BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1190 (Bloom)
As Amended May 7, 2013
Majority vote
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 5-1
APPROPRIATIONS 17-0
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|Ayes:|Alejo, Dahle, Bloom, |Ayes:|Gatto, Harkey, Bigelow, |
| |Donnelly, Ting | |Bocanegra, Bradford, Ian |
| | | |Calderon, Campos, |
| | | |Donnelly, Eggman, Gomez, |
| | | |Hall, Ammiano, Linder, |
| | | |Pan, Quirk, Wagner, Weber |
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|Nays:|Stone | | |
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SUMMARY : Increases the maximum amount of specified hazardous
waste that public utilities are authorized to transport in a
single shipment from a remote site to a consolidation site
without using a hazardous waste manifest. Specifically, this
bill authorizes up to 5,000 gallons of hazardous wastewater to
be transported in a single shipment which is an increase from
the current maximum of 1,600 gallons.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Authorizes the Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) to
regulate hazardous waste generation, transportation,
treatment, storage, and disposal pursuant to both the federal
Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) rules and to
additional state requirements.
2)Requires shipments of hazardous waste to be accompanied by a
hazardous waste manifest and be transported by a hazardous
waste hauler registered by DTSC.
3)Exempts shipments of hazardous waste from the manifest and
registered hauler requirements if the waste is transported
from a "remote site" to a "consolidation site," as defined,
operated by the generator; the transport of the waste is not
federally regulated; and, the generator meets specified
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requirements relating to personnel, training, transport
vehicles, liability, shipping papers, and packaging.
4)Provides an exemption for that public utility, local publicly
owned utilities and municipal utility districts that may
transport up to 1,600 gallons of hazardous wastewater pumped
from utility vaults and up to 500 gallons of other liquid
hazardous wastes.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, negligible cost to the DTSC.
COMMENTS :
Need for the bill : According to the author, this bill, "adjusts
the capacity requirements for non-RCRA hazardous waste
transportation by public utilities and local publicly owned
utilities to reflect the existing transport capacity.
Currently, the utility fleets travel with partial loads due to
requirements in statute. This results in unnecessary trips to
clear right-of-ways, vaults, or to perform regular maintenance,
increasing not just the amount of time that these trucks spend
on the road but also increasing road congestion, diesel
emissions and fuel consumption. It also slows down the process
of restoring service to ratepayers."
Hazardous waste transportation : According to DTSC, a hazardous
waste manifest must accompany most hazardous waste that is
shipped off site. The Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest is the
shipping document that travels with hazardous waste from the
point of generation, through transportation, to the final
treatment, storage, and disposal facility. Each party in the
chain of shipping, including the generator, signs and keeps one
of the manifest copies, creating a "cradle-to-grave" tracking of
the hazardous waste. Hazardous waste that is transported
off-site on public highways must be moved to an authorized
treatment, storage, or disposal facility by a registered
hazardous waste transporter in an inspected and certified
vehicle, using a Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest.
When the remote site hazardous waste manifest and transport
exemption was originally enacted, it was intended to facilitate
the safe collection and transportation of small amounts of
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hazardous waste generated in remote locations to a consolidation
site. Allowing the expedited transport of smaller amounts of
hazardous waste facilitates the practice of moving the hazardous
waste into a more secure location as quickly as possible.
Analysis Prepared by : Bob Fredenburg / E.S. & T.M. / (916)
319-3965
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