutilized resource for biomass
14feedstock that could produce renewable fuels and energy.
15(c) Around the world, advanced solid waste conversion
16technologies are being used to process postrecycled, residual waste
17to divert materials from landfills and recover a variety of
18marketable products from those residuals, including clean-burning
19fuels, chemicals, construction materials, soil amendments, and
20electricity.
Section 25620.8 of the Public Resources Code is
22amended to read:
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insert The commission shall prepare and submit to the
24Legislature an annual report, not later than March 31 of each year,
25on awards made pursuant to this chapter and progress toward
26achieving the goals set forth in Section 25620.1. The report shall
27include information on the names of award recipients, the amount
28of awards, and the types of projects funded, an evaluation of the
29success of funded projects, and recommendations for improvements
30in the program. The report shall set forth the actual costs of
31programs or projects funded by the commission, the results
32achieved, and how
the actual costs and results compare to the
33expected costs and benefits. The commission shall establish
34procedures for protecting confidential or proprietary information
35and shall consult with all interested parties in the preparation of
36the annual report.
37(b) The commission shall include, in the annual report due not
38later than March 31, 2015, an analysis of the opportunities for
39utilizing waste conversion technologies, to achieve the goals set
40forth in Section 25620.1.
Section 40005 is added to the Public Resources Code,
2to read:
The Legislature finds and declares that, to spur
4economic development, promote environmental justice by
5managing residual waste near where it is generated, reduce
6greenhouse gas emissions, decrease pollution, groundwater
7contamination, and other environmental impacts associated with
8solid waste disposal, and reduce the state’s dependence on landfill
9disposal, it is the intent of the Legislature to examine the
10development of solid waste conversion technology facilities to
11manage the residual solid waste that cannot feasibly be recycled
12or composted.
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