California Public Resources Code

§ 42984.4

PRC § 42984.4 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 30 · Part 3 · Ch. 20.5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)(1) Producers of covered products shall form and join a PRO for the purposes of complying with this chapter. The governing body of the PRO shall submit an application to the department by January 1, 2026, describing how the PRO meets the requirements to be an approved PRO pursuant to this chapter. If the department approves the PRO, the PRO shall proceed to carry out the requirements of this chapter. If applications for more than one PRO are submitted to the department, the department shall determine which proposed PRO can most effectively implement this chapter.

(2)The department shall, by, March 1, 2026, approve a PRO that meets the requirements of this chapter and both of the following:

(A)The PRO has a governing board consisting of producers that are diverse in size and type and that represent the diversity of covered products placed in the market by those entities. The governing board may include ex officio members involved in the collection, sorting, repair, reuse, recycling, or management of covered products.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 864, Sec. 1. (SB 707) Effective January 1, 2025.