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          Date of Hearing:   August 6, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

            SB 1458 (Environmental Quality Committee) - As Amended:  June  
                                      11, 2014

          Policy Committee:                              Environmental  
          Safety and Toxic Materials                    Vote: 7-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          Yes    Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill provides technical revisions to the Department of  
          Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) and State Water Resources Control  
          Board (SWRCB) program authority for hazardous waste regulation  
          and underground storage tank programs.  Specifically, this bill:  
           

          1)Updates references to deleted code sections regarding areas of  
            sensitive land use.  Reinstates language to prohibit the  
            holding or transfer of hazardous waste within 500 feet of a  
            home, school, hospital, or day care center. 

          2)Deletes the hazardous waste exemption statute that sunsetted  
            on January 1, 2008, and grandfathers in any regulations  
            adopted prior to 2008.

          3)Deposits money received as compensation for investigation or  
            enforcement expenses and money recovered from an overpaid  
            expense into the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund  
            (USTCF).  

          4)Clarifies the types of staff decisions for which a claimant  
            may seek administrative review under the USTCF Act.  Exempts  
            field tests, including color, odor, and temperature from  
            analysis in a laboratory.

          5)Makes various other technical corrections resulting from  
            drafting errors and department reorganizations.

           FISCAL EFFECT  








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          Minor, if any, state costs.

           COMMENTS  

           1)Purpose.   This omnibus bill makes various technical,  
            non-controversial changes to the governing statutes for  
            hazardous waste control, underground storage tank cleanup, and  
            water quality.  This bill reinstates limits on hazardous waste  
            management activities in close proximity to homes, schools,  
            hospitals, and day care centers.  Additionally, this bill  
            corrects an error in the 2012 resources trailer bill relating  
            to hazardous waste prohibitions on sensitive lands.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Jennifer Galehouse / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081