Existing law permits the Department of Toxic Substances Control or an agency authorized to implement and enforce certain laws relating to hazardous materials, known as a unified program agency, to enforce the Hazardous Waste Control Law. Existing law authorizes the department or a unified program agency to issue an order that requires a violation to be corrected and imposes an administrative penalty when there is a violation of the hazardous waste control laws, laws regulating hazardous substances, or any permit, rule, regulation, standard, or requirement issued or adopted pursuant to those laws. Under existing law, a person who does not comply with the order is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each day of noncompliance. In lieu of an administrative penalty, existing law makes any person who intentionally or negligently makes a false statement or representation for purposes of compliance with the hazardous waste control laws, violates a provision of the hazardous waste control laws, disposes or causes the disposal of a hazardous waste at an unauthorized site, or treats or stores a hazardous waste at an unauthorized site liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000, as specified.
California AB 245 (20172018) — Hazardous waste: enforcement.
Existing law permits the Department of Toxic Substances Control or an agency authorized to implement and enforce certain laws relating to hazardous materials, known as a unified program agency, to enforce the Hazardous Waste Control Law. Existing law authorizes the department or a unified program agency to issue an order that requires a violation to be corrected and imposes an administrative penalty when there is a violation of the hazardous waste control laws, laws regulating hazardous substances, or any permit, rule, regulation, standard, or requirement issued or adopted pursuant to those laws. Under existing law, a person who does not comply with the order is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each day of noncompliance. In lieu of an administrative penalty, existing law makes any person who intentionally or negligently makes a false statement or representation for purposes of compliance with the hazardous waste control laws, violates a provision of the hazardous waste control laws, disposes or causes the disposal of a hazardous waste at an unauthorized site, or treats or stores a hazardous waste at an unauthorized site liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 245 QUIRK Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 64–9 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · upper
AB 245 GOMEZ Assembly Third Reading — 49–10 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–1 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB245 Quirk et al. By Leyva — 25–12 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Quirk — primary (person)
Cristina Garcia — author (person)
Gomez — author (person)
Reyes — author (person)
Santiago — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-01-30 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2017-01-31 From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
2017-02-06 Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. referral-committee
2017-03-08 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (March 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-04-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-04-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 10. Page 1304.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-05-01 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2017-05-10 Referred to Com. on EQ. referral-committee
2017-06-20 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on EQ. amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction
2017-07-11 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 5). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2017-07-12 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2017-08-21 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2017-09-01 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2017-09-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2017-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-09-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 12. Page 2684.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-09-12 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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