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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 12.9 - Recycling of Organic Waste › Section 42649.85.

42649.85. A local governmental agency may charge and collect a fee from an organic waste generator to recover the local governmental agency’s costs incurred in complying with this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. (AB 1826) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 12.9 - Recycling of Organic Waste › Section 42649.86.

42649.86. (a) The department shall identify and recommend actions to address, with regard to both state agencies and the federal government, the permitting and siting challenges associated with composting and anaerobic digestion, and to encourage the continued viability of the state’s organic waste processing and recycling infrastructure, in partnership with the California Environmental Protection Agency and other state and regional agencies. These other state and regional agencies shall include, but are not limited to, the State Air Resources Board, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the State Water Resources Control Board, California regional water quality control boards, and air pollution control and air quality management districts.
(b) The department shall cooperate with local governmental agencies and industry to provide assistance for increasing the feasibility of organic recycling by promoting processing opportunities and the development of new infrastructure of sufficient capacity to meet the needs of generators, and developing sufficient end-use markets throughout the state for the quantity of organic waste required to be diverted.
(c) The department shall identify and post on its Internet Web site state financing mechanisms and state funding incentives that are available for in-state development of organic waste infrastructure to help the state achieve its greenhouse gas reduction goals and waste reduction goals.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. (AB 1826) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 13 - Research and Development Program › Section 42650.

42650. The board may establish a research and development program, based on priorities that are consistent with Section 40051, and designed to identify, develop, and refine processes and technologies that will assist state and local governments and private industries to implement innovative resource management and waste reduction programs. The board may conduct research and development programs, upon appropriation therefor by the Legislature, that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Establishing, in coordination with the Department of Conservation, a recycling extension service within the board to serve as a central clearinghouse for recycling research information.
(b) Establishing cooperative research and development facilities at universities and colleges in the state.
(c) Developing a research program to study the feasibility of using disposal site mining technology to extend the life of existing disposal sites, recover valuable resources, and to reuse the reclaimed disposal site in an environmentally sound manner.
(d) Establishing a research program to identify educational and promotional methods that can effect environmentally positive changes in human behavior.
(e) Conducting studies into hazards posed by special wastes and by ash and air emissions from the incineration of waste.
(f) Conducting research to develop statistical tools to establish computer-based data bases on waste characteristics, special waste volumes, and county and regional waste capacities.
(g) Analyzing disposal site encroachment problems and assisting local agencies in the development of effective public policy tools to discourage disposal site encroachment.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1038, Sec. 29. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 13 - Research and Development Program › Section 42651.

42651. In determining the types of research and development which may be undertaken pursuant to Section 42650, the board shall prioritize the allocation of funds for processes and technologies based upon the hierarchy established under Section 40051.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 60. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 13.1 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Section 42652.

42652. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The organic disposal reduction targets are essential to achieving the statewide recycling goal identified in Section 41780.01.
(b) Achieving organic waste disposal reduction targets requires significant investment to develop organics recycling capacity.
(c) More robust state and local funding mechanisms are needed to support the expansion of organics recycling capacity.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. (SB 1383) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 13.1 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Section 42652.6.

42652.6. Paragraph (5) of subdivision (h) of Section 18993.1 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2022, does not apply until January 1, 2025, as long as the conditions in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (h) of Section 18993.1 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations are fully met and no more than 50 percent as an annual average of the biosolids produced during the prior calendar year are transported to activities constituting landfill disposal before January 1, 2025.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 344, Sec. 2. (AB 1985) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 13.1 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Section 42652.8.

42652.8. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, a local jurisdiction that does not qualify for a waiver pursuant to subdivision (a), (c), or (d) of Section 18984.12 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2023, that disposed of fewer than 5,000 tons of solid waste in 2014, and that has fewer than 7,500 people, qualifies for a waiver until December 1, 2028.
(b) A local jurisdiction seeking a low population waiver pursuant to subdivision (a) shall apply to the department. The application shall include both of the following:
(1) Information that establishes that the local jurisdiction meets the criteria in subdivision (a).
(2) The number of tons of solid waste that the local jurisdiction disposed of in 2014 if the local jurisdiction has not submitted the 2014 data directly to the department’s disposal reporting system in 2014.
(c) Beginning January 1, 2027, the department may, in its discretion, renew a waiver issued pursuant to subdivision (a) in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 18984.12 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(d) For the purposes of this section, “local jurisdiction” includes a city, a county, a city and county, or a special district.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 878, Sec. 1. (SB 613) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 13.1 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Section 42653.

42653. (a) No later than July 1, 2020, the department, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall analyze the progress that the waste sector, state government, and local governments have made in achieving the organic waste reduction goals for 2020 and 2025 established in Section 39730.6 of the Health and Safety Code. The analysis shall include all of the following:
(1) The status of new organics recycling infrastructure development, including the commitment of state funding and appropriate rate increases for solid waste and recycling services to support infrastructure expansion.
(2) The progress in reducing regulatory barriers to the siting of organics recycling facilities and the timing and effectiveness of policies that will facilitate the permitting of organics recycling infrastructure.
(3) The status of markets for the products generated by organics recycling facilities, including cost-effective electrical interconnection and common carrier pipeline injection of digester biomethane and the status of markets for compost, biomethane, and other products from the recycling of organic waste.
(b) If the department determines that significant progress has not been made on the items analyzed pursuant to subdivision (a), the department may include incentives or additional requirements in the regulations described in Section 42652.5 to facilitate progress towards achieving the organic waste reduction goals for 2020 and 2025 established in Section 39730.6 of the Health and Safety Code. The department may, upon consultation with stakeholders, recommend to the Legislature revisions to those organic waste reduction goals.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28, Sec. 142. (SB 1380) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 13.1 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Section 42654.

42654. This chapter shall not limit the authority of a local jurisdiction to adopt, implement, or enforce requirements in addition to those set forth in the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. (SB 1383) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 13.1 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Section 42655.

42655. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall assist local jurisdictions in complying with the requirements of this chapter, including any regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 42652.5.
(b) This section does not limit a local government’s obligation to comply with the requirements of this chapter, including any regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 42652.5.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 445, Sec. 1. (SB 45) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 14 - Paving Materials › ARTICLE 1 - Recycled Materials › Section 42700.

42700. The Director of Transportation, upon consultation with the board, shall review and modify all bid specifications relating to the purchase of paving materials, and base, subbase, and pervious backfill materials, using recycled materials. The recycled materials shall include, but are not limited to, recycled asphalt pavement, crushed concrete subbase, foundry slag, asphalt flux produced from the reprocessing or re-refining of used oil, and paving materials utilizing recycled materials, including, but not limited to, crumb rubber from automobile tires, ash, and glass and glassy aggregates. The specifications shall be based on standards developed by the Department of Transportation for recycled paving materials and for recycled base, subbase, and pervious backfill materials. The standards and specifications shall provide for the use of recycled materials and shall not reduce the quality standards for highway and road construction.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 901, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 14 - Paving Materials › ARTICLE 1 - Recycled Materials › Section 42701.

42701. (a) In purchasing any materials to be used in paving or paving subbase for use by the Department of Transportation and any other state agencies that provide construction and repair services, the State Procurement Officer shall contract for those items that utilize recycled materials in paving materials and base, subbase, and pervious backfill materials, unless the Director of Transportation determines that the use of the materials is not cost effective. In determining the cost-effectiveness of the materials subject to this section, the factors that the director shall consider include both of the following:
(1) The lifespan and durability of the pavement containing the materials.
(2) The maintenance cost of the pavement containing the materials.
(b) This section also applies to any person who contracts with the Department of General Services or with any other state agency to provide these construction and repair services.
(c) The recycled materials shall include, but are not limited to, recycled asphalt, crushed concrete subbase, foundry slag, and paving materials utilizing crumb rubber from automobile tires, ash, and glass and glassy aggregates. The specifications shall be based on the standards of the Department of Transportation for recycled paving materials and for recycled base, subbase, and pervious backfill materials.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 392, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 14 - Paving Materials › ARTICLE 1 - Recycled Materials › Section 42704.

42704. (a) On or before January 1, 2014, the Department of Transportation may, with input from the Caltrans/Industry Rock Products Committee, establish specifications for the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) of up to 40 percent for hot mix asphalt mixes.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not limit the authority of the Department of Transportation to establish specifications for the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement in amounts greater than 40 percent for hot mix asphalt mixes.
(c) (1) On or before March 1, 2016, the Department of Transportation shall submit a report to the Legislature in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code on its progress, since the year 2011, toward the development and implementation of the specifications for reclaimed asphalt pavement, as specified in subdivision (a).
(2) This subdivision shall become inoperative on March 1, 2020, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 230, Sec. 1. (AB 812) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 14 - Paving Materials › ARTICLE 1 - Recycled Materials › Section 42704.5.

42704.5. By January 1, 2017, a local agency that has jurisdiction over a street or highway shall do either of the following:
(a) Adopt the standards developed by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 42700 for recycled paving materials and for recycled base, subbase, and pervious backfill materials.
(b) Discuss at a regularly scheduled public hearing of the local agency’s legislative or other governing body why the standards are not being adopted.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 609, Sec. 1. (AB 2355) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 14 - Paving Materials › ARTICLE 1 - Recycled Materials › Section 42704.6.

42704.6. (a) To the extent feasible and cost effective, the department and a local agency that has jurisdiction over a street or highway shall use advanced technologies and material recycling techniques that reduce the cost of maintaining and rehabilitating streets and highways and that exhibit reduced levels of greenhouse gas emissions through material choice and construction method.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2024, a local agency that has jurisdiction over a street or highway shall, to the extent feasible and cost effective, apply standard specifications that allow for the use of recycled materials in streets and highways.
(c) Beginning January 1, 2024, and until January 1, 2027, the standard specifications described in subdivision (b) shall allow recycled materials at or above the level allowed in the department’s standard specifications that went into effect on October 22, 2018, for all of the following:
(1) Recycled base and subbase materials as set forth in Sections 25-1.02 and 26-1.02 of the department’s standard specifications.
(2) Reclaimed asphalt pavement and other materials in asphalt as set forth in Section 39-2.02B of the department’s standard specifications.
(3) Reclaimed aggregate, fly ash, returned plastic concrete, and other materials in concrete as set forth in Sections 90-1.02, 90-2.02, and 90-9 of the department’s standard specifications.
(d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.
(2) “Local agency that has jurisdiction over a street or highway” does not include any special district, any city whose population, according to the most recent census, is equal to or less than 25,000 people, or any county whose population, according to the most recent census, is equal to or less than 100,000 people.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 872, Sec. 1. (AB 2953) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 14 - Paving Materials › ARTICLE 2 - Tire-Fired Kilns › Section 42705.

42705. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:
(a) California currently faces a serious problem with respect to the collection, disposal, and recycling of used tires that are no longer consumer usable.
(b) It is estimated that California has an existing tire inventory of at least 100 million tires, an amount which grows by over 20 million tires per year.
(c) California has pursued several methods of tire disposal including, but not limited to, shredding and as an additive to asphalt for paving material.
(d) The cement industry in California has implemented a process that utilizes used tires as fuel for the kilns essential to the manufacture of cement.
(e) Used tires utilized as fuel for those kilns are completely consumed, including the rubber, fiber, and steel ingredients of the tire.
(f) The use of used tires in that process benefits California by reducing reliance on fossil fuel imported from outside the state.
(g)The consumption of used tires rather than fossil fuel for the kilns may reduce air pollution and may contribute to the improvement of air quality.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 605, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42750.

42750. “Consumer of newsprint” means a person who uses newsprint in a commercial printing operation or in a commercial publishing operation.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42752.

42752. “Deink” or “deinking old newspapers” means a process in which old newspaper is mixed with water, the paper fibers are separated to form a paper pulp, and the pulp is cleaned to remove contaminants.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42753.

42753. “Newsprint” means uncoated paper, whether supercalendered or machine finished, of the type generally used for, but is not limited to, the publication of newspapers, commercial advertising inserts, directories, or commercial advertising mailers, which is made primarily from mechanical woodpulps combined with some chemical woodpulp. “Newsprint” includes paper made from old newspapers which have been deinked, using the recycled pulp in lieu of virgin pulp. “Newsprint” includes all grades of paper sold as newsprint, supercalendered (SC) uncoated groundwood, or machine finished (MF) uncoated groundwood.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42754.

42754. “Old newspaper” or “recovered newspaper” means any newsprint which is separated from other types of solid waste or collected separately from other types of solid waste and made available for reuse in making new newsprint, and which meets quality standards for use as a raw material in the manufacture of a new paper product.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42755.

42755. “Post consumer waste paper” means a finished material which would normally be disposed of as a solid waste, having completed its life cycle as a consumer item, including, but not limited to, printing plant waste paper.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42756.

42756. “Recycled-content newsprint” means newsprint in which not less than 40 percent of its fiber consists of post consumer waste paper.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 2 - Recycled-Content Newsprint Program › Section 42760.

42760. On and after January 1, 1991, every consumer of newsprint in California shall ensure that at least 25 percent of all newsprint used by that consumer of newsprint is made from recycled-content newsprint, if recycled-content newsprint is available at a price comparable to that of newsprint made from virgin material, if the recycled-content newsprint meets the quality standards established by the board pursuant to Section 42775, and if the recycled-content newsprint is available within a reasonable period of time.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 2 - Recycled-Content Newsprint Program › Section 42761.

42761. The percentage of newsprint used which is made from recycled-content newsprint shall be calculated in tons used on an annual basis and shall increase to:
(a) Thirty percent on and after January 1, 1994.
(b) Thirty-five percent on and after January 1, 1996.
(c) Forty percent on and after January 1, 1998.
(d) Fifty percent on and after January 1, 2000.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 2 - Recycled-Content Newsprint Program › Section 42762.

42762. This division does not apply to any newsprint purchased prior to January 1, 1990.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 3 - Certification of Use › Section 42770.

42770. Each consumer of newsprint within the State of California shall, on or before March 1 of each year, certify to the board the number of tons of newsprint used during the preceding calendar year and the number of tons of recycled-content newsprint used during the preceding calendar year.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 3 - Certification of Use › Section 42771.

42771. Every consumer of newsprint who submits recycled-content newsprint usage certification pursuant to Section 42770 may be subject to an audit to ensure that the recycled-content newsprint was used.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 3 - Certification of Use › Section 42772.

42772. Each person who supplies a consumer of newsprint with newsprint shall certify the amounts of recycled-content newsprint contained in each shipment to each consumer of newsprint. If a shipment contains no recycled-content newsprint, the supplier shall so certify.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 3 - Certification of Use › Section 42773.

42773. If a consumer of newsprint is unable to obtain sufficient amounts of recycled-content newsprint within any reporting period because recycled-content newsprint was not available at a comparable price to that for virgin material, failed to meet the quality standards established pursuant to Section 42775, or was not available within a reasonable period of time, the consumer of newsprint shall so certify to the board and shall provide the board with the specific reason for failing to use recycled-content newsprint. In order to make that certification in good faith, the newsprint consumer shall have contacted, for the purpose of obtaining recycled-content newsprint, every producer of recycled-content newsprint that offered to sell recycled-content newsprint to the consumer of newsprint within the last 12 months. The name of each person contacted, the corporate name, if any, and address and telephone number shall accompany each filing with the board.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 3 - Certification of Use › Section 42774.

42774. For the purposes of implementing and enforcing this chapter, the board shall develop and maintain a list which identifies every consumer of newsprint, as defined in Section 42750, and every person who supplies a consumer of newsprint with newsprint, in the state. The board may use information from local business permits, trade publications, or any other relevant information to develop the list.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 589, Sec. 134. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 3 - Certification of Use › Section 42775.

42775. (a) For the purposes of implementing and enforcing this chapter, the board shall set newsprint comparable quality standards for each of the grades of newsprint specified in Section 42753 to determine the comparable quality of recycled-content newsprint to virgin material. These standards shall be based on the average numerical standards of printing opacity, brightness level, and cross machine tear strength available from all producers selling recycled-content newsprint in the state in quantities of at least 5,000 metric tons per year. The board shall set standards which deviate from this average by not more than 5 percent.
(b) The board shall review its standards at least once every two years and determine whether they should be adjusted to reflect changes in industry standards and practices, and, if so, the board shall set new standards according to the criteria in subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 4 - False Certification › Section 42780.

42780. If any person provides a consumer of newsprint with a false or misleading certificate concerning the recycled content of the delivered newsprint pursuant to Section 42772, the board, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 4 - False Certification › Section 42781.

42781. If any consumer of newsprint provides the board with a false or misleading certificate concerning the percentage of recycled-content newsprint used pursuant to Section 42770, the board within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 4 - False Certification › Section 42782.

42782. If any consumer of newsprint provides the board with a false or misleading certificate concerning why the consumer of newsprint was unable to obtain the minimum amounts of recycled-content newsprint pursuant to Section 42773, the board, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 4 - False Certification › Section 42783.

42783. Specific information on newsprint prices included as part of a certificate submitted to the board by newsprint consumers or suppliers of newsprint is propriety information and shall not be made available to the general public.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 5 - Penalties › Section 42790.

42790. Any person who violates Article 3 (commencing with Section 42770) is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 663, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 15 - Newsprint › ARTICLE 5 - Penalties › Section 42791.

42791. In addition to Section 42790, any person who violates Article 3 (commencing with Section 42770) may be assessed a civil penalty by the board of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, pursuant to notice and hearing. Any civil penalties received pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in a separate account in the fund and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be used by the board for the administration of this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 663, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42800.

42800. The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 24. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42801.

42801. “Agricultural purposes” means the use of waste tires as bumpers on agricultural equipment or as a ballast to maintain covers or structures on an agricultural site.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 24. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42801.5.

42801.5. (a) “Altered waste tire” means a waste tire that has been baled, shredded, chopped, or split apart. “Altered waste tire” does not mean crumb rubber.
(b) “Alteration” or “altering,” with reference to a waste tire, means an action that produces an altered waste tire.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 838, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42801.6.

42801.6. “Baled tire” means either a whole or an altered tire that has been compressed and then secured with a binding material for the purpose of reducing its volume.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 838, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42801.7.

42801.7. “Crumb rubber” means rubber granules derived from a waste tire that are less than or equal to, one-quarter inch or six millimeters in size.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 838, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42802.

42802. “Fund” means the California Tire Recycling Management Fund created by subdivision (a) of Section 42885.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 24. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42803.

42803. “Local agency” means a county, city, special district, or other local governmental agency which provides or regulates solid waste handling services.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 24. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42803.5.

42803.5. “New or used motor vehicle” means any device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 838, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42804.

42804. “Operator” means the person responsible for the overall operation of a waste tire facility.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 24. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42805.

42805. “Owner” means a person who owns, in whole or in part, a waste tire facility, the waste tires located at a facility, or the land on which a waste tire facility is located.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 24. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42805.5.

42805.5. “Repairable tire” means a worn, damaged, or defective tire that is retreadable, recappable, or regrooveable, or that can be otherwise repaired to return the tire to its use as a vehicle tire, and that meets the applicable requirements of the Vehicle Code and Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 838, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42805.6.

42805.6. “Scrap tire” means a worn, damaged, or defective tire that is not a repairable tire.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 838, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42805.7.

42805.7. “Tire derived product” means material that meets both of the following requirements:
(a) Is derived from a process using whole tires as a feedstock. A process using whole tires includes, but is not limited to, shredding, crumbing, or chipping.
(b) Has been sold and removed from the processing facility.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 838, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42806.

42806. “Tire” means a pneumatic tire or solid tire manufactured for use on any type of motor vehicle.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 24. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42806.5.

42806.5. “Used tire” means a tire that meets all of the following requirements:
(a) The tire is no longer mounted on a vehicle but is still suitable for use as a vehicle tire.
(b) The tire meets the applicable requirements of the Vehicle Code and Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.
(c) (1) The used tire is ready for resale, is stored by size in a rack or a stack not more than two rows wide, but not in a pile, and is stored in accordance with local fire and vector control requirements and with state minimum standards.
(2) A used tire stored pursuant to this section shall be stored in a manner to allow the inspection of each individual tire.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 625, Sec. 10. Effective September 17, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42807.

42807. “Waste tire” means a tire that is no longer mounted on a vehicle and is no longer suitable for use as a vehicle tire due to wear, damage, or deviation from the manufacturer’s original specifications. A waste tire includes a repairable tire, scrap tire, altered waste tire, and a used tire that is not organized for inspection and resale by size in a rack or a stack in accordance with Section 42806.5, but does not include a tire derived product or crumb rubber.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 404, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 42808.

42808. “Waste tire facility” means a location, other than a solid waste facility permitted pursuant to this division that receives for transfer or disposal less than 150 tires per day averaged on an annual basis, where, at any time, waste tires are stored, stockpiled, accumulated, or discarded. “Waste tire facility” includes all of the following:
(a) “Existing waste tire facility” means a waste tire facility which is receiving, storing, or accumulating waste tires, or upon which waste tires are discarded, on January 1, 1990.
(b) “Major waste tire facility” means a waste tire facility where, at any time, 5,000 or more waste tires are or will be stored, stockpiled, accumulated, or discarded.
(c) “Minor waste tire facility” means a waste tire facility where, at any time, 500 or more, but less than 5,000, waste tires are or will be stored, stockpiled, accumulated, or discarded. However, a “minor waste tire facility” does not include a tire dealer or an automobile dismantler, as defined in Sections 220 and 221 of the Vehicle Code, who stores waste tires on the dealer’s or dismantler’s premises for less than 90 days if not more than 1,500 total used or waste tires are ever accumulated on the dealer’s or dismantler’s premises.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 625, Sec. 11. Effective September 17, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 42810.

42810. Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of a local agency to regulate persons or businesses that store, stockpile, process, or dispose of waste tires.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 717, Sec. 22.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 42811.

42811. The board may delegate specific powers and authority in this chapter to enforcement agencies, as defined in Section 40130, including any of the following:
(a) Review of operation plans submitted pursuant to regulations adopted under subdivision (a) of Section 42821.
(b) Inspection of permitted facilities.
(c) Enforcement of waste tire facility permits.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 717, Sec. 22.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 42812.

42812. Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code does not apply to the issuance of a permit for the operation of an existing waste tire facility pursuant to this chapter, except as to any substantial change in the design or operation of the waste tire facility made between the time this chapter becomes effective and the permit is initially issued by the board and as to any subsequent substantial changes made in the design or operation of the waste tire facility.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 717, Sec. 22.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 3 - Major Waste Tire Facility Permits › Section 42820.

42820. (a) The board, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall adopt regulations setting forth the procedures and requirements necessary to obtain a major waste tire facility permit. The regulations adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall not be limited to, but shall include by reference, the regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (b).
(b) The State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the board, shall adopt fire prevention regulations for a major waste tire facility.
(c) Regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not require the issuance of a separate permit to a solid waste disposal facility that is permitted pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 44001) of Part 4.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 404, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 3 - Major Waste Tire Facility Permits › Section 42821.

42821. The regulations for a major waste tire facility permit shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(a) Requirements for submission of a detailed operations plan that contains the following components:
(1) Fire prevention measures consistent with applicable regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 42820.
(2) Fencing and other security measures.
(3) Vector control measures.
(4) Limits on the size and height of tire piles.
(5) A closure plan.
(b) Requirements for submission of a detailed plan and implementation schedule for the elimination or substantial reduction of existing tire piles using any of the following methods or techniques:
(1) Polymer treatment.
(2) Rubber reclaiming and crumb rubber production.
(3) Pyrolysis.
(4) Production of supplemental fuels for cement kilns, lumber operations, or other industrial processes.
(5) Tire shredding and transportation to an authorized solid waste landfill.
(6) Energy recovery through incineration of whole or shredded tires in accordance with the terms and conditions of a permit issued by an air pollution control district or air quality management district.
(7) Other applications determined to be appropriate by the board.
(c) Requirements for the submission of evidence of financial assurances secured by the operator of the facility that are adequate to cover damage claims arising out of the operation of the facility and that are adequate to cover the cost of closure if that becomes necessary. The financial assurance shall be a trust fund, surety bond, letter of credit, insurance, or other equivalent financial arrangement acceptable to the board.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 404, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 3 - Major Waste Tire Facility Permits › Section 42822.

42822. The board shall issue major waste tire facility permits pursuant to the regulations upon application therefor.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 24. Effective March 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 16 - Waste Tires › ARTICLE 3 - Major Waste Tire Facility Permits › Section 42823.

42823. Except as provided in Section 42823.5, no person shall establish a new major waste tire facility or expand an existing minor waste tire facility unless the person has obtained a major waste tire facility permit issued by the board pursuant to Section 42822.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 191, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)