Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2018 Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2411Introduced by Assembly Member McCarty(Coauthors: Assembly Members Eggman and Limn)February 14, 2018 An act to add Section 43033 to amend Sections 42240, 42241, 42241.5, 42243, 42244, and 42245 of, and to add Sections 42241.3 and 42243.5 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2411, as amended, McCarty. Solid waste: use of compost: planning.Existing law, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to adopt and revise minimum standards for solid waste handling, transfer, composting, transformation, and disposal, as prescribed. establishes a compost market program to increase the use of compost products, including requiring the Department of General Services and the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to maintain specifications for the purchase of compost by the state and requiring the Department of Transportation to use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the states highway landscape maintenance program. This bill would require the department, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, on or before December 31, 2019, to develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a fire and, wildfire. The bill would also require the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, to identify best practices of for each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways and to develop a plan to expand implement the identified best practices to the other in each of the districts. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to the compost market program provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 42240 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42240. The Department of General Services and the board, department, in consultation with other affected state agencies, shall maintain specifications for the purchase of compost by the State of California. The specifications shall designate the state minimum operating standards and product quality standards. The specifications shall be designed to maximize the use of compost without jeopardizing the safety and health of the citizens of the state or the environment.SEC. 2. Section 42241 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42241. On or after January 1, 1991, the The Department of Transportation shall use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the states highway landscape maintenance program.SEC. 3. Section 42241.3 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:42241.3. On or before December 31, 2019, the department, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, shall do both of the following:(a) Identify best practices for each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways.(b) Develop a plan to implement the best practices identified in subdivision (a) in each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts.SEC. 4. Section 42241.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42241.5. The board department may develop a program to increase the use of compost products in agricultural applications. The program may include, but shall not be limited to, either or both of the following:(a) Identification of federal, state, and local financial assistance.(b) Cooperative efforts with appropriate federal and state agencies.SEC. 5. Section 42243 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42243. On or after January 1, 1993, the The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of General Services shall initiate programs to restore public lands that use compost, co-compost, rice straw, and chemically fixed sewage sludge and shall use those products or materials wherever possible.SEC. 6. Section 42243.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:42243.5. On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a wildfire. SEC. 7. Section 42244 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42244. The board department shall evaluate compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material. Compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge products, when used as a substitute for or mixed with currently approved cover material, shall possess all the physical characteristics required in the definition of a cover material.SEC. 8. Section 42245 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42245. On or after January 1, 1992, based Based on the results of the evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 42244, the board department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge, that meet the performance standards for cover material, for up to 25 percent of landfill cover materials or landfill cover extenders.SECTION 1.Section 43033 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:43033.The department shall do all of the following on or before December 31, 2019:(a)Develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a fire.(b)In coordination with the Department of Transportation, identify best practices of each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways.(c)In coordination with the Department of Transportation, develop a plan to expand the best practices identified pursuant to subdivision (b) to other Department of Transportation districts that do not use those best practices.
Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2018 Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2411Introduced by Assembly Member McCarty(Coauthors: Assembly Members Eggman and Limn)February 14, 2018 An act to add Section 43033 to amend Sections 42240, 42241, 42241.5, 42243, 42244, and 42245 of, and to add Sections 42241.3 and 42243.5 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2411, as amended, McCarty. Solid waste: use of compost: planning.Existing law, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to adopt and revise minimum standards for solid waste handling, transfer, composting, transformation, and disposal, as prescribed. establishes a compost market program to increase the use of compost products, including requiring the Department of General Services and the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to maintain specifications for the purchase of compost by the state and requiring the Department of Transportation to use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the states highway landscape maintenance program. This bill would require the department, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, on or before December 31, 2019, to develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a fire and, wildfire. The bill would also require the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, to identify best practices of for each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways and to develop a plan to expand implement the identified best practices to the other in each of the districts. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to the compost market program provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2018 Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2018
Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2018
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2018
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2411
Introduced by Assembly Member McCarty(Coauthors: Assembly Members Eggman and Limn)February 14, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member McCarty(Coauthors: Assembly Members Eggman and Limn)
February 14, 2018
An act to add Section 43033 to amend Sections 42240, 42241, 42241.5, 42243, 42244, and 42245 of, and to add Sections 42241.3 and 42243.5 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2411, as amended, McCarty. Solid waste: use of compost: planning.
Existing law, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to adopt and revise minimum standards for solid waste handling, transfer, composting, transformation, and disposal, as prescribed. establishes a compost market program to increase the use of compost products, including requiring the Department of General Services and the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to maintain specifications for the purchase of compost by the state and requiring the Department of Transportation to use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the states highway landscape maintenance program. This bill would require the department, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, on or before December 31, 2019, to develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a fire and, wildfire. The bill would also require the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, to identify best practices of for each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways and to develop a plan to expand implement the identified best practices to the other in each of the districts. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to the compost market program provisions.
Existing law, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to adopt and revise minimum standards for solid waste handling, transfer, composting, transformation, and disposal, as prescribed. establishes a compost market program to increase the use of compost products, including requiring the Department of General Services and the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to maintain specifications for the purchase of compost by the state and requiring the Department of Transportation to use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the states highway landscape maintenance program.
This bill would require the department, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, on or before December 31, 2019, to develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a fire and, wildfire. The bill would also require the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, to identify best practices of for each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways and to develop a plan to expand implement the identified best practices to the other in each of the districts. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to the compost market program provisions.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 42240 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42240. The Department of General Services and the board, department, in consultation with other affected state agencies, shall maintain specifications for the purchase of compost by the State of California. The specifications shall designate the state minimum operating standards and product quality standards. The specifications shall be designed to maximize the use of compost without jeopardizing the safety and health of the citizens of the state or the environment.SEC. 2. Section 42241 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42241. On or after January 1, 1991, the The Department of Transportation shall use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the states highway landscape maintenance program.SEC. 3. Section 42241.3 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:42241.3. On or before December 31, 2019, the department, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, shall do both of the following:(a) Identify best practices for each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways.(b) Develop a plan to implement the best practices identified in subdivision (a) in each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts.SEC. 4. Section 42241.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42241.5. The board department may develop a program to increase the use of compost products in agricultural applications. The program may include, but shall not be limited to, either or both of the following:(a) Identification of federal, state, and local financial assistance.(b) Cooperative efforts with appropriate federal and state agencies.SEC. 5. Section 42243 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42243. On or after January 1, 1993, the The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of General Services shall initiate programs to restore public lands that use compost, co-compost, rice straw, and chemically fixed sewage sludge and shall use those products or materials wherever possible.SEC. 6. Section 42243.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:42243.5. On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a wildfire. SEC. 7. Section 42244 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42244. The board department shall evaluate compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material. Compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge products, when used as a substitute for or mixed with currently approved cover material, shall possess all the physical characteristics required in the definition of a cover material.SEC. 8. Section 42245 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42245. On or after January 1, 1992, based Based on the results of the evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 42244, the board department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge, that meet the performance standards for cover material, for up to 25 percent of landfill cover materials or landfill cover extenders.SECTION 1.Section 43033 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:43033.The department shall do all of the following on or before December 31, 2019:(a)Develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a fire.(b)In coordination with the Department of Transportation, identify best practices of each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways.(c)In coordination with the Department of Transportation, develop a plan to expand the best practices identified pursuant to subdivision (b) to other Department of Transportation districts that do not use those best practices.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 42240 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42240. The Department of General Services and the board, department, in consultation with other affected state agencies, shall maintain specifications for the purchase of compost by the State of California. The specifications shall designate the state minimum operating standards and product quality standards. The specifications shall be designed to maximize the use of compost without jeopardizing the safety and health of the citizens of the state or the environment.
SECTION 1. Section 42240 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
42240. The Department of General Services and the board, department, in consultation with other affected state agencies, shall maintain specifications for the purchase of compost by the State of California. The specifications shall designate the state minimum operating standards and product quality standards. The specifications shall be designed to maximize the use of compost without jeopardizing the safety and health of the citizens of the state or the environment.
42240. The Department of General Services and the board, department, in consultation with other affected state agencies, shall maintain specifications for the purchase of compost by the State of California. The specifications shall designate the state minimum operating standards and product quality standards. The specifications shall be designed to maximize the use of compost without jeopardizing the safety and health of the citizens of the state or the environment.
42240. The Department of General Services and the board, department, in consultation with other affected state agencies, shall maintain specifications for the purchase of compost by the State of California. The specifications shall designate the state minimum operating standards and product quality standards. The specifications shall be designed to maximize the use of compost without jeopardizing the safety and health of the citizens of the state or the environment.
42240. The Department of General Services and the board, department, in consultation with other affected state agencies, shall maintain specifications for the purchase of compost by the State of California. The specifications shall designate the state minimum operating standards and product quality standards. The specifications shall be designed to maximize the use of compost without jeopardizing the safety and health of the citizens of the state or the environment.
SEC. 2. Section 42241 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42241. On or after January 1, 1991, the The Department of Transportation shall use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the states highway landscape maintenance program.
SEC. 2. Section 42241 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 2.
42241. On or after January 1, 1991, the The Department of Transportation shall use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the states highway landscape maintenance program.
42241. On or after January 1, 1991, the The Department of Transportation shall use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the states highway landscape maintenance program.
42241. On or after January 1, 1991, the The Department of Transportation shall use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the states highway landscape maintenance program.
42241. On or after January 1, 1991, the The Department of Transportation shall use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the states highway landscape maintenance program.
SEC. 3. Section 42241.3 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:42241.3. On or before December 31, 2019, the department, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, shall do both of the following:(a) Identify best practices for each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways.(b) Develop a plan to implement the best practices identified in subdivision (a) in each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts.
SEC. 3. Section 42241.3 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SEC. 3.
42241.3. On or before December 31, 2019, the department, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, shall do both of the following:(a) Identify best practices for each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways.(b) Develop a plan to implement the best practices identified in subdivision (a) in each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts.
42241.3. On or before December 31, 2019, the department, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, shall do both of the following:(a) Identify best practices for each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways.(b) Develop a plan to implement the best practices identified in subdivision (a) in each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts.
42241.3. On or before December 31, 2019, the department, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, shall do both of the following:(a) Identify best practices for each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways.(b) Develop a plan to implement the best practices identified in subdivision (a) in each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts.
42241.3. On or before December 31, 2019, the department, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, shall do both of the following:
(a) Identify best practices for each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways.
(b) Develop a plan to implement the best practices identified in subdivision (a) in each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts.
SEC. 4. Section 42241.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42241.5. The board department may develop a program to increase the use of compost products in agricultural applications. The program may include, but shall not be limited to, either or both of the following:(a) Identification of federal, state, and local financial assistance.(b) Cooperative efforts with appropriate federal and state agencies.
SEC. 4. Section 42241.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 4.
42241.5. The board department may develop a program to increase the use of compost products in agricultural applications. The program may include, but shall not be limited to, either or both of the following:(a) Identification of federal, state, and local financial assistance.(b) Cooperative efforts with appropriate federal and state agencies.
42241.5. The board department may develop a program to increase the use of compost products in agricultural applications. The program may include, but shall not be limited to, either or both of the following:(a) Identification of federal, state, and local financial assistance.(b) Cooperative efforts with appropriate federal and state agencies.
42241.5. The board department may develop a program to increase the use of compost products in agricultural applications. The program may include, but shall not be limited to, either or both of the following:(a) Identification of federal, state, and local financial assistance.(b) Cooperative efforts with appropriate federal and state agencies.
42241.5. The board department may develop a program to increase the use of compost products in agricultural applications. The program may include, but shall not be limited to, either or both of the following:
(a) Identification of federal, state, and local financial assistance.
(b) Cooperative efforts with appropriate federal and state agencies.
SEC. 5. Section 42243 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42243. On or after January 1, 1993, the The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of General Services shall initiate programs to restore public lands that use compost, co-compost, rice straw, and chemically fixed sewage sludge and shall use those products or materials wherever possible.
SEC. 5. Section 42243 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 5.
42243. On or after January 1, 1993, the The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of General Services shall initiate programs to restore public lands that use compost, co-compost, rice straw, and chemically fixed sewage sludge and shall use those products or materials wherever possible.
42243. On or after January 1, 1993, the The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of General Services shall initiate programs to restore public lands that use compost, co-compost, rice straw, and chemically fixed sewage sludge and shall use those products or materials wherever possible.
42243. On or after January 1, 1993, the The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of General Services shall initiate programs to restore public lands that use compost, co-compost, rice straw, and chemically fixed sewage sludge and shall use those products or materials wherever possible.
42243. On or after January 1, 1993, the The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of General Services shall initiate programs to restore public lands that use compost, co-compost, rice straw, and chemically fixed sewage sludge and shall use those products or materials wherever possible.
SEC. 6. Section 42243.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:42243.5. On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a wildfire.
SEC. 6. Section 42243.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SEC. 6.
42243.5. On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a wildfire.
42243.5. On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a wildfire.
42243.5. On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a wildfire.
42243.5. On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a wildfire.
SEC. 7. Section 42244 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42244. The board department shall evaluate compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material. Compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge products, when used as a substitute for or mixed with currently approved cover material, shall possess all the physical characteristics required in the definition of a cover material.
SEC. 7. Section 42244 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 7.
42244. The board department shall evaluate compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material. Compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge products, when used as a substitute for or mixed with currently approved cover material, shall possess all the physical characteristics required in the definition of a cover material.
42244. The board department shall evaluate compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material. Compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge products, when used as a substitute for or mixed with currently approved cover material, shall possess all the physical characteristics required in the definition of a cover material.
42244. The board department shall evaluate compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material. Compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge products, when used as a substitute for or mixed with currently approved cover material, shall possess all the physical characteristics required in the definition of a cover material.
42244. The board department shall evaluate compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material. Compost, cocompost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge products, when used as a substitute for or mixed with currently approved cover material, shall possess all the physical characteristics required in the definition of a cover material.
SEC. 8. Section 42245 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:42245. On or after January 1, 1992, based Based on the results of the evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 42244, the board department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge, that meet the performance standards for cover material, for up to 25 percent of landfill cover materials or landfill cover extenders.
SEC. 8. Section 42245 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 8.
42245. On or after January 1, 1992, based Based on the results of the evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 42244, the board department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge, that meet the performance standards for cover material, for up to 25 percent of landfill cover materials or landfill cover extenders.
42245. On or after January 1, 1992, based Based on the results of the evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 42244, the board department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge, that meet the performance standards for cover material, for up to 25 percent of landfill cover materials or landfill cover extenders.
42245. On or after January 1, 1992, based Based on the results of the evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 42244, the board department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge, that meet the performance standards for cover material, for up to 25 percent of landfill cover materials or landfill cover extenders.
42245. On or after January 1, 1992, based Based on the results of the evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 42244, the board department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge, that meet the performance standards for cover material, for up to 25 percent of landfill cover materials or landfill cover extenders.
The department shall do all of the following on or before December 31, 2019:
(a)Develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a fire.
(b)In coordination with the Department of Transportation, identify best practices of each of the Department of Transportations 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways.
(c)In coordination with the Department of Transportation, develop a plan to expand the best practices identified pursuant to subdivision (b) to other Department of Transportation districts that do not use those best practices.