California Senate Bill SB586 Latest Draft

 BILL NUMBER: SB 586INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Wyland FEBRUARY 22, 2013 An act to amend Section 25101 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 586, as introduced, Wyland. Hazardous waste. Existing law provides for the regulation of hazardous waste by the Department of Toxic Substances Control and makes a declaration of legislative intent regarding that regulation and maintaining authorization to administer a state program pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976. This bill would delete obsolete provisions from, and make nonsubstantive changes to, that declaration of legislative intent and state authorization. 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 25101 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 25101. The Legislature therefore declares that: (a) In order to protect the public health and the environment and to conserve natural resources, it is in the public interest to establish regulations and incentives  which   to  ensure that the generators of hazardous waste employ technology and management practices for the safe handling, treatment, recycling, and destruction of their hazardous wastes prior to disposal.  (b) In order to assist the generators of hazardous waste in meeting the responsibility for the safe disposal of hazardous waste it is necessary to establish the Hazardous Waste Management Council.   (c)   (b)  The Legislature further declares that  in order  to protect the public of this state and particularly the communities where hazardous wastes are treated and disposed  of  , it is essential to  assure   ensure  full compensation of all people injured or damaged by hazardous wastes.  It is therefore necessary that the Hazardous Waste Management Council, created pursuant to Section 25206, make recommendations regarding a system of insurance and mechanisms establishing liability to achieve this result, as required by subdivision (e) of Section 25208.   (d)   (c)  It is in the best interest of the health and safety of the people of the State of California for the state to  obtain and  maintain authorization to administer a state hazardous waste program in lieu of the federal program pursuant to Section 3006 of  Public Law 94-580, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976   the federal act  (42 U.S.C.  Sec.  6926). Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that the director shall have those powers necessary to  secure and  maintain  interim and  final authorization for the state hazardous waste program pursuant to the requirements of Section 3006 of  Public Law 94-580, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976   the federal act  (42 U.S.C.  Sec.  6926), and to implement  such   that  program in lieu of the federal program.