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                                    CONSENT


          Bill No:  AB 1620
          Author:   Wieckowski (D)
          Amended:  6/27/12 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE :  6-0, 5/14/12
          AYES:  Simitian, Blakeslee, Hancock, Kehoe, Lowenthal, 
            Pavley
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Strickland

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  28.8

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  70-0, 4/12/12 (Consent) - See last page 
            for vote


           SUBJECT  :    Hazardous waste:  contained gaseous material

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill deals with reducing the permitting 
          requirements for hazardous waste treatment for that low 
          risk waste treatment; this bill modifies the definition of 
          hazardous waste treatment so that various types of 
          activities that often take place when hazardous wastes are 
          accumulated or stores are exempted from the regulatory 
          requirements that apply to hazardous waste treatment 
          facilities; and this bill provides exemptions from 
          additional treatment  permitting for separation of air and 
          particulate matter by physical means.  Facilitates where 
          hazardous waste collections, such as "bag house waste", are 
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          currently required to receive separate treatment permits 
          because the facility was collecting airborne dust n a 
          ventilation system and separating the airborne dust from 
          air.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law requires hazardous waste storage, 
          treatment and disposal facilities to obtain a hazardous 
          waste facilities permit or other grant or authorization 
          from the Department of Toxic Substances Control.

           Comments
           
          According to the author's office, although technically 
          treatment, an additional layer of regulation is not 
          required to make sure that removing air form dust is 
          necessary to protect the environment or public safety.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes   
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  7/2/12)

          California Association of Environmental Health 
          Admisntrators



           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  70-0, 4/12/12
          AYES:  Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Bill 
            Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, 
            Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, 
            Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Davis, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eng, 
            Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines, Galgiani, 
            Gatto, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Hall, Harkey, 
            Hayashi, Roger Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, 
            Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue, Ma, Mansoor, 
            Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Nestande, Nielsen, 
            Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez, Portantino, Silva, 
            Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao, 
            Wagner, Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Allen, Cedillo, Cook, Fletcher, Garrick, 
            Gordon, Bonnie Lowenthal, Morrell, Norby, Wieckowski









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                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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