Amended IN Assembly July 01, 2019 Amended IN Senate May 21, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 29, 2019 Amended IN Senate March 27, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 405Introduced by Senator Archuleta(Coauthors: Senators Nielsen and Portantino)February 20, 2019 An act to add and repeal Article 3 (commencing with Section 42710) of Chapter 14 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 405, as amended, Archuleta. Solid waste: reclaimed asphalt pavement: pilot project: the County of Los Angeles.The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, generally regulates the disposal, management, and recycling of solid waste. The act authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish specifications for the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement of up to 40% for hot mix asphalt mixes, and specifies that this authorization does not limit the authority of the Department of Transportation to establish specifications for this use of reclaimed asphalt pavement in amounts greater than 40%. The act required the Department of Transportation to submit a report to the Legislature, by March 1, 2016, on its progress, since theden">Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(a)The State of California has longstanding policies intended to reduce waste and divert materials from landfills. During the course of street, road, and highway maintenance and repair, a significant amount of excess hot mix asphalt grindings is generated with only a small percentage being reused.(3)The current Greenbook specification, which is what the County of Los Angeles uses, for RAP per ton of hot mix asphalt is a maximum of 20 percent. If the SB 1 hot mix asphalt projects use the Greenbook specification of 20 percent RAP, this leaves four million tons of excess hot mix asphalt grindings annually.SEC. 2.SECTION 1. Article 3 (commencing with Section 42710) is added to Chapter 14 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, to read: Article 3. Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Pilot Project42710. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) High RAP hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that is composed of between 85 percent and 100 percent reclaimed asphalt pavement.(b) RAP means reclaimed asphalt pavement.(c) Virgin hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that does not contain any RAP and that is produced using either of the following components:(1) Mined or quarried aggregate.(2) Exclusively paving grade asphalt produced from a refinery.42712. (a) The Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles may create a pilot project to demonstrate the viability of paving streets, roads, and highways with high RAP hot mix asphalt.(b) The pilot project may include, but is not limited to, locations that consist of one or more of the following applications:(1) Cold plane removal of existing hot mix asphalt pavement surface to a depth of between one and three inches, and the replacement of the removed depth of hot mix asphalt with a layer of between one and three inches of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) Cold plane or micro mill removal of hot mix asphalt on residential streets and its replacement with an asphalt rubber aggregate membrane surfaced with a high RAP hot mix asphalt sand (sheet) mix, in which all aggregate passes through a sieve three-eighths of an inch in size.(3) Other applications that can demonstrate additional uses and test the viability of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(c) The pilot project shall be conducted on streets, roads, and highways in the County of Los Angeles. Specific project sites in the county shall be determined by the appropriate and usual process of the county.(d) The pilot project shall be bid pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 3400 of the Public Contract Code.42714. Upon creation of the pilot project, the Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles (department) shall establish an evaluation team to independently observe, document, and evaluate the pilot project. The evaluation team shall consist of all of the following members, appointed by the department:(a) A representative of the department, who shall serve as chair of the evaluation team.(b) A representative with expertise in pavement engineering from the department, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(c) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in recycling, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(d) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in engineering, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(e) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in the emissions of greenhouse gases, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.42716. (a) The evaluation team shall prepare all of the following:(1) A written evaluation of the entirety of the pilot project. The written evaluation shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The results of testing of the installed high RAP hot mix asphalt for air voids, voids mineral aggregate, binder content and binder grade, solvent extraction using a trichloroethylene solution for gradations, and moisture susceptibility using the methodology described in test T283 of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).(B) The results of Hamburg Wheel Track testing using the methodology described in test T324 of the AASHTO.(C) High RAP hot mix asphalt placement documentation, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(i) High RAP hot mix asphalt production and laydown temperatures.(ii) Pavement surface temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(iii) Ambient temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(D) Any other criteria the evaluation team deems necessary to fully document the manufacture and placement of the high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) A greenhouse gas study that documents the difference in emissions of greenhouse gases between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and the use of virgin hot mix asphalt. The comparison between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and virgin hot mix asphalt shall include, at a minimum, a comparison of the greenhouse gases emitted for all of the following activities for each hot mix asphalt type:(A) Production at the hot mix asphalt plant.(B) Mining of raw aggregates.(C) Refining of oils.(D) Transportation to production sites.(3) (A) Full documentation, including still photographs and video of the preconstruction pavement conditions before any construction work, including, but not limited to, cold planing, is undertaken as part of the pilot project.(B) Full documentation, including still photographs and video taken from the same location as the preconstruction photographs, of the finished quality of high RAP hot mix asphalt that is placed as part of the pilot project.(b) The evaluation team shall prepare a single final report that includes all relevant pilot project information, including, but not limited to, the items prepared pursuant to subdivision (a). The evaluation team shall complete and submit the report to the Department of Transportation, the appropriate policy committee chairs and budget subcommittee chairs of the Legislature, and the Governors office, no later than six months after the formal acceptance by the County of Los Angeles of the completed pilot project.42718. (a) A pilot project undertaken pursuant to this article shall be completed by December 31, 2022.(b) This article shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
Amended IN Assembly July 01, 2019 Amended IN Senate May 21, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 29, 2019 Amended IN Senate March 27, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 405Introduced by Senator Archuleta(Coauthors: Senators Nielsen and Portantino)February 20, 2019 An act to add and repeal Article 3 (commencing with Section 42710) of Chapter 14 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 405, as amended, Archuleta. Solid waste: reclaimed asphalt pavement: pilot project: the County of Los Angeles.The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, generally regulates the disposal, management, and recycling of solid waste. The act authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish specifications for the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement of up to 40% for hot mix asphalt mixes, and specifies that this authorization does not limit the authority of the Department of Transportation to establish specifications for this use of reclaimed asphalt pavement in amounts greater than 40%. The act required the Department of Transportation to submit a report to the Legislature, by March 1, 2016, on its progress, since theden">Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(a)The State of California has longstanding policies intended to reduce waste and divert materials from landfills. During the course of street, road, and highway maintenance and repair, a significant amount of excess hot mix asphalt grindings is generated with only a small percentage being reused.(3)The current Greenbook specification, which is what the County of Los Angeles uses, for RAP per ton of hot mix asphalt is a maximum of 20 percent. If the SB 1 hot mix asphalt projects use the Greenbook specification of 20 percent RAP, this leaves four million tons of excess hot mix asphalt grindings annually.SEC. 2.SECTION 1. Article 3 (commencing with Section 42710) is added to Chapter 14 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, to read: Article 3. Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Pilot Project42710. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) High RAP hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that is composed of between 85 percent and 100 percent reclaimed asphalt pavement.(b) RAP means reclaimed asphalt pavement.(c) Virgin hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that does not contain any RAP and that is produced using either of the following components:(1) Mined or quarried aggregate.(2) Exclusively paving grade asphalt produced from a refinery.42712. (a) The Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles may create a pilot project to demonstrate the viability of paving streets, roads, and highways with high RAP hot mix asphalt.(b) The pilot project may include, but is not limited to, locations that consist of one or more of the following applications:(1) Cold plane removal of existing hot mix asphalt pavement surface to a depth of between one and three inches, and the replacement of the removed depth of hot mix asphalt with a layer of between one and three inches of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) Cold plane or micro mill removal of hot mix asphalt on residential streets and its replacement with an asphalt rubber aggregate membrane surfaced with a high RAP hot mix asphalt sand (sheet) mix, in which all aggregate passes through a sieve three-eighths of an inch in size.(3) Other applications that can demonstrate additional uses and test the viability of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(c) The pilot project shall be conducted on streets, roads, and highways in the County of Los Angeles. Specific project sites in the county shall be determined by the appropriate and usual process of the county.(d) The pilot project shall be bid pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 3400 of the Public Contract Code.42714. Upon creation of the pilot project, the Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles (department) shall establish an evaluation team to independently observe, document, and evaluate the pilot project. The evaluation team shall consist of all of the following members, appointed by the department:(a) A representative of the department, who shall serve as chair of the evaluation team.(b) A representative with expertise in pavement engineering from the department, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(c) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in recycling, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(d) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in engineering, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(e) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in the emissions of greenhouse gases, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.42716. (a) The evaluation team shall prepare all of the following:(1) A written evaluation of the entirety of the pilot project. The written evaluation shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The results of testing of the installed high RAP hot mix asphalt for air voids, voids mineral aggregate, binder content and binder grade, solvent extraction using a trichloroethylene solution for gradations, and moisture susceptibility using the methodology described in test T283 of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).(B) The results of Hamburg Wheel Track testing using the methodology described in test T324 of the AASHTO.(C) High RAP hot mix asphalt placement documentation, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(i) High RAP hot mix asphalt production and laydown temperatures.(ii) Pavement surface temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(iii) Ambient temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(D) Any other criteria the evaluation team deems necessary to fully document the manufacture and placement of the high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) A greenhouse gas study that documents the difference in emissions of greenhouse gases between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and the use of virgin hot mix asphalt. The comparison between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and virgin hot mix asphalt shall include, at a minimum, a comparison of the greenhouse gases emitted for all of the following activities for each hot mix asphalt type:(A) Production at the hot mix asphalt plant.(B) Mining of raw aggregates.(C) Refining of oils.(D) Transportation to production sites.(3) (A) Full documentation, including still photographs and video of the preconstruction pavement conditions before any construction work, including, but not limited to, cold planing, is undertaken as part of the pilot project.(B) Full documentation, including still photographs and video taken from the same location as the preconstruction photographs, of the finished quality of high RAP hot mix asphalt that is placed as part of the pilot project.(b) The evaluation team shall prepare a single final report that includes all relevant pilot project information, including, but not limited to, the items prepared pursuant to subdivision (a). The evaluation team shall complete and submit the report to the Department of Transportation, the appropriate policy committee chairs and budget subcommittee chairs of the Legislature, and the Governors office, no later than six months after the formal acceptance by the County of Los Angeles of the completed pilot project.42718. (a) A pilot project undertaken pursuant to this article shall be completed by December 31, 2022.(b) This article shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
Amended IN Assembly July 01, 2019 Amended IN Senate May 21, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 29, 2019 Amended IN Senate March 27, 2019
Amended IN Assembly July 01, 2019
Amended IN Senate May 21, 2019
Amended IN Senate April 29, 2019
Amended IN Senate March 27, 2019
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 405
Introduced by Senator Archuleta(Coauthors: Senators Nielsen and Portantino)February 20, 2019
Introduced by Senator Archuleta(Coauthors: Senators Nielsen and Portantino)
February 20, 2019
An act to add and repeal Article 3 (commencing with Section 42710) of Chapter 14 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 405, as amended, Archuleta. Solid waste: reclaimed asphalt pavement: pilot project: the County of Los Angeles.
The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, generally regulates the disposal, management, and recycling of solid waste. The act authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish specifications for the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement of up to 40% for hot mix asphalt mixes, and specifies that this authorization does not limit the authority of the Department of Transportation to establish specifications for this use of reclaimed asphalt pavement in amounts greater than 40%. The act required the Department of Transportation to submit a report to the Legislature, by March 1, 2016, on its progress, since theden">Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(a)The State of California has longstanding policies intended to reduce waste and divert materials from landfills. During the course of street, road, and highway maintenance and repair, a significant amount of excess hot mix asphalt grindings is generated with only a small percentage being reused.(3)The current Greenbook specification, which is what the County of Los Angeles uses, for RAP per ton of hot mix asphalt is a maximum of 20 percent. If the SB 1 hot mix asphalt projects use the Greenbook specification of 20 percent RAP, this leaves four million tons of excess hot mix asphalt grindings annually.SEC. 2.SECTION 1. Article 3 (commencing with Section 42710) is added to Chapter 14 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, to read: Article 3. Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Pilot Project42710. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) High RAP hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that is composed of between 85 percent and 100 percent reclaimed asphalt pavement.(b) RAP means reclaimed asphalt pavement.(c) Virgin hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that does not contain any RAP and that is produced using either of the following components:(1) Mined or quarried aggregate.(2) Exclusively paving grade asphalt produced from a refinery.42712. (a) The Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles may create a pilot project to demonstrate the viability of paving streets, roads, and highways with high RAP hot mix asphalt.(b) The pilot project may include, but is not limited to, locations that consist of one or more of the following applications:(1) Cold plane removal of existing hot mix asphalt pavement surface to a depth of between one and three inches, and the replacement of the removed depth of hot mix asphalt with a layer of between one and three inches of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) Cold plane or micro mill removal of hot mix asphalt on residential streets and its replacement with an asphalt rubber aggregate membrane surfaced with a high RAP hot mix asphalt sand (sheet) mix, in which all aggregate passes through a sieve three-eighths of an inch in size.(3) Other applications that can demonstrate additional uses and test the viability of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(c) The pilot project shall be conducted on streets, roads, and highways in the County of Los Angeles. Specific project sites in the county shall be determined by the appropriate and usual process of the county.(d) The pilot project shall be bid pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 3400 of the Public Contract Code.42714. Upon creation of the pilot project, the Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles (department) shall establish an evaluation team to independently observe, document, and evaluate the pilot project. The evaluation team shall consist of all of the following members, appointed by the department:(a) A representative of the department, who shall serve as chair of the evaluation team.(b) A representative with expertise in pavement engineering from the department, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(c) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in recycling, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(d) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in engineering, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(e) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in the emissions of greenhouse gases, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.42716. (a) The evaluation team shall prepare all of the following:(1) A written evaluation of the entirety of the pilot project. The written evaluation shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The results of testing of the installed high RAP hot mix asphalt for air voids, voids mineral aggregate, binder content and binder grade, solvent extraction using a trichloroethylene solution for gradations, and moisture susceptibility using the methodology described in test T283 of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).(B) The results of Hamburg Wheel Track testing using the methodology described in test T324 of the AASHTO.(C) High RAP hot mix asphalt placement documentation, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(i) High RAP hot mix asphalt production and laydown temperatures.(ii) Pavement surface temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(iii) Ambient temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(D) Any other criteria the evaluation team deems necessary to fully document the manufacture and placement of the high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) A greenhouse gas study that documents the difference in emissions of greenhouse gases between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and the use of virgin hot mix asphalt. The comparison between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and virgin hot mix asphalt shall include, at a minimum, a comparison of the greenhouse gases emitted for all of the following activities for each hot mix asphalt type:(A) Production at the hot mix asphalt plant.(B) Mining of raw aggregates.(C) Refining of oils.(D) Transportation to production sites.(3) (A) Full documentation, including still photographs and video of the preconstruction pavement conditions before any construction work, including, but not limited to, cold planing, is undertaken as part of the pilot project.(B) Full documentation, including still photographs and video taken from the same location as the preconstruction photographs, of the finished quality of high RAP hot mix asphalt that is placed as part of the pilot project.(b) The evaluation team shall prepare a single final report that includes all relevant pilot project information, including, but not limited to, the items prepared pursuant to subdivision (a). The evaluation team shall complete and submit the report to the Department of Transportation, the appropriate policy committee chairs and budget subcommittee chairs of the Legislature, and the Governors office, no later than six months after the formal acceptance by the County of Los Angeles of the completed pilot project.42718. (a) A pilot project undertaken pursuant to this article shall be completed by December 31, 2022.(b) This article shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, generally regulates the disposal, management, and recycling of solid waste. The act authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish specifications for the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement of up to 40% for hot mix asphalt mixes, and specifies that this authorization does not limit the authority of the Department of Transportation to establish specifications for this use of reclaimed asphalt pavement in amounts greater than 40%. The act required the Department of Transportation to submit a report to the Legislature, by March 1, 2016, on its progress, since theden">Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(a)The State of California has longstanding policies intended to reduce waste and divert materials from landfills. During the course of street, road, and highway maintenance and repair, a significant amount of excess hot mix asphalt grindings is generated with only a small percentage being reused.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:
(a)The State of California has longstanding policies intended to reduce waste and divert materials from landfills. During the course of street, road, and highway maintenance and repair, a significant amount of excess hot mix asphalt grindings is generated with only a small percentage being reused.
(3)The current Greenbook specification, which is what the County of Los Angeles uses, for RAP per ton of hot mix asphalt is a maximum of 20 percent. If the SB 1 hot mix asphalt projects use the Greenbook specification of 20 percent RAP, this leaves four million tons of excess hot mix asphalt grindings annually.
SEC. 2.SECTION 1. Article 3 (commencing with Section 42710) is added to Chapter 14 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, to read: Article 3. Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Pilot Project42710. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) High RAP hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that is composed of between 85 percent and 100 percent reclaimed asphalt pavement.(b) RAP means reclaimed asphalt pavement.(c) Virgin hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that does not contain any RAP and that is produced using either of the following components:(1) Mined or quarried aggregate.(2) Exclusively paving grade asphalt produced from a refinery.42712. (a) The Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles may create a pilot project to demonstrate the viability of paving streets, roads, and highways with high RAP hot mix asphalt.(b) The pilot project may include, but is not limited to, locations that consist of one or more of the following applications:(1) Cold plane removal of existing hot mix asphalt pavement surface to a depth of between one and three inches, and the replacement of the removed depth of hot mix asphalt with a layer of between one and three inches of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) Cold plane or micro mill removal of hot mix asphalt on residential streets and its replacement with an asphalt rubber aggregate membrane surfaced with a high RAP hot mix asphalt sand (sheet) mix, in which all aggregate passes through a sieve three-eighths of an inch in size.(3) Other applications that can demonstrate additional uses and test the viability of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(c) The pilot project shall be conducted on streets, roads, and highways in the County of Los Angeles. Specific project sites in the county shall be determined by the appropriate and usual process of the county.(d) The pilot project shall be bid pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 3400 of the Public Contract Code.42714. Upon creation of the pilot project, the Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles (department) shall establish an evaluation team to independently observe, document, and evaluate the pilot project. The evaluation team shall consist of all of the following members, appointed by the department:(a) A representative of the department, who shall serve as chair of the evaluation team.(b) A representative with expertise in pavement engineering from the department, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(c) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in recycling, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(d) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in engineering, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(e) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in the emissions of greenhouse gases, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.42716. (a) The evaluation team shall prepare all of the following:(1) A written evaluation of the entirety of the pilot project. The written evaluation shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The results of testing of the installed high RAP hot mix asphalt for air voids, voids mineral aggregate, binder content and binder grade, solvent extraction using a trichloroethylene solution for gradations, and moisture susceptibility using the methodology described in test T283 of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).(B) The results of Hamburg Wheel Track testing using the methodology described in test T324 of the AASHTO.(C) High RAP hot mix asphalt placement documentation, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(i) High RAP hot mix asphalt production and laydown temperatures.(ii) Pavement surface temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(iii) Ambient temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(D) Any other criteria the evaluation team deems necessary to fully document the manufacture and placement of the high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) A greenhouse gas study that documents the difference in emissions of greenhouse gases between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and the use of virgin hot mix asphalt. The comparison between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and virgin hot mix asphalt shall include, at a minimum, a comparison of the greenhouse gases emitted for all of the following activities for each hot mix asphalt type:(A) Production at the hot mix asphalt plant.(B) Mining of raw aggregates.(C) Refining of oils.(D) Transportation to production sites.(3) (A) Full documentation, including still photographs and video of the preconstruction pavement conditions before any construction work, including, but not limited to, cold planing, is undertaken as part of the pilot project.(B) Full documentation, including still photographs and video taken from the same location as the preconstruction photographs, of the finished quality of high RAP hot mix asphalt that is placed as part of the pilot project.(b) The evaluation team shall prepare a single final report that includes all relevant pilot project information, including, but not limited to, the items prepared pursuant to subdivision (a). The evaluation team shall complete and submit the report to the Department of Transportation, the appropriate policy committee chairs and budget subcommittee chairs of the Legislature, and the Governors office, no later than six months after the formal acceptance by the County of Los Angeles of the completed pilot project.42718. (a) A pilot project undertaken pursuant to this article shall be completed by December 31, 2022.(b) This article shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 2.SECTION 1. Article 3 (commencing with Section 42710) is added to Chapter 14 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.SECTION 1.
Article 3. Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Pilot Project42710. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) High RAP hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that is composed of between 85 percent and 100 percent reclaimed asphalt pavement.(b) RAP means reclaimed asphalt pavement.(c) Virgin hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that does not contain any RAP and that is produced using either of the following components:(1) Mined or quarried aggregate.(2) Exclusively paving grade asphalt produced from a refinery.42712. (a) The Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles may create a pilot project to demonstrate the viability of paving streets, roads, and highways with high RAP hot mix asphalt.(b) The pilot project may include, but is not limited to, locations that consist of one or more of the following applications:(1) Cold plane removal of existing hot mix asphalt pavement surface to a depth of between one and three inches, and the replacement of the removed depth of hot mix asphalt with a layer of between one and three inches of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) Cold plane or micro mill removal of hot mix asphalt on residential streets and its replacement with an asphalt rubber aggregate membrane surfaced with a high RAP hot mix asphalt sand (sheet) mix, in which all aggregate passes through a sieve three-eighths of an inch in size.(3) Other applications that can demonstrate additional uses and test the viability of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(c) The pilot project shall be conducted on streets, roads, and highways in the County of Los Angeles. Specific project sites in the county shall be determined by the appropriate and usual process of the county.(d) The pilot project shall be bid pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 3400 of the Public Contract Code.42714. Upon creation of the pilot project, the Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles (department) shall establish an evaluation team to independently observe, document, and evaluate the pilot project. The evaluation team shall consist of all of the following members, appointed by the department:(a) A representative of the department, who shall serve as chair of the evaluation team.(b) A representative with expertise in pavement engineering from the department, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(c) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in recycling, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(d) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in engineering, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(e) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in the emissions of greenhouse gases, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.42716. (a) The evaluation team shall prepare all of the following:(1) A written evaluation of the entirety of the pilot project. The written evaluation shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The results of testing of the installed high RAP hot mix asphalt for air voids, voids mineral aggregate, binder content and binder grade, solvent extraction using a trichloroethylene solution for gradations, and moisture susceptibility using the methodology described in test T283 of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).(B) The results of Hamburg Wheel Track testing using the methodology described in test T324 of the AASHTO.(C) High RAP hot mix asphalt placement documentation, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(i) High RAP hot mix asphalt production and laydown temperatures.(ii) Pavement surface temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(iii) Ambient temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(D) Any other criteria the evaluation team deems necessary to fully document the manufacture and placement of the high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) A greenhouse gas study that documents the difference in emissions of greenhouse gases between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and the use of virgin hot mix asphalt. The comparison between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and virgin hot mix asphalt shall include, at a minimum, a comparison of the greenhouse gases emitted for all of the following activities for each hot mix asphalt type:(A) Production at the hot mix asphalt plant.(B) Mining of raw aggregates.(C) Refining of oils.(D) Transportation to production sites.(3) (A) Full documentation, including still photographs and video of the preconstruction pavement conditions before any construction work, including, but not limited to, cold planing, is undertaken as part of the pilot project.(B) Full documentation, including still photographs and video taken from the same location as the preconstruction photographs, of the finished quality of high RAP hot mix asphalt that is placed as part of the pilot project.(b) The evaluation team shall prepare a single final report that includes all relevant pilot project information, including, but not limited to, the items prepared pursuant to subdivision (a). The evaluation team shall complete and submit the report to the Department of Transportation, the appropriate policy committee chairs and budget subcommittee chairs of the Legislature, and the Governors office, no later than six months after the formal acceptance by the County of Los Angeles of the completed pilot project.42718. (a) A pilot project undertaken pursuant to this article shall be completed by December 31, 2022.(b) This article shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
Article 3. Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Pilot Project42710. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) High RAP hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that is composed of between 85 percent and 100 percent reclaimed asphalt pavement.(b) RAP means reclaimed asphalt pavement.(c) Virgin hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that does not contain any RAP and that is produced using either of the following components:(1) Mined or quarried aggregate.(2) Exclusively paving grade asphalt produced from a refinery.42712. (a) The Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles may create a pilot project to demonstrate the viability of paving streets, roads, and highways with high RAP hot mix asphalt.(b) The pilot project may include, but is not limited to, locations that consist of one or more of the following applications:(1) Cold plane removal of existing hot mix asphalt pavement surface to a depth of between one and three inches, and the replacement of the removed depth of hot mix asphalt with a layer of between one and three inches of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) Cold plane or micro mill removal of hot mix asphalt on residential streets and its replacement with an asphalt rubber aggregate membrane surfaced with a high RAP hot mix asphalt sand (sheet) mix, in which all aggregate passes through a sieve three-eighths of an inch in size.(3) Other applications that can demonstrate additional uses and test the viability of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(c) The pilot project shall be conducted on streets, roads, and highways in the County of Los Angeles. Specific project sites in the county shall be determined by the appropriate and usual process of the county.(d) The pilot project shall be bid pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 3400 of the Public Contract Code.42714. Upon creation of the pilot project, the Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles (department) shall establish an evaluation team to independently observe, document, and evaluate the pilot project. The evaluation team shall consist of all of the following members, appointed by the department:(a) A representative of the department, who shall serve as chair of the evaluation team.(b) A representative with expertise in pavement engineering from the department, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(c) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in recycling, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(d) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in engineering, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(e) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in the emissions of greenhouse gases, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.42716. (a) The evaluation team shall prepare all of the following:(1) A written evaluation of the entirety of the pilot project. The written evaluation shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The results of testing of the installed high RAP hot mix asphalt for air voids, voids mineral aggregate, binder content and binder grade, solvent extraction using a trichloroethylene solution for gradations, and moisture susceptibility using the methodology described in test T283 of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).(B) The results of Hamburg Wheel Track testing using the methodology described in test T324 of the AASHTO.(C) High RAP hot mix asphalt placement documentation, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(i) High RAP hot mix asphalt production and laydown temperatures.(ii) Pavement surface temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(iii) Ambient temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(D) Any other criteria the evaluation team deems necessary to fully document the manufacture and placement of the high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) A greenhouse gas study that documents the difference in emissions of greenhouse gases between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and the use of virgin hot mix asphalt. The comparison between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and virgin hot mix asphalt shall include, at a minimum, a comparison of the greenhouse gases emitted for all of the following activities for each hot mix asphalt type:(A) Production at the hot mix asphalt plant.(B) Mining of raw aggregates.(C) Refining of oils.(D) Transportation to production sites.(3) (A) Full documentation, including still photographs and video of the preconstruction pavement conditions before any construction work, including, but not limited to, cold planing, is undertaken as part of the pilot project.(B) Full documentation, including still photographs and video taken from the same location as the preconstruction photographs, of the finished quality of high RAP hot mix asphalt that is placed as part of the pilot project.(b) The evaluation team shall prepare a single final report that includes all relevant pilot project information, including, but not limited to, the items prepared pursuant to subdivision (a). The evaluation team shall complete and submit the report to the Department of Transportation, the appropriate policy committee chairs and budget subcommittee chairs of the Legislature, and the Governors office, no later than six months after the formal acceptance by the County of Los Angeles of the completed pilot project.42718. (a) A pilot project undertaken pursuant to this article shall be completed by December 31, 2022.(b) This article shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
Article 3. Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Pilot Project
Article 3. Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Pilot Project
42710. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) High RAP hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that is composed of between 85 percent and 100 percent reclaimed asphalt pavement.(b) RAP means reclaimed asphalt pavement.(c) Virgin hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that does not contain any RAP and that is produced using either of the following components:(1) Mined or quarried aggregate.(2) Exclusively paving grade asphalt produced from a refinery.
42710. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) High RAP hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that is composed of between 85 percent and 100 percent reclaimed asphalt pavement.
(b) RAP means reclaimed asphalt pavement.
(c) Virgin hot mix asphalt means hot mix asphalt that does not contain any RAP and that is produced using either of the following components:
(1) Mined or quarried aggregate.
(2) Exclusively paving grade asphalt produced from a refinery.
42712. (a) The Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles may create a pilot project to demonstrate the viability of paving streets, roads, and highways with high RAP hot mix asphalt.(b) The pilot project may include, but is not limited to, locations that consist of one or more of the following applications:(1) Cold plane removal of existing hot mix asphalt pavement surface to a depth of between one and three inches, and the replacement of the removed depth of hot mix asphalt with a layer of between one and three inches of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) Cold plane or micro mill removal of hot mix asphalt on residential streets and its replacement with an asphalt rubber aggregate membrane surfaced with a high RAP hot mix asphalt sand (sheet) mix, in which all aggregate passes through a sieve three-eighths of an inch in size.(3) Other applications that can demonstrate additional uses and test the viability of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(c) The pilot project shall be conducted on streets, roads, and highways in the County of Los Angeles. Specific project sites in the county shall be determined by the appropriate and usual process of the county.(d) The pilot project shall be bid pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 3400 of the Public Contract Code.
42712. (a) The Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles may create a pilot project to demonstrate the viability of paving streets, roads, and highways with high RAP hot mix asphalt.
(b) The pilot project may include, but is not limited to, locations that consist of one or more of the following applications:
(1) Cold plane removal of existing hot mix asphalt pavement surface to a depth of between one and three inches, and the replacement of the removed depth of hot mix asphalt with a layer of between one and three inches of high RAP hot mix asphalt.
(2) Cold plane or micro mill removal of hot mix asphalt on residential streets and its replacement with an asphalt rubber aggregate membrane surfaced with a high RAP hot mix asphalt sand (sheet) mix, in which all aggregate passes through a sieve three-eighths of an inch in size.
(3) Other applications that can demonstrate additional uses and test the viability of high RAP hot mix asphalt.
(c) The pilot project shall be conducted on streets, roads, and highways in the County of Los Angeles. Specific project sites in the county shall be determined by the appropriate and usual process of the county.
(d) The pilot project shall be bid pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 3400 of the Public Contract Code.
42714. Upon creation of the pilot project, the Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles (department) shall establish an evaluation team to independently observe, document, and evaluate the pilot project. The evaluation team shall consist of all of the following members, appointed by the department:(a) A representative of the department, who shall serve as chair of the evaluation team.(b) A representative with expertise in pavement engineering from the department, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(c) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in recycling, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(d) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in engineering, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.(e) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in the emissions of greenhouse gases, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.
42714. Upon creation of the pilot project, the Department of Public Works of the County of Los Angeles (department) shall establish an evaluation team to independently observe, document, and evaluate the pilot project. The evaluation team shall consist of all of the following members, appointed by the department:
(a) A representative of the department, who shall serve as chair of the evaluation team.
(b) A representative with expertise in pavement engineering from the department, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.
(c) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in recycling, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.
(d) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in engineering, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.
(e) A faculty member from a regional university who has expertise in the emissions of greenhouse gases, or another individual with similar qualifications, or both of those individuals.
42716. (a) The evaluation team shall prepare all of the following:(1) A written evaluation of the entirety of the pilot project. The written evaluation shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The results of testing of the installed high RAP hot mix asphalt for air voids, voids mineral aggregate, binder content and binder grade, solvent extraction using a trichloroethylene solution for gradations, and moisture susceptibility using the methodology described in test T283 of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).(B) The results of Hamburg Wheel Track testing using the methodology described in test T324 of the AASHTO.(C) High RAP hot mix asphalt placement documentation, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(i) High RAP hot mix asphalt production and laydown temperatures.(ii) Pavement surface temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(iii) Ambient temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.(D) Any other criteria the evaluation team deems necessary to fully document the manufacture and placement of the high RAP hot mix asphalt.(2) A greenhouse gas study that documents the difference in emissions of greenhouse gases between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and the use of virgin hot mix asphalt. The comparison between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and virgin hot mix asphalt shall include, at a minimum, a comparison of the greenhouse gases emitted for all of the following activities for each hot mix asphalt type:(A) Production at the hot mix asphalt plant.(B) Mining of raw aggregates.(C) Refining of oils.(D) Transportation to production sites.(3) (A) Full documentation, including still photographs and video of the preconstruction pavement conditions before any construction work, including, but not limited to, cold planing, is undertaken as part of the pilot project.(B) Full documentation, including still photographs and video taken from the same location as the preconstruction photographs, of the finished quality of high RAP hot mix asphalt that is placed as part of the pilot project.(b) The evaluation team shall prepare a single final report that includes all relevant pilot project information, including, but not limited to, the items prepared pursuant to subdivision (a). The evaluation team shall complete and submit the report to the Department of Transportation, the appropriate policy committee chairs and budget subcommittee chairs of the Legislature, and the Governors office, no later than six months after the formal acceptance by the County of Los Angeles of the completed pilot project.
42716. (a) The evaluation team shall prepare all of the following:
(1) A written evaluation of the entirety of the pilot project. The written evaluation shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(A) The results of testing of the installed high RAP hot mix asphalt for air voids, voids mineral aggregate, binder content and binder grade, solvent extraction using a trichloroethylene solution for gradations, and moisture susceptibility using the methodology described in test T283 of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
(B) The results of Hamburg Wheel Track testing using the methodology described in test T324 of the AASHTO.
(C) High RAP hot mix asphalt placement documentation, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(i) High RAP hot mix asphalt production and laydown temperatures.
(ii) Pavement surface temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.
(iii) Ambient temperatures during application of high RAP hot mix asphalt.
(D) Any other criteria the evaluation team deems necessary to fully document the manufacture and placement of the high RAP hot mix asphalt.
(2) A greenhouse gas study that documents the difference in emissions of greenhouse gases between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and the use of virgin hot mix asphalt. The comparison between the use of high RAP hot mix asphalt and virgin hot mix asphalt shall include, at a minimum, a comparison of the greenhouse gases emitted for all of the following activities for each hot mix asphalt type:
(A) Production at the hot mix asphalt plant.
(B) Mining of raw aggregates.
(C) Refining of oils.
(D) Transportation to production sites.
(3) (A) Full documentation, including still photographs and video of the preconstruction pavement conditions before any construction work, including, but not limited to, cold planing, is undertaken as part of the pilot project.
(B) Full documentation, including still photographs and video taken from the same location as the preconstruction photographs, of the finished quality of high RAP hot mix asphalt that is placed as part of the pilot project.
(b) The evaluation team shall prepare a single final report that includes all relevant pilot project information, including, but not limited to, the items prepared pursuant to subdivision (a). The evaluation team shall complete and submit the report to the Department of Transportation, the appropriate policy committee chairs and budget subcommittee chairs of the Legislature, and the Governors office, no later than six months after the formal acceptance by the County of Los Angeles of the completed pilot project.
42718. (a) A pilot project undertaken pursuant to this article shall be completed by December 31, 2022.(b) This article shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
42718. (a) A pilot project undertaken pursuant to this article shall be completed by December 31, 2022.
(b) This article shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.