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          Date of Hearing:  June 28, 2010

                       ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
                                Wesley Chesbro, Chair
                    SB 1326 (Oropeza) - As Amended:  June 23, 2010

           SENATE VOTE  :  Vote not relevant
           
          SUBJECT  :  Solid waste:  tires

           SUMMARY  :  This bill would require a public entity that applies  
          for a grant from the Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup or the  
          Amnesty Event Grant Program to ask a local community  
          conservation corps (LCCs) if it wishes to participate in the  
          cleanup and to include related information in its grant  
          application.  

           EXISTING LAW  authorizes the Department of Resources Recycling  
          and Recovery (DRRR) to award grants for the purpose of diverting  
          tires from landfill disposal by promoting markets of  
          recycled-content products, as well as for enforcement and  
          cleanup.  The Waste Tire Cleanup grants provide funding for the  
          collection, removal, transportation, recycling, and disposal of  
          waste tires from illegal tire piles and areas where illegal  
          dumping has occurred along public rights-of-way.  Amnesty Event  
          grants provide funding for date specific events for the public,  
          not waste tire generating businesses, to properly dispose of  
          waste tires at no charge.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Unknown.  

           COMMENTS  :  According to the author, LCCs provide an alternative  
          to youth unemployment, reduce arrest rates and substance abuse,  
          and lead to greater employment rates after completion of the  
          program.  LCCs are certified for performance standards and  
          audited by the state annually to ensure robust programs and  
          fiscal accountability.  More than 25,000 pounds of e-waste have  
          been recycled and more than 154,000 pounds of litter and debris  
          have been cleaned up by LCCs.  Ninety-two percent of  
          participants are youth of color; 36 percent are women; and more  
          than 25 percent are single parents.  In addition, corps members  
          advance their education while in the program.

          This bill is intended to encourage local governments to request  
          participation of LCCs in local tire cleanup efforts funded by  








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          specified DRRR grant programs.  

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file


           Analysis Prepared by  :  Elizabeth MacMillan / NAT. RES. / (916)  
          319-2092