CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1338Introduced by Assembly Member SolacheFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Sections 25130 and 25131 of, and to add Section 25133 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1338, as introduced, Solache. Hazardous waste: research programs.Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to establish the Hazardous Waste Resource and Research Coordination Program, which consists of a database of known hazardous waste research and a pool of research consultants qualified in the field of hazardous waste management, as provided. Existing law requires the department to assemble and annually update a bibliographic cross-referenced database containing certain information on known hazardous waste research programs, including the specific problems facing hazardous waste generators that the research is designed to address. The department is required to make the information in the database on known hazardous waste research programs available to the public at a cost not greater than the departments printing and mailing costs.This bill would require the department to also post the information described above on its internet website. The bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2026, to convene a stakeholder working group to identify potential technologies to reduce the generation of hazardous waste.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 25130 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25130. (a) The department shall establish the Hazardous Waste Resource and Research Coordination Program, which consists of the following two components:(a) (1) A data base database containing information on known hazardous waste research being conducted within the state pursuant to Section 25131.(b) (2) A pool of research consultants qualified in the field of hazardous waste management established pursuant to Section 25132.(b) The department shall post the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) on its internet website.SEC. 2. Section 25131 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25131. (a) The department shall assemble a bibliographic cross-referenced data base database containing all of the following information on known hazardous waste research programs which that are ongoing within the state:(1) The institution or organization sponsoring the research program.(2) The principal investigators conducting the research.(3) A brief description of the research, including anticipated applications of the resulting information.(4) The specific problems facing hazardous waste generators that the research is designed to address, including, but not limited to, specific hazardous waste streams or specific production processes.(5) A summary of results already achieved by the research program.(6) The date on which the program began, and its expected completion date.(b) The department shall update the data base annually, and the database annually. (c) (1) The department shall make the information in the data base database available to the public at a cost not greater than the departments printing and mailing costs.(2) The department shall post the information in the database on its internet website.SEC. 3. Section 25133 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25133. The department shall, on or before July 1, 2026, convene a stakeholder working group for the purpose of identifying potential technologies that could be used to reduce the generation of hazardous waste.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1338Introduced by Assembly Member SolacheFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Sections 25130 and 25131 of, and to add Section 25133 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1338, as introduced, Solache. Hazardous waste: research programs.Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to establish the Hazardous Waste Resource and Research Coordination Program, which consists of a database of known hazardous waste research and a pool of research consultants qualified in the field of hazardous waste management, as provided. Existing law requires the department to assemble and annually update a bibliographic cross-referenced database containing certain information on known hazardous waste research programs, including the specific problems facing hazardous waste generators that the research is designed to address. The department is required to make the information in the database on known hazardous waste research programs available to the public at a cost not greater than the departments printing and mailing costs.This bill would require the department to also post the information described above on its internet website. The bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2026, to convene a stakeholder working group to identify potential technologies to reduce the generation of hazardous waste.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1338
Introduced by Assembly Member SolacheFebruary 21, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Solache
February 21, 2025
An act to amend Sections 25130 and 25131 of, and to add Section 25133 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1338, as introduced, Solache. Hazardous waste: research programs.
Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to establish the Hazardous Waste Resource and Research Coordination Program, which consists of a database of known hazardous waste research and a pool of research consultants qualified in the field of hazardous waste management, as provided. Existing law requires the department to assemble and annually update a bibliographic cross-referenced database containing certain information on known hazardous waste research programs, including the specific problems facing hazardous waste generators that the research is designed to address. The department is required to make the information in the database on known hazardous waste research programs available to the public at a cost not greater than the departments printing and mailing costs.This bill would require the department to also post the information described above on its internet website. The bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2026, to convene a stakeholder working group to identify potential technologies to reduce the generation of hazardous waste.
Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to establish the Hazardous Waste Resource and Research Coordination Program, which consists of a database of known hazardous waste research and a pool of research consultants qualified in the field of hazardous waste management, as provided. Existing law requires the department to assemble and annually update a bibliographic cross-referenced database containing certain information on known hazardous waste research programs, including the specific problems facing hazardous waste generators that the research is designed to address. The department is required to make the information in the database on known hazardous waste research programs available to the public at a cost not greater than the departments printing and mailing costs.
This bill would require the department to also post the information described above on its internet website. The bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2026, to convene a stakeholder working group to identify potential technologies to reduce the generation of hazardous waste.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 25130 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25130. (a) The department shall establish the Hazardous Waste Resource and Research Coordination Program, which consists of the following two components:(a) (1) A data base database containing information on known hazardous waste research being conducted within the state pursuant to Section 25131.(b) (2) A pool of research consultants qualified in the field of hazardous waste management established pursuant to Section 25132.(b) The department shall post the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) on its internet website.SEC. 2. Section 25131 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25131. (a) The department shall assemble a bibliographic cross-referenced data base database containing all of the following information on known hazardous waste research programs which that are ongoing within the state:(1) The institution or organization sponsoring the research program.(2) The principal investigators conducting the research.(3) A brief description of the research, including anticipated applications of the resulting information.(4) The specific problems facing hazardous waste generators that the research is designed to address, including, but not limited to, specific hazardous waste streams or specific production processes.(5) A summary of results already achieved by the research program.(6) The date on which the program began, and its expected completion date.(b) The department shall update the data base annually, and the database annually. (c) (1) The department shall make the information in the data base database available to the public at a cost not greater than the departments printing and mailing costs.(2) The department shall post the information in the database on its internet website.SEC. 3. Section 25133 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25133. The department shall, on or before July 1, 2026, convene a stakeholder working group for the purpose of identifying potential technologies that could be used to reduce the generation of hazardous waste.
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 25130 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25130. (a) The department shall establish the Hazardous Waste Resource and Research Coordination Program, which consists of the following two components:(a) (1) A data base database containing information on known hazardous waste research being conducted within the state pursuant to Section 25131.(b) (2) A pool of research consultants qualified in the field of hazardous waste management established pursuant to Section 25132.(b) The department shall post the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) on its internet website.
SECTION 1. Section 25130 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
25130. (a) The department shall establish the Hazardous Waste Resource and Research Coordination Program, which consists of the following two components:(a) (1) A data base database containing information on known hazardous waste research being conducted within the state pursuant to Section 25131.(b) (2) A pool of research consultants qualified in the field of hazardous waste management established pursuant to Section 25132.(b) The department shall post the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) on its internet website.
25130. (a) The department shall establish the Hazardous Waste Resource and Research Coordination Program, which consists of the following two components:(a) (1) A data base database containing information on known hazardous waste research being conducted within the state pursuant to Section 25131.(b) (2) A pool of research consultants qualified in the field of hazardous waste management established pursuant to Section 25132.(b) The department shall post the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) on its internet website.
25130. (a) The department shall establish the Hazardous Waste Resource and Research Coordination Program, which consists of the following two components:(a) (1) A data base database containing information on known hazardous waste research being conducted within the state pursuant to Section 25131.(b) (2) A pool of research consultants qualified in the field of hazardous waste management established pursuant to Section 25132.(b) The department shall post the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) on its internet website.
25130. (a) The department shall establish the Hazardous Waste Resource and Research Coordination Program, which consists of the following two components:
(a)
(1) A data base database containing information on known hazardous waste research being conducted within the state pursuant to Section 25131.
(b)
(2) A pool of research consultants qualified in the field of hazardous waste management established pursuant to Section 25132.
(b) The department shall post the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) on its internet website.
SEC. 2. Section 25131 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:25131. (a) The department shall assemble a bibliographic cross-referenced data base database containing all of the following information on known hazardous waste research programs which that are ongoing within the state:(1) The institution or organization sponsoring the research program.(2) The principal investigators conducting the research.(3) A brief description of the research, including anticipated applications of the resulting information.(4) The specific problems facing hazardous waste generators that the research is designed to address, including, but not limited to, specific hazardous waste streams or specific production processes.(5) A summary of results already achieved by the research program.(6) The date on which the program began, and its expected completion date.(b) The department shall update the data base annually, and the database annually. (c) (1) The department shall make the information in the data base database available to the public at a cost not greater than the departments printing and mailing costs.(2) The department shall post the information in the database on its internet website.
SEC. 2. Section 25131 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 2.
25131. (a) The department shall assemble a bibliographic cross-referenced data base database containing all of the following information on known hazardous waste research programs which that are ongoing within the state:(1) The institution or organization sponsoring the research program.(2) The principal investigators conducting the research.(3) A brief description of the research, including anticipated applications of the resulting information.(4) The specific problems facing hazardous waste generators that the research is designed to address, including, but not limited to, specific hazardous waste streams or specific production processes.(5) A summary of results already achieved by the research program.(6) The date on which the program began, and its expected completion date.(b) The department shall update the data base annually, and the database annually. (c) (1) The department shall make the information in the data base database available to the public at a cost not greater than the departments printing and mailing costs.(2) The department shall post the information in the database on its internet website.
25131. (a) The department shall assemble a bibliographic cross-referenced data base database containing all of the following information on known hazardous waste research programs which that are ongoing within the state:(1) The institution or organization sponsoring the research program.(2) The principal investigators conducting the research.(3) A brief description of the research, including anticipated applications of the resulting information.(4) The specific problems facing hazardous waste generators that the research is designed to address, including, but not limited to, specific hazardous waste streams or specific production processes.(5) A summary of results already achieved by the research program.(6) The date on which the program began, and its expected completion date.(b) The department shall update the data base annually, and the database annually. (c) (1) The department shall make the information in the data base database available to the public at a cost not greater than the departments printing and mailing costs.(2) The department shall post the information in the database on its internet website.
25131. (a) The department shall assemble a bibliographic cross-referenced data base database containing all of the following information on known hazardous waste research programs which that are ongoing within the state:(1) The institution or organization sponsoring the research program.(2) The principal investigators conducting the research.(3) A brief description of the research, including anticipated applications of the resulting information.(4) The specific problems facing hazardous waste generators that the research is designed to address, including, but not limited to, specific hazardous waste streams or specific production processes.(5) A summary of results already achieved by the research program.(6) The date on which the program began, and its expected completion date.(b) The department shall update the data base annually, and the database annually. (c) (1) The department shall make the information in the data base database available to the public at a cost not greater than the departments printing and mailing costs.(2) The department shall post the information in the database on its internet website.
25131. (a) The department shall assemble a bibliographic cross-referenced data base database containing all of the following information on known hazardous waste research programs which that are ongoing within the state:
(1) The institution or organization sponsoring the research program.
(2) The principal investigators conducting the research.
(3) A brief description of the research, including anticipated applications of the resulting information.
(4) The specific problems facing hazardous waste generators that the research is designed to address, including, but not limited to, specific hazardous waste streams or specific production processes.
(5) A summary of results already achieved by the research program.
(6) The date on which the program began, and its expected completion date.
(b) The department shall update the data base annually, and the database annually.
(c) (1) The department shall make the information in the data base database available to the public at a cost not greater than the departments printing and mailing costs.
(2) The department shall post the information in the database on its internet website.
SEC. 3. Section 25133 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:25133. The department shall, on or before July 1, 2026, convene a stakeholder working group for the purpose of identifying potential technologies that could be used to reduce the generation of hazardous waste.
SEC. 3. Section 25133 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SEC. 3.
25133. The department shall, on or before July 1, 2026, convene a stakeholder working group for the purpose of identifying potential technologies that could be used to reduce the generation of hazardous waste.
25133. The department shall, on or before July 1, 2026, convene a stakeholder working group for the purpose of identifying potential technologies that could be used to reduce the generation of hazardous waste.
25133. The department shall, on or before July 1, 2026, convene a stakeholder working group for the purpose of identifying potential technologies that could be used to reduce the generation of hazardous waste.
25133. The department shall, on or before July 1, 2026, convene a stakeholder working group for the purpose of identifying potential technologies that could be used to reduce the generation of hazardous waste.