AB 304 — Pesticides: toxic air contaminant: control measures.

Summary

(1) Existing law requires the Director of Pesticide Regulation, upon completion of an evaluation of a pesticide, to prepare a report on the health effects of any pesticide determined to be a toxic air contaminant that poses a present or potential hazard to human health due to airborne emission from its use, as specified. Existing law requires this report to be made available to the public, as specified. Existing law also requires the director to determine, in consultation with specified agencies, the need for and appropriate degree of control measures for each pesticide listed as a toxic air contaminant. Existing law defines toxic air contaminant to include those pesticides that have been identified as hazardous air pollutants pursuant to federal law. This bill would require the director's written determination regarding control measures for each pesticide and any formal written comments made by consulting agencies be made available to the public. The bill, for each pesticide for which a risk assessment has been completed that has been identified by the director as a toxic air contaminant based on its listing as a federally identified hazardous air pollutant, would require the director, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, the State Air Resources Board, and the air pollution control or air quality management districts in the affected counties, to determine the need for and appropriate degree of control measures, as specified. The bill would require the director's written determination and any formal written comments made by consulting agencies in regard to control measures for these pesticides to be made available to the public. (2) Existing law requires, for those pesticides for which a need for control measures has been determined, the director, in consultation with specified agencies, to develop control measures designed to reduce emissions sufficiently so the source will not expose the public to the levels of exposure that may cause or contribute to significant adverse health effects. Existing law requires, after a public hearing, the director to adopt, by regulation, control measures, including application of the best practicable control techniques for those pesticides for which a need has been determined. This bill would require the director to follow specified consultation procedures and would require the director, within 2 years of the determination of the need for control measures, as specified, to adopt control measures to protect human health. The bill, if the director is unable to adopt control measures to protect human health within 2 years of the determination of the need for control measures, would require the director to submit a specified report to the appropriate committees of the Legislature setting forth the reasons that requirement has not been met and to update that report, as specified. The bill would require, with respect to any pesticide for which a determination of the need for control measures was made before January 1, 2014, that the 2-year period described above commence on January 1, 2014. (3) This bill also would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/05/13 - Chaptered Current pdf October 05, 2013
• Enrolled 09/16/13 - Enrolled pdf September 16, 2013
• Amended 07/02/13 - Amended Senate pdf July 02, 2013
• Amended 04/08/13 - Amended Assembly pdf April 08, 2013
• Introduced 02/12/13 - Introduced pdf February 12, 2013
• AB304 View text html

Action History

1. October 05, 2013

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 584, Statutes of 2013.

2. October 05, 2013

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 19, 2013

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

4. September 10, 2013

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3075.).

5. September 10, 2013

   Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 3064.)

6. September 10, 2013

   Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 3064.)

7. September 09, 2013

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

8. September 09, 2013

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2246.).

9. September 03, 2013

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. August 30, 2013

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).

11. August 12, 2013

    In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

12. July 02, 2013

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

13. June 26, 2013

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

14. June 13, 2013

    Referred to Com. on E.Q.

15. June 03, 2013

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

16. May 30, 2013

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1788.)

17. May 24, 2013

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

18. May 24, 2013

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 24).

19. May 08, 2013

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

20. April 17, 2013

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

21. April 09, 2013

    Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

22. April 08, 2013

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.

23. April 02, 2013

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

24. March 11, 2013

    Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

25. February 13, 2013

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

26. February 12, 2013

    Read first time. To print.

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• Williams · Primary

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