BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair
1930 (De La Torre)
Hearing Date: 08/02/2010 Amended: 07/15/2010
Consultant: Brendan McCarthy Policy Vote: EQ 7-0
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BILL SUMMARY: AB 1930 prohibits the manufacture or sale of glass
beads for use in certain kinds of blasting, if the beads contain
more than 75 parts per million of arsenic or 100 parts per
million of lead.
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Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Fund
Enforcement costs $27 $107 $71 Special
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* Hazardous Waste Control Account.
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STAFF COMMENTS:
Small glass beads are used in a variety of industrial practices
such as surface preparation for cleaning, finishing and
deburring aluminum and stainless steel, removing residues from
automobile parts, and removing calcium deposits from swimming
pools, amongst other uses. Typically, the item being treated is
blasted with very small glass beads, which are pulverized in the
process. If the glass beads are contaminated with harmful
chemicals, those chemicals may be ingested by workers or escape
into the environment.
AB 1930 prohibits the manufacture or sale of glass beads that
have more than 75 parts per million of arsenic or 100 parts per
million of lead, if the glass beads are going to be used with
pressure, suction, or wet- or dry- type blasting equipment.
The bill requires each container of glass beads sold in the
state for surface preparation that will be used with pressure,
suction, or wet- or dry- type blasting equipment to be labeled
with the arsenic and lead limits required under the bill.
The bill specifies that it does not limit or supersede any
authority under the state's ongoing "Green Chemistry" initiative
(AB 1879, Feuer, Chapter 599, Statutes of 2008) through which
the Department of Toxic Substances Control is required to
prioritize chemicals for review and regulation to protect human
health.
AB 1930 will sunset on January 1, 2015.
The Department indicates that it will require testing equipment
and a part-time position to respond to complaints and test
samples to ensure compliance with the bill's requirements.