BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 1419 (Eggman) - Hazardous waste: cathode ray tube glass
-----------------------------------------------------------------
| |
| |
| |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------+--------------------------------|
| | |
|Version: June 23, 2016 |Policy Vote: E.Q. 7 - 0 |
| | |
|--------------------------------+--------------------------------|
| | |
|Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes |
| | |
|--------------------------------+--------------------------------|
| | |
|Hearing Date: August 1, 2016 |Consultant: Narisha Bonakdar |
| | |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
This bill does not meet the criteria for referral to the
Suspense File.
Bill
Summary:1) AB 1419 provides that certain cathode ray tube (CRT) panel
glass is not subject to Department of Toxic Substances Control
(DTSC) regulation as hazardous waste if it meets certain
requirements. The bill also permits the use of that CRT panel
glass for specified end uses, and allows DTSC to designate
additional end uses or to prohibit a previously designated end
use if it poses potential environmental or public health harm.
Fiscal Impact:
Approximately $85,000 (Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling
Account) for two years for DTSC to develop regulations.
Minor, if any, costs to the California Department of Resources
Recycling and Recovery.
Background: Existing law establishes the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of
2003 (Act) to provide a cost-free and convenient means for
consumers to return, recycle, and ensure the safe and
AB 1419 (Eggman) Page 1 of
?
environmentally sound disposal of covered electronic devices
(CEDs). As defined by the Act, a CED is a video display device
containing a screen greater than four inches. Discarded CEDs are
considered covered electronic waste (CEW).
Consumers are required to pay a CEW recycling fee upon the
purchase of a new or refurbished CED. The CEW recycling fee
ranges from $3 to $5, depending on the screen size, and is used
primarily to pay CEW collectors and recyclers who are reimbursed
for costs associated with collecting and recycling CEW.
Current markets for residual CRTs and CRT glass are limited.
Access to traditional lead smelting is reportedly difficult,
with only one facility in the U.S. (Doe Run, Missouri). This
bill intends to encourage more efficient recycling of these
products.
Proposed Law: This bill:
1) Provides that used, broken CRT panel glass and processed CRT
panel glass that exceeds the total threshold limit
concentration (limit) only for barium is not waste and is not
subject to regulation by DTSC as hazardous waste if it meets
certain requirements.
2) Permits the use of CRT panel glass that exceeds the limit
only for barium for specified end uses.
3) Authorizes DTSC to designate additional end uses or to
prohibit a previously designated end use if it poses
potential environmental or public health harm.
Related
Legislation: SB 50 (Sher, Chapter 863, Statutes of 2004) makes
clarifying changes to SB 20 (Sher, Chapter 526, Statutes of
2003).
SB 20 (Sher, Chapter 526, Statutes of 2003) enacted the
Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 to provide for the
convenient recycling of covered electronic devices in
California.
AB 1419 (Eggman) Page 2 of
?
Staff
Comments: Staff notes that implementation of this bill may
result in additional, potentially significant, costs to the
state as a procurer of televisions and computer screens if the
e-waste fee increases. Fees are currently set at $3, $4, and $5
depending upon the size of the device. CalRecycle is currently
holding workshops to discuss potential increases in fees (to $5,
$7, and $9 per device), though this increase is not related to
the implementation of this bill.
-- END --