Bill Text: CA SB972 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Methane emissions: organic waste: landfills.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2024-09-20 - In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. [SB972 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB972-Enrolled.html
|
Enrolled
August 30, 2024 |
|
Passed
IN
Senate
August 28, 2024 |
|
Passed
IN
Assembly
August 26, 2024 |
|
Amended
IN
Assembly
August 19, 2024 |
|
Amended
IN
Assembly
June 19, 2024 |
|
Amended
IN
Senate
May 16, 2024 |
|
Amended
IN
Senate
April 15, 2024 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 972
| Introduced by Senator Min |
January 25, 2024 |
An act to add Section 42655.1 to the Public Resources Code, relating to methane emissions.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 972, Min.
Methane emissions: organic waste: landfills.
Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive strategy to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants in the state and to achieve a reduction in specified emissions, including methane, as provided. Existing law requires the methane reduction goals to include a 75% reduction target from the 2014 level by 2025. Existing law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, in consultation with the state board, to adopt regulations, as provided, that achieve the goals for reducing organic waste in landfills.
This bill would require the department to develop procedures for local jurisdictions to request technical assistance from the department regarding organic waste and methane reduction requirements from the department, to post those procedures on its internet website, and to
provide that technical assistance, as specified.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 42655.1 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:42655.1.
(a) The department shall develop procedures for local jurisdictions to request technical assistance from the department regarding the requirements of this chapter, including any regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 42652.5. The department shall post the procedures on its internet website.(b) The department shall provide technical assistance to support local jurisdictions. The department shall consider providing technical assistance before exercising its enforcement authority if a local jurisdiction has submitted a technical assistance request. The technical assistance may include data reporting, education programming, local program development, procurement target clarification support, and coordination of state policy
goals that affect organic waste.
(c) The department may offer technical assistance at a regional scale to multiple local jurisdictions to build capacity, coordinate and streamline resources, and support overall compliance under Section 42652.5, and to help achieve the reductions specified in Section 39730.6 of the Health and Safety Code.
