California Integrated Waste Management Board

Statutes

Effective January 2003


State of California

Gray Davis
Governor

Winston H. Hickox
Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency

·

Integrated Waste Management Board

Linda Moulton-Patterson
Board Chair

José Medina

Board Vice-Chair

Steven R. Jones
Board Member

Michael Paparian

Board Member

Cheryl Peace

Board Member

Carl Washington

Board Member
·
Mark Leary

Executive Director

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Sacramento, CA 95812-4025
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March 2003

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Foreword

This compilation, prepared by the California Integrated Waste Management Board’s Legislative and External Affairs Office, includes the laws relating to integrated waste management. This edition shows all sections as they are in effect as of January 1, 2003.

The State makes no warranty, expressed or implied, and assumes no liability for omissions or errors contained in the Integrated Waste Management 2003 Statutes Report. Please direct any suggested comments and corrections to the Legislative and External Affairs Office at the following address:

California Integrated Waste Management Board

Legislative and External Affairs Office

1001 I Street

P.O. Box 4025

Sacramento, CA 95812-4025

(916) 341-6283

Fax (916) 341-6747


Table of Contents

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE

Division 3. Oil and Gas

Chapter 1. Oil and Gas Conservation

Article 9. Used Oil Recycling Act 1

Chapter 1.5 Used Oil Demonstration Program 2

Article 1. Short Titles and Definitions 2

Article 2. Grants for Used Oil Demonstration Projects 2

Article 3. Financing 3

Division 5. Parks and Monuments

Chapter 1.692. Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000
(The Villaraigosa-Keeley Act) 4

Article 1. General Provisions 4

Article 2. Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection (Villaraigosa –Keeley Act) Program 4

Chapter 3.1 Puente Hills Landfill Open-Space Dedication 6

Division 12.2. Products Containing Toxic Metals 7

Chapter 1. General 7

Chapter 2. Definitions 7

Chapter 3. Removal and Labeling Requirements 8

Chapter 4. Mercury in Batteries 9

Chapter 5. Consumer Products Containing Mercury 9

Division 13. Environmental quality 10

Chapter 2.6 General 10

Division 15. Energy Conservation and Development

Chapter 8.3 State Vehicle Fleet 12

Chapter 8.5. Climate Change Inventory And Information 13

Division 23. Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

Chapter 3. Establishment and Functions of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy 14

Division 30. Waste Management 14

Part 1. Integrated Waste Management 14

Chapter 1. General Provisions 14

Article 1. Findings and Declarations 14

Article 2. General Provisions 15

Chapter 2. Definitions 19

Chapter 3. Integrated Waste Management Board 22

Article 1. Membership, Terms, and Removal 22

Article 2. Staff 24

Article 3. Powers and Duties 25

Part 2. Integrated Waste Management Plans 28

Chapter 1. Plan Preparation 28

Article 1. Legislative Findings 28

Article 1.5. Board Assistance in Local Planning 29

Article 2. Local Task Forces 30

Article 3. Regional Agencies 30

Chapter 2. City Source Reduction and Recycling Elements 32

Article 1. Requirements 32

Article 2. Waste Characterization Component 32

Article 3. Source Reduction Component 33

Article 4. Recycling Component 34

Article 5. Composting Component 34

Article 6. Education and Public Information Component 34

Article 7. Funding Component 34

Article 8. Special Waste Component 34

Article 9. Facility Capacity Component 35

Chapter 3. County Source Reduction and Recycling Elements 35

Article 1. Requirements 35

Article 2. Waste Characterization Component 35

Article 3. Source Reduction Component 36

Article 4. Recycling Component 36

Article 5. Composting Component 37

Article 6. Education And Public Information Component 37

Article 7. Funding Component 37

Article 8. Special Waste Component 37

Article 9. Facility Capacity Component 38

Chapter 3.5 Household Hazardous Waste Elements 38

Article 1. City Household Hazardous Waste Elements 38

Article 2. County Household Hazardous Waste Elements 38

Article 3. Educational Information 39

Chapter 4. Countywide Siting Elements 39

Article 1. Element Preparation 39

Article 2. Tentative Reservations 39

Article 3. General Plan Consistency 40

Article 4. Local Agency Approval 40

Chapter 4.5. Nondisposal Facility Elements 40

Article 1. City Nondisposal Facility Elements 40

Article 2. County Nondisposal Facility Element 41

Article 3. Requirements 41

Chapter 5. Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plans 41

Article 1. Plan Preparation 41

Article 2. Plan Approval 42

Article 3. Plan Revision 43

Chapter 6. Planning Requirements 43

Article 1. Waste Diversion 43

Article 1.5. Rural Assistance 48

Article 2. Board Review 50

Chapter 7. Approval of Local Planning 51

Article 1. Board Approval 51

Article 2. Deficiencies 52

Article 3. Other Provisions 54

Article 4. Review and Enforcement 58

Article 5. Enforcement 59

Chapter 8. Local Fee Authority 60

Chapter 9. Unlawful Acts 61

Article 1. Generally 61

Part 3. State Programs 62

Chapter 1. Market Development Programs 62

Article 1. General Provisions 62

Article 2. Market Development Plan 63

Article 3. Market Development Zone Program 64

Chapter 3.5. Metallic Discards 67

Article 1. Definitions 67

Article 2. Disposal of Metallic Discards 67

Article 3. Processing Metallic Discards 68

Article 4. Fees and Surcharges for Recycling Residue 68

Chapter 4. Recycled-Content High Grade, Bleached Printing and Writing Papers Program 68

Article 1. Definitions 68

Article 2. Purchases 68

Article 3. Certification 69

Chapter 5. Compost Market Program 69

Article 1. Definitions 69

Article 2. Compost Market Program 69

Chapter 5.4. Plastic Trash Bags 70

Chapter 5.5. Plastic Packaging Containers 72

Article 1. Legislative Findings and Definitions 72

Article 2. Manufacturing 74

Article 3. Penalties, Regulations, and Report 75

Article 4. Waivers 76

Article 5. Exemptions 76

Chapter 5.6. Plastic Ring Devices 77

Chapter 6. Plastic Recycling Program 77

Article 1. Definitions 77

Article 2. Plastic Recycling Program 77

Chapter 7. Retreaded Tire Program 78

Article 1. Definitions 78

Article 2. Retreaded Tire Program 78

Chapter 8. Recycled Battery Programs 78

Article 1. Lead-Acid Battery Program 78

Article 2. Household Battery Program 79

Chapter 9. Technical Assistance Program 79

Article 1. Enforcement Agency Training and Assistance 79

Article 2. Nonyard Wood Waste Disposal Minimization 79

Article 3. Plastic Recycling Assistance 79

Article 5. City and County Integrated Waste Management Plans 80

Chapter 9.5. Telephone Directory Recycling 80

Article 1. Telephone Directory Goals 80

Article 2. Recyclable Telephone Directories 81

Chapter 10. Office Paper Recovery Program 81

Chapter 12. Public Information and Education 81

Chapter 12.5. Schoolsite Source Reduction and Recycling 82

Chapter 12.6. Schoolsite Source Reduction and Recycling Assistance Program 83

Article 1. Legislative Findings 83

Article 2. Definitions 83

Article 3. Diversion 84

Article 4. Models and School Waste Reduction Tools 84

Article 5. Training, Assistance, and Information 84

Article 6. Grants 84

Chapter 13. Research and Development Program 85

Chapter 14. Paving Materials 85

Article 1. Recycled Materials 85

Article 2. Tire-fired Kilns 86

Chapter 15. Newsprint 86

Article 1. Definitions 86

Article 2. Recycled-Content Newsprint Program 86

Article 3. Certification of Use 87

Article 4. False Certification 87

Article 5. Penalties 88

Chapter 16. Waste Tires 88

Article 1. Definitions 88

Article 2. General Provisions 89

Article 3. Major Waste Tire Facility Permits 89

Article 4. Minor Waste Tire Facility Permits 91

Article 5. Renewal, Suspension, or Revocation 92

Article 6. Administrative Enforcement 94

Chapter 17. California Tire Recycling Act 95

Article 1. Findings 95

Article 2. Storage at Landfills 95

Article 3. Tire Recycling 96

Article 4. Administration 97

Article 5. Financial Provisions 98

Article 6. Use of Recycled Tire Products by State Agencies 100

Chapter 18. California Solid Refuse and Recycling Access Act of 1991 101

Article 1. Short Title and Findings and Declarations 101

Article 2. Definitions 101

Article 3. Ordinances 101

Chapter 18.5. State Agency Integrated Waste Management Plan 102

Chapter 19. Tire Hauler Registration 105

Article 1. Definitions 105

Article 2. Registration and General Provisions 105

Article 3. Renewal, Suspension, and Revocation 106

Article 4. Enforcement 107

Article 5. Financial Provisions 108

Article 6. Administration 108

Part 4. Solid Waste Facilities 108

Chapter 1. Solid Waste Facility Standards 108

Article 1. Landfill Facility Requirements 108

Article 2. Handling and Disposal Standards 108

Article 3. Financial Responsibility 109

Chapter 1.5. The Solid Waste Disposal Regulatory Reform Act of 1993 110

Chapter 2. Solid Waste Handling and Disposal 111

Article 1. Local Enforcement Agencies 111

Article 1.5. Local Enforcement Agency Grants 116

Article 2. Powers and Duties of the Board 116

Article 3. Closure Plans 117

Article 4. Financial Ability 119

Chapter 3. Permit and Inspection Program 121

Article 1. Solid Waste Facility Permits 121

Article 2. Facility Inspections 124

Article 3. Other Requirements 126

Article 4. Development of Solid Waste Management Facilities on Indian Country 126

Chapter 4. Denial, Suspension or Revocation of Permits 129

Article 1. Denial of Permits 129

Article 2. Suspension or Revocation 129

Chapter 5. Asbestos Containing Waste 131

Part 5. Enforcement 131

Chapter 1. Administrative Enforcement 131

Article 1. Corrective Action Orders 131

Article 2. Cease and Desist Orders 132

Article 3. Civil Penalties 132

Part 6. Appeals 135

Chapter 1. Enforcement Agency Action 135

Chapter 2. Judicial Review 136

Part 7. Other Provisions 137

Chapter 1. Household Hazardous Substance Information and Collection 137

Article 1. Legislative Findings and Definitions 137

Article 2. Public Information Program 137

Article 3. Household Hazardous Waste Management 138

Article 3.5. Household Hazardous Waste Grants 139

Article 4. Liability 140

Chapter 2. Finances 140

Article 1. The Integrated Waste Management Fund 140

Article 2. Management of the Fund 140

Article 2.5. Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Cleanup Program 142

Chapter 2.5. Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanupand Abatement Grant Program 145

Chapter 2.6. Landfill Closure Loan Program 146

Chapter 3. Other Provisions 147

Chapter 4. California Oil Recycling Enhancement 148

Article 1. Legislative Findings 148

Article 2. Short Title 148

Article 3. Definitions 148

Article 4. Used Oil Recycling 149

Article 5. Administration 150

Article 6. Financial Provisions 150

Article 7. Certification 153

Article 8. Reporting 154

Article 9. Enforcement 155

Article 10. Local Used Oil Collection Program 156

Part 8. Garbage and Refuse Disposal 156

Chapter 1. Garbage Disposal Districts 156

Article 1. Definitions 156

Article 2. Formation 156

Article 3. Administration 158

Article 4. Taxation 158

Article 5. Claims 159

Article 6. Annexation 159

Chapter 2. Garbage and Refuse Disposal Districts 159

Article 1. Definitions 159

Article 2. Formation 159

Article 3. Board of Directors 160

Article 4. Powers and Duties 160

Article 5. Taxation 161

Article 6. Claims 161

Article 7. Bonds 161

Article 8. Revenue Bonds 163

Article 9. Change of Boundaries 163

Chapter 3. Franchise by Counties 163

Chapter 4. City Garbage Disposal Contract 164

Chapter 5. Garbage and Refuse Dumps 164

Chapter 6. Solid Waste Enterprises 164

Article 1. Definitions 164

Article 2. Legislative Findings 165

Article 3. Continuation Services 165

Chapter 7. Burning Garbage 165

Article 1. General Provisions 165

Article 2. Cremation of Animal Refuse 165

Division 31. Waste Management Facilities 166

Division 32. Sacramento Regional County Solid Waste Management District Act 168

Chapter 1. General Provisions 168

Chapter 2. Creation of the Sacramento Regional County Solid Waste Management District 168

Chapter 3. Administration 169

Chapter 4. Powers and Functions 169

Division 32.5. Ventura County Waste Management Authority 170

Chapter 1. General Provisions 170

Article 1. Title 170

Article 2. Definitions 170

Chapter 2. Study and Reorganization Plan 171

Chapter 3. Formation 172

Chapter 4. Withdrawal and Future Admittance of Represented Agencies 173

Chapter 5. Powers and Duties 173

Chapter 6. Limitations on and Reservation of Powers 173

Chapter 7. Board of Directors 174

Chapter 8. Financial Management and Audits 174

Division 34. Environmental protection permits 175

PART 1. PERMITS 175

Chapter 1. Legislative Findings and Intent 175

Chapter 2. Definitions 175

Chapter 3. Consolidated Permits 176

Chapter 4. Time Limit Appeals 178

Chapter 5. Permit Consolidation Zone Pilot Program 179

PART 1.5. PERMIT ASSISTANCE CENTERS 182

PART 1.6. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 182

PART 2. ENVIRONMENTAL DATA REPORTING 183

Chapter 1. Legislative Findings and Declarations 183

Chapter 2. Definitions 184

Chapter 3. Data Management 184

PART 3. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 185

DIVISION 37. Large Passenger Vessels Program 188

Chapter 1. Definitions 188

Chapter 2. Large Passenger Vessels 188

Business and Professions Code

Part 3. Representations to the Public

Chapter 1. Advertising

Article 7. Environmental Representations 191

Article 7.5. [no title given] 191

Education Code

Division 1. General Education Code Provisions

Part 19. Miscellaneous

Chapter 3. Miscellaneous

Article 8. Recycling Paper 193


Division 2. State Administration

Part 20. State Educational Agencies

Chapter 4. State Educational Commissions and Committees

Article 3. Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission 194

Division 4. Instruction and Services

Part 28. General Instruction Programs

Chapter 2. Required Courses of Study

Article 3. Required Courses of Study, Grades 7 to 12 194

Chapter 5. Authorized Classes and Courses of Instruction

Article 8.5. School Instructional Gardens 194

Food and Agricultural Code

Division 1. State Administration

PART 3. AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS-TO-ENERGY INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM 197

Division 7. Agricultural Chemicals, Livestock Remedies, and Commercial Feeds

Chapter 2. Pesticides

Article 18. Contamination of Compost 199

Government Code

Division 1. General

Chapter 5.1. Citizen Complaint Act of 1997 204

Division 2. Legislative Department

Part 1. Legislature

Chapter 7. Legislative Printing and Publications

Article 6. Reports to the Legislature 205

Division 3. Executive Department

Part 1. State Departments and Agencies

Chapter 1. State Agencies

Article 9. Meetings 205

Chapter 8.1 State Government Strategic Planning and Performance Review Act 226

Article 1. General Provisions. 226

Article 3. Strategic Planning and Performance Reviews 226

Part 6.7. Economic and Business Development

Chapter 3.2. Defense Installation Conversion 230


Harbors and Navigation Code

Division 1. Department of Navigation and Ocean Development and the Navigation and Ocean
Development Commission

Chapter 4. Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund 237

Division 3. Vessels

Chapter 6. Vessel Sanitation 237

Health and Safety Code

Division 20. Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions

Chapter 6.5. Hazardous Waste Control

Article 10.1. Management of Hazardous Wastes Removed from Discarded Appliances 273

Article 10.2. Motor Vehicle Switches 273

Article 10.7 Recyclable Latex Paint 275

Article 10.8. Household Hazardous Waste and Small Quantity Generator Waste 275

Chapter 6.85. California Expedited Remedial Action Reform Act of 1994 287

Article 1. Definitions 287

Article 2. Site Selection 289

Article 3. Prerequisites of the Program 290

Article 4. Expedited Site Remediation 290

Article 5. Inspection, Security, and Damages 298

Article 6. Recovery Actions 298

Article 7. Office of Trust Fund Administrator 299

Chapter 6.11. Unified Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Management Regulatory Program 299

Division 24. Community Development and Housing

Chapter 4. Redevelopment Procedures and Activities

Article 12.5. Hazardous Substance Release Cleanup 311

Division 26. Air Resources

Chapter 4.5 Rice Straw Demonstration Project 314

Chapter 4.7. Agricultural Biomass Utilization Account 315

Division 37. Regulation of Environmental Protection 319

Division 104. Environmental Health

Part 9. Radiation

Chapter 8. Radiation Control Law

Article 19. Radioactive Waste Reduction 323

Part 10. Recreation Safety

Chapter 4. Safe Recreational Land Use

Article 4. Safe Playground Facilities and Recycled Materials 324

Public Contract Code

Division 2. General Provisions

Part 2. Contracting by State Agencies

Chapter 2. State Acquisition of Goods and Services

Article 7.6. Recycled Oil Markets 327

Chapter 2.5. California State University Contract Law

Article 8.5. Recycled Paper 328

Chapter 4. State Assistance for Recycling Markets 329

Article 1. General Provisions 329

Article 2. Recycled Paper Products 331

Article 2.1. Recycled Fluid, Paint, and Solvent 333

Article 3. Compost and Co-compost Products 334

Article 4. Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies 334

Chapter 5. Recycled Product Procurement by the Legislature 336

Article 1. General Provisions 336

Article 2. Recycled Paper Products 337