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                                                                 SB 22
                                                                       

                      SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
                        Senator S. Joseph Simitian, Chairman
                              2009-2010 Regular Session
                                           
           BILL NO:    SB 22
           AUTHOR:     Simitian
           AMENDED:    As Introduced
           FISCAL:     Yes                          HEARING DATE:   
           January 4, 2010
           URGENCY:    No                           CONSULTANT:  Rachel  
           Machi Wagoner

            SUBJECT  :    HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: TOXIC SUBSTANCES

            SUMMARY  :    
           
            Existing law  :

           1) Authorizes the Department of Toxics Substances Control  
              (DTSC), by January 1, 2011, to adopt regulations to  
              establish a process to identify and prioritize chemicals or  
              chemical ingredients in products that may be considered a  
              "chemical of concern," in accordance with a review process,  
              as specified pursuant to the California Hazardous  
              Substances Act.

           2) Creates the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, including the  
              following:

              a)    Requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard  
                 Assessment (OEHHA), by January 1, 2011, to evaluate and  
                 specify hazard traits and other data to be included in  
                 the Clearinghouse, as specified.

              b)    Requires DTSC to develop requirements and standards  
                 related to the design of the Clearinghouse and data  
                 quality and test methods that govern the data which is  
                 made available to the public, including data sharing, as  
                 specified.

            This bill  authorizes OEHHA to recommend procedures for  
           expediting the review and identification of hazard traits  
           including actions by other states, the federal government or  









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           other nations.

            


           COMMENTS :
           
            1)Purpose of Bill  .  The purpose of SB 22 is to further clarify  
             and advance the development of the Toxic Information  
             Clearinghouse, created by SB 509 (Simitian) Chapter 560,  
             Statutes of 2008.

           Clean production involves the minimal use of resources, the  
             design of sustainable products and the production of food in  
             a sustainable way, and the generation of waste that is  
             benign and returnable into the production process.  It  
             requires thinking of the production of goods and serves as  
             part of a life cycle that includes extraction and processing  
             of raw materials, product design, consumption, and disposal  
             (in which the product eventually becomes raw material).

           SB 22 clarifies OEHHA authority regarding procedures to  
             expedite review and identification of hazard traits.

            2)Possible amendments.   DTSC and OEHHA will be hosting the  
             Green Ribbon Science Panel on January 24 and 25, 2010, where  
             the panel will discuss the implementation of SB 509.  The  
             author may be working with OEHHA, DTSC and stakeholders on  
             additional amendments to the measure as a result of that  
             meeting.  If the bill is substantially amended, the  
             Committee may hear this bill on concurrence in Assembly  
             amendments if approved by the Assembly.

            SOURCE  :        Senator Simitian  

           SUPPORT  :       None on file  

           OPPOSITION  :    None on file