Bill Text: CA AB1857 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Solid waste.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-09-16 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 342, Statutes of 2022. [AB1857 Detail]
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board department and local agencies shall do both of the following:(a)Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), “solid “Solid waste disposal,” “disposal,” or “dispose” means the final deposition of solid wastes onto land, into the atmosphere, or into the waters of the state.(b)For purposes of Part 2 (commencing with Section 40900), “solid waste disposal,” “dispose,” or “disposal” means the management of solid waste through
state, including, but not limited to, through landfill disposal, transformation, or EMSW conversion, at a permitted solid waste facility, unless the term is expressly defined otherwise.41783. (a)For any city, county, or regional agency source reduction and recycling element submitted to the board department after January 1, 1995, the 50 percent diversion requirement specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 41780 may include not more than 10 percent through biomass conversion if all of the following conditions are met:41784. 41786. board department and cities and counties pursuant to this article serve in the best interests of cities and counties by preserving existing disposal site capacity and providing a source of revenue from the stabilization and expansion of markets for processed wood waste materials. Except as provided in Sections 41783, 41784, and 41785, any actions Actions taken pursuant to
this article shall be separate from, and not be counted toward, the diversion requirements established pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 41780.
Bill Title: Solid waste.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-09-16 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 342, Statutes of 2022. [AB1857 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB1857-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1857
| Introduced by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia |
February 08, 2022 |
An act to amend Sections 26011.8, 40051, 40192, 41780, 41780.05, 41783.1, and 42510 of, to add Section 42999.5 to, and to repeal Sections 41783, 41784, and 41786 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1857, as introduced, Cristina Garcia.
Solid waste.
(1) The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, generally regulates the disposal, management, and recycling of solid waste.
The act requires the department and local agencies to maximize the use of all feasible source reduction, recycling, and composting options in order to reduce the amount of solid waste that must be disposed of by transformation and land disposal.
This bill would require the department to certify that a local agency is in compliance with that requirement before approving a permit for a new transformation, EMSW, or land disposal facility serving the local agency.
(2) The act, except as provided, defines “solid waste
disposal,” “disposal,” or “dispose” to mean the final deposition of solid wastes onto land, into the atmosphere, or into the waters of the state. The act, with regard to integrated waste management plans, defines those terms to mean the management of solid waste through landfill disposal, transformation, or EMSW conversion, at a permitted solid waste facility, and for the purposes of certain other provisions of the act, defines those terms to mean the final deposition of solid wastes onto land.
This bill would delete those exceptions to the act’s general definition of those terms and instead define those terms for purposes of the entire act to mean the final deposition of solid wastes onto land, into the atmosphere, or into the waters of the state, including, but not limited to, through landfill disposal, transformation, or EMSW conversion, at a permitted solid waste facility.
(3) The act requires a
city, county, or city and county, or regional agency formed under the act, to develop a source reduction and recycling element of an integrated waste management plan containing specified components. The act requires those jurisdictions to divert 50% of the solid waste subject to the element, except as specified, through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities. The act allows the 50% diversion requirement to include not more than 10% through transformation, as defined, if specified conditions are met.
This bill would repeal the provision authorizing the inclusion of not more than 10% of the diversion through transformation. Because the bill would require local agencies to revise the source reduction and recycling elements of their integrated waste management plans, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(4) The act authorizes the department, under specified conditions, to
reduce the diversion requirements for a city or county that, before January 1, 1990, disposed of 75% or more of its solid waste by transformation.
This bill would repeal that authorization.
(5) Existing law requires the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to promote in-state development of infrastructure, food waste prevention, or other projects to reduce organic waste or process organic and other recyclable materials into new, value-added products. Existing law establishes certain methane emissions reductions goals, including a 75% reduction in the level of the statewide disposal of organic waste from the 2014 level by 2025 to reduce the landfill disposal of organics.
This bill would enact the Zero Waste Transition Act of 2022. The bill would require the department, upon an
appropriation by the Legislature, to support communities in transitioning from a reliance on transformation facilities to building infrastructure to meet the state’s recycling goals and the state’s 2025 organic waste reduction target. The bill would also require the department to develop, on or before January 1, 2024, a 5-year investment strategy to drive local zero waste strategies for communities seeking to reduce their reliance on transformation.
(6) This bill would also make other conforming changes.
(7) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs
mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Digest Key
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 26011.8 of the Public Resources Code, as amended by Section 241 of Chapter 370 of the Statutes of 2020, is amended to read:26011.8.
(a) The purpose of this section is to promote the creation of California-based manufacturing, California-based jobs, advanced manufacturing, the reduction of greenhouse gases, or reductions in air and water pollution or energy consumption. In furtherance of this purpose, the authority may approve a project for financial assistance in the form of the sales and use tax exclusion established in Section 6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Project” means tangible personal property if at least 50 percent of its use is either to process recycled feedstock that is intended to be reused in the production of another
product or using recycled feedstock in the production of another product or soil amendment, or tangible personal property that is used in the state for the design, manufacture, production, or assembly of advanced manufacturing, advanced transportation technologies, or alternative source products, components, or systems, as defined in Section 26003. “Project” does not include tangible personal property that processes or uses recycled feedstock in a manner that would constitute disposal as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 40192.
(2) “Recycled feedstock” means materials that would otherwise be destined for disposal, having completed their intended end use and product lifecycle.
(3) “Soil amendments” may include “compost,” as defined in Section 14525 of the Food and Agricultural Code, “fertilizing
material,” as defined in Section 14533 of the Food and Agricultural Code, “gypsum” or “phosphatic sulfate gypsum,” as those terms are defined in Section 14537 of the Food and Agricultural Code, or a substance distributed for the purpose of promoting plant growth or improving the quality of crops by conditioning soils through physical means.
(c) The authority shall publish notice of the availability of project applications and deadlines for submission of project applications to the authority.
(d) The authority shall evaluate a project application based on all of the following criteria:
(1) The extent to which the project develops manufacturing facilities, or purchases equipment for manufacturing facilities, located in California.
(2) The extent to which
the anticipated benefit to the state from the project equals or exceeds the projected benefit to the participating party from the sales and use tax exclusion.
(3) The extent to which the project will create new, or result in the loss of, permanent, full-time jobs in California, including the average and minimum wage for each classification of full-time employees proposed to be hired or not retained.
(4) To the extent feasible, the extent to which the project, or the product produced by the project, results in a reduction of greenhouse gases, a reduction in air or water pollution, an increase in energy efficiency, or a reduction in energy consumption, beyond what is required by federal or state law or regulation.
(5) The extent of unemployment in the area in which the project is proposed to be located.
(6) Any other factors the authority deems appropriate in accordance with this section.
(e) At a duly noticed public hearing, the authority shall approve, by resolution, project applications for financial assistance.
(f) Notwithstanding subdivision (j), and without regard to the actual date of any transaction between a participating party and the authority, any project approved by the authority by resolution for the sales and use tax exclusion pursuant to Section 6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code before March 24, 2010, shall not be subject to this section.
(g) The Legislative Analyst’s Office shall report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee on the effectiveness of this program, on or before January 1, 2019, by evaluating factors, including, but
not limited to, the following:
(1) The number of jobs created by the program in California.
(2) The number of businesses that have remained in California or relocated to California as a result of this program.
(3) The amount of state and local revenue and economic activity generated by the program.
(4) The types of advanced manufacturing, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 26003, utilized.
(5) The amount of reduction in greenhouse gases, air pollution, water pollution, or energy consumption.
(h) The exclusions granted pursuant to Section 6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for projects approved by
the authority pursuant to this section shall not exceed one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for each calendar year.
(i) (1) The authority shall study the efficacy and cost benefit of the sales and use tax exemption as it relates to advanced manufacturing projects. The study shall include the number of jobs created, the costs of each job, and the annual salary of each job. The study shall also consider a dynamic analysis of the economic output to the state that would occur without the sales and use tax exemption. Before January 1, 2017, the authority shall submit to the Legislature, consistent with Section 9795 of the Government Code, the result of the study.
(2) Before January 1, 2015, the authority shall, consistent with Section 9795 of the Government Code, submit to the Legislature an interim report on the efficacy of the program conducted pursuant
to this section. The study shall include recommendations on program changes that would increase the program’s efficacy in creating permanent and temporary jobs, and whether eligibility for the program should be narrowed or extended to other manufacturing types. The authority may work with the Legislative Analyst’s Office in preparing the report and its recommendations.
(j) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2026, deletes or extends that date. The sale or purchase of tangible personal property of a project approved before January 1, 2026, shall continue to be excluded from sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the period of time set forth in the authority’s resolution approving the project pursuant to this section.
SEC. 2.
Section 26011.8 of the Public Resources Code, as added by Section 6 of Chapter 690 of the Statutes of 2019, is amended to read:26011.8.
(a) The sale or purchase of tangible personal property of a project approved pursuant to this section before January 1, 2026, shall continue to be excluded from sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the period of time set forth in the authority’s resolution approving the project pursuant to this section.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Project” means tangible personal property if at least 50 percent of its use is either to process recycled feedstock that is intended to be reused in the production of another product or using recycled feedstock in the production of another product or soil amendment, or
tangible personal property that is used in the state for the design, manufacture, production, or assembly of advanced manufacturing, advanced transportation technologies, or alternative source products, components, or systems, as defined in Section 26003. “Project” does not include tangible personal property that processes or uses recycled feedstock in a manner that would constitute disposal as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 40192.
(2) “Recycled feedstock” means materials that would otherwise be destined for disposal, having completed their intended end use and product lifecycle.
(3) “Soil amendments” may include “compost,” as defined in Section 14525 of the Food and Agricultural Code, “fertilizing material,” as defined in Section 14533 of the Food and Agricultural Code, “gypsum” or
“phosphatic sulfate gypsum,” as those terms are defined in Section 14537 of the Food and Agricultural Code, or a substance distributed for the purpose of promoting plant growth or improving the quality of crops by conditioning soils through physical means.
(c) The exclusions granted pursuant to Section 6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for projects approved by the authority pursuant to this section prior to January 1, 2026, shall not exceed one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for each calendar year.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.
SEC. 3.
Section 40051 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:40051.
In implementing this division, the(a) Promote the following waste management practices in order of priority:
(1) Source reduction.
(2) Recycling and composting.
(3) Environmentally safe transformation and environmentally safe land disposal, at the discretion of the city or county.
(b) (1) Maximize the use of all feasible source reduction, recycling, and composting options in order to reduce the amount of solid waste that must be disposed of by transformation and land disposal. For wastes that cannot feasibly be reduced at their source, recycled, or composted, the local agency may use environmentally safe transformation or environmentally safe land disposal, or both of those practices.
(2) The department shall certify that a local agency is in compliance with paragraph (1) before approving a permit for a new transformation, EMSW, or land disposal facility serving the local agency.
SEC. 4.
Section 40192 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:40192.
(c)For purposes of Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 42800) and Chapter 19 (commencing
with Section 42950) of Part 3, Part 4 (commencing with Section 43000), Part 5 (commencing with Section 45000), Part 6 (commencing with Section 45030), and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 47901) of Part 7, “solid waste disposal,” “dispose,” or “disposal” means the final deposition of solid wastes onto land.
SEC. 5.
Section 41780 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:41780.
(a) Each jurisdiction’s source reduction and recycling element shall include an implementation schedule that shows both of the following:(1) For the initial element, the jurisdiction shall divert 25 percent of all solid waste by January 1, 1995, through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities.
(2) Except as provided in Sections 41783 and 41784, for For the first and each subsequent revision of the element, the jurisdiction shall divert 50 percent of all solid waste on and after January 1, 2000,
through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities.
(b) This section does not prohibit a jurisdiction from implementing source reduction, recycling, and composting activities designed to exceed the requirements of this division.
SEC. 6.
Section 41780.05 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:41780.05.
(a) After January 1, 2009, pursuant to the review authorized by Section 41825, the department shall determine each jurisdiction’s compliance with Section 41780 for the years commencing with January 1, 2007, by comparing each jurisdiction’s change in its per capita disposal rate in subsequent years with the equivalent per capita disposal rate that would have been necessary for the jurisdiction to meet the requirements of Section 41780 on January 1, 2007, as calculated pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d).(b) (1) For purposes of paragraph (5) of subdivision (e) of Section 41825, in making a determination whether a jurisdiction has made a good faith effort to implement its source reduction and recycling element or its household hazardous waste
element, the department shall consider, but is not limited to the consideration of, the jurisdiction’s per capita disposal rate and whether the jurisdiction adequately implemented its diversion programs.
(2) When determining whether a jurisdiction has made a good faith effort pursuant to Section 41825 to implement its source reduction and recycling element or its household hazardous waste element, the department shall consider that an increase in the per capita disposal rate is the result of the amount of the jurisdiction’s disposal increasing faster than the jurisdiction’s growth. The department shall use this increase in the per capita disposal rate that is in excess of the equivalent per capita disposal rate as a factor in determining whether the department is required, pursuant to Section 41825, to more closely examine a jurisdiction’s program implementation efforts. This examination may indicate that a jurisdiction is required to expand
existing programs or implement new programs, in accordance with the procedures specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 41825) and in Article 5 (commencing with Section 41850).
(3) When reviewing the level of program implementation pursuant to Sections 41825 and 41850, the department shall use, as a factor in determining compliance with Section 41780, the amount determined pursuant to subdivision (d) when comparing a jurisdiction’s per capita disposal rate in subsequent years.
(c) (1) (A) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for purposes of this section, “per capita disposal” or “per capita disposal rate” means the total annual disposal, in pounds, from a jurisdiction divided by the total population in a jurisdiction, as reported by the Department of Finance, divided by 365 days.
(B) “Per capita disposal” does not include used tires or waste tires, as defined in Article 1 (commencing with Section 42800) of Chapter 16 of Part 3, that are converted at an EMSW conversion facility.
(C) “Per capita disposal” does not include biomass material, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 40106, that is converted at an EMSW conversion facility.
(2) (A) If a jurisdiction is predominated by commercial or industrial activities and by solid waste generation from those sources, the department may alternatively calculate per capita disposal to reflect those differing conditions.
(B) When making a calculation for a jurisdiction subject to this paragraph, “per capita disposal” or “per capita disposal rate” means the total annual
disposal, in pounds, from a jurisdiction divided by total industry employment in a jurisdiction, as reported by the Employment Development Department, divided by 365 days.
(C) The department shall calculate the per capita disposal rate for a jurisdiction subject to this paragraph using the level of industry employment in a jurisdiction instead of the level of population in a jurisdiction.
(3) If the department determines that the method for calculating the per capita disposal rate for a jurisdiction provided by paragraph (1) or (2) does not accurately reflect that jurisdiction’s disposal reduction, the department may use an alternative per capita factor, other than population or industry employment, to calculate the per capita disposal rate that more accurately reflects the jurisdiction’s efforts to divert solid waste.
(d) The department shall calculate the equivalent per capita disposal rate for each jurisdiction as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the equivalent per capita disposal rate for a jurisdiction shall be determined using the method specified in this paragraph.
(A) The calculated generation tonnage for each year from 2003 to 2006, inclusive, shall be multiplied by 0.5 to yield the 50 percent equivalent disposal total for each year.
(B) The 50 percent equivalent disposal total for each year shall be multiplied by 2,000, divided by the population of the jurisdiction in that year, and then divided by 365 to yield the 50 percent equivalent per capita disposal for each year.
(C) The four 50 percent equivalent per capita
disposal amounts from the years 2003 to 2006, inclusive, shall be averaged to yield the equivalent per capita disposal rate.
(2) If a jurisdiction is predominated by commercial or industrial activities and by solid waste generation from those sources, the department may alternatively calculate the equivalent per capita disposal rate to reflect those conditions by using the level of industry employment in a jurisdiction instead of the level of population in that jurisdiction.
(3) If the department determines that the method for calculating the equivalent per capita disposal rate for a jurisdiction pursuant to this subdivision does not accurately reflect a jurisdiction’s per capita disposal rate that would be equivalent to the amount required to meet the 50 percent diversion requirements of Section 41780, the department may use an alternative per capita factor, other than population
or industry employment, to calculate the equivalent per capita disposal rate that more accurately reflects the jurisdiction’s diversion efforts.
(4) The department shall modify the percentage used in paragraph (1) to maintain the diversion requirements approved by the department for a rural jurisdiction pursuant to Section 41787 or for a reduction granted pursuant to Section 41786. 41787.
(5) The department may modify the years included in making a calculation pursuant to this subdivision for an individual jurisdiction to eliminate years in which the calculated generation amount is shown not to be representative or accurate, based upon a generation study completed in one of the five years
2003 to 2007, inclusive. In these cases, the department shall not allow the use of an additional year other than 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, or 2007.
(6) The department may modify the method of calculating the equivalent per capita disposal rate for an individual jurisdiction to accommodate the incorporation of a new city, the formation of a new regional agency, or changes in membership of an existing regional agency. These modifications shall ensure that a new entity has a new equivalent per capita disposal rate and that the existing per capita disposal rate of an existing entity is adjusted to take into account the disposal amounts lost by the creation of the new entity.
(7) The department shall not incorporate generation studies or new base year calculations for a year commencing after 2006 into the equivalent per capita disposal rate, unless a generation study that included the
year 2007 was commenced on or before June 30, 2008.
(8) If the department determines that the equivalent per capita disposal rate cannot accurately be determined for a jurisdiction, or that the rate is no longer representative of a jurisdiction’s waste stream, the department shall evaluate trends in the jurisdiction’s per capita disposal to establish a revised equivalent per capita disposal rate for that jurisdiction.
SEC. 7.
Section 41783 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.(a)For a jurisdiction’s source reduction and recycling element submitted to the board after January 1, 1995, and on or before January 1, 2009, the 50 percent diversion requirement specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 41780 may include not more than 10 percent through transformation, as defined in Section 40201, if all of the following conditions are met:
(1)The transformation project is in compliance with Sections 21151.1 and 44150 of this code and Section 42315 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2)The transformation project uses front-end methods or programs to remove all recyclable materials from the waste stream prior to transformation to the maximum extent feasible.
(3)The ash or other residue generated from the transformation project is routinely tested at least once quarterly, or on a more frequent basis as determined by the agency responsible for regulating the testing and disposal of the ash or residue, and, notwithstanding Section 25143.5 of the Health and Safety Code, if hazardous wastes are present, the ash or residue is sent to a class 1 hazardous waste disposal facility.
(4)The board holds a public hearing in the city, county, or regional agency jurisdiction within which the transformation project is proposed, and, after the public hearing, the board makes both of the following findings, based upon substantial evidence on the record:
(A)The city, county, or regional agency is, and will continue to be, effectively implementing all feasible source reduction, recycling, and composting measures.
(B)The transformation project will not adversely affect public health and safety or the environment.
(5)The transformation facility is permitted and operational on or before January 1, 1995.
(6)The city, county, or regional agency does not include biomass conversion, as authorized pursuant to Section 41783, in its source reduction and recycling element.
(b)On and after January 1, 2009, for purposes of the review authorized by Section 41825, with regard to a jurisdiction’s compliance with Section 41780 for each year commencing January 1, 2007, the board may reduce the per capita disposal rate for a jurisdiction, as calculated pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 41780.05, by no more than 10 percent of the average of the calculated per capita generation tonnage amount, if the jurisdiction otherwise meets the substantive requirements specified in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a), for solid waste to be included as diversion for purposes of that subdivision.
SEC. 8.
Section 41783.1 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:41783.1.
(1)
(a) The biomass conversion project exclusively processes biomass.
(2)
(b) The biomass conversion project is in compliance with all applicable air quality laws, rules, and regulations.
(3)
(c) The ash or other residue from the biomass conversion project is regularly tested to determine if it is hazardous waste and, if it is determined to be hazardous waste, the ash or other residue is sent to a class 1 hazardous waste disposal facility.
(4)
(d) The board department determines, at a public hearing, based upon substantial evidence in the record, that the city, county, or regional agency is, and will continue to be, effectively implementing all feasible source
reduction, recycling, and composting measures.
(5)
(e) The city, county, or regional agency does not include transformation, as authorized pursuant to Section 41783, transformation in its source reduction and recycling element.
SEC. 9.
Section 41784 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.If the board determines that a city or county source reduction and recycling element submitted after January 1, 1995, will not achieve the 50 percent requirement established under Section 41780, and the city or county chooses not to use a transformation project to achieve the 50 percent requirement, the board shall not require the city or county to achieve the 50 percent diversion requirement through transformation, or impose any penalty on the city or county to compel the city or county to achieve the 50 percent requirement through transformation.
SEC. 10.
Section 41786 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.(a)Notwithstanding Section 41780, the board may reduce the diversion requirements specified in Section 41780 for any city or county which, on or before January 1, 1990, disposed of 75 percent or more of its solid waste, collected by the jurisdiction or its authorized agents or contractors, by transformation if either of the following conditions exist:
(1)The attainment of the 25 percent or 50 percent diversion requirement specified in Section 41780 will result in substantial impairment of the obligations of one or more contracts in existence on January 1, 1990, for the city or county to furnish solid waste for fuel. A substantial impairment of obligations includes, but is not limited to, instances where a city has entered into a contract or franchise for 20 or more years with a joint powers authority for the operation of a transformation facility, and meeting the diversion requirements of Section 41780 may increase the city’s costs by 15 percent or more.
(2)The attainment of the 25 percent or 50 percent diversion requirement specified in Section 41780 will substantially interfere with the repayment of debt incurred to finance or refinance the transformation project, if the refinancing is done for the purpose of reducing debt service and not for the expansion of the transformation project.
(b)If the board reduces the diversion requirements for a city or county pursuant to subdivision (a), the board shall establish new diversion requirements which require the maximum feasible amount of source reduction, recycling, and composting but which will not result in the conditions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a).
SEC. 11.
Section 42510 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42510.
It is the intent of the Legislature that actions taken by theSEC. 12.
Section 42999.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:42999.5.
(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Zero Waste Transition Act of 2022.(b) The department shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, support communities in transitioning from a reliance on transformation facilities to building infrastructure to meet the state’s recycling goals pursuant to Section 41780.01 and the state’s 2025 organic waste reduction target pursuant to Section 39730.6 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) The department shall develop, on or before January 1, 2024, a five-year investment strategy to drive local zero waste strategies for communities seeking to reduce their reliance on transformation. The investment strategy shall do both of the
following:
(1) Develop financial incentive mechanisms, including, but not limited to, loans, incentive payments, credit facilities, pooled bonds, and other financing strategies, to fund and accelerate public and private capital towards waste reduction and recycling infrastructure.
(2) Prioritize projects that maximize benefits while minimizing negative consequences to disadvantaged communities, as identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.
