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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1359
Author: Simitian (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 27 - Urgency
SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE : 6-0, 04/16/12
AYES: Simitian, Blakeslee, Hancock, Kehoe, Lowenthal,
Pavley
NO VOTE RECORDED: Strickland
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT : Solid waste: compost
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill deletes the definition of "compost"
under the Compost Market Program (CMP) and instead
references the definition under the Integrated Waste
Management Act (IWMA).
ANALYSIS : Existing law:
1.Under CMP:
A. Requires the Department of General Services
(DGS) and the Department of Resources Recycling and
Recovery (CalRecycle) in consultation with other
state agencies to maintain specifications for the
purchase of compost.
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B. Requires CalRecycle, DGS, the Department of
Transportation, the Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection, and the Department of Parks and
Recreation to initiate specified programs that use
compost.
C. For the purposes of CMP, defines "compost" as
the product resulting from the controlled biological
decomposition of organic wastes that are sources
separated from the municipal solid waste stream.
1.Under IWMA "compost" is defined as the product resulting
from the controlled biological decomposition of organic
wastes that are source separated from the municipal solid
waste stream, or which are separated at a centralized
facility. "Compost" includes vegetable, yard, and wood
wastes which are not hazardous waste.
2.Under the State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign "compost"
means a product that meets the following requirements:
A. It results from the controlled biological
decomposition of organic materials, including, but not
limited to, yard trimmings and wood byproducts that
are separated from the municipal solid waste stream at
the source of generation or at a centralized facility,
or other source of organic materials.
B. It is produced by a public or private supplier that
is in compliance with CalRecycle composting operations
regulatory requirements.
This bill deletes the definition of "compost" under the CMP
and instead references the definition under the IWMA.
Comments
According to the author, this bill makes a technical change
clarifying that the definition of compost under the IWMA
also applies to the Compost Market Program.
According to the CalRecycle 2011 Annual Report:
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In 2010, more than 200 facilities processed
approximately 9 million tons of organic material,
including food and vegetative material, into compost
and other products. This infrastructure has grown
significantly since the early 1990s, aided in part by
CalRecycle demonstration projects, research studies,
funding, education and promotion, standards
development, siting and capacity development,
CalRecycle regulations, and coordination with other
agencies on their regulations.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
DLW:nl 5/1/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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