Bill Text: CA AB1857 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
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-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
August 23, 2022 |
Amended
IN
Senate
June 23, 2022 |
Amended
IN
Senate
June 02, 2022 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 19, 2022 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia |
February 08, 2022 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
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:SEC. 2.
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).SEC. 3.
Section 41783 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.SEC. 4.
Section 41783.1 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:41783.1.
For any city, county, or regional agency source reduction and recycling element submitted to the 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:SEC. 5.
Section 41784 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.SEC. 6.
Section 41786 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.SEC. 7.
Section 42510 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42510.
It is the intent of the Legislature that actions taken by the 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. 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.SEC. 8.
Section 42999.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:42999.5.
(a) The department shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, establish and administer the Zero-Waste Equity Grant Program as a competitive grant program to support targeted strategies and investments in communities transitioning to a zero-waste circular economy.(d)In evaluating and selecting eligible zero-waste projects, the department shall make investments in communities seeking to reduce their reliance on transformation. When selecting projects, the department shall prioritize projects in communities where a transformation
facility is located as of January 1, 2022.
(e)The department shall provide grants to the following eligible
zero-waste projects in order of priority:
(1)Infrastructure or programs that result in the reuse, repair, and sharing of goods and materials, including, but not limited to, projects that do any of the following:
(A)Promote
(B)
(C)
(D)
(2)Infrastructure to support the recycling of source-separated products and materials, including, but not limited to, material recovery facilities that sort and process materials, glass beneficiation facilities, and dropoff programs.