California Integrated Waste Management Board
Statutes
Effective January 2003
State of California
Gray Davis
Governor
Winston H. Hickox
Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency
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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
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Mark Leary
Executive Director
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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