Amended  IN  Assembly  March 23, 2018

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill No. 3014

Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk

February 16, 2018

An act to amend Section 17000 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing. An act to amend Section 25250.55 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous materials.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 3014, as amended, Quirk. Employee Housing Act. Brake friction materials: copper limits: high performance road and track capable vehicle exemption.
Existing law establishes the Department of Toxic Substances Control in the California Environmental Protection Agency, with powers and duties regarding the management of hazardous waste. Existing law, commencing on January 1, 2021, prohibits motor vehicle brake friction materials containing more than 5% copper by weight from being sold in the state, and, commencing on January 1, 2025, prohibits motor vehicle brake friction materials exceeding 0.5% copper by weight from being sold in the state.
This bill would exempt high performance road and track capable vehicles and brake friction materials for use on those vehicles from the prohibition against the sale of motor vehicle brake friction materials containing more than 5% copper by weight on and after January 1, 2021.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes.

The Employee Housing Act requires that buildings used for human habitation, and buildings accessory thereto, comply with the building standards in the California Building Standards Code relating to employee housing, as defined.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision naming that act.

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NOYES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 25250.55 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

25250.55.
 (a) Brake friction materials for the following motor vehicle classes are exempt from this article:

(a)

(1) Military tactical support vehicles.

(b)

(2) Vehicles employing internal closed oil immersed brakes, or a similar brake system that is fully contained and emits no copper, other debris, or fluids under normal operating conditions.

(c)

(3) Brakes designed for the primary purpose of holding the vehicle stationary and not designed to be used while the vehicle is in motion.

(d)

(4) Motorcycles.

(e)

(5) Motor vehicles subject to voluntary or mandatory recalls of brake friction materials or systems due to safety concerns. This exemption shall expire upon the lifting of the recall and provision of new brake friction materials that comply with this article.

(f)

(6) Motor vehicles manufactured by small volume manufacturers, as defined in Section 1900 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.

(g)

(b) Vehicles manufactured prior to January 1, 2021, and brake friction materials for use on vehicles manufactured prior to January 1, 2021, are exempt from the requirements of Section 25250.52.

(h)

(c) Vehicles manufactured prior to January 1, 2025, and brake friction materials for use on vehicles manufactured prior to January 1, 2025, are exempt from the requirements of Section 25250.53.
(d) High performance road and track capable vehicles and brake friction materials for use on those vehicles are exempt from the requirements of Section 25205.52.

(i)

(e) Vehicles for which an extension from for noncompliance with the requirements of Section 25250.53 was approved pursuant to Section 25250.54. 25250.54 are exempt from 25250.53 for the period of the extension.

SECTION 1.Section 17000 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
17000.

This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the Employee Housing Act.