Bill Text: CA AB2411 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Solid waste: use of compost: planning.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 238, Statutes of 2018. [AB2411 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB2411-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2411

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Introduced by Assembly Member McCarty

February 14, 2018

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An act to amend Section 12203 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2411, as introduced, McCarty. State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign: compost.

Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature that the state pursue all feasible measures to improve markets for recycled products including, but not limited to, bid evaluation preferences for purchases made by the state. Existing law requires a state agency to report annually to the California Integrated Waste Management Board its progress in meeting recycled product purchasing requirements, as specified. Existing law requires each state agency to ensure that, before January 1, 2020, at least 50% of reportable purchases are recycled products. Existing law also requires each state agency to ensure that, on and after January 1, 2020, that at least 75% of reportable purchases are recycled products, except for paint, antifreeze, and tires, and that at least 50% of reportable purchases of paint, antifreeze, and tires are recycled products.

This bill would require each state agency to ensure that, on and after January 1, 2020, at least 50% of reportable purchases of soil or similar products are compost, as described.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 12203 of the Public Contract Code is amended to read:

12203.

 Each state agency shall ensure each of the following:

(a) (1) Before January 1, 2020, at least 50 percent of reportable purchases are recycled products.

(2) On and after January 1, 2020, at least 75 percent of reportable purchases are recycled products, except for paint, antifreeze, and tires.

(3) On and after January 1, 2020, at least 50 percent of reportable purchases of paint, antifreeze, and tires are recycled products.

(4) On and after January 1, 2020, at least 50 percent of reportable purchases of soil or similar products are compost as described in subdivision (c) of Section 12209.

(b) The requirements specified in this article apply to all reportable purchases of state agencies for product categories listed in this article.

(c) The reportable purchases of state agencies shall meet each requirement for, and be applied to the total dollar amount of, each specified product category as defined in this article. The purchase of a recycled product from one category may not be applied toward the requirements for, or the total dollar amount of, any other category listed in this article.

(d) Each state agency shall require the businesses with whom it contracts to use, to the maximum extent economically feasible in the performance of the contract work, recycled products.