California 2017 2017-2018 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB246 Amended / Bill

Filed 03/09/2017

                    Amended IN  Assembly  March 09, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 246Introduced by Assembly Members Santiago, Cristina Garcia, Gomez, and ReyesJanuary 30, 2017 An act to add Section 25200.24 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 246, as amended, Santiago. Hazardous waste: facilities: permits. permits: fence-line monitoring systems.Existing law, as part of the hazardous waste control laws, requires a facility handling hazardous waste to obtain a hazardous waste facilities permit from the Department of Toxic Substances Control. Existing law requires the department to impose certain conditions on each hazardous waste facilities permit and authorizes the department to impose other conditions on a hazardous waste facilities permit, as specified. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws is a crime. This bill would, as a condition for a new hazardous waste facilities permit or a renewal of a hazardous waste facilities permit, require an applicant to obtain a permit from the air quality management district or local air pollution control district and to maintain compliance with the requirements of that permit. install and maintain a fence-line monitoring system to measure and record emissions along the border of the facility. The bill would provide that this requirement applies only for a permit to operate a hazardous waste facility that treats or disposes of hazardous waste. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 25200.24 is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following Section 25200.23, to read:25200.24. (a) The department shall, as a condition for a new hazardous waste facilities permit or a renewal of a hazardous waste facilities permit, require an applicant to obtain a permit from the air quality management district or local air pollution control district and to maintain compliance with the requirements of that permit. install and maintain a fence-line monitoring system to measure and record emissions along the border of the facility.(b) Subdivision (a) shall apply only for a permit to operate a hazardous waste facility that treats or disposes of hazardous waste.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.

 Amended IN  Assembly  March 09, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 246Introduced by Assembly Members Santiago, Cristina Garcia, Gomez, and ReyesJanuary 30, 2017 An act to add Section 25200.24 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 246, as amended, Santiago. Hazardous waste: facilities: permits. permits: fence-line monitoring systems.Existing law, as part of the hazardous waste control laws, requires a facility handling hazardous waste to obtain a hazardous waste facilities permit from the Department of Toxic Substances Control. Existing law requires the department to impose certain conditions on each hazardous waste facilities permit and authorizes the department to impose other conditions on a hazardous waste facilities permit, as specified. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws is a crime. This bill would, as a condition for a new hazardous waste facilities permit or a renewal of a hazardous waste facilities permit, require an applicant to obtain a permit from the air quality management district or local air pollution control district and to maintain compliance with the requirements of that permit. install and maintain a fence-line monitoring system to measure and record emissions along the border of the facility. The bill would provide that this requirement applies only for a permit to operate a hazardous waste facility that treats or disposes of hazardous waste. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: YES 

 Amended IN  Assembly  March 09, 2017

Amended IN  Assembly  March 09, 2017

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill No. 246

Introduced by Assembly Members Santiago, Cristina Garcia, Gomez, and ReyesJanuary 30, 2017

Introduced by Assembly Members Santiago, Cristina Garcia, Gomez, and Reyes
January 30, 2017

 An act to add Section 25200.24 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 246, as amended, Santiago. Hazardous waste: facilities: permits. permits: fence-line monitoring systems.

Existing law, as part of the hazardous waste control laws, requires a facility handling hazardous waste to obtain a hazardous waste facilities permit from the Department of Toxic Substances Control. Existing law requires the department to impose certain conditions on each hazardous waste facilities permit and authorizes the department to impose other conditions on a hazardous waste facilities permit, as specified. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws is a crime. This bill would, as a condition for a new hazardous waste facilities permit or a renewal of a hazardous waste facilities permit, require an applicant to obtain a permit from the air quality management district or local air pollution control district and to maintain compliance with the requirements of that permit. install and maintain a fence-line monitoring system to measure and record emissions along the border of the facility. The bill would provide that this requirement applies only for a permit to operate a hazardous waste facility that treats or disposes of hazardous waste. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Existing law, as part of the hazardous waste control laws, requires a facility handling hazardous waste to obtain a hazardous waste facilities permit from the Department of Toxic Substances Control. Existing law requires the department to impose certain conditions on each hazardous waste facilities permit and authorizes the department to impose other conditions on a hazardous waste facilities permit, as specified. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws is a crime. 

This bill would, as a condition for a new hazardous waste facilities permit or a renewal of a hazardous waste facilities permit, require an applicant to obtain a permit from the air quality management district or local air pollution control district and to maintain compliance with the requirements of that permit. install and maintain a fence-line monitoring system to measure and record emissions along the border of the facility. The bill would provide that this requirement applies only for a permit to operate a hazardous waste facility that treats or disposes of hazardous waste. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 25200.24 is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following Section 25200.23, to read:25200.24. (a) The department shall, as a condition for a new hazardous waste facilities permit or a renewal of a hazardous waste facilities permit, require an applicant to obtain a permit from the air quality management district or local air pollution control district and to maintain compliance with the requirements of that permit. install and maintain a fence-line monitoring system to measure and record emissions along the border of the facility.(b) Subdivision (a) shall apply only for a permit to operate a hazardous waste facility that treats or disposes of hazardous waste.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.

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 25200.24 is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following Section 25200.23, to read:25200.24. (a) The department shall, as a condition for a new hazardous waste facilities permit or a renewal of a hazardous waste facilities permit, require an applicant to obtain a permit from the air quality management district or local air pollution control district and to maintain compliance with the requirements of that permit. install and maintain a fence-line monitoring system to measure and record emissions along the border of the facility.(b) Subdivision (a) shall apply only for a permit to operate a hazardous waste facility that treats or disposes of hazardous waste.

SECTION 1. Section 25200.24 is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following Section 25200.23, to read:

### SECTION 1.

25200.24. (a) The department shall, as a condition for a new hazardous waste facilities permit or a renewal of a hazardous waste facilities permit, require an applicant to obtain a permit from the air quality management district or local air pollution control district and to maintain compliance with the requirements of that permit. install and maintain a fence-line monitoring system to measure and record emissions along the border of the facility.(b) Subdivision (a) shall apply only for a permit to operate a hazardous waste facility that treats or disposes of hazardous waste.

25200.24. (a) The department shall, as a condition for a new hazardous waste facilities permit or a renewal of a hazardous waste facilities permit, require an applicant to obtain a permit from the air quality management district or local air pollution control district and to maintain compliance with the requirements of that permit. install and maintain a fence-line monitoring system to measure and record emissions along the border of the facility.(b) Subdivision (a) shall apply only for a permit to operate a hazardous waste facility that treats or disposes of hazardous waste.

25200.24. (a) The department shall, as a condition for a new hazardous waste facilities permit or a renewal of a hazardous waste facilities permit, require an applicant to obtain a permit from the air quality management district or local air pollution control district and to maintain compliance with the requirements of that permit. install and maintain a fence-line monitoring system to measure and record emissions along the border of the facility.(b) Subdivision (a) shall apply only for a permit to operate a hazardous waste facility that treats or disposes of hazardous waste.



25200.24. (a) The department shall, as a condition for a new hazardous waste facilities permit or a renewal of a hazardous waste facilities permit, require an applicant to obtain a permit from the air quality management district or local air pollution control district and to maintain compliance with the requirements of that permit. install and maintain a fence-line monitoring system to measure and record emissions along the border of the facility.

(b) Subdivision (a) shall apply only for a permit to operate a hazardous waste facility that treats or disposes of hazardous waste.

SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.

SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.

SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.

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