BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 276 (Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials) - Department of Toxic Substances Control: response actions: cleanup ability information. ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: June 11, 2015 |Policy Vote: E.Q. 7 - 0 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: August 27, 2015 |Consultant: Marie Liu | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE *********** The following information is revised to reflect amendments adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015 Bill Summary: AB 276 would allow the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), or an authorized agency, to require a person to furnish information regarding a person's ability to pay for, or to perform, a response action. Fiscal Impact: Unknown costs, potentially in the range of $200,000 annually, to the Toxic Substances Control Account (General Fund), for workload to request, collect, and process financial information from responsible parties. Author Amendments: Amend to clarify that DTSC may require information AB 276 (Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials) Page 1 of ? for the purpose of determining how to finance a response action. -- END --