Bill Text: CA AB1597 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Hazardous waste: transportation: electronic manifests.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 133, Statutes of 2019. [AB1597 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill No. 1597


Introduced by Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials (Assembly Members Quirk (Chair), Melendez (Vice Chair), Arambula, Bauer-Kahan, Cristina Garcia, Holden, Mathis, and Muratsuchi)

February 22, 2019


An act to amend Sections 25123.3, 25160, 25160.2, 25160.4, 25160.5, 25160.6, 25160.8, 25205.15, and 25207.5 of, and to repeal and add Section 25160.3 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous waste.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1597, as introduced, Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. Hazardous waste: transportation: electronic manifests.
(1) Existing law, which is part of the hazardous waste control law, imposes various manifest requirements for transporting hazardous waste, including, among others, requiring any person generating hazardous waste that is transported, or submitted for transportation, for offsite handling, treatment, storage, disposal, or any combination thereof, to complete a manifest and be subject to transporter registration requirements. A violation of the hazardous waste control law is a crime.
Existing law provides authorization for certain requirements to submit a hazardous waste transportation manifest to be satisfied by instead submitting an electronic report to the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
This bill would repeal that authorization to submit electronic reports and would instead authorize specified manifest requirements for transporting hazardous waste, including requirements to give, provide, send, forward, or return to another person a copy of a manifest, to sign a manifest or manifest certification by hand, or to keep or retain a copy of a manifest, to be satisfied through the use of the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system.
(2) Existing law requires a person who submits to the Department of Toxic Substances Control an incomplete or improperly completed hazardous waste transportation manifest to resubmit the manifest accompanied by a fee of $20.
This bill would require a person who enters incomplete or erroneous information into the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system to, upon notification, correct the information in the e-Manifest system and submit a fee of $20 to the department.
(3) Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to annually expend $1,050,000, commencing with the 1999–2000 fiscal year, upon appropriation by the Legislature, from the hazardous waste transportation manifest fees deposited in the Hazardous Waste Control Account to implement pollution prevention measures.
This bill would repeal that requirement.
(4) This bill would also make other changes related to hazardous waste transportation manifest laws and would delete obsolete provisions.
(5) By changing the conduct that constitutes the crime of violating the hazardous waste control laws, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(6)  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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: YES  

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


SECTION 1.

 Section 25123.3 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

25123.3.
 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Liquid hazardous waste” means a hazardous waste that meets the definition of free liquids, as specified in Section 66260.10 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 1994.
(2) “Remediation waste staging” means the temporary accumulation of non-RCRA contaminated soil that is generated and held onsite, and that is accumulated for the purpose of onsite treatment pursuant to a certified, authorized, or permitted treatment method, such as a transportable treatment unit, if all of the following requirements are met:
(A) The hazardous waste being accumulated does not contain free liquids.
(B) The hazardous waste is accumulated on an impermeable surface, such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) of at least 20 mils that is supported by a foundation, or high density polyethylene of at least 60 mils that is not supported by a foundation.
(C) The generator provides controls for windblown dispersion and precipitation runoff and run-on and complies with any stormwater permit requirements issued by a regional water quality control board.
(D) The generator has the accumulation site inspected weekly and after storms to ensure that the controls for windblown dispersion and precipitation runoff and run-on are functioning properly.
(E) The staging area is certified by a registered engineer for compliance with the standards specified in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive.
(3) “Transfer facility” means any offsite facility that is related to the transportation of hazardous waste, including, but not limited to, loading docks, parking areas, storage areas, and other similar areas where shipments of hazardous waste are held during the normal course of transportation.
(b) “Storage facility” means a hazardous waste facility at which the hazardous waste meets any of the following requirements:
(1) The hazardous waste is held for greater than 90 days at an onsite facility. The department may establish criteria and procedures to extend that 90-day period, consistent with the federal act, and to prescribe the manner in which the hazardous waste may be held if not otherwise prescribed by statute.
(2) The hazardous waste is held for any period of time at an offsite facility that is not a transfer facility.
(3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the waste is held at a transfer facility and any one of the following apply:
(i) The transfer facility is located in an area zoned residential by the local planning authority.
(ii) The transfer facility commences initial operations on or after January 1, 2005, at a site located within 500 feet of a structure identified in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (c) of Section 25227.
(iii) The hazardous waste is held for a period greater than six days at a transfer facility located in an area that is not zoned industrial or agricultural by the local planning authority.
(iv) The hazardous waste is held for a period greater than 10 days at a transfer facility located in an area zoned industrial or agricultural by the local planning authority.
(v) The hazardous waste is held for a period greater than six days at a transfer facility that commenced initial operations before January 1, 2005, is located in an area zoned agricultural by the local planning authority, and is located within 500 feet of a structure identified in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (c) of Section 25227.
(B) (i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a transfer facility located in an area that is not zoned residential by the local planning authority is not a storage facility, if the only hazardous waste held at the transfer facility is hazardous waste that is generated as a result of an emergency release and that hazardous waste is collected and temporarily stored by emergency rescue personnel, as defined in Section 25501, or by a response action contractor upon the request of emergency rescue personnel or the response action contractor, and the holding of that hazardous waste is approved by the department.
(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, “response action contractor” means any person who enters into a contract with the department to take removal or remedial action pursuant to Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 25300) in response to a release or threatened release, including any subcontractors of the response action contractor.
(4) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the hazardous waste is held onsite for any period of time, unless the hazardous waste is held in a container, tank, drip pad, or containment building pursuant to regulations adopted by the department.
(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a generator that accumulates hazardous waste generated and held onsite for 90 days or less for offsite transportation is not a storage facility if all of the following requirements are met:
(i) The waste is non-RCRA contaminated soil.
(ii) The hazardous waste being accumulated does not contain free liquids.
(iii) The hazardous waste is accumulated on an impermeable surface, such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) of at least 20 mils that is supported by a foundation, or high density polyethylene of at least 60 mils that is not supported by a foundation.
(iv) The generator provides controls for windblown dispersion and precipitation runoff and run-on and complies with any stormwater permit requirements issued by a regional water quality control board.
(v) The generator has the accumulation site inspected weekly and after storms to ensure that the controls for windblown dispersion and precipitation runoff and run-on are functioning properly.
(vi) The generator, after final offsite transportation, inspects the accumulation site for contamination and remediates as necessary.
(vii) The site is certified by a registered engineer for compliance with the standards specified in clauses (i) to (vi), inclusive.
(5) The hazardous waste is held at a transfer facility at any location for any period of time in a manner other than in a container.
(6) The hazardous waste is held at a transfer facility at any location for any period of time and handling occurs. For purposes of this paragraph, “handling” does not include the transfer of packaged or containerized hazardous waste from one vehicle to another.
(c) The time period for calculating the 90-day period for purposes of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), or the 180-day or 270-day period for purposes of subdivision (h), begins when the facility has accumulated 100 kilograms of hazardous waste or one kilogram of extremely hazardous waste or acutely hazardous waste. However, if the facility generates more than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste or one kilogram of extremely hazardous waste or acutely hazardous waste during any calendar month, the time period begins when any amount of hazardous waste first begins to accumulate in that month.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), a generator of hazardous waste that accumulates waste onsite is not a storage facility if all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The generator accumulates a maximum of 55 gallons of hazardous waste, one quart of acutely hazardous waste, or one quart of extremely hazardous waste at an initial accumulation point that is at or near the area where the waste is generated and that is under the control of the operator of the process generating the waste.
(2) The generator accumulates the waste in containers other than tanks.
(3) The generator does not hold the hazardous waste onsite without a hazardous waste facilities permit or other grant of authorization for a period of time longer than the shorter of the following time periods:
(A) One year from the initial date of accumulation.
(B) Ninety days, or if subdivision (h) is applicable, 180 or 270 days, from the date that the quantity limitation specified in paragraph (1) is reached.
(4) The generator labels any container used for the accumulation of hazardous waste with the initial date of accumulation and with the words “hazardous waste” or other words that identify the contents of the container.
(5) Within three days of reaching any applicable quantity limitation specified in paragraph (1), the generator labels the container holding the accumulated hazardous waste with the date the quantity limitation was reached and either transports the waste offsite or holds the waste onsite and complies with either the regulations adopted by the department establishing requirements for generators subject to the time limit specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) or the requirements specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (h), whichever requirements are applicable.
(6) The generator complies with regulations adopted by the department pertaining to the use and management of containers and any other regulations adopted by the department to implement this subdivision.
(e) (1) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (4) of subdivision (b), hazardous waste held for remediation waste staging shall not be considered to be held at a hazardous waste storage facility if the total accumulation period is one year or less from the date of the initial placing of hazardous waste by the generator at the staging site for onsite remediation, except that the department may grant one six-month extension, upon a showing of reasonable cause by the generator.
(2) (A) The generator shall submit a notification of plans to store and treat hazardous waste onsite pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), in person or by certified mail, with return receipt requested, to the department and to one of the following:
(i) The CUPA, if the generator is under the jurisdiction of a CUPA.
(ii) If the generator is not under the jurisdiction of a CUPA, the notification shall be submitted to the agency authorized, pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 25404.3, to implement and enforce the requirements of this chapter listed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 25404.
(B) If, after the notification pursuant to subparagraph (A), or during the initial year or the six-month extension granted by the department, the generator determines that treatment cannot be accomplished for all, or part of, the hazardous waste accumulated in a remediation waste staging area, the generator shall immediately notify the department and the appropriate local agency, pursuant to subparagraph (A), that the treatment has been discontinued. The generator shall then handle and dispose of the hazardous waste in accordance with paragraph (4) of subdivision (b).
(C) A generator shall not hold hazardous waste for remediation waste staging unless the generator can show, through laboratory testing, bench scale testing, or other documentation, that soil held for remediation waste staging is potentially treatable. Any fines and penalties imposed for a violation of this subparagraph may be imposed beginning with the 91st day that the hazardous waste was initially accumulated.
(3) Once an onsite treatment operation is completed on hazardous waste held pursuant to paragraph (1), the generator shall inspect the staging area for contamination and remediate as necessary.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, remediation waste staging and the holding of non-RCRA contaminated soil for offsite transportation in accordance with paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) shall not be considered to be disposal or land disposal of hazardous waste.
(g) A generator who holds hazardous waste for remediation waste staging pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) or who holds hazardous waste onsite for offsite transportation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) shall maintain records onsite that demonstrate compliance with this section related to storing hazardous waste for remediation waste staging or related to holding hazardous waste onsite for offsite transportation, as applicable. The records maintained pursuant to this subdivision shall be available for review by a public agency authorized pursuant to Section 25180 or 25185.
(h) (1) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), a generator of less than 1,000 kilograms of hazardous waste in any calendar month who accumulates hazardous waste onsite for 180 days or less, or 270 days or less if the generator transports the generator’s own waste, or offers the generator’s waste for transportation, over a distance of 200 miles or more, for offsite treatment, storage, or disposal, is not a storage facility if all of the following apply:
(A) The quantity of hazardous waste accumulated onsite never exceeds 6,000 kilograms.
(B) The generator complies with the requirements of subdivisions (d), (e), and (f) of former Section 262.34 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Regulations, as that section existed on January 1, 2015.
(C) The generator does not hold acutely hazardous waste or extremely hazardous waste in an amount greater than one kilogram for a time period longer than that specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).
(2) A generator meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) who does not receive a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the facility to which the generator’s waste is submitted, within 60 days from the date that the hazardous waste was accepted by the initial transporter, shall submit to the department a legible copy of the manifest, with some indication that the generator has not received confirmation of delivery. The manifest requirements of this paragraph may be satisfied through the use of the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system pursuant to Section 25160.3.
(i) The department may adopt regulations that set forth additional restrictions and enforceable management standards that protect human health and the environment and that apply to persons holding hazardous waste at a transfer facility. A regulation adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare, and may be adopted as an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

SEC. 2.

 Section 25160 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

25160.
 (a) For purposes of this chapter, “manifest” means either of the following definitions apply: following:

(1)“Manifest” means a shipping document originated and signed by a generator of hazardous waste that contains all of the information required by the department and that complies with all applicable federal and state regulations.

(2)“California Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest” means either of the following:

(A)A manifest document printed and supplied by the state for a shipment initiated on or before September 4, 2006.

(B)

(1) The Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest printed by a source registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency for a shipment initiated on or after September 5, 2006. Agency.

(3)For purposes

(2) An electronic manifest, which is the electronic format of this section a hazardous waste manifest, that is obtained from the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system and Section 25205.15, a shipment is initiated on transmitted electronically to the system, that is the date when the manifest is signed legal equivalent of United States Environmental Protection Agency Forms 8700-22 (Manifest) and 8700-22A (Manifest Continuation Sheet), and that has been deemed appropriate by the first transporter California State Legislature and the hazardous waste leaves the site where it is generated. Governor through enacted future legislation.
(b) (1) Except as provided in Section 25160.2 or 25160.8, or as otherwise authorized by a variance issued by the department, a person generating hazardous waste that is transported, or submitted for transportation, for offsite handling, treatment, storage, disposal, or any combination thereof, shall complete a manifest prior to the time the waste is transported or offered for transportation, and shall designate on that manifest the facility to which the waste is to be shipped for the handling, treatment, storage, disposal, or combination thereof. The manifest shall be completed as required by the department. The generator shall provide the manifest to the person who will transport the hazardous waste, who is the driver, if the hazardous waste will be transported by vehicle, or the person designated by the railroad corporation or vessel operator, if the hazardous waste will be transported by rail or vessel.

(A)The generator shall use the standard California Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest supplied by the department for all shipments of hazardous waste initiated on and before September 4, 2006, for which a manifest is required, except as provided in paragraph (2).

(B)

(A) The generator shall use the e-Manifest system or a Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest printed by a source registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency for all shipments of hazardous waste initiated on and after September 5, 2006, for which a manifest is required.

(C)

(B) A manifest shall only be used for the purposes specified in this chapter, including, but not limited to, identifying materials that the person completing the manifest reasonably believes are hazardous waste.

(D)

(C) Within 30 days from the date of transport, or submission for transport, of hazardous waste, each generator of that hazardous waste shall submit to the department a legible copy of each manifest used. The copy submitted to the department shall contain the signatures of the generator and the transporter.

(E)

(D) In lieu of submitting a copy of each manifest used, a generator may submit an electronic report to the department e-Manifest meeting the requirements of Section 25160.3.
(2) Except as provided in Section 25160.2 or 25160.8 or as otherwise authorized by a variance issued by the department, a person generating hazardous waste that is transported, or submitted for transportation, for offsite handling, treatment, storage, disposal, or any combination thereof, outside of the state, shall complete, whether or not the waste is determined to be hazardous by the importing country or state, a manifest in accordance with both of the following conditions:

(A)The generator shall use the standard California Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest or the manifest required by the receiving state for all shipments of hazardous waste initiated on and before September 4, 2006, for which a manifest is required.

(B)

(A) The generator shall use the e-Manifest system or a Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest printed by a source registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency for all shipments of hazardous waste initiated on and after September 5, 2006, for which a manifest is required.

(C)

(B) The generator shall submit a copy of the manifest specified in subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable, to the department within 30 days from the date of the transport, or submission for transport, of the hazardous waste. In lieu of submitting a copy of each manifest used, a generator may submit an electronic report to the department e-Manifest meeting the requirements of Section 25160.3.
(3) Within 30 days from the date of transport, or submission for transport, of hazardous waste out of state, each generator of that hazardous waste shall submit to the department a legible copy of each manifest used. The copy submitted to the department shall contain the signatures of the generator, all transporters, excepting intermediate rail transporters, and the out-of-state facility operator. If within 35 days from the date of the initial shipment, or for exports by water to foreign countries 60 days after the initial shipment, the generator has not received a copy of the manifest signed by all transporters and the facility operator, the generator shall contact the owner or operator of the designated facility to determine the status of the hazardous waste and to request that the owner or operator immediately provide a signed copy of the manifest to the generator. Except as provided otherwise in paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 25123.3, if within 45 days from the date of the initial shipment or, for exports by water to foreign countries, 90 days from the date of the initial shipment, the generator has not received a copy of the signed manifest from the facility owner or operator, the generator shall submit an exception report to the department. The manifest requirements of this paragraph may be satisfied through the use of the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system pursuant to Section 25160.3.
(4) For shipments of waste that do not require a manifest pursuant to Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the department, by regulation, may establish manifest requirements that differ from the requirements of this section. The requirements for an alternative form of manifest shall ensure that the hazardous waste is transported by a registered hazardous waste transporter, that the hazardous waste is tracked, and that human health and safety and the environment are protected.
(5) (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, except as provided in subparagraph (B), the generator copy of the manifest is not required to be submitted to the department for any waste transported in compliance with the consolidated manifest procedures in Section 25160.2 or with the procedures specified in Section 25160.8, or when the transporter is operating pursuant to a variance issued by the department pursuant to Section 25143 authorizing the use of a consolidated manifest for waste not listed in Section 25160.2, if the generator, transporter, and facility are all identified as the same company on the hazardous waste manifest. If multiple identification numbers are used by a single company, all of the company’s identification numbers shall be included in its annual transporter registration application, if those numbers will be used with the consolidated manifest procedure. Nothing in this paragraph affects the obligation of a facility operator to submit to the department a copy of a manifest pursuant to this section.
(B) If the waste subject to subparagraph (A) is transported out of state, the generator shall either ensure that the facility operator submits to the department a copy of the manifest or the generator shall submit a copy to the department that contains the signatures of the generator, all transporters, excepting intermediate rail transporters, and the out-of-state facility operator pursuant to paragraph (3). The manifest requirements of this paragraph may be satisfied through the use of the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system pursuant to Section 25160.3.
(c) (1) The department shall determine the form and manner in which a manifest shall be completed and the information that the manifest shall contain. The information requested on the manifest shall serve as the data dictionary for purposes of the developing of an electronic reporting format pursuant to Section 71062 of the Public Resources Code. The form of each manifest and the information requested on each manifest shall be the same for all hazardous wastes, regardless of whether the hazardous wastes are also regulated pursuant to the federal act or by regulations adopted by the United States Department of Transportation. However, the form of the manifest and the information required shall be consistent with federal regulations.
(2) Pursuant to federal regulations, the department may require information on the manifest in addition to the information required by federal regulations.
(d) (1) A person who transports hazardous waste in a vehicle shall have a manifest in his or her their possession while transporting the hazardous waste. The manifest shall be shown upon demand to any representative of the department, any officer of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, any local health officer, any certified unified program agency, or any local public officer designated by the director. If the hazardous waste is transported by rail or vessel, the railroad corporation or vessel operator shall comply with Subchapter C (commencing with Section 171.1) of Chapter 1 of Subtitle B of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations and shall also enter on the shipping papers any information concerning the hazardous waste that the department may require.
(2) Any person who transports a waste, as defined by Section 25124, and who is provided with a manifest for that waste shall, while transporting that waste, comply with all requirements of this chapter, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, concerning the transportation of hazardous waste.
(3) A person who transports hazardous waste shall transfer a copy of the manifest to the facility operator at the time of delivery, or to the person who will subsequently transport the hazardous waste in a vehicle. A person who transports hazardous waste and then transfers custody of that hazardous waste to a person who will subsequently transport that waste by rail or vessel shall transfer a copy of the manifest to the person designated by the railroad corporation or vessel operator, as specified by Subchapter C (commencing with Section 171.1) of Chapter 1 of Subtitle B of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(4) A person transporting hazardous waste by motor vehicle, rail, or water shall certify to the department, at the time of initial registration and at the time of renewal of that registration pursuant to this article, that the transporter is familiar with the requirements of this section, the department regulations, and federal laws and regulations governing the use of manifests.
(e) (1) A facility operator in the state who receives hazardous waste for handling, treatment, storage, disposal, or any combination thereof, which was transported with a manifest pursuant to this section, shall submit a copy of the manifest to the department within 30 days from the date of receipt of the hazardous waste. The copy submitted to the department shall contain the signatures of the generator, all transporters, excepting intermediate rail transporters, and the facility operator. In instances in which the generator or transporter is not required by the generator’s state or federal law to sign the manifest, the facility operator shall require the generator and all transporters, excepting intermediate rail transporters, to sign the manifest before receiving the waste at any facility in this state. In lieu of submitting a copy of each manifest used, a facility operator may submit an electronic report to the department e-Manifest meeting the requirements of Section 25160.3.
(2) Any treatment, storage, or disposal facility receiving hazardous waste generated outside this state may only accept the hazardous waste for treatment, storage, disposal, or any combination thereof, if the hazardous waste is accompanied by a completed standard California Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest.
(3) A facility operator may accept hazardous waste generated offsite that is not accompanied by a properly completed and signed standard California Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest if the facility operator meets both of the following conditions:
(A) The facility operator is authorized to accept the hazardous waste pursuant to a hazardous waste facilities permit or other grant of authorization from the department.
(B) The facility operator is in compliance with the regulations adopted by the department specifying the conditions and procedures applicable to the receipt of hazardous waste under these circumstances.
(4) This subdivision applies only to shipments of hazardous waste for which a manifest is required pursuant to this section and the regulations adopted pursuant to this section.
(f) A generator, transporter, or facility operator may comply with the requirements of Sections 66262.40, 66263.22, 66264.71, and 66265.71 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations by storing manifest information electronically. A generator, transporter, or facility operator who stores manifest information electronically shall use the standardized electronic format and protocol for the exchange of electronic data established by the Secretary for Environmental Protection pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 71050) of Division 34 of the Public Resources Code and the stored information shall include all the information required to be retained by the department, including all signatures required by this section. The manifest requirements of this subdivision may be satisfied through the use of the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system pursuant to Section 25160.3.
(g) The department shall make available for review, by any interested party, the department’s plans for revising and enhancing its system for tracking hazardous waste for the purposes of protecting human health and the environment, enforcing laws, collecting revenue, and generating necessary reports.

SEC. 3.

 Section 25160.2 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

25160.2.
 (a) In lieu of the procedures prescribed by Sections 25160 and 25161, transporters and generators of hazardous waste meeting the conditions in this section may use the consolidated manifesting procedure set forth in subdivision (b) to consolidate shipments of waste streams identified in subdivision (c) collected from multiple generators onto a single consolidated manifest.
(b) The following consolidated manifesting procedure may be used only for non-RCRA hazardous waste or for RCRA hazardous waste that is not required to be manifested pursuant to the federal act or the federal regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act and transported by a registered hazardous waste transporter, and used only with the consent of the generator:
(1) A separate manifest shall be completed by each vehicle driver, with respect to each transport vehicle operated by that driver for each date.
(2) The transporter shall complete both the generator’s and the transporter’s section of the manifest using the transporter’s name, identification number, terminal address, and telephone number. The generator’s and transporter’s sections shall be completed prior to commencing each day’s collections. The driver shall sign and date the generator’s and transporter’s sections of the manifest.
(3) The transporter shall attach to the front of the manifest legible receipts for each quantity of hazardous waste that is received from a generator. The receipts shall be used to determine the total volume of hazardous waste in the vehicle. After the hazardous waste is delivered, the receipts shall be affixed to the transporter’s copy of the manifest. The transporter shall leave a copy of the receipt with the generator of the hazardous waste. The generator shall retain each receipt for at least three years. This period of retention is extended automatically during the course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding the regulated activity or as requested by the department or a certified unified program agency.
(4) All copies of each receipt shall contain all of the following information:
(A) The name, address, identification number, contact person, and telephone number of the generator, and the signature of the generator or the generator’s representative.
(B) The date of the shipment.
(C) The manifest number.
(D) The volume or quantity of each waste stream received, its California and RCRA waste codes, the wastestream waste stream type listed in subdivision (c), and its proper shipping description, including the hazardous class and United Nations/North America (UN/NA) identification number, if applicable.
(E) The name, address, and identification number of the authorized facility to which the hazardous waste will be transported.
(F) The transporter’s name, address, and identification number.
(G) The driver’s signature.
(H) A statement, signed by the generator, certifying that the generator has established a program to reduce the volume or quantity and toxicity of the hazardous waste to the degree, as determined by the generator, to be economically practicable.
(5) The transporter shall enter the total volume or quantity of each waste stream transported on the manifest at the change of each date, change of driver, or change of transport vehicle. The total volume or quantity shall be the cumulative amount of each waste stream collected from the generators listed on the individual receipts. In lieu of submitting a copy of each manifest used, a facility operator may submit an electronic report to the department e-Manifest meeting the requirements of Section 25160.3.
(6) The transporter shall submit the generator copy of the manifest to the department within 30 days of each shipment.
(7) The transporter shall retain a copy of the manifest and all receipts for each manifest at a location within the state for three years. This period of retention is extended automatically during the course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding the regulated activity or as requested by the department or a certified unified program agency.
(8) The transporter shall submit all copies of the manifest to the designated facility. A representative of the designated facility that receives the hazardous waste shall sign and date the manifest, return two copies to the transporter, retain one copy, and send the original to the department within 30 days.
(9) All other manifesting requirements of Sections 25160 and 25161 shall be complied with unless specifically exempted under this section. If an out-of-state receiving facility is not required to submit the signed manifest copy to the department, the consolidated transporter, acting as generator, shall submit a copy of the manifest signed by the receiving facility to the department pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 25160.
(10) Except as provided by subdivision (e), each Each generator using the consolidated manifesting procedure shall have an identification number, unless exempted from manifesting requirements by action of Section 25143.13 for generators of photographic waste less than 100 kilograms per calendar month.
(c) The consolidated manifesting procedure set forth in subdivision (b) may be used only for the following waste streams and in accordance with the conditions specified below for each waste stream:
(1) Used oil and the contents of an oil/water separator, if the separator is a catch basin, clarifier, or similar collection device that is used to collect water containing residual amounts of one or more of the following: used oil, antifreeze, or other substances and contaminants associated with activities that generate used oil and antifreeze.
(2) The wastes listed in subparagraph (A) may be manifested under the procedures specified in this section only if all of the requirements specified in subparagraphs (B) and (C) are satisfied.
(A) Wastes eligible for consolidated manifesting: manifesting include all of the following:
(i) Solids contaminated with used oil.
(ii) Brake fluid.
(iii) Antifreeze.
(iv) Antifreeze sludge.
(v) Parts cleaning solvents, including aqueous cleaning solvents.
(vi) Hydroxide sludge contaminated solely with metals from a wastewater treatment process.
(vii) “Paint-related” wastes, including paints, thinners, filters, and sludges.
(viii) Spent photographic solutions.
(ix) Dry cleaning solvents (including percholoroethylene, naphtha, and silicone based solvents).
(x) Filters, lint, and sludges contaminated with dry cleaning solvent.
(xi) Asbestos and asbestos-containing materials.
(xii) Inks from the printing industry.
(xiii) Chemicals and laboratory packs collected from K–12 schools.
(xiv) Absorbents contaminated with other wastes listed in this section.
(xv) Filters from dispensing pumps for diesel and gasoline fuels.
(xvi) Any other waste, as specified in regulations adopted by the department.
(B) The generator does not generate more than 1,000 kilograms per calendar month of hazardous waste and meets the conditions of paragraph (1) of subdivision (h) of Section 25123.3. For the purpose of calculating the 1,000 kilograms per calendar month limit described in this section, the generator may exclude the volume of used oil and the contents of the oil/water separator that is managed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c).
(C) (i) The generator enters into an agreement with the transporter in which the transporter agrees that the transporter will submit a confirmation to the generator that the hazardous waste was transported to an authorized hazardous waste treatment facility for appropriate treatment. The agreement may provide that the hazardous waste will first be transported to a storage or transfer facility in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
(ii) The treatment requirement specified in clause (i) does not apply to asbestos, asbestos-containing materials, and chemicals and laboratory packs collected from K–12 schools, or any other waste stream for which the department determines there is no reasonably available treatment methodology or facility. These wastes shall be transported to an authorized facility.
(d) Transporters using the consolidated manifesting procedure set forth in this section shall submit quarterly reports to the department 30 days after the end of each quarter. The first quarterly report shall be submitted on October 31, 2002, covering the July to September 2002 period, and every three months thereafter. Except as otherwise specified in paragraph (1), the quarterly report shall be submitted in an electronic format provided by the department. The department shall make all of the information in the quarterly reports submitted pursuant to this subdivision available to the public, through its usual means of disclosure, except the department shall not disclose the association between any specific transporter and specific generator. The list of generators served by a transporter shall be deemed to be a trade secret and confidential business information for purposes of Section 25173 and Section 66260.2 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(1) Transporters that use the consolidated manifesting procedure for less than 1,000 tons per calendar year may apply to the department to continue submitting paper format reports.
(2) For each transporter’s name, terminal address, and identification number, the quarterly report shall include the following information for each generator for each consolidated manifest:
(A) The name, address, and identification number, the contact person’s name, and the telephone number of each generator.
(B) The date of the shipment.
(C) The manifest number.
(D) The volume or quantity of each waste stream received, its California and RCRA waste code, and the wastestream waste stream category listed in subdivision (c).

(e) (1) A transporter may accept and include on a consolidated manifest a maximum of one shipment of used oil from a generator whose identification number has been suspended for a violation of Section 25205.16.

(2)If a transporter accepts a shipment of used oil pursuant to paragraph (1), the transporter shall do both of the following:

(A)Verify that the generator’s identification number was suspended for a violation of Section 25205.16.

(B)Notify the department within 24 hours that it accepted the shipment from the generator.

(3)If a generator offers a shipment of used oil to a transporter pursuant to paragraph (1), the generator shall do both of the following:

(A)Notify the department within 24 hours that a transporter accepted a shipment.

(B)Comply with Section 25205.16 within 30 days from the date the transporter accepted the shipment.

(4)This subdivision shall become inoperative on and after January 1, 2014.

(e) The manifest requirements of this section may be satisfied through the use of the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system pursuant to Section 25160.3.

SEC. 4.

 Section 25160.3 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.
25160.3.

(a) Any person generating hazardous waste that is transported or submitted for transportation, for offsite handling, treatment, storage, disposal, or a combination thereof, subject to the manifest requirements of Section 25160, and any facility operator in the state who receives hazardous waste for handling, treatment, storage, disposal, or any combination thereof, that was transported subject to the manifest requirements of Section 25160, may submit an electronic report to the department in lieu of the copy of the manifests required by subdivision (b) or (e) of Section 25160. The electronic report shall contain the information required by the department pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25160, and shall be provided no more than five business days after the end of the previous calendar month, or, if submitted bimonthly, no more than 10 business days after the previous two calendar weeks. The electronic report shall utilize the standardized electronic format and protocol for the exchange of electronic data established by the Secretary for Environmental Protection pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 71050) of Division 34 of the Public Resources Code.

(b) The signatures required by Section 25160 and retained through the electronic reporting authorized by this section shall conform with the electronic signature techniques prescribed pursuant to Section 71066 of the Public Resources Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, printed representations of signatures and other information submitted in an electronic report pursuant to this section shall not be rendered inadmissible in any civil or criminal action by the best evidence rule and shall be deemed to meet the requirements of Section 1507 of the Evidence Code.

SEC. 5.

 Section 25160.3 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

25160.3.
 (a) (1) Any requirement in this article, Section 25123.3, or Section 25207.5 to give, provide, send, forward, or return to another person a copy of a manifest is satisfied when an electronic manifest is transmitted to the other person by submission to the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system.
(2) Any requirement in this article, Section 25123.3, or Section 25207.5 to sign a manifest or manifest certification by hand, or to obtain a handwritten signature, is satisfied by signing with or obtaining a valid and enforceable electronic signature within the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 262.25 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(3) Any requirement in this article, Section 25123.3, or Section 25207.5 to keep or retain a copy of a manifest is satisfied by retention of a signed electronic manifest in an account on the e-Manifest system, provided that the copies are readily available for viewing and production if requested by any United States Environmental Protection Agency inspector or authorized state inspector.

SEC. 6.

 Section 25160.4 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

25160.4.
 (a) On and after January 1, 2005, and except Except as provided in subdivision (b), if an offsite hazardous waste facility operator either rejects a partial shipment of hazardous waste, or rejects an entire shipment of hazardous waste after signing the manifest accompanying the shipment, the facility operator shall prepare a new manifest to accompany the rejected hazardous waste when it is returned to the generator or shipped to an alternate facility designated by the generator. The manifest requirements of this subdivision may be satisfied through the use of the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system pursuant to Section 25160.3.
(b) To the extent that the United States Environmental Protection Agency adopts regulations under the federal act that preempt or are more stringent than the requirements of this section, an offsite hazardous waste facility, generator, and transporter shall instead comply with those regulations on and after the date those federal regulations become effective in California, or on and after the effective date of regulations adopted by the department in accordance with those federal regulations, whichever date occurs first.

SEC. 7.

 Section 25160.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

25160.5.
  (a)  If any person submits an incomplete or improperly completed manifest, and the department returns the manifest to the person who completed or submitted the manifest, the person to whom it was returned shall, within 30 days from the date of receipt of the returned manifest, submit a fee of twenty dollars ($20) to the department to accompany the resubmitted manifest. The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to this section into the Hazardous Waste Control Account, for expenditure by the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(b) If any person enters incomplete or erroneous information into the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system and the department notifies the person who entered incomplete or erroneous information into the e-Manifest system that the information entered was incomplete or erroneous, the person shall, within 30 days from the date of the notification, correct the information in the e-Manifest system and submit a fee of twenty dollars ($20) to the department.
(c) The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to this section into the Hazardous Waste Control Account, for expenditure by the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature.

SEC. 8.

 Section 25160.6 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

25160.6.
 (a) (1) If a hazardous waste shipment is rejected in its entirety before the original manifest is signed by an offsite hazardous waste facility operator, the original manifest shall be used to transport the rejected load to either the generator or an alternate facility designated by the generator.
(2) An offsite hazardous waste facility operator is not required to sign a manifest pursuant to this subdivision until the hazardous waste listed on the manifest is fully unloaded at the facility. If the transporter leaves a loaded or partially loaded trailer at the facility, the facility operator shall sign the manifest before the transporter departs the facility.
(3) The hazardous waste facility operator shall, when preparing a manifest to accompany a rejected load of hazardous waste, enter the number of the original manifest in Box 19 on the new manifest, and the facility operator shall enter the number of the new manifest in Box 19 on those copies of the original manifest still in the facility operator’s possession. The facility operator shall enter this information elsewhere on the manifest if required by regulations adopted by the department. The facility operator shall also use Box 19 on the new manifest, or any other box that is required by the department’s regulations, to identify the shipment as a rejected load.
(4) After an offsite hazardous waste facility operator rejects a shipment of hazardous waste, the transporter shall transport the hazardous waste, accompanied by the original manifest or a new manifest, to either the generator or an alternate facility designated by the generator. The transporter shall obtain a signature on the manifest from the operator of the alternate designated facility or the generator, whichever receives the rejected shipment.
(5) The manifest requirements of this subdivision may be satisfied through the use of the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system pursuant to Section 25160.3.
(b) For purposes of receiving hazardous waste rejected by an offsite hazardous waste facility operator, the generator of the hazardous waste shall be considered a designated facility for the receipt of hazardous waste generated by that generator. For purposes of this section, “designated facility” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 66260.10 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, including any amendments thereto.
(c) (1) An offsite hazardous waste facility operator that rejects an entire shipment or a partial shipment of hazardous waste pursuant to this section is not the generator of that hazardous waste for purposes of this chapter, including any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, nor an arranger for disposal of the waste, nor a transporter who chooses the location for disposal of waste.
(2) (A) An offsite hazardous waste facility operator that rejects an entire shipment or a partial shipment of hazardous waste pursuant to this section is the offeror of the rejected hazardous waste.
(B) For purposes of this chapter and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, “offeror” means a person who ships hazardous waste and is responsible for ensuring that the hazardous waste is properly prepared for shipment but who is not an arranger for disposal or a transporter who chooses the location for disposal of the waste.
(3) An offsite hazardous waste facility operator that rejects an entire shipment or a partial shipment of hazardous waste pursuant to this section shall comply with the department’s regulations concerning manifest use, container condition and management, and container packaging, labeling, marking, and placarding with respect to the rejected hazardous waste.
(d) Except as provided in subdivision (e), the generator of hazardous waste who receives a rejected shipment of that hazardous waste may accumulate the rejected hazardous waste onsite for 90 days or less, in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 66262.34 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. The generator of the rejected hazardous waste shall label or mark the hazardous waste in a manner that indicates that it is rejected hazardous waste and shall include the date it was received by the generator. If the generator of the rejected hazardous waste commingles it with other hazardous wastes, the shorter of any applicable accumulation time limits shall apply to the commingled hazardous waste.
(e) A transporter of hazardous waste, that consolidates shipments of waste pursuant to Section 25160.2 and whose consolidated shipment is rejected by an offsite hazardous waste facility, may hold that shipment on the transport vehicle at the transporter’s facility for no more than 10 days from the date the shipment is rejected, consistent with paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 25123.3. The transporter may not commingle the consolidated shipment with any other waste.
(f) A generator of hazardous waste who receives a shipment of rejected waste shall comply with the requirements of Sections 66265.71 and 66265.72 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(g) To the extent that the United States Environmental Protection Agency adopts regulations under the federal act that preempt or are more stringent than the requirements of this section, offsite hazardous waste facilities, generators, and transporters shall instead comply with those regulations on and after the date those federal regulations become effective in California, or on and after the effective date of regulations adopted by the department in accordance with those federal regulations, whichever date occurs first.

SEC. 9.

 Section 25160.8 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

25160.8.
 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “CESQG wastes” means hazardous waste generated by a conditionally exempt small quantity generator, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 25218.1.
(2) “Door-to-door household hazardous waste collection program” or “household hazardous waste residential pickup service” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 25218.1.
(3) “Household hazardous waste” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 25218.1.
(4) “Public agency” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 25218.1.
(5) “Registered hazardous waste transporter” or “transporter” means a person who holds a valid registration issued by the department pursuant to Section 25163.
(b) In lieu of the requirements imposed upon a generator pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25160 and the regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 25161, a registered hazardous waste transporter operating a door-to-door household hazardous waste collection program or household hazardous waste residential pickup service may use the manifesting procedure specified in subdivision (c) if the transporter complies with the requirements of subdivisions (d) and (e).
(c) A registered hazardous waste transporter operating a door-to-door household hazardous waste collection program or household hazardous waste residential pickup service shall comply with all of the following manifesting procedures when transporting household hazardous waste:
(1) A separate manifest shall be completed by each vehicle driver with respect to each transport vehicle operated by that driver for each date.
(2) The transporter shall complete both the generator’s section and the transporter’s section of the manifest in the following manner:
(A) In completing the generator’s section of the manifest, the transporter shall use the name, identification number, address, and telephone number of the public agency operating the door-to-door household hazardous waste collection program.
(B) In completing the transporter’s section of the manifest, the transporter shall use the transporter’s own name, identification number, terminal address, and telephone number.
(C) The generator’s and transporter’s sections shall be completed prior to commencing each day’s collection. The driver may sign for the generator.
(3) (A) The transporter shall attach legible receipts to the front of the manifest for each quantity of household hazardous waste that is received from a household. The receipts shall be used to determine the total volume of household hazardous waste in the vehicle.
(B) After the household hazardous waste is delivered, the receipts shall be maintained with the transporter’s copy of the manifest.
(C) The transporter shall provide a copy of the manifest to the public agency authorizing the door-to-door household hazardous waste collection program.
(D) A public agency shall retain each manifest submitted pursuant to this paragraph for at least three years. The public agency shall also retain the manifest during the course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding a regulated activity or as requested by the department or a certified unified program agency.
(4) Each receipt specified in paragraph (3) shall have the residential address from which the household hazardous waste was received, the date received, the manifest number, the volume or quantity of household hazardous waste received, the type of household hazardous waste received, the public agency name and phone number, and the driver’s signature.
(5) The transporter shall enter the total volume or quantity of each type of household hazardous waste transported on the manifest at the change of each date, change of driver, or change of transport vehicle. The total volume or quantity shall be the cumulative amount of each type of household hazardous waste collected from the generators listed on the individual receipts.
(6) The transporter shall submit a generator copy of the manifest to the department within 30 days of each shipment.
(7) The transporter shall retain a copy of the manifest and all receipts for each manifest at a location within the state for three years. This transporter shall also retain the manifest during the course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding a regulated activity or as requested by the department or a certified unified program agency.
(8) (A) The transporter shall submit all copies of the manifest to the designated facility.
(B) A representative of the designated hazardous waste facility that receives the household hazardous waste shall sign and date the manifest, return two copies to the transporter, retain one copy, and send the original to the department within 30 days of receipt.
(C) In lieu of submitting a copy of each manifest used, the facility operator may submit an electronic report to the department e-Manifest that meets the requirements of Section 25160.3.
(D) If an out-of-state receiving facility is not required to submit the signed manifest copy to the department pursuant to Section 25160 or 25161, the transporter, acting on behalf of the generator, shall submit a copy of the manifest signed by the receiving hazardous waste facility to the department pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 25160.
(9) A transporter shall comply with all other requirements of Sections 25160 and 25161, unless expressly exempted pursuant to this section.
(d) A registered hazardous waste transporter operating a door-to-door household hazardous waste collection program or household hazardous waste residential pickup service shall comply with all of the following requirements:
(1) A separate manifest shall be initiated for each jurisdiction, such as from each city or each county, from which household hazardous waste is collected, using the identification number of the public agency operating the door-to-door household hazardous waste collection program in that jurisdiction.
(2) (A) Only used oil, latex paint, and antifreeze that are household hazardous wastes that are collected from individual residents may be separately bulked on the vehicle, if the original containers are appropriately managed.
(B) A transporter collecting household hazardous wastes from multiple jurisdictions may consolidate those wastes at the time they are collected only if there is a written agreement among all of the jurisdictions and the transporter that wastes from multiple jurisdictions may be consolidated.
(3) The transporter operating the door-to-door household hazardous waste collection program or household hazardous waste residential pickup service shall not collect CESQG wastes or mix household hazardous waste with CESQG wastes in the same vehicle or at the same time as conducting the residential door-to-door household hazardous waste collection or household hazardous waste residential pickup service.
(4) (A) The transporter shall conduct all door-to-door or residential pickup operations to minimize potential harm to the public, operators, haulers, and the environment.
(B) All associated collection personnel, contractors, and emergency response personnel who will be handling the hazardous waste shall use all required personal protective and safety equipment during operating hours, as specified in Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.
(C) The transporter shall allow only those persons trained in hazardous waste management, including personnel loading or unloading waste from transport vehicles, to handle the household hazardous waste.
(D) The transporter shall make available, upon request, to local, state, or federal agencies, the job titles, job descriptions, and personnel training records maintained for each person handling hazardous waste, in the same manner as a hazardous waste facility operator, as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 66264.16 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(e) (1) A transporter operating a door-to-door household hazardous waste collection program or household hazardous waste residential pickup service using the manifesting procedure specified in this section shall submit quarterly reports to the department 30 days after the end of each quarter. The transporter shall submit the first quarterly report on October 31, 2012, covering the July to September 2012 period, and the transporter shall submit a report every three months thereafter. Except as otherwise specified in paragraph (2), the quarterly report shall be submitted in an electronic format provided by the department.
(2) A transporter that uses the manifesting procedure specified in this section for less than 1,000 tons per calendar year may apply to the department to continue submitting paper format reports.
(3) For each transporter’s name, terminal address, and identification number, the quarterly report shall include the following information for each generator for each manifest:
(A) The name of the public agency authorizing the door-to-door household hazardous waste collection program or household hazardous waste residential pickup service for each manifest.
(B) The date of the shipment.
(C) The manifest number.
(D) The volume or quantity of each waste stream received, its California and RCRA waste code, and the waste stream category listed.
(4) The department shall make all of the information in the quarterly reports submitted pursuant to this subdivision available to the public through its usual means of disclosure.
(f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends that date.

SEC. 10.

 Section 25205.15 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

25205.15.
 (a) Except for the first four manifests used in a calendar year by a business with less than 100 employees, and except as provided in paragraph (2), in addition to any fees to cover printing and distribution costs, the department shall impose a manifest fee of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) for each California Hazardous Waste Manifest form or shipment of hazardous waste that is conducted under a hazardous waste manifest, including under the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic equivalent used after June 30, 1998, manifest (e-Manifest) system, by any person, in the following manner:
(1) The department shall bill generators for each California Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest form, manifest number, or electronic equivalent used after June 30, 1998. manifested shipment. The billing frequency specified by the department may range from monthly to annually, with the payment by the generator required within 30 days from the date of receipt of the billing, and shall be determined based on consultation with the regulated community. In preparing the bills, the department shall distinguish between manifests used manifested shipments of solely for recycled hazardous wastes and those used for manifested shipments of nonrecycled hazardous wastes. In determining the billing frequency, the department may take into account each person’s volume the number of manifest usage. manifested shipments initiated by each person.
(2) (A) The manifest fee shall not be collected on the use for manifested shipments of California Hazardous Waste Recycling Manifests that are used solely for hazardous wastes that are recycled.
(B) The manifest fee for each California Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest form used manifested shipment of solely for hazardous waste derived from air compliance solvents, shall be three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) This is in addition to any fees charged to cover printing and distribution costs. ($3.50).
(3) The department shall implement a system for the use of manifests manifested shipments that distinguishes among recycling manifests used solely for hazardous wastes that are to be recycled, manifests used solely to transport hazardous waste derived from air compliance solvents, and general manifests that may be used for transporting waste for any purpose.
(4) (A) If a person erroneously reports on a California Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest that the a manifest is being used for the transport of hazardous wastes that are being shipped for recycling or for the transport of hazardous wastes derived from air compliance solvents rather than the transport of other types of hazardous waste, the person shall pay the seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) manifest fee and an additional error correction fee of twenty dollars ($20) per manifest, as required pursuant to Section 25160.5.
(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) the department shall provide the manifest user with a reasonable opportunity to notify the department of any incorrect use of the recycling manifest, as described in subparagraph (A), and to provide the department with the appropriate manifest fee payment without additional fines, penalties, or payment of the error correction fee.
(5) The department may adopt regulations to implement and administer the manifest fee system imposed pursuant to this subdivision.
(b) For purposes of subdivision (a), a California Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest “manifest” means either of the following:

(1)A manifest document printed and supplied by the state for a shipment initiated on and before September 4, 2006.

(2)

(1) The Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest printed by a source registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency for a shipment initiated on and after September 5, 2006, if the manifest originates from a generator located in California, is received by the designated facility located in California where the manifest is signed and terminated, or is imported or exported through a point of entry or exit in California.

(c) On and after July 1, 1999, commencing with 1999–2000 fiscal year and annually thereafter, the department shall expend, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act, not less than one million fifty thousand dollars ($1,050,000) from the manifest fees, deposited in the Hazardous Waste Control Account, to establish a program to encourage hazardous waste generators to implement pollution prevention measures. The program shall be administered pursuant to administrative and expenditure criteria to be established by the Legislature.

(d)

(2) An electronic manifest, which is the electronic format of a hazardous waste manifest, that is obtained from the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system and transmitted electronically to the system, that is the legal equivalent of United States Environmental Protection Agency Forms 8700-22 (Manifest) and 8700-22A (Manifest Continuation Sheet), and that has been deemed appropriate by the California State Legislature and the Governor through enacted future legislation.
(c) The manifest fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Hazardous Waste Control Account and be available for expenditure, upon appropriation by the Legislature.

(e)

(d) For purposes of this section, “air compliance solvent” means a solvent, including aqueous solutions, that are required or approved for use by regulations adopted by the State Air Resources Board, an air pollution control district, or an air quality management district, to meet air emission standards adopted by that board or district and, pursuant to those regulations, is required to be used instead of another solvent that was used and recycled prior to the adoption of those regulations.

SEC. 11.

 Section 25207.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

25207.5.
 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), for purposes of this article, all eligible participants who transport banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes which are identified in the survey conducted pursuant to Section 25207.3, and which are prepackaged in accordance with the federal regulations specified in subdivision (a) of Section 25207.6 and transported to the collection site in accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 25207.6, or who transport banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes which are rejected at the collection site and required to be transported back to the point of origin, are exempt from all of the following:
(1) The requirements for hazardous waste transporter registration specified in Section 25163.
(2) The manifest requirement specified in subdivision (c) of Section 25160.
(3) The volume and weight limits specified in subdivision (c) of Section 25163.
(4) The requirement to obtain an extremely hazardous waste disposal permit pursuant to Chapter 43 (commencing with Section 67430.1) of Division 4.5 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any eligible participant who generates more than 100 kilograms per month of any RCRA hazardous waste or more than one kilogram per month of any extremely hazardous waste shall obtain a hazardous waste identification number and use a manifest as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 25160, when transporting banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes subject to a collection program, which shall be completed in accordance with the regulations set forth in Part Subpart B (commencing with Section 262.20) of Part 262 of Subchapter I of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The eligible participant shall complete and process the manifest in the following manner:
(1) The blue copy of the manifest shall be sent to the department.
(2) The designated site for the collection of the banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes shall be listed in Block 9 of the manifest.
(3) The eligible participant shall sign the manifest as both the generator and the transporter, and sign in both Block 16 and Block 17 of the manifest.
(4) The manifest requirements of this subdivision may be satisfied through the use of the United States Environmental Protection Agency electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system pursuant to Section 25160.3.
(c) Any eligible participant who transports banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes pursuant to this section shall transport the waste by himself or herself themself or by an employee of the eligible participant, and the vehicle shall be owned by the eligible participant.

SEC. 12.

  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
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