California Public Resources Code

§ 42420.4

PRC § 42420.4 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 30 · Part 3 · Ch. 7.5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) A program operator shall include as a collection site under its stewardship program any entity that offers in writing to participate in the stewardship program, complies with all applicable state, federal, and municipal laws and regulations, complies with any program operator requirements that are consistent with that program operator’s approved stewardship plan, and is judged by the program operator to have sufficient staff and resources to reliably comply, even if the minimum thresholds described in subdivision (d) of Section 42422.1, as applicable, have been achieved.

(2)A program operator shall include as a collection site under its stewardship program any household hazardous waste collection facility, as defined in Section 25218.1 of the Health and Safety Code, that offers in writing to participate in the stewardship program, complies with all applicable state, federal, and municipal laws and regulations, and complies with any program operator requirements that are consistent with that program operator’s approved stewardship plan, even if the minimum thresholds described in subdivision (d) of Section 42422.1, as applicable, have been achieved.

(b)A program operator shall include the offering entity as a collection site in the stewardship program within 90 days of receiving the written offer to participate, confirming that the offering entity will comply with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations, and confirming that the offering entity has sufficient staff and resources to comply with any program operator requirements that are consistent with that program operator’s approved stewardship plan, even if the minimum thresholds described in subdivision (d) of Section 42422.1, as applicable, have been achieved. The program operator shall not be required to respond to offers pursuant to this paragraph until the program operator’s stewardship plan has been approved by the department.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 351, Sec. 1. (AB 2440) Effective January 1, 2023.