BILL NUMBER: AB 2812	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gordon

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to amend Section 42926 of, and to add Section 42924.5 to,
the Public Resources Code, relating to recycling.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2812, as introduced, Gordon. Solid waste: recycling: state
agencies and large state facilities.
   Existing law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and
Recovery to develop and adopt requirements relating to adequate areas
for collecting, storing, and loading recyclable materials in state
buildings. Existing law requires each state agency or large state
facility, when entering into a new lease, or renewing an existing
lease, to ensure that adequate areas are provided for, and adequate
personnel are available to oversee, the collection, storage, and
loading of recyclable materials in compliance with those
requirements. Existing law defines "large state facility" to include,
among other entities, the campuses of the California Community
Colleges.
   This bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2017,
to adopt requirements for adequate receptacles and staffing for
collecting and storing recyclable materials in state buildings and
large state facilities. The bill would require a state agency and
large state facility, on or before July 1, 2018, consistent with
those requirements, to provide receptacles for recyclable materials,
provide staff, and establish a collection schedule for collecting
recyclable materials. The bill would require, at least once per year,
a state agency and large state facility to review the adequacy and
condition of receptacles for recyclable material and of associated
signage. Because the bill would impose new duties on community
college districts, it would impose a state-mandated local program.
   Existing law requires each state agency to submit an annual report
to the department summarizing its progress in reducing solid waste,
as specified.
   This bill would require that report to include a summary of the
state agency's compliance with this act.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 42924.5 is added to the Public Resources Code,
to read:
   42924.5.  (a) On or before July 1, 2017, the department shall
adopt requirements for adequate receptacles and staffing for
collecting and storing recyclable materials in state buildings and
large state facilities.
   (b) For purposes of this section, "recyclable materials" shall
include all paper, plastic, and metal products accepted by the
applicable city, county, or local agency for recycling.
   (c) On or before July 1, 2018, a state agency and large state
facility shall, consistent with the requirements adopted by the
department pursuant to subdivision (a), provide receptacles for
recyclable materials, provide staff, and establish a collection
schedule for collecting recyclable materials.
   (d) At least once per year, a state agency and large state
facility shall review the adequacy and condition of receptacles for
recyclable material and of associated signage.
  SEC. 2.  Section 42926 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42926.  (a) In addition to the information provided to the
department pursuant to Section 12167.1 of the Public Contract Code,
each state agency shall submit an annual report to the department
summarizing its progress in reducing solid waste as required by
Section 42921. The annual report shall be due on or before May
 1, 2012, and on or before May 1 in each subsequent year.
  1 of each year.  The information in this report
shall encompass the previous calendar year.
   (b)  Each   A    state agency's
annual report to the department shall, at a minimum, include all of
the following:
   (1) Calculations of annual disposal reduction.
   (2) Information on the changes in waste generated or disposed of
due to increases or decreases in employees, economics, or other
factors.
   (3) A summary of progress made in implementing the integrated
waste management plan.
   (4) The extent to which the state agency intends to utilize
programs or facilities established by the local agency for the
handling, diversion, and disposal of solid waste. If the state agency
does not intend to utilize those established programs or facilities,
the state agency shall identify sufficient disposal capacity for
solid waste that is not source reduced, recycled, or composted. 
   (5) A summary of the state agency's compliance with the
requirements specified in Section 42924.5.  
   (5) 
    (6)  Other information relevant to compliance with
Section 42921.
   (c) The department shall use, but is not limited to the use of,
the annual report in the determination of whether the agency's
integrated waste management plan needs to be revised.
   (d) For purposes of this section, the meaning of "state agency"
does not include a district agricultural association, as defined in
Section 3951 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
  SEC. 3.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.