California Senate Bill SB1118 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1118AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 7, 2012 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 25, 2012 AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 29, 2012 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 25, 2012 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 9, 2012 INTRODUCED BY Senator Hancock FEBRUARY 17, 2012 An act to add Chapter 21 (commencing with Section 42985) to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1118, as amended, Hancock. Solid waste: used mattresses: recycling and recovery. Existing law requires a retailer of various specified products, such as rechargeable batteries and cell phones, sold in the state to have in place a system for the acceptance and collection of those products for reuse, recycling, or proper disposal. This bill would establish the Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act and would require a manufacturer of mattresses sold in this state, individually, collectively, or through a designated third party, to submit a mattress recovery and recycling plan to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery by April 1, 2013. The bill would specify the requirements to be included in the plan, including provisions for meeting specified recycling targets and demonstrating achievement with those targets. The bill would require the department to review the mattress recovery and recycling plan and within 90 days of receipt to adopt a finding of the plan's compliance or noncompliance with the act. The bill would require a retailer of mattresses,  as defined,  on and after July 1, 2013, to offer the consumer the option of picking up  an equivalent   a  used mattress, at the time of delivery, at no additional cost to the consumer. The bill would prohibit a manufacturer or retailer from selling or offering for sale a mattress to any person in this state unless the manufacturer is in compliance with this chapter. The bill would require a manufacturer submitting a mattress recovery and recycling plan to pay the department an annual administrative fee, as determined by the department. The bill would require these fees to be deposited into the Mattress Recovery and Recycling Account, which the bill would establish in the Integrated Waste Management Fund. The bill would provide that the moneys in the account would be available for expenditure by the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would allow the department to impose an administrative civil penalty in specified amounts on a person who is in violation of the act. The bill would require the department to deposit all penalties collected into the Mattress Recovery and Recycling Penalty Account, which the bill would establish in the Integrated Waste Management Fund. The bill would provide that the moneys in the penalty account would be available for expenditure by the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 21 (commencing with Section 42985) is added to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, to read: CHAPTER 21. USED MATTRESS RECOVERY AND RECYCLING ACT 42985. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) In order to reduce illegal dumping, increase recycling, and substantially reduce public agency costs for the end-of-life management of used mattresses, the Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act is hereby established by this chapter to require manufacturers of mattresses sold in this state to develop, finance, and implement a convenient and cost-effective program to collect and recycle used mattresses generated in this state. (2) Consistent with existing state policy, the program developed and implemented by manufacturers of mattresses sold in this state shall be capable of the recovery and recycling of at least 75 percent of used mattresses generated in this state annually on and after January 1, 2020. (b) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act." 42986. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) "Account" means the Mattress Recovery and Recycling Account established pursuant to Section 42991. (b) (1) "Manufacturer" means a person who manufactures or renovates a mattress that is sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state under that person's own name or brand. (2) Manufacturer includes either of the following: (A) The owner of a trademark or brand under which a mattress is sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this state, whether or not the trademark or brand is registered in this state. (B) A person who imports a mattress into the United States that is sold or offered for sale in the state and that is manufactured or renovated by a person who does not have a presence in the United States. (c) "Mattress" means a large  thick  pad of twin size or larger  that is four or more inches thick  filled with resilient material, including a pad incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed, including, but not limited to, an inner spring mattress, a foam mattress, and a box spring and mattress used in conjunction with a futon frame. (d) "Mattress recovery and recycling plan" or "plan" means a plan submitted to the department pursuant to Section 42987. (e) "Penalty account" means the Mattress Recovery and Recycling Penalty Account established pursuant to Section 42991. (f) "Recycle" or "recycling" has the same meaning as defined in Section 40180. (g) "Retailer" means a person who sells mattresses in the state or offers to consumers mattresses in the state through any means, including, but not limited to, by remote offering such as sales outlets  ,   or  catalogs  , or offering through the Internet  .  "Retailer" does not include a person who sells mattresses through the Internet.  (h) "Used mattress" means a mattress that is no longer wanted by its owner and is discarded or is intended to be discarded. 42987. (a) On or before April 1, 2013, a manufacturer of mattresses sold in this state shall, individually, collectively, or through a designated third party, submit a mattress recovery and recycling plan to the department that meets the requirements of this section. (b) A mattress recovery and recycling plan shall include all of the following: (1) Provisions to ensure that when new mattresses are delivered to a consumer, the consumer is given the option of having an equivalent used mattress picked up for recovery at the time of delivery, at no additional cost to the consumer or retailer, in accordance with Section 42988. (2) Arrangements when a mattress is sold to a consumer, for the drop off of an equivalent used mattress at a recycling facility at no additional cost to the consumer or retailer. (3) Techniques designed to prevent and mitigate the illegal discarding of mattresses. (4) Arrangements for the pickup of used mattresses that have been accepted at solid waste facilities and for the delivery of those used mattresses to a recycling facility. (5) Policies to ensure there are adequate and convenient opportunities for the collection, acceptance, and recovery for recycling of used mattresses in low-income, rural, and other communities where illegal dumping of mattresses has been a historical problem. (6) Provisions designed to meet the following recycling targets and methods for demonstrating the achievement of the following recycling goals: (A) On and after January 1, 2015, recycle not less than 25 percent of the used mattresses generated in this state. (B) On and after January 1, 2017, recycle not less than 50 percent of the used mattresses generated in this state. (C) On and after January 1, 2020, recycle not less than 75 percent of the used mattresses generated in this state. (7) Provisions for a financial mechanism for implementing the plan. (c) A manufacturer, individually or through a designated third party, may coordinate with local governments, solid waste facilities, retailers, and mattress recyclers to achieve the purposes of this chapter. 42988. On and after July 1, 2013, a retailer shall offer the consumer the option to have  an equivalent   a  used mattress picked up for recovery at the time of delivery, at no additional cost to the consumer, if a new mattress is being delivered to the consumer. A retailer may contract out to a third-party entity for the pickup of used mattresses. 42989. (a) A manufacturer or retailer shall not sell or offer for sale a mattress to any person in this state unless the manufacturer of that mattress is in compliance with this chapter. (b) A manufacturer is in compliance with this chapter if the manufacturer complies with the following requirements: (1) On or before April 1, 2013, submits a mattress recovery and recycling plan to the department. (2) On and after July 1, 2013, implements a plan that the department has determined is in compliance with this chapter. 42990. The department shall review a mattress recovery and recycling plan submitted pursuant to Section 42987 and within 90 days of receipt shall adopt a finding of the plan's compliance or noncompliance with this chapter. 42991. (a) A manufacturer submitting a mattress recovery and recycling plan shall pay the department an annual administrative fee, as determined by the department. (b) The amount of the administrative fee imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be established by the department for the reasonable regulatory costs to the department incident to performing any audits and inspections necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter and for the administrative enforcement costs and adjudication thereof. (c) In determining the amounts of the administrative fee imposed pursuant to subdivision (a), the department may establish a variable fee based on relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the portion of mattresses sold in the state by individual manufacturers, as compared to the total amount of mattresses sold in the state by all manufacturers submitting a mattress recovery and recycling plan. (d) The administrative fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mattress Recovery and Recycling Account, which is hereby established in the Integrated Waste Management Fund. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys in the account shall be expended by the department to implement this chapter. 42992. (a) The department may impose an administrative civil penalty on any person who is in violation of this chapter. The amount of the civil penalty shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day, but if the violation is intentional, knowing, or negligent, the department may impose a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day. (b) In assessing or reviewing the amount of a civil penalty imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) for a violation of this chapter, the department or the court shall consider all of the following: (1) The nature and extent of the violation. (2) The number and severity of the violation or violations. (3) The economic effect of the penalty on the violator. (4) Whether the violator took good faith measures to comply with this chapter and the period of time over which these measures were taken. (5) The willfulness of the violator's misconduct. (6) The deterrent effect that the imposition of the penalty would have on both the violator and the regulated community. (7) Any other factor that justice may require. (c) The department shall deposit all penalties collected pursuant to this section into the Mattress Recovery and Recycling Penalty Account, which is hereby established in the Integrated Waste Management Fund. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys in the penalty account shall be expended by the department to implement this chapter.