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                                                                  AB 1398
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          Date of Hearing:  April 29, 2013

                       ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
                                Wesley Chesbro, Chair
            AB 1398 (Natural Resources Committee) - As Introduced:  March  
                                      11, 2013
           
          SUBJECT  :  Solid waste recycling

           SUMMARY  :  This bill includes technical clean-up language to  
          Chapter 476, Statues of 2011 (AB 341, Chesbro).   Specifically,  
          this bill  codifies the definition of "commercial solid waste"  
          rather than referencing a regulatory definition; corrects a  
          drafting error; and, corrects a cross-reference.

           EXISTING LAW  :  Under to the Integrated Waste Management Act of  
          1989: 

          1)Requires the state to divert 75 percent of its solid waste  
            from landfill disposal annually by 2020.

          2)Requires commercial generators of solid waste to arrange for  
            recycling services. 

          3)Requires local governments to implement commercial solid waste  
            recycling programs designed to divert solid waste from  
            businesses.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Unknown

           COMMENTS  :  This bill includes necessary technical and clean-up  
          language to new recycling program requirements enacted by AB 341  
          in 2011.  Specifically, it codifies the definition of  
          "commercial solid waste" rather than referencing a regulatory  
          definition; corrects a drafting error that cited Section 426492,  
          rather than 42649.2; and, corrects a cross-reference to ensure  
          that the definition of commercial waste generator is  
          appropriately referenced.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file









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           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           

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