Our Top Priority Legislation
AB 479 (Chesbro) - Solid Waste Diversion
Summary.
AB 479 would set a statewide diversion goal of 75% and require commercial recycling.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports. This bill passed the Assembly Floor and will next be heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee. It previously passed out of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and the Appropriations Committee.
AB 222 (Adams) Bio-Refineries / Conversion Technologies
Summary.
AB 222 (Adams) would allow controversial and environmentally-unproven waste-to-energy technologies to count as “recycling” under the state’s landmark recycling law (even though they destroy resources) and to count as “renewable” under the state’s renewable energy law (even though they generate electricity from fossil sources). With proposed amendments, the bill would also eliminate existing environmental protections in statute that prohibit a solid waste conversion facility from emitting air and water pollution.
Position and Status.
CAW opposes. AB 222 passed the Assembly Floor, and will next be heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee. It previously passed the the Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee and the Assembly Appropriations committee.
AB 1173 (Huffman) - Fluorescent Lamp Toxics Reduction and Recycling Act
Summary.
Creates a free and convenient program for consumers to properly dispose of residential fluorescent lights (RFL).
Position and Status.
CAW sponsors and supports. AB 1173 passed through the assembly side and now will be heard in Senate EQ on 7/6/09.
SB 723 (DeSaulnier) - E-waste Payment Adjustment
Summary.
SB 723 would authorize the CIWMB to adjust E-waste Collector and Recycler payments annually, rather than every two years.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports. SB 723 just passed out of Senate Floor on June 1st. Previously, it passed out of Sen. Environmental Quality Committee and Sen. Appropriations. Next, to Assembly side.
SB 55 (Corbett) - Strengthening California's Recycling Law
Summary.
Ends the unecessary calculation of a redemption rate.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports. SB 55 will next be heard in Asm NR. Previously, the bill passed off the Senate Floor May 28 with a 29-4 vote and out of Sen EQ April 20 with a 5-2 vote.
SB 25 (Padilla) - Solid Waste Diversion
Summary.
Requires the California Integrated Waste Management Board to adopt policies, programs, and incentives to increase statewide waste diversion to 75%.
Position and Status.
CAW supports. SB 25 passed the Senate floor, and will next be heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. Previously, the bill passed the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.
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