California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2284

Introduced by Assembly Member Williams

(Principal coauthor: Senator Correa)

February 21, 2014

An act to add Section 42450.5 to the Public Resources Code, relating to recycling.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2284, as introduced, Williams. Recycling: household batteries.

The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, requires retailers of rechargeable batteries to have in place a system for the acceptance and collection of rechargeable batteries.

The bill would authorize the department to adopt regulations to create an extended producer responsibility model for single-use primary household batteries and to seek the input from specified entities when adopting those regulations.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 42450.5 is added to the Public Resources
Code, to read:

42450.5.  

(a) The department may adopt regulations to create
an extended producer responsibility model for single-use primary
household batteries.

(b) The department shall seek the input of single-use primary
household battery producers, local governments, environmental
organizations, and other stakeholders when adopting regulations
pursuant to subdivision (a).