CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 392Introduced by Senator AllenFebruary 20, 2019 An act to amend Sections 25251, 25252, and 25253 of, to add Sections 25253.6, 25253.7, 25253.8, and 25253.9 to, to repeal Sections 25256.1, 25256.2, and 25256.3 of, and to repeal and add Section 25256 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous materials. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 392, as introduced, Allen. Hazardous materials: green chemistry: consumer products.(1) The hazardous waste control laws require the Department of Toxic Substances Control to regulate the handling and management of hazardous materials and hazardous waste. Existing law, known as the Green Chemistry program, requires the department to adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being chemicals of concern. Regulations adopted by the department refer to a chemical-product combination that has been identified and prioritized pursuant to that provision as a priority product. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in priority products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure to or to reduce the level of hazard posed by chemicals of concern, as specified. Regulations adopted by the department require a responsible entity, defined to mean a manufacturer, importer, assembler, or retailer, for a priority product to conduct an analysis of alternatives for the priority product. Existing law requires the departments regulations to specify the range of regulatory responses that the department may take following the completion of the analysis of alternatives. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws, including the Green Chemistry program, is a crime.This bill would authorize the department, in lieu of requiring the analysis of alternatives, following public notice and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment, to instead rely on all or part of one or more publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration, in existence at the time of consideration, and to proceed directly to a regulatory response, as provided.The bill would require a product manufacturer, as defined, to provide to the department data and information on the ingredients and use of a consumer product upon the departments request within the time specified by the department, including, but not limited to, specified data and information, including data on ingredient chemical identity, concentration, and functional use. The bill would require a product manufacturer, if the product manufacturer certifies in writing that it does not have the information requested and cannot obtain that information from the chemical manufacturer, as defined, to provide the identity and contact information of the chemical manufacturer to the department. The bill would authorize the department to then request the unknown information from the chemical manufacturer, and would require the chemical manufacturer to provide that information to the department. The bill would impose a civil penalty of no more than $70,000 on a person who violates any of these provisions for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that violation continues, and would require that any penalties collected be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account. Because a violation of these requirements would also be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The bill would declare that it is the policy goal of the state to ensure the safety of consumer products sold in California through timely administrative and legislative action on consumer products and chemicals of concern in those products, particularly those products that may have disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations.(2) Regulations adopted by the department require the department to issue a Priority Product Work Plan every 3 years that identifies and describes the product categories that the department will evaluate to identify product-chemical combinations to be added to the priority products list during the 3 years following the issuance of the work plan.This bill would require the department to include in each work plan, commencing with the 202123 work plan, in addition to any other information that the department is required to include pursuant to the regulations, specified information, including any additional ingredient information that is needed for the department to evaluate the safety of the consumer products, as provided.(3) Regulations adopted by the department identify a chemical as a candidate chemical if the chemical exhibits a hazard trait or an environmental or toxicological endpoint, and the chemical is one of specified types of chemicals or the chemical is included on one of specified lists.This bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2021, to revise that regulation to include additional chemical lists, including, among others, the list of endocrine disrupting chemicals identified by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(4) Regulations adopted by the department provide for an informal dispute resolution procedure that authorizes a responsible entity to request that the department informally resolve a dispute regarding a decision made by the department and requires the department to provide the responsible entity with an opportunity to resolve the dispute informally. The regulations also provide for an appeal process, following completion of the informal dispute resolution process, as provided. This bill would provide that, if the department provides public notice of a proposed regulation pursuant to the Green Chemistry program, and an opportunity to comment prior to the adoption of the regulation, that dispute resolution procedure is not available to a person who seeks to dispute the regulation.(5) Existing law requires the department to establish the Toxics Information Clearinghouse to provide a decentralized, web-based system for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of specific chemical hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data, and to make the clearinghouse accessible to the public through a single internet web portal. Existing law requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, on or before January 1, 2011, to evaluate and specify the hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points and any other relevant data to be included in the clearinghouse. This bill would repeal the provisions relating to the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, but would require the hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data that was specified by the office for inclusion in the clearinghouse to continue to be maintained and made available to the public on the internet websites of the office and the department.(6) 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 25251 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25251. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a)Clearinghouse means the Toxics Information Clearinghouse established pursuant to Section 25256.(b)Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.(c)Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(d)Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.(a) Chemical manufacturer means a person who manufactures a chemical or chemical ingredient that is used in a consumer product.(e)(b) Consumer product means a product or part of the product that is used, brought, or leased for use by a person for any purposes. Consumer product does not include any of the following:(1) A dangerous drug or dangerous device as defined in Section 4022 of the Business of Professions Code.(2) Dental restorative materials as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1648.20 of the Business and Professions Code.(3) A device as defined in Section 4023 of the Business of Professions Code.(4) A food as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 109935.(5) The packaging associated with any of the items specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).(6) A pesticide as defined in Section 12753 of the Food and Agricultural Code or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide (7 United States Code Sections 136 and following). Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136 et seq.).(f)This section shall become effective on January 1, 2012.(c) Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.(d) Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(e) Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.(f) Product manufacturer means a person who manufactures a consumer product or a person who controls the manufacturing process for, or specifies the use of a chemical to be included in, a consumer product.SEC. 2. Section 25252 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25252. (a) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize those chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with the office and all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish an identification and prioritization process that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following considerations:(1) The volume of the chemical in commerce in this state.(2) The potential for exposure to the chemical in a consumer product.(3) Potential effects on sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.(b) (1) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall develop criteria by which chemicals and their alternatives may be evaluated. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the traits, characteristics, and endpoints that are included in the clearinghouse data pursuant to Section 25256.1. referenced in Section 25256.(2) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall reference and use, to the maximum extent feasible, available information from other nations, governments, and authoritative bodies that have undertaken similar chemical prioritization processes, so as to leverage the work and costs already incurred by those entities and to minimize costs and maximize benefits for the states economy.(3) Paragraph (2) does not require the department, when adopting regulations pursuant to this section, to reference and use only the available information specified in paragraph (2).SEC. 3. Section 25253 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25253. (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations pursuant to this section that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in consumer products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure or to reduce the level of hazard posed by a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment.(2) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish a process that includes an evaluation of the availability of potential alternatives and potential hazards posed by those alternatives, as well as an evaluation of critical exposure pathways. This process shall include life cycle assessment tools that take into consideration, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:(A) Product function or performance.(B) Useful life.(C) Materials and resource consumption.(D) Water conservation.(E) Water quality impacts.(F) Air emissions.(G) Production, in-use, and transportation energy inputs.(H) Energy efficiency.(I) Greenhouse gas emissions.(J) Waste and end-of-life disposal.(K) Public health impacts, including potential impacts to sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.(L) Environmental impacts.(M) Economic impacts.(b) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall specify the range of regulatory responses that the department may take following the completion of the alternatives analysis, including, but not limited to, any of the following actions:(1) Not requiring any action.(2) Imposing requirements to provide additional information needed to assess a chemical of concern and its potential alternatives.(3) Imposing requirements on the labeling or other type of consumer product information.(4) Imposing a restriction on the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(5) Prohibiting the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(6) Imposing requirements that control access to or limit exposure to the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(7) Imposing requirements for the manufacturer to manage the product at the end of its useful life, including recycling or responsible disposal of the consumer product.(8) Imposing a requirement to fund green chemistry challenge grants where no feasible safer alternative exists.(9) Any other outcome the department determines accomplishes the requirements of this article.(c) The department, in developing the processes and regulations pursuant to this section, shall ensure that the tools available are in a form that allows for ease of use and transparency of application. The department shall also make every feasible effort to devise simplified and accessible tools that consumer product manufacturers, consumer product distributors, product retailers, and consumers can use to make consumer product manufacturing, sales, and purchase decisions.(d) In lieu of requiring an analysis of alternatives, as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b), the department, following public notice and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment, may instead rely on all or part of one or more publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration, in existence at the time of consideration, and may proceed directly to a regulatory response. Any analysis that the department relies on pursuant to this subdivision shall be issued by a government agency or a credible institution with relevant expertise and without financial conflicts of interest, or published in peer-reviewed scientific literature. If the department opts to rely on publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration pursuant to this subdivision, it shall address any relevant factors listed in subdivision (c) of Section 69506 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section may be amended, before determining regulatory responses.(e) If the department provides public notice of a proposed regulation pursuant to this article and an opportunity to comment prior to the adoption of the regulation, the dispute resolution procedures specified in Section 69507.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall not be available to a person who seeks to dispute the regulation.SEC. 4. Section 25253.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25253.6. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy goal of the state to ensure the safety of consumer products sold in California through timely administrative and legislative action on consumer products and chemicals of concern in those products, particularly those products that may have disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations.SEC. 5. Section 25253.7 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25253.7. (a) (1) A product manufacturer shall provide to the department data and information on the ingredients and use of a consumer product upon the departments request within the time specified by the department, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Data on ingredient chemical identity, concentration, and functional use.(B) Existing information, if any, related to the use of the products by children, pregnant women, or other sensitive populations.(C) Data on national or state product sales.(2) If the product manufacturer certifies in writing that it does not have the information requested pursuant to paragraph (1) and cannot obtain that information from the chemical manufacturer, the product manufacturer shall provide the identity and contact information of the chemical manufacturer to the department. The department may then request the unknown information from the chemical manufacturer. Upon the departments request, a chemical manufacturer shall provide the information requested pursuant to this paragraph to the department.(b) (1) A person who violates this section, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that violation continues. Liability under this section may be imposed in a civil action or may be imposed administratively.(2) A penalty collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account in the General Fund.(3) In imposing an administrative penalty pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall take into consideration the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, the violators ability to pay the penalty, and the deterrent effect of the penalty.SEC. 6. Section 25253.8 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25253.8. No later than January 1, 2021, the department shall revise its list of authoritative references for candidate chemicals, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 69502.2 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, to include:(a) Each fragrance allergen included by the European Union in Annex III of the Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 as required to be labeled by the European Union in Regulation (EC) 648/2004, and any subsequent updates to the list.(b) Each asthmagen for which the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists has established threshold limit values for asthma.(c) Each designated chemical identified under the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program.(d) Each endocrine disrupting chemical identified by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.SEC. 7. Section 25253.9 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25253.9. The department shall include in each Priority Product Work Plan, commencing with the 202123 Priority Product Work Plan, in addition to any other information that the department is required to include pursuant to Section 69503.4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor regulation, all of the following information:(a) Information that the department has at the time the work plan is issued on the chemicals or chemical ingredients that may be chemicals of concern that are contained in consumer products within each product category or subcategory.(b) Any additional ingredient information that is needed for the department to evaluate the safety of those consumer products, including, but not limited to, the information specified in Section 25253.7. (c) Information specifying how the department plans to collect the additional information, if any, described in subdivision (b).(d) (1) Timelines for completion of all of the following with regard to at least five product categories or subcategories in each work plan:(A) The collection of information described in subdivision (b).(B) All actions required pursuant to this article for a consumer product that contains a chemical of concern, including, but not limited to, the listing of that product as a priority product, the completion of an alternatives analysis for the product, and the adoption of implementing regulations.(2) The length of a timeline pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed five years from the date of issuance of the work plan.(3) In determining the data needed and actions required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall take into account all chemicals that serve or can serve the same function in the product categories or subcategories, such as surfactants, preservatives, plasticizers, or fragrances, in order to avoid the substitution of one chemical with another chemical on the candidate chemical list.(4) An action to enforce the timelines shall be brought pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure.SEC. 8. Section 25256 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.25256.The department shall establish the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, which shall provide a decentralized, Web-based system for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of specific chemical hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data. The department shall make the clearinghouse accessible to the public through a single Internet Web portal, and, shall, to the maximum extent possible, operate the clearinghouse at the least possible cost to the state.SEC. 9. Section 25256 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25256. The hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data specified by the office for inclusion in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse pursuant to former Section 25256.1, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall continue to be maintained and made available to the public on the internet websites of the office and the department.SEC. 10. Section 25256.1 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.25256.1.On or before January 1, 2011, the office shall evaluate and specify the hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points and any other relevant data that are to be included in the clearinghouse. The office shall conduct this evaluation in consultation with the department and all appropriate state agencies, after one or more public workshops, and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The office may seek information from other states, the federal government, and other nations in implementing this section.SEC. 11. Section 25256.2 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.25256.2.(a)The department shall develop requirements and standards related to the design of the clearinghouse and data quality and test methods that govern the data that is eligible to be available through the clearinghouse.(b)The department may phase in the access to eligible information and data in the clearinghouse as that information and data become available.(c)The department shall ensure the clearinghouse is capable of displaying updated information as new data becomes available.SEC. 12. Section 25256.3 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.25256.3.The department shall consult with other states, the federal government, and other nations to identify available data related to hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points, and to facilitate the development of regional, national, and international data sharing arrangements to be included in the clearinghouse.SEC. 13. 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.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 392Introduced by Senator AllenFebruary 20, 2019 An act to amend Sections 25251, 25252, and 25253 of, to add Sections 25253.6, 25253.7, 25253.8, and 25253.9 to, to repeal Sections 25256.1, 25256.2, and 25256.3 of, and to repeal and add Section 25256 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous materials. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 392, as introduced, Allen. Hazardous materials: green chemistry: consumer products.(1) The hazardous waste control laws require the Department of Toxic Substances Control to regulate the handling and management of hazardous materials and hazardous waste. Existing law, known as the Green Chemistry program, requires the department to adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being chemicals of concern. Regulations adopted by the department refer to a chemical-product combination that has been identified and prioritized pursuant to that provision as a priority product. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in priority products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure to or to reduce the level of hazard posed by chemicals of concern, as specified. Regulations adopted by the department require a responsible entity, defined to mean a manufacturer, importer, assembler, or retailer, for a priority product to conduct an analysis of alternatives for the priority product. Existing law requires the departments regulations to specify the range of regulatory responses that the department may take following the completion of the analysis of alternatives. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws, including the Green Chemistry program, is a crime.This bill would authorize the department, in lieu of requiring the analysis of alternatives, following public notice and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment, to instead rely on all or part of one or more publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration, in existence at the time of consideration, and to proceed directly to a regulatory response, as provided.The bill would require a product manufacturer, as defined, to provide to the department data and information on the ingredients and use of a consumer product upon the departments request within the time specified by the department, including, but not limited to, specified data and information, including data on ingredient chemical identity, concentration, and functional use. The bill would require a product manufacturer, if the product manufacturer certifies in writing that it does not have the information requested and cannot obtain that information from the chemical manufacturer, as defined, to provide the identity and contact information of the chemical manufacturer to the department. The bill would authorize the department to then request the unknown information from the chemical manufacturer, and would require the chemical manufacturer to provide that information to the department. The bill would impose a civil penalty of no more than $70,000 on a person who violates any of these provisions for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that violation continues, and would require that any penalties collected be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account. Because a violation of these requirements would also be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The bill would declare that it is the policy goal of the state to ensure the safety of consumer products sold in California through timely administrative and legislative action on consumer products and chemicals of concern in those products, particularly those products that may have disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations.(2) Regulations adopted by the department require the department to issue a Priority Product Work Plan every 3 years that identifies and describes the product categories that the department will evaluate to identify product-chemical combinations to be added to the priority products list during the 3 years following the issuance of the work plan.This bill would require the department to include in each work plan, commencing with the 202123 work plan, in addition to any other information that the department is required to include pursuant to the regulations, specified information, including any additional ingredient information that is needed for the department to evaluate the safety of the consumer products, as provided.(3) Regulations adopted by the department identify a chemical as a candidate chemical if the chemical exhibits a hazard trait or an environmental or toxicological endpoint, and the chemical is one of specified types of chemicals or the chemical is included on one of specified lists.This bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2021, to revise that regulation to include additional chemical lists, including, among others, the list of endocrine disrupting chemicals identified by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(4) Regulations adopted by the department provide for an informal dispute resolution procedure that authorizes a responsible entity to request that the department informally resolve a dispute regarding a decision made by the department and requires the department to provide the responsible entity with an opportunity to resolve the dispute informally. The regulations also provide for an appeal process, following completion of the informal dispute resolution process, as provided. This bill would provide that, if the department provides public notice of a proposed regulation pursuant to the Green Chemistry program, and an opportunity to comment prior to the adoption of the regulation, that dispute resolution procedure is not available to a person who seeks to dispute the regulation.(5) Existing law requires the department to establish the Toxics Information Clearinghouse to provide a decentralized, web-based system for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of specific chemical hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data, and to make the clearinghouse accessible to the public through a single internet web portal. Existing law requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, on or before January 1, 2011, to evaluate and specify the hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points and any other relevant data to be included in the clearinghouse. This bill would repeal the provisions relating to the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, but would require the hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data that was specified by the office for inclusion in the clearinghouse to continue to be maintained and made available to the public on the internet websites of the office and the department.(6) 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
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 392
Introduced by Senator AllenFebruary 20, 2019
Introduced by Senator Allen
February 20, 2019
An act to amend Sections 25251, 25252, and 25253 of, to add Sections 25253.6, 25253.7, 25253.8, and 25253.9 to, to repeal Sections 25256.1, 25256.2, and 25256.3 of, and to repeal and add Section 25256 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous materials.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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SB 392, as introduced, Allen. Hazardous materials: green chemistry: consumer products.
(1) The hazardous waste control laws require the Department of Toxic Substances Control to regulate the handling and management of hazardous materials and hazardous waste. Existing law, known as the Green Chemistry program, requires the department to adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being chemicals of concern. Regulations adopted by the department refer to a chemical-product combination that has been identified and prioritized pursuant to that provision as a priority product. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in priority products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure to or to reduce the level of hazard posed by chemicals of concern, as specified. Regulations adopted by the department require a responsible entity, defined to mean a manufacturer, importer, assembler, or retailer, for a priority product to conduct an analysis of alternatives for the priority product. Existing law requires the departments regulations to specify the range of regulatory responses that the department may take following the completion of the analysis of alternatives. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws, including the Green Chemistry program, is a crime.This bill would authorize the department, in lieu of requiring the analysis of alternatives, following public notice and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment, to instead rely on all or part of one or more publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration, in existence at the time of consideration, and to proceed directly to a regulatory response, as provided.The bill would require a product manufacturer, as defined, to provide to the department data and information on the ingredients and use of a consumer product upon the departments request within the time specified by the department, including, but not limited to, specified data and information, including data on ingredient chemical identity, concentration, and functional use. The bill would require a product manufacturer, if the product manufacturer certifies in writing that it does not have the information requested and cannot obtain that information from the chemical manufacturer, as defined, to provide the identity and contact information of the chemical manufacturer to the department. The bill would authorize the department to then request the unknown information from the chemical manufacturer, and would require the chemical manufacturer to provide that information to the department. The bill would impose a civil penalty of no more than $70,000 on a person who violates any of these provisions for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that violation continues, and would require that any penalties collected be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account. Because a violation of these requirements would also be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The bill would declare that it is the policy goal of the state to ensure the safety of consumer products sold in California through timely administrative and legislative action on consumer products and chemicals of concern in those products, particularly those products that may have disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations.(2) Regulations adopted by the department require the department to issue a Priority Product Work Plan every 3 years that identifies and describes the product categories that the department will evaluate to identify product-chemical combinations to be added to the priority products list during the 3 years following the issuance of the work plan.This bill would require the department to include in each work plan, commencing with the 202123 work plan, in addition to any other information that the department is required to include pursuant to the regulations, specified information, including any additional ingredient information that is needed for the department to evaluate the safety of the consumer products, as provided.(3) Regulations adopted by the department identify a chemical as a candidate chemical if the chemical exhibits a hazard trait or an environmental or toxicological endpoint, and the chemical is one of specified types of chemicals or the chemical is included on one of specified lists.This bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2021, to revise that regulation to include additional chemical lists, including, among others, the list of endocrine disrupting chemicals identified by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(4) Regulations adopted by the department provide for an informal dispute resolution procedure that authorizes a responsible entity to request that the department informally resolve a dispute regarding a decision made by the department and requires the department to provide the responsible entity with an opportunity to resolve the dispute informally. The regulations also provide for an appeal process, following completion of the informal dispute resolution process, as provided. This bill would provide that, if the department provides public notice of a proposed regulation pursuant to the Green Chemistry program, and an opportunity to comment prior to the adoption of the regulation, that dispute resolution procedure is not available to a person who seeks to dispute the regulation.(5) Existing law requires the department to establish the Toxics Information Clearinghouse to provide a decentralized, web-based system for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of specific chemical hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data, and to make the clearinghouse accessible to the public through a single internet web portal. Existing law requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, on or before January 1, 2011, to evaluate and specify the hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points and any other relevant data to be included in the clearinghouse. This bill would repeal the provisions relating to the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, but would require the hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data that was specified by the office for inclusion in the clearinghouse to continue to be maintained and made available to the public on the internet websites of the office and the department.(6) 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.
(1) The hazardous waste control laws require the Department of Toxic Substances Control to regulate the handling and management of hazardous materials and hazardous waste. Existing law, known as the Green Chemistry program, requires the department to adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being chemicals of concern. Regulations adopted by the department refer to a chemical-product combination that has been identified and prioritized pursuant to that provision as a priority product. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in priority products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure to or to reduce the level of hazard posed by chemicals of concern, as specified. Regulations adopted by the department require a responsible entity, defined to mean a manufacturer, importer, assembler, or retailer, for a priority product to conduct an analysis of alternatives for the priority product. Existing law requires the departments regulations to specify the range of regulatory responses that the department may take following the completion of the analysis of alternatives. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws, including the Green Chemistry program, is a crime.
This bill would authorize the department, in lieu of requiring the analysis of alternatives, following public notice and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment, to instead rely on all or part of one or more publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration, in existence at the time of consideration, and to proceed directly to a regulatory response, as provided.
The bill would require a product manufacturer, as defined, to provide to the department data and information on the ingredients and use of a consumer product upon the departments request within the time specified by the department, including, but not limited to, specified data and information, including data on ingredient chemical identity, concentration, and functional use. The bill would require a product manufacturer, if the product manufacturer certifies in writing that it does not have the information requested and cannot obtain that information from the chemical manufacturer, as defined, to provide the identity and contact information of the chemical manufacturer to the department. The bill would authorize the department to then request the unknown information from the chemical manufacturer, and would require the chemical manufacturer to provide that information to the department. The bill would impose a civil penalty of no more than $70,000 on a person who violates any of these provisions for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that violation continues, and would require that any penalties collected be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account. Because a violation of these requirements would also be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The bill would declare that it is the policy goal of the state to ensure the safety of consumer products sold in California through timely administrative and legislative action on consumer products and chemicals of concern in those products, particularly those products that may have disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations.
(2) Regulations adopted by the department require the department to issue a Priority Product Work Plan every 3 years that identifies and describes the product categories that the department will evaluate to identify product-chemical combinations to be added to the priority products list during the 3 years following the issuance of the work plan.
This bill would require the department to include in each work plan, commencing with the 202123 work plan, in addition to any other information that the department is required to include pursuant to the regulations, specified information, including any additional ingredient information that is needed for the department to evaluate the safety of the consumer products, as provided.
(3) Regulations adopted by the department identify a chemical as a candidate chemical if the chemical exhibits a hazard trait or an environmental or toxicological endpoint, and the chemical is one of specified types of chemicals or the chemical is included on one of specified lists.
This bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2021, to revise that regulation to include additional chemical lists, including, among others, the list of endocrine disrupting chemicals identified by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
(4) Regulations adopted by the department provide for an informal dispute resolution procedure that authorizes a responsible entity to request that the department informally resolve a dispute regarding a decision made by the department and requires the department to provide the responsible entity with an opportunity to resolve the dispute informally. The regulations also provide for an appeal process, following completion of the informal dispute resolution process, as provided.
This bill would provide that, if the department provides public notice of a proposed regulation pursuant to the Green Chemistry program, and an opportunity to comment prior to the adoption of the regulation, that dispute resolution procedure is not available to a person who seeks to dispute the regulation.
(5) Existing law requires the department to establish the Toxics Information Clearinghouse to provide a decentralized, web-based system for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of specific chemical hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data, and to make the clearinghouse accessible to the public through a single internet web portal. Existing law requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, on or before January 1, 2011, to evaluate and specify the hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points and any other relevant data to be included in the clearinghouse.
This bill would repeal the provisions relating to the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, but would require the hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data that was specified by the office for inclusion in the clearinghouse to continue to be maintained and made available to the public on the internet websites of the office and the department.
(6) 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.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 25251 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25251. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a)Clearinghouse means the Toxics Information Clearinghouse established pursuant to Section 25256.(b)Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.(c)Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(d)Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.(a) Chemical manufacturer means a person who manufactures a chemical or chemical ingredient that is used in a consumer product.(e)(b) Consumer product means a product or part of the product that is used, brought, or leased for use by a person for any purposes. Consumer product does not include any of the following:(1) A dangerous drug or dangerous device as defined in Section 4022 of the Business of Professions Code.(2) Dental restorative materials as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1648.20 of the Business and Professions Code.(3) A device as defined in Section 4023 of the Business of Professions Code.(4) A food as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 109935.(5) The packaging associated with any of the items specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).(6) A pesticide as defined in Section 12753 of the Food and Agricultural Code or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide (7 United States Code Sections 136 and following). Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136 et seq.).(f)This section shall become effective on January 1, 2012.(c) Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.(d) Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(e) Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.(f) Product manufacturer means a person who manufactures a consumer product or a person who controls the manufacturing process for, or specifies the use of a chemical to be included in, a consumer product.SEC. 2. Section 25252 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25252. (a) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize those chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with the office and all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish an identification and prioritization process that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following considerations:(1) The volume of the chemical in commerce in this state.(2) The potential for exposure to the chemical in a consumer product.(3) Potential effects on sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.(b) (1) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall develop criteria by which chemicals and their alternatives may be evaluated. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the traits, characteristics, and endpoints that are included in the clearinghouse data pursuant to Section 25256.1. referenced in Section 25256.(2) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall reference and use, to the maximum extent feasible, available information from other nations, governments, and authoritative bodies that have undertaken similar chemical prioritization processes, so as to leverage the work and costs already incurred by those entities and to minimize costs and maximize benefits for the states economy.(3) Paragraph (2) does not require the department, when adopting regulations pursuant to this section, to reference and use only the available information specified in paragraph (2).SEC. 3. Section 25253 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25253. (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations pursuant to this section that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in consumer products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure or to reduce the level of hazard posed by a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment.(2) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish a process that includes an evaluation of the availability of potential alternatives and potential hazards posed by those alternatives, as well as an evaluation of critical exposure pathways. This process shall include life cycle assessment tools that take into consideration, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:(A) Product function or performance.(B) Useful life.(C) Materials and resource consumption.(D) Water conservation.(E) Water quality impacts.(F) Air emissions.(G) Production, in-use, and transportation energy inputs.(H) Energy efficiency.(I) Greenhouse gas emissions.(J) Waste and end-of-life disposal.(K) Public health impacts, including potential impacts to sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.(L) Environmental impacts.(M) Economic impacts.(b) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall specify the range of regulatory responses that the department may take following the completion of the alternatives analysis, including, but not limited to, any of the following actions:(1) Not requiring any action.(2) Imposing requirements to provide additional information needed to assess a chemical of concern and its potential alternatives.(3) Imposing requirements on the labeling or other type of consumer product information.(4) Imposing a restriction on the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(5) Prohibiting the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(6) Imposing requirements that control access to or limit exposure to the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(7) Imposing requirements for the manufacturer to manage the product at the end of its useful life, including recycling or responsible disposal of the consumer product.(8) Imposing a requirement to fund green chemistry challenge grants where no feasible safer alternative exists.(9) Any other outcome the department determines accomplishes the requirements of this article.(c) The department, in developing the processes and regulations pursuant to this section, shall ensure that the tools available are in a form that allows for ease of use and transparency of application. The department shall also make every feasible effort to devise simplified and accessible tools that consumer product manufacturers, consumer product distributors, product retailers, and consumers can use to make consumer product manufacturing, sales, and purchase decisions.(d) In lieu of requiring an analysis of alternatives, as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b), the department, following public notice and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment, may instead rely on all or part of one or more publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration, in existence at the time of consideration, and may proceed directly to a regulatory response. Any analysis that the department relies on pursuant to this subdivision shall be issued by a government agency or a credible institution with relevant expertise and without financial conflicts of interest, or published in peer-reviewed scientific literature. If the department opts to rely on publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration pursuant to this subdivision, it shall address any relevant factors listed in subdivision (c) of Section 69506 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section may be amended, before determining regulatory responses.(e) If the department provides public notice of a proposed regulation pursuant to this article and an opportunity to comment prior to the adoption of the regulation, the dispute resolution procedures specified in Section 69507.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall not be available to a person who seeks to dispute the regulation.SEC. 4. Section 25253.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25253.6. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy goal of the state to ensure the safety of consumer products sold in California through timely administrative and legislative action on consumer products and chemicals of concern in those products, particularly those products that may have disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations.SEC. 5. Section 25253.7 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25253.7. (a) (1) A product manufacturer shall provide to the department data and information on the ingredients and use of a consumer product upon the departments request within the time specified by the department, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Data on ingredient chemical identity, concentration, and functional use.(B) Existing information, if any, related to the use of the products by children, pregnant women, or other sensitive populations.(C) Data on national or state product sales.(2) If the product manufacturer certifies in writing that it does not have the information requested pursuant to paragraph (1) and cannot obtain that information from the chemical manufacturer, the product manufacturer shall provide the identity and contact information of the chemical manufacturer to the department. The department may then request the unknown information from the chemical manufacturer. Upon the departments request, a chemical manufacturer shall provide the information requested pursuant to this paragraph to the department.(b) (1) A person who violates this section, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that violation continues. Liability under this section may be imposed in a civil action or may be imposed administratively.(2) A penalty collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account in the General Fund.(3) In imposing an administrative penalty pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall take into consideration the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, the violators ability to pay the penalty, and the deterrent effect of the penalty.SEC. 6. Section 25253.8 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25253.8. No later than January 1, 2021, the department shall revise its list of authoritative references for candidate chemicals, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 69502.2 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, to include:(a) Each fragrance allergen included by the European Union in Annex III of the Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 as required to be labeled by the European Union in Regulation (EC) 648/2004, and any subsequent updates to the list.(b) Each asthmagen for which the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists has established threshold limit values for asthma.(c) Each designated chemical identified under the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program.(d) Each endocrine disrupting chemical identified by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.SEC. 7. Section 25253.9 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25253.9. The department shall include in each Priority Product Work Plan, commencing with the 202123 Priority Product Work Plan, in addition to any other information that the department is required to include pursuant to Section 69503.4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor regulation, all of the following information:(a) Information that the department has at the time the work plan is issued on the chemicals or chemical ingredients that may be chemicals of concern that are contained in consumer products within each product category or subcategory.(b) Any additional ingredient information that is needed for the department to evaluate the safety of those consumer products, including, but not limited to, the information specified in Section 25253.7. (c) Information specifying how the department plans to collect the additional information, if any, described in subdivision (b).(d) (1) Timelines for completion of all of the following with regard to at least five product categories or subcategories in each work plan:(A) The collection of information described in subdivision (b).(B) All actions required pursuant to this article for a consumer product that contains a chemical of concern, including, but not limited to, the listing of that product as a priority product, the completion of an alternatives analysis for the product, and the adoption of implementing regulations.(2) The length of a timeline pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed five years from the date of issuance of the work plan.(3) In determining the data needed and actions required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall take into account all chemicals that serve or can serve the same function in the product categories or subcategories, such as surfactants, preservatives, plasticizers, or fragrances, in order to avoid the substitution of one chemical with another chemical on the candidate chemical list.(4) An action to enforce the timelines shall be brought pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure.SEC. 8. Section 25256 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.25256.The department shall establish the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, which shall provide a decentralized, Web-based system for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of specific chemical hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data. The department shall make the clearinghouse accessible to the public through a single Internet Web portal, and, shall, to the maximum extent possible, operate the clearinghouse at the least possible cost to the state.SEC. 9. Section 25256 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25256. The hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data specified by the office for inclusion in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse pursuant to former Section 25256.1, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall continue to be maintained and made available to the public on the internet websites of the office and the department.SEC. 10. Section 25256.1 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.25256.1.On or before January 1, 2011, the office shall evaluate and specify the hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points and any other relevant data that are to be included in the clearinghouse. The office shall conduct this evaluation in consultation with the department and all appropriate state agencies, after one or more public workshops, and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The office may seek information from other states, the federal government, and other nations in implementing this section.SEC. 11. Section 25256.2 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.25256.2.(a)The department shall develop requirements and standards related to the design of the clearinghouse and data quality and test methods that govern the data that is eligible to be available through the clearinghouse.(b)The department may phase in the access to eligible information and data in the clearinghouse as that information and data become available.(c)The department shall ensure the clearinghouse is capable of displaying updated information as new data becomes available.SEC. 12. Section 25256.3 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.25256.3.The department shall consult with other states, the federal government, and other nations to identify available data related to hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points, and to facilitate the development of regional, national, and international data sharing arrangements to be included in the clearinghouse.SEC. 13. 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 25251 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25251. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a)Clearinghouse means the Toxics Information Clearinghouse established pursuant to Section 25256.(b)Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.(c)Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(d)Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.(a) Chemical manufacturer means a person who manufactures a chemical or chemical ingredient that is used in a consumer product.(e)(b) Consumer product means a product or part of the product that is used, brought, or leased for use by a person for any purposes. Consumer product does not include any of the following:(1) A dangerous drug or dangerous device as defined in Section 4022 of the Business of Professions Code.(2) Dental restorative materials as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1648.20 of the Business and Professions Code.(3) A device as defined in Section 4023 of the Business of Professions Code.(4) A food as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 109935.(5) The packaging associated with any of the items specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).(6) A pesticide as defined in Section 12753 of the Food and Agricultural Code or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide (7 United States Code Sections 136 and following). Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136 et seq.).(f)This section shall become effective on January 1, 2012.(c) Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.(d) Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(e) Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.(f) Product manufacturer means a person who manufactures a consumer product or a person who controls the manufacturing process for, or specifies the use of a chemical to be included in, a consumer product.
SECTION 1. Section 25251 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
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25251. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a)Clearinghouse means the Toxics Information Clearinghouse established pursuant to Section 25256.(b)Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.(c)Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(d)Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.(a) Chemical manufacturer means a person who manufactures a chemical or chemical ingredient that is used in a consumer product.(e)(b) Consumer product means a product or part of the product that is used, brought, or leased for use by a person for any purposes. Consumer product does not include any of the following:(1) A dangerous drug or dangerous device as defined in Section 4022 of the Business of Professions Code.(2) Dental restorative materials as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1648.20 of the Business and Professions Code.(3) A device as defined in Section 4023 of the Business of Professions Code.(4) A food as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 109935.(5) The packaging associated with any of the items specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).(6) A pesticide as defined in Section 12753 of the Food and Agricultural Code or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide (7 United States Code Sections 136 and following). Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136 et seq.).(f)This section shall become effective on January 1, 2012.(c) Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.(d) Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(e) Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.(f) Product manufacturer means a person who manufactures a consumer product or a person who controls the manufacturing process for, or specifies the use of a chemical to be included in, a consumer product.
25251. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a)Clearinghouse means the Toxics Information Clearinghouse established pursuant to Section 25256.(b)Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.(c)Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(d)Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.(a) Chemical manufacturer means a person who manufactures a chemical or chemical ingredient that is used in a consumer product.(e)(b) Consumer product means a product or part of the product that is used, brought, or leased for use by a person for any purposes. Consumer product does not include any of the following:(1) A dangerous drug or dangerous device as defined in Section 4022 of the Business of Professions Code.(2) Dental restorative materials as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1648.20 of the Business and Professions Code.(3) A device as defined in Section 4023 of the Business of Professions Code.(4) A food as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 109935.(5) The packaging associated with any of the items specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).(6) A pesticide as defined in Section 12753 of the Food and Agricultural Code or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide (7 United States Code Sections 136 and following). Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136 et seq.).(f)This section shall become effective on January 1, 2012.(c) Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.(d) Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(e) Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.(f) Product manufacturer means a person who manufactures a consumer product or a person who controls the manufacturing process for, or specifies the use of a chemical to be included in, a consumer product.
25251. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a)Clearinghouse means the Toxics Information Clearinghouse established pursuant to Section 25256.(b)Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.(c)Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(d)Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.(a) Chemical manufacturer means a person who manufactures a chemical or chemical ingredient that is used in a consumer product.(e)(b) Consumer product means a product or part of the product that is used, brought, or leased for use by a person for any purposes. Consumer product does not include any of the following:(1) A dangerous drug or dangerous device as defined in Section 4022 of the Business of Professions Code.(2) Dental restorative materials as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1648.20 of the Business and Professions Code.(3) A device as defined in Section 4023 of the Business of Professions Code.(4) A food as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 109935.(5) The packaging associated with any of the items specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).(6) A pesticide as defined in Section 12753 of the Food and Agricultural Code or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide (7 United States Code Sections 136 and following). Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136 et seq.).(f)This section shall become effective on January 1, 2012.(c) Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.(d) Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.(e) Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.(f) Product manufacturer means a person who manufactures a consumer product or a person who controls the manufacturing process for, or specifies the use of a chemical to be included in, a consumer product.
25251. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)Clearinghouse means the Toxics Information Clearinghouse established pursuant to Section 25256.
(b)Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.
(c)Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
(d)Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.
(a) Chemical manufacturer means a person who manufactures a chemical or chemical ingredient that is used in a consumer product.
(e)
(b) Consumer product means a product or part of the product that is used, brought, or leased for use by a person for any purposes. Consumer product does not include any of the following:
(1) A dangerous drug or dangerous device as defined in Section 4022 of the Business of Professions Code.
(2) Dental restorative materials as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1648.20 of the Business and Professions Code.
(3) A device as defined in Section 4023 of the Business of Professions Code.
(4) A food as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 109935.
(5) The packaging associated with any of the items specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
(6) A pesticide as defined in Section 12753 of the Food and Agricultural Code or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide (7 United States Code Sections 136 and following). Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136 et seq.).
(f)This section shall become effective on January 1, 2012.
(c) Council means the California Environmental Policy Council established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.
(d) Office means Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
(e) Panel means the Green Ribbon Science Panel established pursuant to Section 25254.
(f) Product manufacturer means a person who manufactures a consumer product or a person who controls the manufacturing process for, or specifies the use of a chemical to be included in, a consumer product.
SEC. 2. Section 25252 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25252. (a) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize those chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with the office and all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish an identification and prioritization process that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following considerations:(1) The volume of the chemical in commerce in this state.(2) The potential for exposure to the chemical in a consumer product.(3) Potential effects on sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.(b) (1) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall develop criteria by which chemicals and their alternatives may be evaluated. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the traits, characteristics, and endpoints that are included in the clearinghouse data pursuant to Section 25256.1. referenced in Section 25256.(2) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall reference and use, to the maximum extent feasible, available information from other nations, governments, and authoritative bodies that have undertaken similar chemical prioritization processes, so as to leverage the work and costs already incurred by those entities and to minimize costs and maximize benefits for the states economy.(3) Paragraph (2) does not require the department, when adopting regulations pursuant to this section, to reference and use only the available information specified in paragraph (2).
SEC. 2. Section 25252 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
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25252. (a) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize those chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with the office and all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish an identification and prioritization process that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following considerations:(1) The volume of the chemical in commerce in this state.(2) The potential for exposure to the chemical in a consumer product.(3) Potential effects on sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.(b) (1) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall develop criteria by which chemicals and their alternatives may be evaluated. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the traits, characteristics, and endpoints that are included in the clearinghouse data pursuant to Section 25256.1. referenced in Section 25256.(2) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall reference and use, to the maximum extent feasible, available information from other nations, governments, and authoritative bodies that have undertaken similar chemical prioritization processes, so as to leverage the work and costs already incurred by those entities and to minimize costs and maximize benefits for the states economy.(3) Paragraph (2) does not require the department, when adopting regulations pursuant to this section, to reference and use only the available information specified in paragraph (2).
25252. (a) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize those chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with the office and all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish an identification and prioritization process that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following considerations:(1) The volume of the chemical in commerce in this state.(2) The potential for exposure to the chemical in a consumer product.(3) Potential effects on sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.(b) (1) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall develop criteria by which chemicals and their alternatives may be evaluated. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the traits, characteristics, and endpoints that are included in the clearinghouse data pursuant to Section 25256.1. referenced in Section 25256.(2) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall reference and use, to the maximum extent feasible, available information from other nations, governments, and authoritative bodies that have undertaken similar chemical prioritization processes, so as to leverage the work and costs already incurred by those entities and to minimize costs and maximize benefits for the states economy.(3) Paragraph (2) does not require the department, when adopting regulations pursuant to this section, to reference and use only the available information specified in paragraph (2).
25252. (a) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize those chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with the office and all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish an identification and prioritization process that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following considerations:(1) The volume of the chemical in commerce in this state.(2) The potential for exposure to the chemical in a consumer product.(3) Potential effects on sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.(b) (1) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall develop criteria by which chemicals and their alternatives may be evaluated. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the traits, characteristics, and endpoints that are included in the clearinghouse data pursuant to Section 25256.1. referenced in Section 25256.(2) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall reference and use, to the maximum extent feasible, available information from other nations, governments, and authoritative bodies that have undertaken similar chemical prioritization processes, so as to leverage the work and costs already incurred by those entities and to minimize costs and maximize benefits for the states economy.(3) Paragraph (2) does not require the department, when adopting regulations pursuant to this section, to reference and use only the available information specified in paragraph (2).
25252. (a) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize those chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with the office and all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish an identification and prioritization process that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following considerations:
(1) The volume of the chemical in commerce in this state.
(2) The potential for exposure to the chemical in a consumer product.
(3) Potential effects on sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.
(b) (1) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall develop criteria by which chemicals and their alternatives may be evaluated. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the traits, characteristics, and endpoints that are included in the clearinghouse data pursuant to Section 25256.1. referenced in Section 25256.
(2) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department shall reference and use, to the maximum extent feasible, available information from other nations, governments, and authoritative bodies that have undertaken similar chemical prioritization processes, so as to leverage the work and costs already incurred by those entities and to minimize costs and maximize benefits for the states economy.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not require the department, when adopting regulations pursuant to this section, to reference and use only the available information specified in paragraph (2).
SEC. 3. Section 25253 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25253. (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations pursuant to this section that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in consumer products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure or to reduce the level of hazard posed by a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment.(2) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish a process that includes an evaluation of the availability of potential alternatives and potential hazards posed by those alternatives, as well as an evaluation of critical exposure pathways. This process shall include life cycle assessment tools that take into consideration, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:(A) Product function or performance.(B) Useful life.(C) Materials and resource consumption.(D) Water conservation.(E) Water quality impacts.(F) Air emissions.(G) Production, in-use, and transportation energy inputs.(H) Energy efficiency.(I) Greenhouse gas emissions.(J) Waste and end-of-life disposal.(K) Public health impacts, including potential impacts to sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.(L) Environmental impacts.(M) Economic impacts.(b) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall specify the range of regulatory responses that the department may take following the completion of the alternatives analysis, including, but not limited to, any of the following actions:(1) Not requiring any action.(2) Imposing requirements to provide additional information needed to assess a chemical of concern and its potential alternatives.(3) Imposing requirements on the labeling or other type of consumer product information.(4) Imposing a restriction on the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(5) Prohibiting the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(6) Imposing requirements that control access to or limit exposure to the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(7) Imposing requirements for the manufacturer to manage the product at the end of its useful life, including recycling or responsible disposal of the consumer product.(8) Imposing a requirement to fund green chemistry challenge grants where no feasible safer alternative exists.(9) Any other outcome the department determines accomplishes the requirements of this article.(c) The department, in developing the processes and regulations pursuant to this section, shall ensure that the tools available are in a form that allows for ease of use and transparency of application. The department shall also make every feasible effort to devise simplified and accessible tools that consumer product manufacturers, consumer product distributors, product retailers, and consumers can use to make consumer product manufacturing, sales, and purchase decisions.(d) In lieu of requiring an analysis of alternatives, as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b), the department, following public notice and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment, may instead rely on all or part of one or more publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration, in existence at the time of consideration, and may proceed directly to a regulatory response. Any analysis that the department relies on pursuant to this subdivision shall be issued by a government agency or a credible institution with relevant expertise and without financial conflicts of interest, or published in peer-reviewed scientific literature. If the department opts to rely on publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration pursuant to this subdivision, it shall address any relevant factors listed in subdivision (c) of Section 69506 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section may be amended, before determining regulatory responses.(e) If the department provides public notice of a proposed regulation pursuant to this article and an opportunity to comment prior to the adoption of the regulation, the dispute resolution procedures specified in Section 69507.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall not be available to a person who seeks to dispute the regulation.
SEC. 3. Section 25253 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
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25253. (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations pursuant to this section that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in consumer products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure or to reduce the level of hazard posed by a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment.(2) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish a process that includes an evaluation of the availability of potential alternatives and potential hazards posed by those alternatives, as well as an evaluation of critical exposure pathways. This process shall include life cycle assessment tools that take into consideration, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:(A) Product function or performance.(B) Useful life.(C) Materials and resource consumption.(D) Water conservation.(E) Water quality impacts.(F) Air emissions.(G) Production, in-use, and transportation energy inputs.(H) Energy efficiency.(I) Greenhouse gas emissions.(J) Waste and end-of-life disposal.(K) Public health impacts, including potential impacts to sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.(L) Environmental impacts.(M) Economic impacts.(b) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall specify the range of regulatory responses that the department may take following the completion of the alternatives analysis, including, but not limited to, any of the following actions:(1) Not requiring any action.(2) Imposing requirements to provide additional information needed to assess a chemical of concern and its potential alternatives.(3) Imposing requirements on the labeling or other type of consumer product information.(4) Imposing a restriction on the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(5) Prohibiting the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(6) Imposing requirements that control access to or limit exposure to the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(7) Imposing requirements for the manufacturer to manage the product at the end of its useful life, including recycling or responsible disposal of the consumer product.(8) Imposing a requirement to fund green chemistry challenge grants where no feasible safer alternative exists.(9) Any other outcome the department determines accomplishes the requirements of this article.(c) The department, in developing the processes and regulations pursuant to this section, shall ensure that the tools available are in a form that allows for ease of use and transparency of application. The department shall also make every feasible effort to devise simplified and accessible tools that consumer product manufacturers, consumer product distributors, product retailers, and consumers can use to make consumer product manufacturing, sales, and purchase decisions.(d) In lieu of requiring an analysis of alternatives, as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b), the department, following public notice and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment, may instead rely on all or part of one or more publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration, in existence at the time of consideration, and may proceed directly to a regulatory response. Any analysis that the department relies on pursuant to this subdivision shall be issued by a government agency or a credible institution with relevant expertise and without financial conflicts of interest, or published in peer-reviewed scientific literature. If the department opts to rely on publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration pursuant to this subdivision, it shall address any relevant factors listed in subdivision (c) of Section 69506 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section may be amended, before determining regulatory responses.(e) If the department provides public notice of a proposed regulation pursuant to this article and an opportunity to comment prior to the adoption of the regulation, the dispute resolution procedures specified in Section 69507.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall not be available to a person who seeks to dispute the regulation.
25253. (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations pursuant to this section that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in consumer products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure or to reduce the level of hazard posed by a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment.(2) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish a process that includes an evaluation of the availability of potential alternatives and potential hazards posed by those alternatives, as well as an evaluation of critical exposure pathways. This process shall include life cycle assessment tools that take into consideration, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:(A) Product function or performance.(B) Useful life.(C) Materials and resource consumption.(D) Water conservation.(E) Water quality impacts.(F) Air emissions.(G) Production, in-use, and transportation energy inputs.(H) Energy efficiency.(I) Greenhouse gas emissions.(J) Waste and end-of-life disposal.(K) Public health impacts, including potential impacts to sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.(L) Environmental impacts.(M) Economic impacts.(b) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall specify the range of regulatory responses that the department may take following the completion of the alternatives analysis, including, but not limited to, any of the following actions:(1) Not requiring any action.(2) Imposing requirements to provide additional information needed to assess a chemical of concern and its potential alternatives.(3) Imposing requirements on the labeling or other type of consumer product information.(4) Imposing a restriction on the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(5) Prohibiting the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(6) Imposing requirements that control access to or limit exposure to the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(7) Imposing requirements for the manufacturer to manage the product at the end of its useful life, including recycling or responsible disposal of the consumer product.(8) Imposing a requirement to fund green chemistry challenge grants where no feasible safer alternative exists.(9) Any other outcome the department determines accomplishes the requirements of this article.(c) The department, in developing the processes and regulations pursuant to this section, shall ensure that the tools available are in a form that allows for ease of use and transparency of application. The department shall also make every feasible effort to devise simplified and accessible tools that consumer product manufacturers, consumer product distributors, product retailers, and consumers can use to make consumer product manufacturing, sales, and purchase decisions.(d) In lieu of requiring an analysis of alternatives, as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b), the department, following public notice and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment, may instead rely on all or part of one or more publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration, in existence at the time of consideration, and may proceed directly to a regulatory response. Any analysis that the department relies on pursuant to this subdivision shall be issued by a government agency or a credible institution with relevant expertise and without financial conflicts of interest, or published in peer-reviewed scientific literature. If the department opts to rely on publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration pursuant to this subdivision, it shall address any relevant factors listed in subdivision (c) of Section 69506 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section may be amended, before determining regulatory responses.(e) If the department provides public notice of a proposed regulation pursuant to this article and an opportunity to comment prior to the adoption of the regulation, the dispute resolution procedures specified in Section 69507.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall not be available to a person who seeks to dispute the regulation.
25253. (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations pursuant to this section that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in consumer products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure or to reduce the level of hazard posed by a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment.(2) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish a process that includes an evaluation of the availability of potential alternatives and potential hazards posed by those alternatives, as well as an evaluation of critical exposure pathways. This process shall include life cycle assessment tools that take into consideration, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:(A) Product function or performance.(B) Useful life.(C) Materials and resource consumption.(D) Water conservation.(E) Water quality impacts.(F) Air emissions.(G) Production, in-use, and transportation energy inputs.(H) Energy efficiency.(I) Greenhouse gas emissions.(J) Waste and end-of-life disposal.(K) Public health impacts, including potential impacts to sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.(L) Environmental impacts.(M) Economic impacts.(b) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall specify the range of regulatory responses that the department may take following the completion of the alternatives analysis, including, but not limited to, any of the following actions:(1) Not requiring any action.(2) Imposing requirements to provide additional information needed to assess a chemical of concern and its potential alternatives.(3) Imposing requirements on the labeling or other type of consumer product information.(4) Imposing a restriction on the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(5) Prohibiting the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(6) Imposing requirements that control access to or limit exposure to the chemical of concern in the consumer product.(7) Imposing requirements for the manufacturer to manage the product at the end of its useful life, including recycling or responsible disposal of the consumer product.(8) Imposing a requirement to fund green chemistry challenge grants where no feasible safer alternative exists.(9) Any other outcome the department determines accomplishes the requirements of this article.(c) The department, in developing the processes and regulations pursuant to this section, shall ensure that the tools available are in a form that allows for ease of use and transparency of application. The department shall also make every feasible effort to devise simplified and accessible tools that consumer product manufacturers, consumer product distributors, product retailers, and consumers can use to make consumer product manufacturing, sales, and purchase decisions.(d) In lieu of requiring an analysis of alternatives, as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b), the department, following public notice and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment, may instead rely on all or part of one or more publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration, in existence at the time of consideration, and may proceed directly to a regulatory response. Any analysis that the department relies on pursuant to this subdivision shall be issued by a government agency or a credible institution with relevant expertise and without financial conflicts of interest, or published in peer-reviewed scientific literature. If the department opts to rely on publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration pursuant to this subdivision, it shall address any relevant factors listed in subdivision (c) of Section 69506 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section may be amended, before determining regulatory responses.(e) If the department provides public notice of a proposed regulation pursuant to this article and an opportunity to comment prior to the adoption of the regulation, the dispute resolution procedures specified in Section 69507.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall not be available to a person who seeks to dispute the regulation.
25253. (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations pursuant to this section that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in consumer products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure or to reduce the level of hazard posed by a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in consultation with all appropriate state agencies and after conducting one or more public workshops for which the department provides public notice and provides an opportunity for all interested parties to comment.
(2) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall establish a process that includes an evaluation of the availability of potential alternatives and potential hazards posed by those alternatives, as well as an evaluation of critical exposure pathways. This process shall include life cycle assessment tools that take into consideration, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) Product function or performance.
(B) Useful life.
(C) Materials and resource consumption.
(D) Water conservation.
(E) Water quality impacts.
(F) Air emissions.
(G) Production, in-use, and transportation energy inputs.
(H) Energy efficiency.
(I) Greenhouse gas emissions.
(J) Waste and end-of-life disposal.
(K) Public health impacts, including potential impacts to sensitive subpopulations, including infants and children.
(L) Environmental impacts.
(M) Economic impacts.
(b) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall specify the range of regulatory responses that the department may take following the completion of the alternatives analysis, including, but not limited to, any of the following actions:
(1) Not requiring any action.
(2) Imposing requirements to provide additional information needed to assess a chemical of concern and its potential alternatives.
(3) Imposing requirements on the labeling or other type of consumer product information.
(4) Imposing a restriction on the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.
(5) Prohibiting the use of the chemical of concern in the consumer product.
(6) Imposing requirements that control access to or limit exposure to the chemical of concern in the consumer product.
(7) Imposing requirements for the manufacturer to manage the product at the end of its useful life, including recycling or responsible disposal of the consumer product.
(8) Imposing a requirement to fund green chemistry challenge grants where no feasible safer alternative exists.
(9) Any other outcome the department determines accomplishes the requirements of this article.
(c) The department, in developing the processes and regulations pursuant to this section, shall ensure that the tools available are in a form that allows for ease of use and transparency of application. The department shall also make every feasible effort to devise simplified and accessible tools that consumer product manufacturers, consumer product distributors, product retailers, and consumers can use to make consumer product manufacturing, sales, and purchase decisions.
(d) In lieu of requiring an analysis of alternatives, as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b), the department, following public notice and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment, may instead rely on all or part of one or more publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration, in existence at the time of consideration, and may proceed directly to a regulatory response. Any analysis that the department relies on pursuant to this subdivision shall be issued by a government agency or a credible institution with relevant expertise and without financial conflicts of interest, or published in peer-reviewed scientific literature. If the department opts to rely on publicly available analyses of alternatives to the chemical of concern under consideration pursuant to this subdivision, it shall address any relevant factors listed in subdivision (c) of Section 69506 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section may be amended, before determining regulatory responses.
(e) If the department provides public notice of a proposed regulation pursuant to this article and an opportunity to comment prior to the adoption of the regulation, the dispute resolution procedures specified in Section 69507.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall not be available to a person who seeks to dispute the regulation.
SEC. 4. Section 25253.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25253.6. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy goal of the state to ensure the safety of consumer products sold in California through timely administrative and legislative action on consumer products and chemicals of concern in those products, particularly those products that may have disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations.
SEC. 4. Section 25253.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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25253.6. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy goal of the state to ensure the safety of consumer products sold in California through timely administrative and legislative action on consumer products and chemicals of concern in those products, particularly those products that may have disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations.
25253.6. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy goal of the state to ensure the safety of consumer products sold in California through timely administrative and legislative action on consumer products and chemicals of concern in those products, particularly those products that may have disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations.
25253.6. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy goal of the state to ensure the safety of consumer products sold in California through timely administrative and legislative action on consumer products and chemicals of concern in those products, particularly those products that may have disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations.
25253.6. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy goal of the state to ensure the safety of consumer products sold in California through timely administrative and legislative action on consumer products and chemicals of concern in those products, particularly those products that may have disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations.
SEC. 5. Section 25253.7 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25253.7. (a) (1) A product manufacturer shall provide to the department data and information on the ingredients and use of a consumer product upon the departments request within the time specified by the department, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Data on ingredient chemical identity, concentration, and functional use.(B) Existing information, if any, related to the use of the products by children, pregnant women, or other sensitive populations.(C) Data on national or state product sales.(2) If the product manufacturer certifies in writing that it does not have the information requested pursuant to paragraph (1) and cannot obtain that information from the chemical manufacturer, the product manufacturer shall provide the identity and contact information of the chemical manufacturer to the department. The department may then request the unknown information from the chemical manufacturer. Upon the departments request, a chemical manufacturer shall provide the information requested pursuant to this paragraph to the department.(b) (1) A person who violates this section, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that violation continues. Liability under this section may be imposed in a civil action or may be imposed administratively.(2) A penalty collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account in the General Fund.(3) In imposing an administrative penalty pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall take into consideration the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, the violators ability to pay the penalty, and the deterrent effect of the penalty.
SEC. 5. Section 25253.7 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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25253.7. (a) (1) A product manufacturer shall provide to the department data and information on the ingredients and use of a consumer product upon the departments request within the time specified by the department, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Data on ingredient chemical identity, concentration, and functional use.(B) Existing information, if any, related to the use of the products by children, pregnant women, or other sensitive populations.(C) Data on national or state product sales.(2) If the product manufacturer certifies in writing that it does not have the information requested pursuant to paragraph (1) and cannot obtain that information from the chemical manufacturer, the product manufacturer shall provide the identity and contact information of the chemical manufacturer to the department. The department may then request the unknown information from the chemical manufacturer. Upon the departments request, a chemical manufacturer shall provide the information requested pursuant to this paragraph to the department.(b) (1) A person who violates this section, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that violation continues. Liability under this section may be imposed in a civil action or may be imposed administratively.(2) A penalty collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account in the General Fund.(3) In imposing an administrative penalty pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall take into consideration the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, the violators ability to pay the penalty, and the deterrent effect of the penalty.
25253.7. (a) (1) A product manufacturer shall provide to the department data and information on the ingredients and use of a consumer product upon the departments request within the time specified by the department, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Data on ingredient chemical identity, concentration, and functional use.(B) Existing information, if any, related to the use of the products by children, pregnant women, or other sensitive populations.(C) Data on national or state product sales.(2) If the product manufacturer certifies in writing that it does not have the information requested pursuant to paragraph (1) and cannot obtain that information from the chemical manufacturer, the product manufacturer shall provide the identity and contact information of the chemical manufacturer to the department. The department may then request the unknown information from the chemical manufacturer. Upon the departments request, a chemical manufacturer shall provide the information requested pursuant to this paragraph to the department.(b) (1) A person who violates this section, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that violation continues. Liability under this section may be imposed in a civil action or may be imposed administratively.(2) A penalty collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account in the General Fund.(3) In imposing an administrative penalty pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall take into consideration the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, the violators ability to pay the penalty, and the deterrent effect of the penalty.
25253.7. (a) (1) A product manufacturer shall provide to the department data and information on the ingredients and use of a consumer product upon the departments request within the time specified by the department, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Data on ingredient chemical identity, concentration, and functional use.(B) Existing information, if any, related to the use of the products by children, pregnant women, or other sensitive populations.(C) Data on national or state product sales.(2) If the product manufacturer certifies in writing that it does not have the information requested pursuant to paragraph (1) and cannot obtain that information from the chemical manufacturer, the product manufacturer shall provide the identity and contact information of the chemical manufacturer to the department. The department may then request the unknown information from the chemical manufacturer. Upon the departments request, a chemical manufacturer shall provide the information requested pursuant to this paragraph to the department.(b) (1) A person who violates this section, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that violation continues. Liability under this section may be imposed in a civil action or may be imposed administratively.(2) A penalty collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account in the General Fund.(3) In imposing an administrative penalty pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall take into consideration the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, the violators ability to pay the penalty, and the deterrent effect of the penalty.
25253.7. (a) (1) A product manufacturer shall provide to the department data and information on the ingredients and use of a consumer product upon the departments request within the time specified by the department, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) Data on ingredient chemical identity, concentration, and functional use.
(B) Existing information, if any, related to the use of the products by children, pregnant women, or other sensitive populations.
(C) Data on national or state product sales.
(2) If the product manufacturer certifies in writing that it does not have the information requested pursuant to paragraph (1) and cannot obtain that information from the chemical manufacturer, the product manufacturer shall provide the identity and contact information of the chemical manufacturer to the department. The department may then request the unknown information from the chemical manufacturer. Upon the departments request, a chemical manufacturer shall provide the information requested pursuant to this paragraph to the department.
(b) (1) A person who violates this section, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for each separate violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that violation continues. Liability under this section may be imposed in a civil action or may be imposed administratively.
(2) A penalty collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account in the General Fund.
(3) In imposing an administrative penalty pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall take into consideration the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, the violators ability to pay the penalty, and the deterrent effect of the penalty.
SEC. 6. Section 25253.8 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25253.8. No later than January 1, 2021, the department shall revise its list of authoritative references for candidate chemicals, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 69502.2 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, to include:(a) Each fragrance allergen included by the European Union in Annex III of the Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 as required to be labeled by the European Union in Regulation (EC) 648/2004, and any subsequent updates to the list.(b) Each asthmagen for which the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists has established threshold limit values for asthma.(c) Each designated chemical identified under the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program.(d) Each endocrine disrupting chemical identified by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
SEC. 6. Section 25253.8 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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25253.8. No later than January 1, 2021, the department shall revise its list of authoritative references for candidate chemicals, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 69502.2 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, to include:(a) Each fragrance allergen included by the European Union in Annex III of the Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 as required to be labeled by the European Union in Regulation (EC) 648/2004, and any subsequent updates to the list.(b) Each asthmagen for which the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists has established threshold limit values for asthma.(c) Each designated chemical identified under the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program.(d) Each endocrine disrupting chemical identified by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
25253.8. No later than January 1, 2021, the department shall revise its list of authoritative references for candidate chemicals, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 69502.2 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, to include:(a) Each fragrance allergen included by the European Union in Annex III of the Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 as required to be labeled by the European Union in Regulation (EC) 648/2004, and any subsequent updates to the list.(b) Each asthmagen for which the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists has established threshold limit values for asthma.(c) Each designated chemical identified under the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program.(d) Each endocrine disrupting chemical identified by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
25253.8. No later than January 1, 2021, the department shall revise its list of authoritative references for candidate chemicals, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 69502.2 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, to include:(a) Each fragrance allergen included by the European Union in Annex III of the Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 as required to be labeled by the European Union in Regulation (EC) 648/2004, and any subsequent updates to the list.(b) Each asthmagen for which the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists has established threshold limit values for asthma.(c) Each designated chemical identified under the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program.(d) Each endocrine disrupting chemical identified by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
25253.8. No later than January 1, 2021, the department shall revise its list of authoritative references for candidate chemicals, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 69502.2 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, to include:
(a) Each fragrance allergen included by the European Union in Annex III of the Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 as required to be labeled by the European Union in Regulation (EC) 648/2004, and any subsequent updates to the list.
(b) Each asthmagen for which the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists has established threshold limit values for asthma.
(c) Each designated chemical identified under the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program.
(d) Each endocrine disrupting chemical identified by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
SEC. 7. Section 25253.9 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25253.9. The department shall include in each Priority Product Work Plan, commencing with the 202123 Priority Product Work Plan, in addition to any other information that the department is required to include pursuant to Section 69503.4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor regulation, all of the following information:(a) Information that the department has at the time the work plan is issued on the chemicals or chemical ingredients that may be chemicals of concern that are contained in consumer products within each product category or subcategory.(b) Any additional ingredient information that is needed for the department to evaluate the safety of those consumer products, including, but not limited to, the information specified in Section 25253.7. (c) Information specifying how the department plans to collect the additional information, if any, described in subdivision (b).(d) (1) Timelines for completion of all of the following with regard to at least five product categories or subcategories in each work plan:(A) The collection of information described in subdivision (b).(B) All actions required pursuant to this article for a consumer product that contains a chemical of concern, including, but not limited to, the listing of that product as a priority product, the completion of an alternatives analysis for the product, and the adoption of implementing regulations.(2) The length of a timeline pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed five years from the date of issuance of the work plan.(3) In determining the data needed and actions required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall take into account all chemicals that serve or can serve the same function in the product categories or subcategories, such as surfactants, preservatives, plasticizers, or fragrances, in order to avoid the substitution of one chemical with another chemical on the candidate chemical list.(4) An action to enforce the timelines shall be brought pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
SEC. 7. Section 25253.9 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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25253.9. The department shall include in each Priority Product Work Plan, commencing with the 202123 Priority Product Work Plan, in addition to any other information that the department is required to include pursuant to Section 69503.4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor regulation, all of the following information:(a) Information that the department has at the time the work plan is issued on the chemicals or chemical ingredients that may be chemicals of concern that are contained in consumer products within each product category or subcategory.(b) Any additional ingredient information that is needed for the department to evaluate the safety of those consumer products, including, but not limited to, the information specified in Section 25253.7. (c) Information specifying how the department plans to collect the additional information, if any, described in subdivision (b).(d) (1) Timelines for completion of all of the following with regard to at least five product categories or subcategories in each work plan:(A) The collection of information described in subdivision (b).(B) All actions required pursuant to this article for a consumer product that contains a chemical of concern, including, but not limited to, the listing of that product as a priority product, the completion of an alternatives analysis for the product, and the adoption of implementing regulations.(2) The length of a timeline pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed five years from the date of issuance of the work plan.(3) In determining the data needed and actions required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall take into account all chemicals that serve or can serve the same function in the product categories or subcategories, such as surfactants, preservatives, plasticizers, or fragrances, in order to avoid the substitution of one chemical with another chemical on the candidate chemical list.(4) An action to enforce the timelines shall be brought pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
25253.9. The department shall include in each Priority Product Work Plan, commencing with the 202123 Priority Product Work Plan, in addition to any other information that the department is required to include pursuant to Section 69503.4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor regulation, all of the following information:(a) Information that the department has at the time the work plan is issued on the chemicals or chemical ingredients that may be chemicals of concern that are contained in consumer products within each product category or subcategory.(b) Any additional ingredient information that is needed for the department to evaluate the safety of those consumer products, including, but not limited to, the information specified in Section 25253.7. (c) Information specifying how the department plans to collect the additional information, if any, described in subdivision (b).(d) (1) Timelines for completion of all of the following with regard to at least five product categories or subcategories in each work plan:(A) The collection of information described in subdivision (b).(B) All actions required pursuant to this article for a consumer product that contains a chemical of concern, including, but not limited to, the listing of that product as a priority product, the completion of an alternatives analysis for the product, and the adoption of implementing regulations.(2) The length of a timeline pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed five years from the date of issuance of the work plan.(3) In determining the data needed and actions required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall take into account all chemicals that serve or can serve the same function in the product categories or subcategories, such as surfactants, preservatives, plasticizers, or fragrances, in order to avoid the substitution of one chemical with another chemical on the candidate chemical list.(4) An action to enforce the timelines shall be brought pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
25253.9. The department shall include in each Priority Product Work Plan, commencing with the 202123 Priority Product Work Plan, in addition to any other information that the department is required to include pursuant to Section 69503.4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor regulation, all of the following information:(a) Information that the department has at the time the work plan is issued on the chemicals or chemical ingredients that may be chemicals of concern that are contained in consumer products within each product category or subcategory.(b) Any additional ingredient information that is needed for the department to evaluate the safety of those consumer products, including, but not limited to, the information specified in Section 25253.7. (c) Information specifying how the department plans to collect the additional information, if any, described in subdivision (b).(d) (1) Timelines for completion of all of the following with regard to at least five product categories or subcategories in each work plan:(A) The collection of information described in subdivision (b).(B) All actions required pursuant to this article for a consumer product that contains a chemical of concern, including, but not limited to, the listing of that product as a priority product, the completion of an alternatives analysis for the product, and the adoption of implementing regulations.(2) The length of a timeline pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed five years from the date of issuance of the work plan.(3) In determining the data needed and actions required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall take into account all chemicals that serve or can serve the same function in the product categories or subcategories, such as surfactants, preservatives, plasticizers, or fragrances, in order to avoid the substitution of one chemical with another chemical on the candidate chemical list.(4) An action to enforce the timelines shall be brought pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
25253.9. The department shall include in each Priority Product Work Plan, commencing with the 202123 Priority Product Work Plan, in addition to any other information that the department is required to include pursuant to Section 69503.4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor regulation, all of the following information:
(a) Information that the department has at the time the work plan is issued on the chemicals or chemical ingredients that may be chemicals of concern that are contained in consumer products within each product category or subcategory.
(b) Any additional ingredient information that is needed for the department to evaluate the safety of those consumer products, including, but not limited to, the information specified in Section 25253.7.
(c) Information specifying how the department plans to collect the additional information, if any, described in subdivision (b).
(d) (1) Timelines for completion of all of the following with regard to at least five product categories or subcategories in each work plan:
(A) The collection of information described in subdivision (b).
(B) All actions required pursuant to this article for a consumer product that contains a chemical of concern, including, but not limited to, the listing of that product as a priority product, the completion of an alternatives analysis for the product, and the adoption of implementing regulations.
(2) The length of a timeline pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed five years from the date of issuance of the work plan.
(3) In determining the data needed and actions required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall take into account all chemicals that serve or can serve the same function in the product categories or subcategories, such as surfactants, preservatives, plasticizers, or fragrances, in order to avoid the substitution of one chemical with another chemical on the candidate chemical list.
(4) An action to enforce the timelines shall be brought pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
SEC. 8. Section 25256 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.25256.The department shall establish the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, which shall provide a decentralized, Web-based system for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of specific chemical hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data. The department shall make the clearinghouse accessible to the public through a single Internet Web portal, and, shall, to the maximum extent possible, operate the clearinghouse at the least possible cost to the state.
SEC. 8. Section 25256 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.
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25256.The department shall establish the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, which shall provide a decentralized, Web-based system for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of specific chemical hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data. The department shall make the clearinghouse accessible to the public through a single Internet Web portal, and, shall, to the maximum extent possible, operate the clearinghouse at the least possible cost to the state.
The department shall establish the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, which shall provide a decentralized, Web-based system for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of specific chemical hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data. The department shall make the clearinghouse accessible to the public through a single Internet Web portal, and, shall, to the maximum extent possible, operate the clearinghouse at the least possible cost to the state.
SEC. 9. Section 25256 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25256. The hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data specified by the office for inclusion in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse pursuant to former Section 25256.1, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall continue to be maintained and made available to the public on the internet websites of the office and the department.
SEC. 9. Section 25256 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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25256. The hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data specified by the office for inclusion in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse pursuant to former Section 25256.1, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall continue to be maintained and made available to the public on the internet websites of the office and the department.
25256. The hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data specified by the office for inclusion in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse pursuant to former Section 25256.1, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall continue to be maintained and made available to the public on the internet websites of the office and the department.
25256. The hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data specified by the office for inclusion in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse pursuant to former Section 25256.1, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall continue to be maintained and made available to the public on the internet websites of the office and the department.
25256. The hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data specified by the office for inclusion in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse pursuant to former Section 25256.1, as that section read on January 1, 2019, shall continue to be maintained and made available to the public on the internet websites of the office and the department.
SEC. 10. Section 25256.1 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.25256.1.On or before January 1, 2011, the office shall evaluate and specify the hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points and any other relevant data that are to be included in the clearinghouse. The office shall conduct this evaluation in consultation with the department and all appropriate state agencies, after one or more public workshops, and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The office may seek information from other states, the federal government, and other nations in implementing this section.
SEC. 10. Section 25256.1 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.
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25256.1.On or before January 1, 2011, the office shall evaluate and specify the hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points and any other relevant data that are to be included in the clearinghouse. The office shall conduct this evaluation in consultation with the department and all appropriate state agencies, after one or more public workshops, and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The office may seek information from other states, the federal government, and other nations in implementing this section.
On or before January 1, 2011, the office shall evaluate and specify the hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points and any other relevant data that are to be included in the clearinghouse. The office shall conduct this evaluation in consultation with the department and all appropriate state agencies, after one or more public workshops, and an opportunity for all interested parties to comment. The office may seek information from other states, the federal government, and other nations in implementing this section.
SEC. 11. Section 25256.2 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.25256.2.(a)The department shall develop requirements and standards related to the design of the clearinghouse and data quality and test methods that govern the data that is eligible to be available through the clearinghouse.(b)The department may phase in the access to eligible information and data in the clearinghouse as that information and data become available.(c)The department shall ensure the clearinghouse is capable of displaying updated information as new data becomes available.
SEC. 11. Section 25256.2 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.
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25256.2.(a)The department shall develop requirements and standards related to the design of the clearinghouse and data quality and test methods that govern the data that is eligible to be available through the clearinghouse.(b)The department may phase in the access to eligible information and data in the clearinghouse as that information and data become available.(c)The department shall ensure the clearinghouse is capable of displaying updated information as new data becomes available.
(a)The department shall develop requirements and standards related to the design of the clearinghouse and data quality and test methods that govern the data that is eligible to be available through the clearinghouse.
(b)The department may phase in the access to eligible information and data in the clearinghouse as that information and data become available.
(c)The department shall ensure the clearinghouse is capable of displaying updated information as new data becomes available.
SEC. 12. Section 25256.3 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.25256.3.The department shall consult with other states, the federal government, and other nations to identify available data related to hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points, and to facilitate the development of regional, national, and international data sharing arrangements to be included in the clearinghouse.
SEC. 12. Section 25256.3 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.
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25256.3.The department shall consult with other states, the federal government, and other nations to identify available data related to hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points, and to facilitate the development of regional, national, and international data sharing arrangements to be included in the clearinghouse.
The department shall consult with other states, the federal government, and other nations to identify available data related to hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points, and to facilitate the development of regional, national, and international data sharing arrangements to be included in the clearinghouse.
SEC. 13. 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. 13. 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. 13. 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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