California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1419

Introduced by Assembly Member Eggman

February 27, 2015

An act to add Section 14541.1 to the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1419, as introduced, Eggman. Recycling centers.

Existing law, the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, provides for the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to certify operators of recycling centers. Existing law requires certified recycling centers, when accepting an empty beverage container from a consumer, to pay the refund value.

This bill would authorize the department to revoke a certification of a certified recycling center found to be abandoned, as specified. The bill would provide an opportunity for a hearing on that revocation to be conducted in the same manner as a hearing for an applicant whose original application for certification is denied.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 14541.1 is added to the Public Resources
Code, to read:

14541.1.  

(a) The department may revoke a certification of a
certified recycling center found to be abandoned if both of the
following circumstances apply:

(1) The recycling center is not open during its posted hours on
two consecutive inspections.

(2) The recycling center has no reportable volumes for a period
of 30 consecutive days.

(b) Subsequent to the revocation, the former certificate holder
may request a hearing which, notwithstanding Section 11445.20
of the Government Code, shall be conducted in the same manner
as a hearing for an applicant whose original application for
certification is denied.