BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2388
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Date of Hearing: May 5, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
AB 2388 (Miller) - As Amended: April 20, 2010
Policy Committee: Environmental
Safety and Toxic Materials Vote: 9-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control
(DTSC), by July 1, 2011, to provide a method for the immediate
reactivation, by means of a wireless communication device, of a
suspended identification number of a hazardous waste generator.
FISCAL EFFECT
1)One-time costs to DTSC in 2010-11 of an unknown amount, but at
least hundreds of thousands of dollars, to conduct a
feasibility analysis and develop the remote reactivation
system required by this bill (Hazardous Waste Control Account
(HWCA)).
2)Ongoing annual costs in the tens of thousands of dollars to
maintain the remote reactivation system (HWCA).
COMMENTS
1)Rationale . The bill's sponsor-the Independent Waste Oil
Collectors and Transporters-reports that, in some instances,
its members cannot transport hazardous waste. This is because
the waste generator, many of whom generate small amounts of
hazardous waste or do so coincidentally to other business
activity, are unaware of the need for a generator to possess
an active California hazardous waste identification number or
of the need to renew such a number annually. As a result, the
haulers must choose (a) to transport hazardous waste
illegally, because they cannot place the generator's ID number
on the manifest, or (b) to leave the waste in place, which may
represent public safety hazard. The sponsors contend this bill
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provides a way for generators to quickly reactive their
identification numbers, thereby allowing haulers to transport
the waste to a secure collection site.
2)Background . DTSC issues a California identification number
(ID) to businesses that generate, transport or dispose of
significant quantities of hazardous waste regulated by the
state of California. It is unlawful for any person to carry
on, or engage in, the transportation of these hazardous wastes
without a valid California ID, which must be renewed annually.
These California ID numbers, which must be included on any
manifest for transport of hazardous waste, allow DTSC to track
hazardous waste from its origin, during its transportation,
and at its final place of disposal.
DTSC deactivates California ID numbers that are not renewed
annually. A holder of a deactivated California ID number can
apply for reactivation of his or her identification number.
However, it takes DTSC three to five business days to process
such reactivation requests.
3)Support . This bill is supported by several hazardous waste
hauling businesses.
4)There is no registered opposition to this bill .
Analysis Prepared by : Jay Dickenson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081