Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1338Introduced by Assembly Member SolacheFebruary 21, 2025An act to amend Sections 25130 and 25131 of, and to add Section 25133 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste. An act to amend Section 41514.6 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1338, as amended, Solache. Hazardous waste: research programs. Metal shredding facilities: regulations.Existing law requires, on or before January 1, 2027, an air pollution control district or an air quality management district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to develop requirements for facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring at metal shredding facilities, as defined. Existing law authorizes any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing these provisions to be reimbursed pursuant to the fee authority of the district.This bill, if a district has regulations and rules governing metal shredding facilities that have been implemented as of January 1, 2026, would authorize instead of require the district to implement these requirements. The bill would require the district regulations and rules to include, but not be limited to, facility registration, fenceline or alternative monitoring technologies compliance methods, or other methods to reduce emissions from metal shredding facilities, as specified. The bill would also require, rather than authorize, any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing these provisions to be reimbursed by the owner or operator of a metal shredding facility.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 41514.6 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:41514.6. (a) On or before January 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall develop requirements for facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring at metal shredding facilities, as defined in Section 25150.82, that are subject to Section 25150.84 and this section.(b) The requirements developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Development of threshold levels, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, for airborne contaminants, including, but not limited to, lead, zinc, cadmium, and nickel, at the fence lines of metal shredding facilities that are protective of air quality and public health. The threshold levels shall follow health guidance values adopted by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, if available.(2) Development of threshold levels for community notification of potential adverse impact on public health based on the threshold values developed pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) Development of actions, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, to be taken by metal shredding facilities if threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (1) are exceeded, and a method of enforcing those actions.(4) Development of community notification procedures to inform the public in areas in which the metal shredding facility is located, if the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision indicates the threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (2) were exceeded.(5) Reporting the results of the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision to the district and the local public health department.(c) All metal shredding facilities subject to this section shall implement the facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring developed pursuant to this section.(d) On or before July 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall adopt regulations to implement, interpret, or make specific the requirements pursuant to this section.(e) A district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall oversee and enforce the compliance of metal shredding facilities with regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (d).(f) Any district with regulations and rules governing metal shredding facilities that have been implemented as of January 1, 2026, shall have discretion to implement this section. Existing district regulations and rules shall include, but not be limited to, facility registration, housekeeping, best management practices, signage, requirements for new facilities, and fenceline or alternative monitoring technologies compliance methods, or other methods to reduce emissions from metal shredding facilities.(f)(g) Any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing this section may shall be reimbursed pursuant to its fee authority. by the owner or operator of a metal shredding facility.(g)(h) The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessments costs to implement this section shall be reimbursed from the subaccount established in the Hazardous Waste Control Account pursuant to Section 25150.84.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:(1)A database containing information on known hazardous waste research being conducted within the state pursuant to Section 25131.(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 database containing all of the following information on known hazardous waste research programs 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 database annually. (c)(1)The department shall make the information in the 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.
Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1338Introduced by Assembly Member SolacheFebruary 21, 2025An act to amend Sections 25130 and 25131 of, and to add Section 25133 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste. An act to amend Section 41514.6 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1338, as amended, Solache. Hazardous waste: research programs. Metal shredding facilities: regulations.Existing law requires, on or before January 1, 2027, an air pollution control district or an air quality management district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to develop requirements for facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring at metal shredding facilities, as defined. Existing law authorizes any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing these provisions to be reimbursed pursuant to the fee authority of the district.This bill, if a district has regulations and rules governing metal shredding facilities that have been implemented as of January 1, 2026, would authorize instead of require the district to implement these requirements. The bill would require the district regulations and rules to include, but not be limited to, facility registration, fenceline or alternative monitoring technologies compliance methods, or other methods to reduce emissions from metal shredding facilities, as specified. The bill would also require, rather than authorize, any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing these provisions to be reimbursed by the owner or operator of a metal shredding facility.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
Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025
Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025
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. An act to amend Section 41514.6 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1338, as amended, Solache. Hazardous waste: research programs. Metal shredding facilities: regulations.
Existing law requires, on or before January 1, 2027, an air pollution control district or an air quality management district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to develop requirements for facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring at metal shredding facilities, as defined. Existing law authorizes any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing these provisions to be reimbursed pursuant to the fee authority of the district.This bill, if a district has regulations and rules governing metal shredding facilities that have been implemented as of January 1, 2026, would authorize instead of require the district to implement these requirements. The bill would require the district regulations and rules to include, but not be limited to, facility registration, fenceline or alternative monitoring technologies compliance methods, or other methods to reduce emissions from metal shredding facilities, as specified. The bill would also require, rather than authorize, any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing these provisions to be reimbursed by the owner or operator of a metal shredding facility.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, on or before January 1, 2027, an air pollution control district or an air quality management district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to develop requirements for facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring at metal shredding facilities, as defined. Existing law authorizes any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing these provisions to be reimbursed pursuant to the fee authority of the district.
This bill, if a district has regulations and rules governing metal shredding facilities that have been implemented as of January 1, 2026, would authorize instead of require the district to implement these requirements. The bill would require the district regulations and rules to include, but not be limited to, facility registration, fenceline or alternative monitoring technologies compliance methods, or other methods to reduce emissions from metal shredding facilities, as specified. The bill would also require, rather than authorize, any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing these provisions to be reimbursed by the owner or operator of a metal shredding facility.
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 41514.6 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:41514.6. (a) On or before January 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall develop requirements for facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring at metal shredding facilities, as defined in Section 25150.82, that are subject to Section 25150.84 and this section.(b) The requirements developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Development of threshold levels, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, for airborne contaminants, including, but not limited to, lead, zinc, cadmium, and nickel, at the fence lines of metal shredding facilities that are protective of air quality and public health. The threshold levels shall follow health guidance values adopted by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, if available.(2) Development of threshold levels for community notification of potential adverse impact on public health based on the threshold values developed pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) Development of actions, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, to be taken by metal shredding facilities if threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (1) are exceeded, and a method of enforcing those actions.(4) Development of community notification procedures to inform the public in areas in which the metal shredding facility is located, if the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision indicates the threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (2) were exceeded.(5) Reporting the results of the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision to the district and the local public health department.(c) All metal shredding facilities subject to this section shall implement the facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring developed pursuant to this section.(d) On or before July 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall adopt regulations to implement, interpret, or make specific the requirements pursuant to this section.(e) A district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall oversee and enforce the compliance of metal shredding facilities with regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (d).(f) Any district with regulations and rules governing metal shredding facilities that have been implemented as of January 1, 2026, shall have discretion to implement this section. Existing district regulations and rules shall include, but not be limited to, facility registration, housekeeping, best management practices, signage, requirements for new facilities, and fenceline or alternative monitoring technologies compliance methods, or other methods to reduce emissions from metal shredding facilities.(f)(g) Any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing this section may shall be reimbursed pursuant to its fee authority. by the owner or operator of a metal shredding facility.(g)(h) The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessments costs to implement this section shall be reimbursed from the subaccount established in the Hazardous Waste Control Account pursuant to Section 25150.84.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:(1)A database containing information on known hazardous waste research being conducted within the state pursuant to Section 25131.(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 database containing all of the following information on known hazardous waste research programs 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 database annually. (c)(1)The department shall make the information in the 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 41514.6 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:41514.6. (a) On or before January 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall develop requirements for facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring at metal shredding facilities, as defined in Section 25150.82, that are subject to Section 25150.84 and this section.(b) The requirements developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Development of threshold levels, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, for airborne contaminants, including, but not limited to, lead, zinc, cadmium, and nickel, at the fence lines of metal shredding facilities that are protective of air quality and public health. The threshold levels shall follow health guidance values adopted by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, if available.(2) Development of threshold levels for community notification of potential adverse impact on public health based on the threshold values developed pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) Development of actions, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, to be taken by metal shredding facilities if threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (1) are exceeded, and a method of enforcing those actions.(4) Development of community notification procedures to inform the public in areas in which the metal shredding facility is located, if the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision indicates the threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (2) were exceeded.(5) Reporting the results of the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision to the district and the local public health department.(c) All metal shredding facilities subject to this section shall implement the facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring developed pursuant to this section.(d) On or before July 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall adopt regulations to implement, interpret, or make specific the requirements pursuant to this section.(e) A district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall oversee and enforce the compliance of metal shredding facilities with regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (d).(f) Any district with regulations and rules governing metal shredding facilities that have been implemented as of January 1, 2026, shall have discretion to implement this section. Existing district regulations and rules shall include, but not be limited to, facility registration, housekeeping, best management practices, signage, requirements for new facilities, and fenceline or alternative monitoring technologies compliance methods, or other methods to reduce emissions from metal shredding facilities.(f)(g) Any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing this section may shall be reimbursed pursuant to its fee authority. by the owner or operator of a metal shredding facility.(g)(h) The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessments costs to implement this section shall be reimbursed from the subaccount established in the Hazardous Waste Control Account pursuant to Section 25150.84.
SECTION 1. Section 41514.6 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
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41514.6. (a) On or before January 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall develop requirements for facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring at metal shredding facilities, as defined in Section 25150.82, that are subject to Section 25150.84 and this section.(b) The requirements developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Development of threshold levels, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, for airborne contaminants, including, but not limited to, lead, zinc, cadmium, and nickel, at the fence lines of metal shredding facilities that are protective of air quality and public health. The threshold levels shall follow health guidance values adopted by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, if available.(2) Development of threshold levels for community notification of potential adverse impact on public health based on the threshold values developed pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) Development of actions, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, to be taken by metal shredding facilities if threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (1) are exceeded, and a method of enforcing those actions.(4) Development of community notification procedures to inform the public in areas in which the metal shredding facility is located, if the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision indicates the threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (2) were exceeded.(5) Reporting the results of the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision to the district and the local public health department.(c) All metal shredding facilities subject to this section shall implement the facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring developed pursuant to this section.(d) On or before July 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall adopt regulations to implement, interpret, or make specific the requirements pursuant to this section.(e) A district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall oversee and enforce the compliance of metal shredding facilities with regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (d).(f) Any district with regulations and rules governing metal shredding facilities that have been implemented as of January 1, 2026, shall have discretion to implement this section. Existing district regulations and rules shall include, but not be limited to, facility registration, housekeeping, best management practices, signage, requirements for new facilities, and fenceline or alternative monitoring technologies compliance methods, or other methods to reduce emissions from metal shredding facilities.(f)(g) Any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing this section may shall be reimbursed pursuant to its fee authority. by the owner or operator of a metal shredding facility.(g)(h) The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessments costs to implement this section shall be reimbursed from the subaccount established in the Hazardous Waste Control Account pursuant to Section 25150.84.
41514.6. (a) On or before January 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall develop requirements for facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring at metal shredding facilities, as defined in Section 25150.82, that are subject to Section 25150.84 and this section.(b) The requirements developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Development of threshold levels, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, for airborne contaminants, including, but not limited to, lead, zinc, cadmium, and nickel, at the fence lines of metal shredding facilities that are protective of air quality and public health. The threshold levels shall follow health guidance values adopted by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, if available.(2) Development of threshold levels for community notification of potential adverse impact on public health based on the threshold values developed pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) Development of actions, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, to be taken by metal shredding facilities if threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (1) are exceeded, and a method of enforcing those actions.(4) Development of community notification procedures to inform the public in areas in which the metal shredding facility is located, if the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision indicates the threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (2) were exceeded.(5) Reporting the results of the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision to the district and the local public health department.(c) All metal shredding facilities subject to this section shall implement the facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring developed pursuant to this section.(d) On or before July 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall adopt regulations to implement, interpret, or make specific the requirements pursuant to this section.(e) A district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall oversee and enforce the compliance of metal shredding facilities with regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (d).(f) Any district with regulations and rules governing metal shredding facilities that have been implemented as of January 1, 2026, shall have discretion to implement this section. Existing district regulations and rules shall include, but not be limited to, facility registration, housekeeping, best management practices, signage, requirements for new facilities, and fenceline or alternative monitoring technologies compliance methods, or other methods to reduce emissions from metal shredding facilities.(f)(g) Any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing this section may shall be reimbursed pursuant to its fee authority. by the owner or operator of a metal shredding facility.(g)(h) The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessments costs to implement this section shall be reimbursed from the subaccount established in the Hazardous Waste Control Account pursuant to Section 25150.84.
41514.6. (a) On or before January 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall develop requirements for facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring at metal shredding facilities, as defined in Section 25150.82, that are subject to Section 25150.84 and this section.(b) The requirements developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Development of threshold levels, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, for airborne contaminants, including, but not limited to, lead, zinc, cadmium, and nickel, at the fence lines of metal shredding facilities that are protective of air quality and public health. The threshold levels shall follow health guidance values adopted by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, if available.(2) Development of threshold levels for community notification of potential adverse impact on public health based on the threshold values developed pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) Development of actions, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, to be taken by metal shredding facilities if threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (1) are exceeded, and a method of enforcing those actions.(4) Development of community notification procedures to inform the public in areas in which the metal shredding facility is located, if the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision indicates the threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (2) were exceeded.(5) Reporting the results of the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision to the district and the local public health department.(c) All metal shredding facilities subject to this section shall implement the facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring developed pursuant to this section.(d) On or before July 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall adopt regulations to implement, interpret, or make specific the requirements pursuant to this section.(e) A district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall oversee and enforce the compliance of metal shredding facilities with regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (d).(f) Any district with regulations and rules governing metal shredding facilities that have been implemented as of January 1, 2026, shall have discretion to implement this section. Existing district regulations and rules shall include, but not be limited to, facility registration, housekeeping, best management practices, signage, requirements for new facilities, and fenceline or alternative monitoring technologies compliance methods, or other methods to reduce emissions from metal shredding facilities.(f)(g) Any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing this section may shall be reimbursed pursuant to its fee authority. by the owner or operator of a metal shredding facility.(g)(h) The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessments costs to implement this section shall be reimbursed from the subaccount established in the Hazardous Waste Control Account pursuant to Section 25150.84.
41514.6. (a) On or before January 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall develop requirements for facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring at metal shredding facilities, as defined in Section 25150.82, that are subject to Section 25150.84 and this section.
(b) The requirements developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Development of threshold levels, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, for airborne contaminants, including, but not limited to, lead, zinc, cadmium, and nickel, at the fence lines of metal shredding facilities that are protective of air quality and public health. The threshold levels shall follow health guidance values adopted by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, if available.
(2) Development of threshold levels for community notification of potential adverse impact on public health based on the threshold values developed pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) Development of actions, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, to be taken by metal shredding facilities if threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (1) are exceeded, and a method of enforcing those actions.
(4) Development of community notification procedures to inform the public in areas in which the metal shredding facility is located, if the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision indicates the threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (2) were exceeded.
(5) Reporting the results of the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision to the district and the local public health department.
(c) All metal shredding facilities subject to this section shall implement the facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring developed pursuant to this section.
(d) On or before July 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall adopt regulations to implement, interpret, or make specific the requirements pursuant to this section.
(e) A district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall oversee and enforce the compliance of metal shredding facilities with regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (d).
(f) Any district with regulations and rules governing metal shredding facilities that have been implemented as of January 1, 2026, shall have discretion to implement this section. Existing district regulations and rules shall include, but not be limited to, facility registration, housekeeping, best management practices, signage, requirements for new facilities, and fenceline or alternative monitoring technologies compliance methods, or other methods to reduce emissions from metal shredding facilities.
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(g) Any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing this section may shall be reimbursed pursuant to its fee authority. by the owner or operator of a metal shredding facility.
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(h) The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessments costs to implement this section shall be reimbursed from the subaccount established in the Hazardous Waste Control Account pursuant to Section 25150.84.
(a)The department shall establish the Hazardous Waste Resource and Research Coordination Program, which consists of the following two components:
(1)A database containing information on known hazardous waste research being conducted within the state pursuant to Section 25131.
(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.
(a)The department shall assemble a bibliographic cross-referenced database containing all of the following information on known hazardous waste research programs 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 database annually.
(c)(1)The department shall make the information in the 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.
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.