2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT › PART 7 - OTHER PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Architectural Paint Recovery Program › Section 48703.

48703. (a) (1) On or before April 1, 2012, a manufacturer or designated stewardship organization shall submit an architectural paint stewardship plan to the department.
(2) (A) On or before July 1, 2026, a manufacturer or stewardship organization shall submit an architectural paint stewardship plan or amendment to an approved architectural paint stewardship plan to the department.
(B) Failure to have a plan or plan amendment approved on or before January 1, 2027, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 48701, shall result in a finding of noncompliance until a plan or plan amendment is approved.
(b) (1) The plan shall demonstrate sufficient funding for the architectural paint stewardship program as described in the plan, including a funding mechanism for securing and disbursing funds to cover administrative, operational, and capital costs, including the assessment of charges on architectural paint sold by manufacturers in this state.
(2) The funding mechanism shall provide for an architectural paint stewardship assessment for each container of architectural paint sold by manufacturers in this state and the assessment shall be remitted to the stewardship organization, if applicable.
(3) The architectural paint stewardship assessment shall be added to the cost of all architectural paint sold to California retailers and distributors, and each California retailer or distributor shall add the assessment to the purchase price of all architectural paint sold in the state.
(4) The architectural paint stewardship assessment shall be approved by the department as part of the plan, and shall be sufficient to recover, but not exceed, the cost of the architectural paint stewardship program. The plan shall require that any surplus funds be put back into the program to reduce the costs of the program, including the assessment amount.
(c) The plan shall address the coordination of the architectural paint stewardship program with existing local household hazardous waste collection programs as much as this is reasonably feasible and is mutually agreeable between those programs.
(d) The plan shall include goals established by the manufacturer or stewardship organization to reduce the generation of postconsumer paint, to promote the reuse of postconsumer paint, and for the proper end-of-life management of postconsumer paint, including recovery and recycling of postconsumer paint, as practical, based on current household hazardous waste program information. The goals may be revised by the manufacturer or stewardship organization based on the information collected for the annual report.
(e) The plan shall include consumer, contractor, and retailer education and outreach efforts to promote the source reduction and recycling of architectural paint. This information may include, but is not limited to, developing, and updating as necessary, educational and other outreach materials aimed at retailers of architectural paint. These materials shall be made available to the retailers. These materials may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:
(1) Signage that is prominently displayed and easily visible to the consumer.
(2) Written materials and templates of materials for reproduction by retailers to be provided to the consumer at the time of purchase or delivery, or both. Written materials shall include information on the prohibition of improper disposal of architectural paint.
(3) Advertising or other promotional materials, or both, that include references to architectural paint recycling opportunities.
(f) Any retailer may participate, on a voluntary basis, as a paint collection point pursuant to the paint stewardship program, if the retailer’s paint collection location meets all of the conditions in Sections 25217.2 and 25217.2.1 of the Health and Safety Code for oil-based or recyclable latex paints, or Section 25201.16 of the Health and Safety Code for aerosol paint containers.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 848, Sec. 15. (AB 1526) Effective January 1, 2024.)