BILL NUMBER: SB 742	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hertzberg

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to amend Sections 42240, 42241, 42243, 42244, and 42245 of,
and to repeal Section 42244.5 of, the Public Resources Code,
relating to solid waste.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 742, as introduced, Hertzberg. Solid waste.
   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.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to some of its
provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 42240 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   42240.  The Department of General Services and the  board
  Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery  ,
in consultation with other affected state agencies, shall maintain
specifications for the purchase of compost by the State of
California. The specifications shall designate the state minimum
operating standards and product quality standards. The specifications
shall be designed to maximize the use of compost without
jeopardizing the safety and health of the citizens of the state or
the environment.
  SEC. 2.  Section 42241 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42241.   On or after January 1, 1991, the  
The  Department of Transportation shall use compost in place of,
or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the
state's highway landscape maintenance program.
  SEC. 3.  Section 42243 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42243.   On or after January 1, 1993, the  
The  Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department
of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of General Services shall
initiate programs to restore public lands that use compost, 
co-compost,   cocompost,  rice straw, and
chemically fixed sewage sludge and shall use those products or
materials wherever possible.
  SEC. 4.  Section 42244 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42244.  The  board   department  shall
evaluate compost, cocompost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for
use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders
for currently used cover material. Compost, cocompost, and chemically
fixed sewage sludge products, when used as a substitute for or mixed
with currently approved cover material, shall possess all the
physical characteristics required in the definition of a cover
material.
  SEC. 5.  Section 42244.5 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.

   42244.5.  On or before January 1, 1994, the board shall evaluate
rice straw for use as a solid waste landfill cover material or for
use as an extender for currently used cover material. Rice straw or
rice straw materials, when used as a substitute for or mixed with
currently approved cover material, shall possess all the physical
characteristics required in the definition of a cover material. The
results of the evaluation shall be included in the report required
pursuant to Section 40507. 
  SEC. 6.  Section 42245 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42245.   On or after January 1, 1992, based  
Based  on the results of the evaluation conducted in accordance
with Section 42244, the  board   department
 may, on a case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost,
 co-compost,   cocompost,  and chemically
fixed sewage sludge, that meet the performance standards for cover
material, for up to 25 percent of landfill cover materials or
landfill cover extenders.