BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 27, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2891 (Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials) -
As Introduced February 29, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This Committee bill requires the Department of Resources,
Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to consult with the State
Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and the Department of
Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) when preparing guidelines and
state policy to guide the efforts of local agencies on household
hazardous waste (HHW) collection, recycling, and disposal
programs. Additionally, this bill requires CalRecycle to
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annually update and post the HHW guidelines on its Internet Web
site, beginning January 1, 2019.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Minor, absorbable costs.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. According to the author, this bill provides various
technical, non-controversial changes to the Public Resources
Code dealing with the management of household hazardous waste.
2)Background. Households generate many wastes that are banned
from solid waste landfill disposal and therefore cannot be
placed in a home's garbage, down the drain or abandoned.
Items such as household batteries, paint, fluorescent tubes
and bulbs, pesticides and used oil are considered hazardous
and require special handling and management under state law.
Many residents are unaware or confused as to the proper
management methods for these hazardous products; which poses
an additional challenge for local governments when running HHW
collection programs.
Analysis Prepared by:Jennifer Galehouse / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
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