California Health and Safety Code

§ 41606

HSC § 41606 Effective Jan 1, 2004Div. 26 · Part 4 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce air pollution from open field burning in the state and to improve air quality and protect the public health through new incentives for biomass facilities to increase their use of agricultural waste that would otherwise be burned in open fields in the state.

(2)It is the further intent of the Legislature that the initial incentives paid pursuant to this section provide an effective incentive for the use of qualified agricultural biomass purchased from July 1, 2003, through December 31, 2003, inclusive, in order to maximize air quality benefits during the 2003–04 fiscal year.

(b)For purposes of this section:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 480, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.