AB 1045 — Organic waste: composting.

Summary

(1) The existing California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, establishes an integrated waste management program. Existing law requires each city, county, city and county, and regional agency, if any, to develop a source reduction and recycling element of an integrated waste management plan. Those entities are required to divert 50% of all solid waste through source reduction, recycling, and composting. This bill would require the California Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the department, the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Air Resources Board, and the Department of Food and Agriculture, to develop and implement policies to aid in diverting organic waste from landfills by promoting the composting of specified organic waste and by promoting the appropriate use of that compost throughout the state. The bill would require the agency to promote a goal of reducing at least 5 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year through the development and application of compost on working lands, and would require the agency to work with the Department of Food and Agriculture to achieve this goal. The bill would also require the Secretary for Environmental Protection and the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to ensure proper coordination of agency regulations and goals to implement these requirements and would require the agency and the Department of Food and Agriculture, with the department, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the State Air Resources Board, to perform other specified functions. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2021. (2) Existing law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to adopt regulations relating to waste management, including standards for the design, operation, maintenance, and ultimate reuse of solid waste facilities, and for solid waste handling, transfer, composting, transformation, and disposal. Existing law prohibits the solid waste handling, transfer, composting, transformation, and disposal standards from including any requirement that is under the authority of the State Air Resources Board for the prevention of air pollution or the State Water Resources Control Board for the prevention of water pollution and prohibits the solid waste facilities standards from including aspects of solid waste handling and disposal that are within the jurisdiction of the State Air Resources Board, air pollution control districts, and air quality management districts, or the State Water Resources Control Board or a regional water district. Existing law prohibits a person from discharging a quantity of air contaminants or other material that causes injury, detriment, nuisance, or annoyance to the public, or that endangers the comfort, repose, health, or safety of the public, or that causes injury or damage to business or property, except as provided. Under existing law, the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards are the principal state agencies with responsibility for the coordination and control of water quality in the state. The act, with certain exceptions, requires a waste discharger to file certain information with the appropriate regional board and to pay an annual fee. This bill would require, until January 1, 2021, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board and the State Water Resources Control Board, to develop a policy that promotes the development of coordinated permitting and regulation of composting facilities while protecting the environment.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/08/15 - Chaptered Current pdf October 08, 2015
• Enrolled 09/14/15 - Enrolled pdf September 14, 2015
• Amended 09/04/15 - Amended Senate pdf September 04, 2015
• Amended 08/17/15 - Amended Senate pdf August 17, 2015
• Amended 07/02/15 - Amended Senate pdf July 02, 2015
• Amended 04/20/15 - Amended Assembly pdf April 20, 2015
• Amended 03/26/15 - Amended Assembly pdf March 26, 2015
• Introduced 02/26/15 - Introduced pdf February 26, 2015
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Action History

1. October 08, 2015

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 596, Statutes of 2015.

2. October 08, 2015

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 18, 2015

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. September 10, 2015

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 9. Page 3065.).

5. September 09, 2015

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

6. September 09, 2015

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 12. Page 2643.).

7. September 08, 2015

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. September 04, 2015

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

9. August 31, 2015

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. August 27, 2015

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 27).

11. August 17, 2015

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

12. August 17, 2015

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

13. July 13, 2015

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

14. July 02, 2015

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

15. July 01, 2015

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1).

16. June 11, 2015

    Referred to Com. on E.Q.

17. May 28, 2015

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

18. May 28, 2015

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 2. Page 1620.)

19. April 30, 2015

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

20. April 29, 2015

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 29).

21. April 21, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

22. April 20, 2015

    Read second time and amended.

23. April 16, 2015

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 13).

24. April 06, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

25. March 26, 2015

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

26. March 19, 2015

    Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

27. February 27, 2015

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

28. February 26, 2015

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Chiu · Cosponsor
• Jacqui Irwin · Primary

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