Illegal disposal site abatement.

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Illegal disposal site abatement.

AB 1153, as amended, Bonta.

What This Bill Does

• AB 1153, as amended, Bonta.
• Solid waste disposal and codisposal site cleanup: illegal Illegal disposal site abatement.
• The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, establishes an integrated waste management program.
• The act requires the department to initiate a program for the cleanup of solid waste disposal sites and for cleanup of solid waste at codisposal sites where no responsible party is available to pay for timely remediation, and where cleanup is needed to protect public health and safety or the environment.

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Official Summary Text

AB 1153, as amended, Bonta.
Solid waste disposal and codisposal site cleanup: illegal
Illegal
disposal site abatement.
The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, establishes an integrated waste management program. The act requires the department to initiate a program for the cleanup of solid waste disposal sites and for cleanup of solid waste at codisposal sites where no responsible party is available to pay for timely remediation, and where cleanup is needed to protect public health and safety or the environment.
Existing law provides that all expenses incurred by the department in carrying out the program are to be paid from the Solid Waste Disposal Site Cleanup Trust Fund, which is continuously appropriated to the department for purposes of the program. Existing law authorizes the department, in administering the program, to expend funds for specified purposes, including providing grants to public entities for
the abatement of illegal disposal sites.
This bill would
additionally
authorize the
department
department, upon appropriation by the Legislature,
to expend funds
appropriated for the program for removing and disposing
to remove and dispose
of recreational vehicles, as defined,
for developing
to develop
enforcement strategies, and
for developing
to develop
local enforcement teams and illegal dumping enforcement officers, as specified.
By
authorizing new uses of moneys in a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.

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