BILL NUMBER: AB 473INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Blumenfield FEBRUARY 24, 2009 An act to add Section 42913 to the Public Resources Code, relating to recycling. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 473, as introduced, Blumenfield. Solid waste: multifamily dwellings. The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 establishes an integrated waste management program administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board. The act requires a local jurisdiction to develop a source reduction and recycling element of an integrated waste management plan containing specified components. This bill would require an owner of a multifamily dwelling, defined as a residential facility that consists of 5 or more living units, on and after July 1, 2010, to arrange for recycling services that are appropriate for the multifamily dwelling, consistent with state or local laws or requirements, including a local ordinance or agreement, applicable to the collection, handling, or recycling of solid waste. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 42913 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: 42913. (a) On and after July 1, 2010, an owner of a multifamily dwelling shall arrange for recycling services that are appropriate for the multifamily dwelling, consistent with state or local law or requirements, including a local ordinance or agreement, applicable to the collection, handling, or recycling of solid waste. (b) For the purposes of this section, "multifamily dwelling" means a residential facility that consists of five or more living units.