Bill Text: CA SB1127 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 1127 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Volatile organic compounds: consumer products.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-16 - Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 2. Noes 4. Page 3189.) Reconsideration granted. [SB1127 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SB1127-Introduced.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 1127	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Vargas

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2012

   An act to add Section 41712.5 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to nonvehicular air pollution.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1127, as introduced, Vargas. Volatile organic compounds:
consumer products.
   (1) Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt
regulations to achieve the maximum feasible reduction in volatile
organic compounds emitted by consumer products, as defined, if the
state board determines adequate data exist to establish the
regulations are necessary to attain state and federal ambient air
quality standards, and the regulations are commercially and
technologically feasible and necessary. Existing law prohibits an air
pollution control district or air quality management district from
adopting any regulation pertaining to disinfectants or any regulation
pertaining to a consumer product that is different from any
regulation adopted by the state board for that purpose.
   This bill would require the South Coast Air Quality Management
District to amend a specified regulation relating to consumer
products. By adding to the duties of the South Coast Air Quality
Management District, this bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
   (2) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as
to the necessity of a special statute for the South Coast Air Quality
Management District.
   (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 41712.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
   41712.5.  The South Coast Air Quality Management District shall
amend Rule 1144 to exempt consumer products regulated by the state
board pursuant to Section 41712.
  SEC. 2.  The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is
necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the
meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution
because of the unique need of those subject to regulations in the
South Coast Air Quality Management District.
  SEC. 3.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.