BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: July 8, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
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(Committee on Environmental Quality) - As Introduced February
27, 2015
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This committee bill makes the following changes to the Public
Resources Code relating to recycling:
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1)Extends the use of the Recycling Market Development Revolving
Loan Subaccount (subaccount) to include payments to local
governments for the promotion of a recycling market
development zone (RMDZ).
2)Changes the annual reporting date for the architectural paint
extended producer responsibility collection program from
September 1 to November 1, beginning in 2016.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Total costs of approximately $375,000 to $400,000 over three
years from the Recycling Market Development Revolving Loan
Subaccount for payments to RMDZ Zone Administrators for
promotional activities.
COMMENTS:
1)Recycled Material Market Development. Under existing law,
CalRecyle is required to develop a comprehensive market
development plan to stimulate demand for waste materials
generated in the state. As part of this effort, CalRecyle
designates RMDZs to attract private sector recycling
investment. Local governments, private businesses, and
nonprofit organizations within a RMDZ are eligible to receive
loans, technical assistance and free product marketing.
Loans and other RMDZ activities are funded by the subaccount,
which received initial seed money from the Integrated Waste
Management Account and receives ongoing funding from loan
repayments and interest.
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For the last 20 years, CalRecycle provided reimbursement
payments to RMDZ Zone Administrators for outreach services to
promote the RMDZ Loan program. It was recently determined
that CalRecyle may not have sufficient authority to expend
funds from the subaccount to reimburse Zone Administrators for
outreach services.
This bill clarifies CalRecyle's statutory authority to provide
reimbursement payments for RMDZ promotion activities.
2)Paint Recovery. PaintCare is California's extended producer
responsibility (EPR) collection system for left over paint
recovery. Existing law requires PaintCare to submit an annual
report by September 1 detailing the status of the program,
including the volume of paint sold in the preceding fiscal
year and the volume of paint recovered. For the last two
years, PaintCare has requested an extension asserting it needs
a minimum of four months after the end of the fiscal year
(June 30) to prepare the report.
This bill provides PaintCare an additional two months to
prepare the annual report.
Analysis Prepared by:Jennifer Galehouse / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
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