BILL NUMBER:  AB 1824
  VETOED	DATE: 08/18/2010




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1824 without my signature.

This bill prohibits the sale and use of a specified list of chemicals
in chemical toilets and waste facilities of recreational vehicles.

Current law already gives the Department of Toxic Substances Control
(DTSC) the ability to address the issue of chemical toilet products
in recreational vehicles.  Additionally, DTSC has the ability to
address this issue through the Green Chemistry process.

This bill presents a scenario that is ripe for a Green Chemistry
approach: competing science on each side of the issue; concern about
the effectiveness of alternative products for the consumer's intended
use; consumer reaction in the wake of an ineffective alternative;
and questions as to whether banning particular chemicals will
actually address the underlying problem.

Neither I, nor members of the legislature, are best equipped to
answer these questions.  We need science and scientists to undertake
this challenge and develop a solution that both addresses the
chemical problem and provides the consumer with a product that is
both economical and effective for its intended purpose.

Under the leadership of my Secretary for Environmental Protection,
the Green Chemistry process is well underway at DTSC.  We will have
regulations adopted by January 1, 2011 and DTSC should address the
issue raised in this bill either in that process or under their
existing authority.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger