Amended in Senate April 6, 2015

Senate Bill No. 742

Introduced by Senator Hertzberg

February 27, 2015

An act to amend begin delete Sections 42240, 42241, 42243, 42244, and 42245 of, and to repeal Section 42244.5 of, end delete begin insert Section 42921 of end insert the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 742, as amended, Hertzberg. Solid begin delete waste. end delete begin insert waste: diversion. end insert

The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, generally regulates the disposal, management, and recycling of solid waste. begin insert The act requires each state agency to develop and adopt, in consultation with the department, an integrated waste management plan. Existing law requires each state agency and each large state facility, on and after January 1, 2004, to divert at least 50% of all solid waste from landfill disposal or transformation facilities through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities. end insert

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This bill would require each state agency and each large state facility, on and after January 1, 2018, to divert at least 60% of all solid waste from landfill disposal or transformation facilities through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities. The bill would also delete an obsolete provision.

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This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to some of its provisions.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

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

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 42921 of the end insert begin insert Public Resources Code end insert begin insert is
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42921.  

(a) Each state agency and each large state facility shall
divert at least 25 percent of all solid waste generated by the state
agency by January 1, 2002, through source reduction, recycling,
and composting activities.

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begin insert 42921. end insert   

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begin delete (b) end delete begin delete   end delete begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert On and after January 1, 2004, each state agency
and each large state facility shall divert at least 50 percent of all
solid waste through source reduction, recycling, and composting
activities.

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(b) On and after January 1, 2018, each state agency and each
large state facility shall divert at least 60 percent of all solid waste
through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 42240 of the Public Resources Code is
amended to read:

42240.  

The Department of General Services and the Department
of Resources Recycling and Recovery, in consultation with other
affected state agencies, shall maintain specifications for the
purchase of compost by the State of California. The specifications
shall designate the state minimum operating standards and product
quality standards. The specifications shall be designed to maximize
the use of compost without jeopardizing the safety and health of
the citizens of the state or the environment.

SEC. 2.  

Section 42241 of the Public Resources Code is
amended to read:

42241.  

The Department of Transportation shall use compost
in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial
fertilizers in the state’s highway landscape maintenance program.

SEC. 3.  

Section 42243 of the Public Resources Code is
amended to read:

42243.  

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the
Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of
General Services shall initiate programs to restore public lands
that use compost, cocompost, rice straw, and chemically fixed
sewage sludge and shall use those products or materials wherever
possible.

SEC. 4.  

Section 42244 of the Public Resources Code is
amended to read:

42244.  

The department shall evaluate compost, cocompost,
and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill
cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover
material. Compost, cocompost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge
products, when used as a substitute for or mixed with currently
approved cover material, shall possess all the physical
characteristics required in the definition of a cover material.

SEC. 5.  

Section 42244.5 of the Public Resources Code is
repealed.

SEC. 6.  

Section 42245 of the Public Resources Code is
amended to read:

42245.  

Based on the results of the evaluation conducted in
accordance with Section 42244, the department may, on a
case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost, cocompost, and
chemically fixed sewage sludge, that meet the performance
standards for cover material, for up to 25 percent of landfill cover
materials or landfill cover extenders.

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