102 bills in folder.

AB 83 (2003-2004) , Corbett and Firebaugh: SEN APPROPRIATIONS ( Version (amended sen) 2003-08-27 )
Topic: Bottled water.
Last Action: Re-referred to Com. on APPR. (2004-01-12)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law, commonly referred to as the California Safe Drinking Water Act, imposes various functions and duties on the State Department of Health Services with respect to the administration of the act, and requires public water systems to comply with recommended public health levels for contaminants in drinking water established by the department.
This bill would transfer the provisions relating to the licensure and regulation of persons engaged in the above bottled water activities from the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law to the California Safe Drinking Water Act.

AB 329 (2003-2004) , Parra: SEN AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES ( Version (amended asm) 2003-05-12 )
Topic: Animal nutrition.
Last Action: In committee: Testimony taken. hearing postponed by Committee. (2003-07-02)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law declares that it is the intent of the Legislature to enable the feed and feeding industry to ensure in every way possible a clean and wholesome supply of meat, milk, and eggs for the benefit of the consumer, and to, pursuant to regulations or procedures adopted or established by the Secretary of the Department of Food and Agriculture, implement and maintain an efficient program of inspection and analysis of commercial feed.
This bill would state legislative findings and declarations concerning the importance of persons providing nutrition consulting services to the commercial feed and feeding industry.

AB 386 (2003-2004) , Aghazarian: ASM ( Version (introduced) 2003-02-14 )
Topic: Drinking water: local primacy agencies.
Last Action: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. (2004-02-02)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law requires the State Department of Health Services to submit to the Legislature a Safe Drinking Water Plan for California once every 5 years, and to enforce state laws requiring a safe drinking water supply.
This bill would require the department to meet and confer with representatives of the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health or the local primacy agencies, or both, for purposes of identifying and providing adequate funding to local primacy agencies, prior to passing on any new mandates or expanding any existing mandate.

AB 389 (2003-2004) , Montanez: SEN ( Version (amended asm) 2004-01-15 )
Topic: Hazardous materials: brownfields.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. (2004-02-17)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The existing Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act imposes liability for hazardous substance removal or remedial actions.
This bill would enact the " Brownfield Prospective Purchaser Protection Act" and would define terms, including defining the term "brownfield" as a residential, commercial, or industrial property or building located in a already-developed urban area that has been passed over for development or redevelopment due to actual or perceived hazardous materials contamination of the soil, water, or structure, or because of intangible factors related to the site's location.

AB 826 (2003-2004) , Jackson: ( Version (chaptered) 2003-09-29 )
Topic: The Perchlorate Contamination Prevention Act: perchlorate materials: statewide database.
Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 608, Statutes of 2003. (2003-09-29)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law, administered by the Department of Toxic Substances Control, prohibits the management of hazardous waste, except in accordance with the hazardous waste laws or in the regulations adopted by the department.
This bill would enact the Perchlorate Contamination Prevention Act and would require the department to adopt regulations, by December 31, 2005, specifying best management practices for managing perchlorate materials.

AB 998 (2003-2004) , Lowenthal and Koretz: ( Version (chaptered) 2003-10-11 )
Topic: Air quality: Nontoxic Dry Cleaning Incentive Program.
Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 821, Statutes of 2003. (2003-10-11)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with coordinating efforts to attain and maintain ambient air quality standards.
This bill would require the state board to impose a $3 per gallon fee on every manufacturer of perchloroethylene in the state, and on every person that imports perchloroethylene into the state for use in dry cleaning, and to deposit the revenues generated by that fee in the Nontoxic Dry Cleaning Incentive Trust Fund, which would be established in the State Treasury by the bill.

AB 1020 (2003-2004) , Laird: SEN ( Version (amended sen) 2003-09-08 )
Topic: Public water systems: civil actions: contaminants.
Last Action: To inactive file on motion of Senator Sher. (2004-01-26)
Anticipated File: SEN INACTIVE FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS (Item # A- 28) (2004-03-25)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Department of Health Services to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water and public water systems.
This bill would authorize a public water system to bring a civil action against a person, except as specified, responsible for the presence of a contaminant in surface water or groundwater supplies utilized by the public water system for drinking water purposes, for designated costs to the public water system associated with the investigation, remediation, filtration, or treatment of water containing that contaminant.

AB 1034 (2003-2004) , Mullin: ( Version (chaptered) 2003-09-22 )
Topic: Housing: building standards.
Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 474, Statutes of 2003. (2003-09-22)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city, county, or city and county to collect any fee, cost, or charge incurred in the correction of any violation of specified provisions of law or regulations regarding untenantable dwellings, fire safety, and building standards.
This bill would additionally authorize the collection of fees, costs, or charges incurred in the correction of any violation of specified regulations or ordinances.

AB 1107 (2003-2004) , Liu: ASM ( Version (introduced) 2003-02-21 )
Topic: Groundwater: uniform data standards.
Last Action: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. (2004-02-02)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board to integrate existing monitoring programs and design new program elements, as necessary, for the purpose of establishing a comprehensive monitoring program capable of assessing each groundwater basin in the state through direct and other statistically reliable sampling approaches, and to create an interagency task force composed of representatives of listed state agencies to identify actions necessary to establish the monitoring program and to identify measures that would increase coordination among state and federal agencies that collect groundwater contamination information.
This bill would additionally require the interagency task force to develop uniform groundwater data standards.

AB 1367 (2003-2004) , Laird: SEN ( Version (amended sen) 2003-09-08 )
Topic: Waste: regulation.
Last Action: To inactive file on motion of Senator Sher. (2003-09-09)
Anticipated File: SEN INACTIVE FILE - ASSEMBLY BILLS (Item # A- 16) (2004-03-25)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law establishes various standards for management and control of hazardous waste.
This bill would authorize the department to adopt alternative management standards by regulation, for hazardous waste management activities that meet specified criteria.

AB 1471 (2003-2004) , Haynes: ASM ( Version (introduced) 2003-02-21 )
Topic: Safety in employment.
Last Action: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. (2004-02-02)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law provides that the local registrar of births and deaths shall transmit each week to the State Registrar all original certificates accepted for registration by him or her during the preceding week.
This bill would delete this latter requirement.

AB 1548 (2003-2004) , Pavley: ( Version (chaptered) 2003-10-03 )
Topic: Office of Education on the Environment.
Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 665, Statutes of 2003. (2003-10-03)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law establishes the Office of Integrated Environmental Education within the Integrated Waste Management Board, and requires the office to develop and implement a unified education strategy on the environment for elementary and secondary schools.
This bill would repeal those provisions and, instead, establish the Office of Education and the Environment with similar duties.

AB 1607 (2003-2004) , Keene: ASM ( Version (amended asm) 2003-04-23 )
Topic: Hazardous substances: illegal methamphetamine laboratories: cleanup.
Last Action: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. (2004-02-02)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: This bill would require law enforcement, when it finds a property where methamphetamine has been illegally manufactured, to contact the appropriate county health department and if the department inspects the property and makes a specified determination, the department would be required to identify the property owner and send a certificate of nuisance to the owner.

AB 1699 (2003-2004) , Laird: SEN ( Version (amended asm) 2004-01-22 )
Topic: Mercury: fluorescent lamps.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. (2004-02-17)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law prohibits the management of hazardous waste, except in accordance with the hazardous waste laws.
This bill would enact the Mercury Recycling Enhancement Act of 2004 and would prohibit any person, after January 1, 2005, from disposing, or attempting to dispose of, a fluorescent lamp at a solid waste facility, or as specified, but would authorize a fluorescent lamp to be disposed of or recycled at a hazardous waste facility that has been issued a hazardous waste facilities permit by the department or to be recycled in the same manner as required for universal waste, as provided in specified regulations adopted by the department.

AB 1702 (2003-2004) , Committee on Environmental Saf: ( Version (chaptered) 2003-07-07 )
Topic: Hazardous substances: underground storage tanks: redevelopment.
Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 42, Statutes of 2003. (2003-07-07)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law generally regulates the storage of hazardous substances in underground storage tanks and requires underground storage tanks that are used to store hazardous substances to meet certain requirements.
This bill would revise the definition of unauthorized release to delete the exclusion for releases authorized by the board or a regional board.

AB 1738 (2003-2004) , Committee on Health: ( Version (chaptered) 2003-09-22 )
Topic: Retail food facilities: mobile units.
Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 453, Statutes of 2003. (2003-09-22)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law (CURFFL), provides for the regulation of health and sanitation standards for retail food facilities, including mobile food facilities and temporary food facilities, as defined, by the State Department of Health Services.
This bill would revise the CURFFL to include a mobile support unit within the definition of a food facility for specified purposes, and would impose specified regulatory requirements for these units.

AB 1764 (2003-2004) , Committee on Budget: ASM ( Version (amended sen) 2003-09-08 )
Topic: Resources.
Last Action: Re-referred to Com. on RLS. (2004-01-08)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: This bill would require local governmental organizations, utilities, or other public or private owner of a dam to submit an inundation map that delineates potential flood zones that could result in the event of dam failure when the reservoir is at specified capacities and would require the Office of Emergency Services to review the maps to determine whether the maps meet the requirements of these provisions, as specified.

AB 1873 (2003-2004) , Hancock: ASM APPROPRIATIONS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-03 )
Topic: Solid waste: recycling market development.
Last Action: From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 22). (2004-03-23)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The existing California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, establishes an integrated waste management program.
This bill would delete the repeal of the Recycling Market Development Revolving Loan Program, including the repeal of the continuously appropriated subaccount, thereby continuing the effect of the program indefinitely and making an appropriation.

AB 1876 (2003-2004) , Chan: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (amended asm) 2004-03-18 )
Topic: Public beach sanitation.
Last Action: Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-22)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law sets forth sanitation requirements relating to the testing and posting of public beaches.
This bill would define a public beach to include a public coastal beach and a public bay beach and would require that public bay beaches be similarly tested and be posted accordingly.

AB 1906 (2003-2004) , Lowenthal: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-09 )
Topic: Hazardous materials: petroleum: underground storage tanks: cleanup: fees.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-02-24)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law requires the owner or operator of an underground petroleum storage tank, or other responsible party, to take corrective action, as defined, in response to an unauthorized release of petroleum from the tank.
This bill would increase a specified petroleum storage fee by $0.001 per gallon of petroleum stored, on and after January 1, 2005, and by and additional $0.001 per gallon of petroleum stored, on and after January 1, 2006.

AB 1923 (2003-2004) , Lowenthal: ASM LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-10 )
Topic: Occupational safety and health.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on L. & E. (2004-02-26)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-03-31 (ASM LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law requires employers to establish, implement, and maintain a written injury prevention program that contains certain mandatory provisions as part of an effort to reduce workplace injuries.
This bill would define "unhealthy condition" to include exposure to a critical incident, as defined, and would require employers or emergency response personnel to establish, implement, and maintain a critical incident stress program for the purpose of relieving stress generated by exposure to a critical incident.

AB 1934 (2003-2004) , Leslie: ASM WATER, PARKS AND WILDLIFE ( Version (amended asm) 2004-03-15 )
Topic: Bear Lake Reservoir: recreational use.
Last Action: Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (2004-03-23)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law, with certain exceptions, prohibits recreational use, in which there is bodily contact with water, in a reservoir in which water is stored for domestic use and establishes water standards for those exempted reservoirs.
This bill would, in addition, exempt from this prohibition recreational activity in which there is bodily contact with water by any participant in Bear Lake Reservoir, would establish standards to be met, including water treatment , monitoring, and reporting requirements, and would make a conforming change.

AB 1940 (2003-2004) , Chan: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (amended asm) 2004-03-15 )
Topic: Hazardous chemicals: testing methods.
Last Action: Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-18)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder
Digest Summary: Existing law requires the California Environmental Protection Agency to initiate a scientific peer review of screening levels for certain contaminants and to complete the process by December 31, 2004.
This bill would require each manufacturer of a high production volume chemical or a reportable chemical, as defined, for each high production volume chemical and reportable chemical imported into, or offered for sale in, this state by the manufacturer , to provide the agency with test methods, including chemical biomarkers of exposure, the octanol water partition coefficient, and the bioconcentration factor, for that chemical .

AB 1942 (2003-2004) , Lowenthal: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-11 )
Topic: Hazardous waste facilities permits.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-02-26)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law requires hazardous waste facilities to operate under hazardous waste facilities permits issued by the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
This bill would provide that the owner or operator of a hazardous waste facility is not required to submit an application for a permit renewal until requested to do so by the department.

AB 1961 (2003-2004) , Harman: ASM JUDICIARY ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-12 )
Topic: Natural aquatic area lifesaving standards.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on JUD. (2004-03-11)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law sets forth the requirements for swimming pool lifeguard services, including, but not limited to, meeting the minimum qualification of possession of a Red Cross advanced lifesaving certificate or a Y.M.C.A. senior lifesaving certificate.
This bill would require that a provider of lifeguard or marine safety protection intended to prevent the drowning or injury at a natural aquatic area, as defined, meet the standards recommended by the United States Lifesaving Association.

AB 2040 (2003-2004) , La Suer: ASM TRANSPORTATION ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-17 )
Topic: Vehicles: hazardous materials endorsement.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on TRANS. (2004-02-26)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-04-12 (ASM TRANSPORTATION)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law prohibits a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle, as defined, unless that person has in his or her possession a valid commercial driver's license for the appropriate class and an endorsement issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to permit the operation of the vehicle.
This bill would specify that compliance with certain federal regulations relating to credentialing and background checks for maritime and land transportation security is required for issuance of a hazardous materials endorsement.

AB 2093 (2003-2004) , Nakano: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (amended asm) 2004-03-22 )
Topic: Large passenger vessels: graywater.
Last Action: Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-23)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law prohibits large passenger vessels, as defined, from releasing specified substances into the marine waters of the state, and requires the owner or operator of a large passenger vessel to notify the State Water Resources Control Board of a release that violates one of those prohibitions, as specified.
This bill would prohibit the owner or operator of a large passenger vessel from releasing, or permitting anyone to release, any graywater, as defined, from the vessel into the marine waters of the state.

AB 2159 (2003-2004) , Reyes: ASM NATURAL RESOURCES ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-18 )
Topic: Solid waste facilities: orders.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. (2004-03-01)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-04-12 (ASM NATURAL RESOURCES)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The existing California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, establishes an integrated solid waste management program.
This bill would instead provide that a request for a hearing does not stay the effect of any order, pending completion of all appeals, and would make conforming changes.

AB 2176 (2003-2004) , Montanez: ASM NATURAL RESOURCES ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-18 )
Topic: Large venue and event recycling programs.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. (2004-03-01)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-04-19 (ASM NATURAL RESOURCES)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, establishes an integrated waste management program administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
This bill would require the board, by June 30, 2005, to make available one or more model local agency ordinances to require a recycling program at large venues, consult with specified entities while developing the model ordinances, and post specified information on the board's Internet Web site.

AB 2254 (2003-2004) , Aghazarian: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Household hazardous waste: used diesel filters.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-01)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law provides for the certification of household hazardous waste collection facilities by the Department of Toxic Substances Control and authorizes the department to allow any household hazardous waste collection facility to accept hazardous waste from conditionally exempt small quantity generators.
This bill would revise the definition of "recyclable household hazardous waste materials" to include diesel fuel filters and would additionally authorize recycle-only facilities to accept diesel fuel filters.

AB 2277 (2003-2004) , Dymally: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Metallic Discards Working Group.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-04)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Under existing law, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, materials that require special handling, as defined, are required to be removed from major appliances and vehicles in which they are contained prior to crushing for transport or transferring to a baler or shredder for recycling.
This bill would require the Secretary for Environmental Protection to establish, by February 1, 2005, a metallic discards working group, comprised of representatives of the California Integrated Waste Management Board, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the State Water Resources Control Board, to encourage ongoing collaboration and cooperation among the agencies to achieve the most effective implementation of the provisions relating to the removal of hazardous materials from major appliances and vehicles.

AB 2302 (2003-2004) , Maze: ASM ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Retail food facility inspection: reporting.
Last Action: From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. (2004-02-20)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The existing California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law provides for the regulation of health and sanitation standards for retail food facilities by the State Department of Health Services.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to existing law.

AB 2342 (2003-2004) , Jackson: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Drinking water: public health goals.
Last Action: In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. (2004-03-22)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-03-30 (ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to establish and revise recommended public health goals for contaminants in drinking water and to prepare and publish an assessment of public health risks posed by each contaminant for which the State Department of Health Services proposes a primary drinking water standard.
This bill would authorize the office in conducting the revision of the public health goals to give special consideration to contaminants that cause or contribute to adverse health risks in members of subgroups that constitute a meaningful portion of the population.

AB 2379 (2003-2004) , Campbell: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Proposition 65: enforcement: judgments.
Last Action: Referred to Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and JUD. (2004-03-15)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-03-30 (ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) The existing Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) prohibits any person, in the course of doing business, from knowingly and intentionally exposing any individual to a chemical known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity without giving a specified warning, or from discharging or releasing such a chemical into any source of drinking water, except as specified.
This bill would prohibit a person from bringing an action in the public interest if the defendant has previously been a party to a final judgment in another action brought pursuant to the act and the person bringing the action alleges the same violation of the act that was adjudicated.

AB 2439 (2003-2004) , Haynes: ASM WATER, PARKS AND WILDLIFE ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District: recreational use.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on W.,P. & W. (2004-03-18)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-04-13 (ASM WATER, PARKS AND WILDLIFE)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law, with certain exceptions, prohibits recreational use, in which there is bodily contact with the water, of a reservoir in which water is stored for domestic use, and establishes water standards for those exempted reservoirs.
This bill would, in addition, exempt a reservoir within the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District from this prohibition, would establish water treatment standards to be met by the water district, and would make a conforming change.

AB 2448 (2003-2004) , Diaz: ASM ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Water quality.
Last Action: From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. (2004-02-20)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law, the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, defines the term "water quality objectives" for the purposes of that act.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that definition.

AB 2465 (2003-2004) , Committee on Environmental Saf: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Hazardous Materials: release of hazardous materials.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-04)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law requires the Certified Uniform Program Agency or the designated authorized agency to establish business and area plans relating to the release or threatened release of hazardous materials.
This bill would delete obsolete language from the existing law.

AB 2485 (2003-2004) , Chan: ASM EDUCATION ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Schools: environmental and endangerment assessments.
Last Action: Referred to Coms. on ED. and E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-18)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-03-31 (ASM EDUCATION)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) The existing Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 (Greene Act of 1998), makes funding available to eligible school districts for various purposes related to school facilities.
This bill would authorize the governing board of a school district to make a written request to any person, corporation, public utility, local publicly owned utility or governmental agency for information necessary or useful to make an assessment of a proposed schoolsite pursuant to these provisions.

AB 2506 (2003-2004) , Maldonado: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Community services districts: wastewater disposal.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-11)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The Community Services District Law authorizes a district to exercise various powers designated in the petition for formation or adopted by the district.
This bill would authorize the Board of Directors of the Los Osos Community Services District to determine by resolution to provide for an onsite sewage disposal system, as defined, pursuant to specified powers and procedures.

AB 2528 (2003-2004) , Lowenthal: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Public water systems.
Last Action: In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. (2004-03-22)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-03-30 (ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Department of Health Services to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water and public water systems and, among other things, to adopt primary drinking water standards for contaminants in drinking water and to monitor regulated and unregulated contaminants.
This bill would delete this requirement and would, instead, require the operator of wholesale or retail public water systems, as defined, to provide notice relating to contamination of any drinking water source, as defined, that exceeds the maximum containment level, a response level, or a notification level, as defined.

AB 2633 (2003-2004) , Frommer: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Water quality: grease and grit trap waste.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-08)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Under existing law, the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards are the principal state agencies with authority over water quality.
This bill would require the state board to prepare and adopt a policy to regulate the collection, transportation, and disposal of grease and grit trap waste.

AB 2672 (2003-2004) , Simitian: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Large passenger vessels: sewage.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-11)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law prohibits large passenger vessels, as defined, from releasing specified substances into the marine waters of the state.
This bill would require the board to apply to the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the state to prohibit the release of sewage, as defined, from large passenger vessels into the marine waters of the state, and to authorize the state to conduct a pilot program that provides a limited exception to that prohibition.

AB 2701 (2003-2004) , Runner: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Environmental protection: reports.
Last Action: In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. (2004-03-24)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law requires the California Environmental Protection Agency, and its boards, departments, and offices to prepare and submit to the Governor and the Legislature various reports containing specified information on the implementation and effectiveness of certain programs, policies, and projects to ensure the protection of natural resources in the state.
This bill would require the agency, and its boards, departments, and offices to develop and implement a strategy to provide reports and other documentation, including guidance documents, fact sheets, and other publications and written materials, in the most efficient and environmentally sustainable manner possible using electronic data reporting techniques, including, among other things, the submission of reports by compact disc, the use of recycled materials, and the posting of reports and publications on the agency's Web site.

AB 2732 (2003-2004) , Dymally: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Wiping rags.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-11)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law defines wiping rags as cloths and rags used for, among other things, cleaning in industrial employment and authorizes local health officers to enter any place where wiping rags are used, kept for sale, or offered for sale, and inspect the rags.
This bill would, on and after January 1, 2006, require every wiping rag that comes into contact with a hazardous material to have a specified warning label printed on the wiping rag in conspicuous type.

AB 2751 (2003-2004) , Yee: ASM EDUCATION ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Schools: competitive food sales.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on ED. (2004-03-11)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district or any county office of education to authorize a pupil or adult entity or organization to sell food on school premises if certain conditions are met.
This bill would, instead, authorize the governing board of a school district or a county superintendent of schools maintaining a middle, junior, or high school to permit a food sale by a pupil organization at that school at any time during or after the regular schoolday if certain conditions are met.

AB 2763 (2003-2004) , Diaz: ASM HEALTH ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Food labeling and safety.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on HEALTH. (2004-03-11)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-04-13 (ASM HEALTH)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) The California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for retail food facilities, as defined.
This bill, notwithstanding these requirements and if permitted by federal law, would permit the sale of sushi, teriyaki chicken, or manjyu, as defined, that has been at room temperature for no more than 24 hours, and would require, after this 24-hour period, that this food be destroyed.

AB 2863 (2003-2004) , Pavley: ASM EDUCATION ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: School facilities: indoor air quality.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on ED. (2004-03-15)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-04-14 (ASM EDUCATION)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law authorizes the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to adopt occupational safety and health standards and orders.
This bill would impose a state-mandated local program by requiring each school, on or before January 1, 2007, to develop an indoor air quality management plan that includes measures to achieve full compliance with regulations for ventilation and moisture intrusion adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board.

AB 2883 (2003-2004) , Calderon: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Santa Clara Valley Water District.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-18)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder
Digest Summary: Existing law, the Santa Clara Valley Water District Act, creates the Santa Clara Valley Water District and authorizes the district to provide for the conservation and management of flood, storm, and recycled waters, and other waters, for beneficial uses and to enhance natural resources in connection with carrying out the purposes of the district.
This bill would authorize the district to conduct any investigation related to surface water or groundwater within the district to determine whether those waters are contaminated or polluted.

AB 2899 (2003-2004) , Shirley Horton: ASM ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Biodiesel.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on TRANS. (2004-03-15)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law generally imposes restrictions upon the sale of nonconforming fuel products.
This bill would specify standards for biodiesel and biodiesel blends, as defined.

AB 2901 (2003-2004) , Pavley: ASM NATURAL RESOURCES ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Hazardous waste: cellular telephones: recycling.
Last Action: Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-15)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-04-12 (ASM NATURAL RESOURCES)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law prohibits the management of hazardous waste, except in accordance with the hazardous waste control laws.
This bill would require the department to adopt regulations to prohibit a cellular telephone, as defined, from being sold or offered for sale in this state if the cellular telephone is prohibited from being sold or offered for sale in the European Union on and after its date of manufacture, due to the presence of heavy metals.

AB 2943 (2003-2004) , Pavley: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Mercury pollution prevention.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-15)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law, the California Mercury Reduction Act of 2001, requires any mercury-containing vehicle light switch that is removed from a vehicle to be subject to the regulations adopted by the Department of Toxic Substances Control regarding the management of universal waste.
This bill would enact the "Mercury Pollution Prevention Act of 2004" and would prohibit any person, on and after June 1, 2005, from offering a mercury-added product for final sale or use or distributing a mercury-added product for promotional purposes in the state, unless the manufacturer of the mercury-added product notifies the department in writing.

AB 2955 (2003-2004) , McCarthy: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Underground storage tanks: report.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-15)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law generally regulates the storage of hazardous substances in underground storage tanks and requires underground storage tanks that are used to store hazardous substances to meet certain requirements.
This bill would require the board, by January 1, 2006, to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature that includes specified analyses regarding underground storage tanks, including an analysis of the federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements imposed since December 31, 1998, on underground storage tanks, and an analysis of the incremental increase in environmental and public health protection provided by those vapor tight requirements, as specified.

AB 2969 (2003-2004) , La Malfa: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Hazardous waste: treatment: silver.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-15)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law exempts certain wastes containing silver or silver compounds from the hazardous waste control laws and exempts the treatment of that waste only with respect to the removal of silver from photoimaging solutions and photoimaging solution wastewaters.
This bill would additionally exempt, from the hazardous waste control laws, the encapsulation of silver from photoimaging solutions and photoimaging solution.

AB 3004 (2003-2004) , Pavley: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Road safety flares.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-15)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The Perchlorate Contamination Prevention Act requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to adopt regulations by December 31, 2005, specifying best management practices for managing perchlorate materials.
This bill would, on and after January 1, 2008, also prohibit the manufacture, processing, and distribution of a road safety flare that contains perchlorate, as defined.

AB 3037 (2003-2004) , Dymally: ASM LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-26 )
Topic: Employment: occupational safety and health.
Last Action: Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and INS. (2004-03-18)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-03-31 (ASM LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Under existing law, it is unlawful to discharge or discriminate against an employee for making a complaint regarding employee safety or health, instituting or testifying in any proceeding under his or her rights, participating in an occupational health and safety committee, or refusing to perform work in violation of any occupational safety or health standard or safety order.
This bill, instead, would make it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to subject an employee to an adverse employment action, as defined, because the employee filed a complaint relating to employee safety or health, instituted or testified in a proceeding under his or her rights, participated in an occupational health and safety committee, or refused to perform unsafe work, as defined.

AB 3041 (2003-2004) , Committee on Environmental Saf: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-26 )
Topic: Environmental laboratories.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-03-15)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law requires a laboratory that performs analysis for regulatory purposes of drinking water, wastewater, air, hazardous waste, and contaminated soils or sediments to obtain certification by the State Department of Health Services or, in the alternative, if appropriate, to obtain accreditation under the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP).
This bill would require the department to develop, in consultation with various state entities, a process for coordinating the efficient adoption of new certification criteria and proficiency testing that may be required by new regulations requiring the monitoring of a new parameter that requires the use of an accredited laboratory.

AJR 39 (2003-2004) , Koretz: ASM LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ( Version (introduced) 2003-06-03 )
Topic: Workplace safety and health.
Last Action: Referred to Com. on L. & E. (2003-06-09)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: This measure would memorialize the President and Congress of the United States to enact legislation to strengthen OSHA protections and procedures for employees concerning unsafe and unhealthy workplaces, including increasing criminal fines and penalties for employers who flagrantly and repeatedly violate the law, and to investigate and improve coordination of federal enforcement activities.

SB 111 (2003-2004) , Knight: ASM ( Version (amended sen) 2004-01-05 )
Topic: State reporting requirements.
Last Action: In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. (2004-01-29)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law requires various state agencies to prepare and submit reports to the Legislature and Governor on various topics throughout the year.
This bill would delete various reporting requirements.

SB 431 (2003-2004) , Ortiz: ASM ( Version (amended sen) 2004-01-05 )
Topic: Bioterrorism preparedness.
Last Action: In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. (2004-01-29)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: This bill would appropriate an unspecified sum of money from the Federal Trust Fund to the State Department of Health Services to implement bioterrorism preparedness measures by state and local jurisdictions.

SB 475 (2003-2004) , Florez: SEN ( Version (amended sen) 2003-05-01 )
Topic: Public freshwater bathing areas: recreational use: sanitation.
Last Action: Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. (2004-02-02)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state that multiple use should be made of all public water within the state, to the extent that multiple use is consistent with public health and safety.
This bill would require the department, by no later than March 1, 2004, to convene a public advisory group, with specified membership, to advise the department on the development of minimum standards for sanitation of high-use or priority freshwater bathing areas, as defined.

SB 493 (2003-2004) , Cedillo: ASM ( Version (amended sen) 2004-01-26 )
Topic: Hazardous materials: liability.
Last Action: In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. (2004-01-29)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law, the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act, imposes liability for hazardous substances removal or remedial actions.
This bill would enact the California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004, which would provide that an innocent landowner, a bona fide prospective purchaser, or a contiguous property owner, as defined, is not liable for response cost or damage claims under specified state laws that impose liability upon an owner or occupant of property, for pollution conditions caused by a release of a hazardous material on, under, or adjacent to that property, if the innocent purchaser, bona fide prospective purchaser , or contiguous property owner meets specified conditions.

SB 543 (2003-2004) , Machado: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (amended asm) 2003-09-12 )
Topic: Water rights: groundwater cleanup operations.
Last Action: From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee. (2003-09-12)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board to grant permits and licenses to appropriate water in accordance with certain procedures.
This bill would permit the water produced from a groundwater cleanup operation to be used, transferred, assigned, or conveyed for beneficial use by the operator of that operation only if a written agreement for the allocation of treated water has been entered into between the operator and every injured public water system that has given notice to the operator of its claim that it is an injured public water system, as defined, or other requirements are met.

SB 559 (2003-2004) , Ortiz and Machado: ASM ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS ( Version (amended sen) 2004-01-22 )
Topic: Hazardous materials: Brownfield site cleanup and reuse.
Last Action: To Com. on E.S. & T.M. (2004-02-24)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act imposes liability for hazardous substance removal or remedial actions and requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control (department) to adopt, by regulation, criteria for the selection and priority ranking of hazardous substance release sites for removal or remedial action under the act.
This bill would establish the Brownfield Site Cleanup and Reuse Program Act, define terms, and authorize the department to adopt guidance documents, policies, and procedures to implement the act and would exempt the adoption of these documents, policies, and procedures from the administrative requirements for the adoption of regulations.

SB 677 (2003-2004) , Ortiz: ( Version (chaptered) 2003-09-17 )
Topic: The California Childhood Obesity Prevention Act.
Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 415, Statutes of 2003. (2003-09-17)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law prohibits the sale of certain beverages at elementary schools regardless of the time of day and restricts the sale of certain food items on those campuses during specified times.
This bill would instead make those restrictions on the sale of food items operative if funding is appropriated for those specified nutritional purposes regardless of the date on which the appropriation is made.

SB 678 (2003-2004) , Ortiz: SEN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Version (amended asm) 2004-01-29 )
Topic: Bioterrorism preparedness: federal funding.
Last Action: From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 2966.) From Committee: That the Assembly Amendments be concurred in. (2004-02-18)
Scheduled File: UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Item # 20)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law establishes procedures and requirements to govern the allocation to, and expenditure by, local health jurisdictions of federal funding received for the prevention of, and response to, bioterrorist attacks and other public health emergencies.
This bill would revise the provisions relating to the allocation and expenditure of federal bioterrorism preparedness funds, and would delete the similar provisions of existing law.

SB 679 (2003-2004) , Ortiz: ASM HEALTH ( Version (amended asm) 2003-07-02 )
Topic: Food establishments: nutritional information.
Last Action: Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee. Reconsideration granted. (2003-07-08)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: This bill would require each food establishment, as defined, in this state that is part of a large chain, as defined, to either post complete nutritional information on all standard menu items on a wall in a public area, and in a conspicuous manner, or by providing it to customers with complete nutritional information, upon request, on all standard menu items sold at the food establishment, in which case the food establishment would be required to post a sign on the premises that nutritional information concerning food items is available upon request.

SB 922 (2003-2004) , Soto: ASM WATER, PARKS AND WILDLIFE ( Version (amended asm) 2003-09-02 )
Topic: Cleanup or abatement orders: contaminated drinking water supplies.
Last Action: From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee. (2003-09-02)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law, the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, requires a person who discharges waste into the waters of the state in violation of waste discharge requirements or other order or prohibition issued by a California regional water quality control board or the State Water Resources Control Board, upon the order of that regional board or the state board, to clean up the waste or to abate the effects of the waste.
This bill would provide that a cleanup and abatement order issued by the state board or a regional board may require the provision of, or payment for, uninterrupted replacement water service to each affected public water supplier or private well owner.

SB 923 (2003-2004) , Sher: ( Version (chaptered) 2003-10-11 )
Topic: Water quality: waivers.
Last Action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 801, Statutes of 2003. (2003-10-11)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law, the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, provides that a regional board may waive certain waste discharge requirements for specific discharges or specific types of discharges if the waiver is not against the public interest.
This bill, instead, would authorize the state board or a regional board to waive those waste discharge requirements if certain requirements are met.

SB 983 (2003-2004) , Alarcon: ASM NATURAL RESOURCES ( Version (amended sen) 2003-05-01 )
Topic: Solid waste : siting elements: environmental justice.
Last Action: To Com. on NAT. RES. (2003-06-05)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: This bill would make a nonsubstantive change in those provisions.

SB 1159 (2003-2004) , Vasconcellos: SEN ( Version (amended sen) 2004-03-16 )
Topic: Hypodermic needles and syringes.
Last Action: Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. (2004-03-16)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law regulates the sale, possession, and disposal of hypodermic needles and syringes.
This bill would authorize a licensed pharmacist, until December 31, 2008, to sell or furnish 10 or fewer hypodermic needles or syringes to a person for human use without a prescription if the pharmacy is registered with a local health department in the Disease Prevention Demonstration Project, which would be created by the bill to evaluate the long-term desirability of allowing licensed pharmacies to sell or furnish nonprescription hypodermic needles or syringes to prevent the spread of blood-borne pathogens, including HIV and hepatitis C. The bill would require local health departments to register pharmacies in the program and to cooperate with the Office of AIDS of the State Department of Health Services, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program.

SB 1168 (2003-2004) , Ortiz: SEN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Version (amended sen) 2004-03-17 )
Topic: Healthy Californians Biomonitoring Program.
Last Action: Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Rules. (2004-03-24)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law establishes various programs for the protection of the public from exposure to toxins, including, but not limited to, the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act, administered by the State Department of Health Services, which imposes a fee upon manufacturers or persons who are responsible for lead contamination and applies the proceeds of the fee to reduction or elimination of the harm caused by the lead contamination.
This bill would similarly require the Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control within the department to establish the Healthy Californians Biomonitoring Program to, with certain exceptions, assess a fee upon manufacturer or persons who directly produce toxic chemicals, as defined, and would authorize the department to adopt related regulations.

SB 1171 (2003-2004) , Ortiz: SEN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-03 )
Topic: Food establishments: nutritional information.
Last Action: Hearing postponed by committee. (2004-03-04)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law (CURFFL) provides for the regulation of health and sanitation standards for retail food facilities by the State Department of Health Services.
This bill would require each food establishment, as defined, in the state that is part of a large chain, as defined, to include calorie information on menu boards and to include in printed menus the total number of calories, grams of saturated plus transfat, and milligrams of sodium per serving.

SB 1180 (2003-2004) , Figueroa: SEN ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-09 )
Topic: Mercury lamp recycling.
Last Action: To Coms. on ENV. QUAL. and REV. & TAX. (2004-02-26)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law prohibits the management of hazardous waste, except in accordance with the hazardous waste laws.
This bill would enact the California Mercury Lamp Recycling Act of 2004 and would require a retail purchaser who purchases a fluorescent lamp in this state to pay a fluorescent lamp recycling fee to the retail seller.

SB 1195 (2003-2004) , Denham: SEN RULES ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-09 )
Topic: Solid waste: annual progress report.
Last Action: To Com. on RLS. (2004-02-26)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The existing California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, establishes an integrated waste management program.
This bill would make technical nonsubstantive changes and correct erroneous references in that provision.

SB 1214 (2003-2004) , Kuehl: SEN NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE ( Version (amended sen) 2004-03-17 )
Topic: Salton Sea Restoration: restoration study.
Last Action: Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. (2004-03-23)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder
Digest Summary: (1) Existing law enacts the Salton Sea Restoration Act.
This bill would recast the required evaluation to require that the study establish an evaluation of alternatives for the restoration of the Salton Sea that includes consideration of strategies for salinity control, habitation creation and restoration, and different shoreline elevations and surface area configurations .

SB 1224 (2003-2004) , Ortiz: SEN ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-11 )
Topic: Hazardous waste violations: air districts.
Last Action: To Com. on ENV. QUAL. (2004-02-26)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law requires the Secretary for Environmental Protection to implement a unified hazardous waste and hazardous materials management regulatory program.
This bill would additionally require an air pollution control district and an air quality management district to provide this notification to the local health officer and the director of environmental health of a county, city, or district, and to the certified unified program agency.

SB 1252 (2003-2004) , Alarcon: SEN RULES ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-12 )
Topic: Solid waste: gasification.
Last Action: To Com. on RLS. (2004-02-26)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law defines the term "gasification" to mean a technology that uses a noncombustion thermal process to convert solid waste to a clean burning fuel for the purpose of generating electricity, and that meets specified requirements.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes in those provisions, and would make declarations of legislative intent concerning the need to promote and develop incentives for the use of gasification and biomass technology.

SB 1297 (2003-2004) , Brulte: SEN RULES ( Version (amended sen) 2004-03-22 )
Topic: Sales and use taxes: exclusions: beverage containers.
Last Action: From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee. (2004-03-22)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: This bill would provide, for purposes of that law, that the terms "sales price" and "gross receipts" do not include the amount of any redemption payment imposed on beverage containers and identified for the consumer, as specified in statute.

SB 1302 (2003-2004) , Alarcon: SEN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-17 )
Topic: Water-vending machines and retail water facilities.
Last Action: To Com. on H. & H.S. (2004-02-26)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, provides for the regulation by the State Department of Health Services of the packaging, labeling, and advertising of food, drugs, and cosmetics, including, but not limited to, water-vending machines and retail water facilities.
This bill would authorize the department to, upon request of the county, delegate to a county of a population of 5 million or more responsibility for implementation of provisions related to the licensing and inspection of water-vending machines and retail water facilities, and to retain the associated fees and civil fines and penalties.

SB 1362 (2003-2004) , Figueroa: SEN ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-18 )
Topic: Solid waste: household hypodermic needles, syringes, and lancets: disposal.
Last Action: To Com. on ENV. QUAL. (2004-03-04)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, establishes an integrated waste management program.
This bill would authorize the hazardous waste element to include a program for the safe collection, treatment, and disposal of sharps waste, as defined, generated by households.

SB 1425 (2003-2004) , Machado: SEN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Unsafe food: seizure or embargo.
Last Action: To Com. on H. & H.S. (2004-03-04)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The existing Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law regulates the packaging, labeling, advertising, and sale of food, drugs, and cosmetics, under the administration of the State Department of Health Services.
This bill would additionally authorize an agent to declare any of the above foods to be a nuisance whenever he or she has sufficient cause to believe that the food is unsound, contains any filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance, or may be poisonous, deleterious to health, or otherwise unsafe.

SB 1446 (2003-2004) , Escutia: SEN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Environmental health data tracking.
Last Action: Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Environmental Quality. (2004-03-24)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law establishes the Environmental Health Surveillance System through an interagency agreement between the State Department of Health Services, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the University of California if authorized by the Regents, for the purpose of, among other things, tracking and evaluating a variety of chronic diseases in relation to environmental exposures.
This bill would require the establishment, pursuant to the agreement, of the Interagency Office of Environmental Health Tracking within the Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control within the State Department of Health Services for the purpose of implementing the health tracking program, and would set forth the duties of the office.

SB 1477 (2003-2004) , Sher: SEN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Water quality.
Last Action: Set for hearing April 12. (2004-03-24)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-04-12 (SEN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Under existing law, the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards are the principal agencies that regulate water quality.
This bill would require a person proposing to undertake a project that creates, or threatens to create, adverse impacts to wetlands to submit a waste discharge report to the appropriate regional board.

SB 1478 (2003-2004) , Sher: SEN ENERGY, UTILITIES, AND COMMUNICATIONS ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Renewable energy.
Last Action: Set for hearing April 13. (2004-03-22)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-04-13 (SEN ENERGY, UTILITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: (1) Existing law expresses the intent of the Legislature, in establishing the Renewable Energy Resources Program, to increase the amount of renewable electricity generated per year, so that it equals at least 17% of the total electricity generated for consumption in California per year by 2006.
This bill would recast that intent language so that the amount of renewable electricity generated per year is increased to an amount that equals at least 20% of the total electricity generated for consumption in California per year by 2010, rather than 2006, and 33% by the year 2020.

SB 1493 (2003-2004) , Vasconcellos: SEN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Version (amended sen) 2004-03-22 )
Topic: Public swimming pools: naturally occurring geothermal source.
Last Action: Do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar. (2004-03-24)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: SB 1493, as amended, Vasconcellos.
This bill would exempt from these provisions any facility that receives its water from tanks used for cooling and storage of water that has been supplied from a naturally occurring geothermal source that produces water at temperatures in excess of 130* Fahrenheit .

SB 1562 (2003-2004) , Murray: SEN EDUCATION ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: School restrooms.
Last Action: To Com. on ED. (2004-03-04)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law, with certain exceptions, requires every public and private school to have restroom facilities that are open as prescribed during school hours, and at all times to keep every restroom maintained and cleaned regularly, fully operational, and stocked with soap and paper supplies.
This bill would require schools to permit a city or county health department to inspect restrooms located at that school and would give city and county health departments authority to conduct these inspections.

SB 1566 (2003-2004) , Escutia and Alarcon: SEN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Version (amended sen) 2004-03-22 )
Topic: Schools: food and beverage nutrition standards.
Last Action: Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Education. (2004-03-24)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law restricts the sale of certain beverages and food items at elementary, middle, or junior high schools, with certain exceptions.
This bill would place similar restrictions on the sale of certain beverages and food items at high schools.

SB 1570 (2003-2004) , Bowen: SEN ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Controlled substances: removal actions.
Last Action: To Com. on ENV. QUAL. (2004-03-04)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to take removal actions with respect to a hazardous substance that is an illegal controlled substance, including waste material from the unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance.
This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2006, to adopt regulations, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, to provide state and local agencies with standards and procedures for taking a remedial action at such a hazardous substance release site, including providing for a level of cleanup that would protect the health and safety of the future occupants of the site.

SB 1585 (2003-2004) , Speier: SEN RULES ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-19 )
Topic: Food safety.
Last Action: To Com. on RLS. (2004-03-04)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The existing Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, establishes requirements for the identification and branding of food, and provides for the administration of those requirements by the Food and Drug Branch of the State Department of Health Services, and, upon request of local agencies, for the administration of certain requirements by local health officers.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to existing law.

SB 1589 (2003-2004) , Denham: SEN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Bottled and vended water.
Last Action: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. Set, first hearing. Hearing cancelled at request of author. (2004-03-24)
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Digest Summary: The existing Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law regulates the packaging, labeling, and advertising of food, drugs, and cosmetics.
This bill would instead, require that only bottled water may not exceed 10 parts per billion of total triahalomethanes or 5 parts per billion of lead unless the department establishes a lower level by regulation.

SB 1636 (2003-2004) , Battin: SEN ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Hazardous waste treatment.
Last Action: To Com. on ENV. QUAL. (2004-03-04)
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Digest Summary: Existing law, the Hazardous Waste Treatment Reform Act of 1995, prohibits from land disposal any hazardous waste restricted from land disposal pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) or by the Department of Toxic Substances Control, except as specified.
This bill would instead require the department to review and revise the hazardous waste land disposal restrictions, treatment standards, and land disposal criteria, as deemed necessary, without reference to the date of the adoption of the restrictions, standards, and criteria.

SB 1690 (2003-2004) , Poochigian: SEN ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Hazardous materials liability: lenders.
Last Action: To Coms. on ENV. QUAL. and JUD. (2004-03-11)
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Digest Summary: Existing law exempts from liability a person who is acting in the capacity of a lender under any state statute or regulation, or local ordinance, to the extent that the statute, regulation, or ordinance requires the taking of a removal or remedial action, or the payment of a penalty, and the liability arises from a release or threatened release of hazardous materials at, from, or in connection with certain property, or to the extent the statute, regulation, or ordinance authorizes damages arising from a release or threatened release of hazardous materials at, from, or in connection with certain property, except as specified.
This bill would revise the definition of "lender" to also include any special district that has the power to assess property within the district and to enforce the assessment by a lien on real property, and of "loan or obligation" to also include an obligation to pay an assessment to any special district.

SB 1722 (2003-2004) , Ducheny: SEN JUDICIARY ( Version (amended sen) 2004-03-23 )
Topic: Proposition 65: enforcement: judgments.
Last Action: From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee. (2004-03-23)
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Digest Summary: (1) The existing Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) prohibits any person, in the course of doing business, from knowingly and intentionally exposing any individual to a chemical known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity without giving a specified warning, or from discharging or releasing such a chemical into any source of drinking water, except as specified.
This bill would additionally require that an action brought in the public interest not be barred by the doctrine of res judicata.

SB 1729 (2003-2004) , Chesbro: SEN ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Plastic containers: recycling.
Last Action: To Com. on ENV. QUAL. (2004-03-11)
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Digest Summary: Existing law, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, requires every rigid plastic packaging container, as defined, sold or offered for sale in this state, to generally meet one of specified criteria, including having a specified recycling rate.
This bill would revise the definition of recycling rate to delete those 2 rates from that definition.

SB 1742 (2003-2004) , McPherson: SEN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Oil spills.
Last Action: Set for hearing April 12. (2004-03-24)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-04-12 (SEN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY)
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Digest Summary: Existing law requires the Governor to establish the state oil spill contingency plan.
This bill would rename the plan the California oil spill contingency plan.

SB 1772 (2003-2004) , Committee on Local Government: SEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Redevelopment: blight.
Last Action: To Com. on L.GOV. (2004-03-11)
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Digest Summary: The existing Community Redevelopment Law describes physical conditions that cause blight, including a high crime rate that constitutes a serious threat to the public safety and welfare.
This bill would revise that provision to instead include a crime rate that is so significantly higher than the community's overall crime rate that it constitutes a serious threat to the public safety and welfare of the persons and property in the area.

SB 1840 (2003-2004) , Denham: SEN AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES ( Version (introduced) 2004-02-20 )
Topic: Diseased animals: bovine tuberculosis.
Last Action: Set for hearing March 30. (2004-03-15)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-03-30 (SEN AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES)
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Digest Summary: Existing law generally provides for the testing of bovine animals for bovine tuberculosis and regulates bovine that react positively to tuberculin.
This bill would revise and recast various provisions relating to bovine tuberculosis.

SB 1885 (2003-2004) , Committee on Environmental Qua: SEN RULES ( Version (introduced) 2004-03-01 )
Topic: Environmental quality: military base reuse plans.
Last Action: To Com. on RLS. (2004-03-11)
Folder(s): Bill_Folder

Digest Summary: The existing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared by contract, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on any project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment.
This bill would delete those obsolete cross-references and would make other conforming changes.

SB 1887 (2003-2004) , Committee on Environmental Qua: SEN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ( Version (introduced) 2004-03-01 )
Topic: Hazardous waste facility permits: consolidation.
Last Action: Set for hearing April 12. (2004-03-24)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-04-12 (SEN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY)
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Digest Summary: Existing law required the Secretary for Environmental Protection, by January 1, 1995, to develop, in accordance with prescribed procedures, a hazardous waste facility regulation and permitting consolidation program.
This bill would require the secretary to maintain the program and would delete obsolete provisions.

SB 1888 (2003-2004) , Committee on Environmental Qua: SEN RULES ( Version (introduced) 2004-03-01 )
Topic: Solid waste: model ordinance.
Last Action: To Com. on RLS. (2004-03-11)
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Digest Summary: Existing law requires the California Integrated Waste Management Board, not later than March 1, 1993, and after holding a public hearing, to adopt a model ordinance for adoption by any local agency relating to adequate areas for collecting and loading recyclable materials in development projects.
This bill would correct an obsolete reference in existing law.

SB 1890 (2003-2004) , Committee on Environmental Qua: SEN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ( Version (introduced) 2004-03-01 )
Topic: Integrated Waste Management Board: reporting requirement.
Last Action: Set for hearing April 12. (2004-03-24)
Scheduled Hearing Date: 2004-04-12 (SEN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY)
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Digest Summary: The existing California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, establishes an integrated waste management program, including providing for recycling to reduce solid waste disposal.
This bill would instead require the board, in consultation with the Department of Conservation and the Department of Toxic Substances Control, to prepare and submit to the Legislature on or before December 1, 2005, a report that identifies any duplication or overlap of programs administered and funded by those agencies.

SB 1906 (2003-2004) , Sher: SEN ( Version (introduced) 2004-03-08 )
Topic: California Integrated Waste Management Board: advisors.
Last Action: To Com. on ENV. QUAL. (2004-03-18)
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Digest Summary: Existing law, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, establishes an integrated solid waste management program that is administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
This bill would prohibit an advisor from collecting per diem or travel expenses for attending a meeting at the board headquarters or for traveling to or from the board headquarters.

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