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FROM: Hazardous Materials Commission Costa
County
DATE: August 13, 1991 ( �` �0", `
SUBJECT: LEGISLATION TO GIVE LOCAL HEALTH AGENCIES GREATER ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT HAZARDOUS WASTE LAWS (SB %6)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)A BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Accept the report of the Hazardous Materials Commission.
2. Adopt a position in SUPPORT of SB 966 by Senator Bergeson and urge Contra Costa County's
legislative delegation to support the bill's enactment.
BACKGROUND:
SB 966, introduced by Senator Bergeson, would allow the California Environmental Protection Agency
to delegate some of its enforcement authority concerning hazardous waste to local health agencies.
Although the County Health Services Department currently performs Hazardous Waste Generator
inspections under a memorandum of understanding with the State, HSD does not have concurrent
enforcement authority. Thus, HSD must rely upon lengthy District Attorney actions to achieve
compliance. SB 966 would provide HSD with administrative enforcement authority.
To carry out these additional responsibilities, SB 966 would also increase the amount of money that HSD
receives from penalties. Current law requires that 50 percent of the funds go to the Hazardous Substance
Account in the General Fund of the state, 25 percent to the office which brought the action, and 25
percent to the state to fund activities of the local health officer. Under SB 966, 50 percent would go the
city or county that imposed the penalty for deposit into a special account to fund hazardous waste
enforcement activities and 50 percent to the state for deposit in the Hazardous Waste Control Account
for local health officer activities.
This bill is supported by the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON3 1991 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
/� 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
AUG 13 1991
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED
Health Services Director PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Health Officer SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Hazardous Materials Commission
Les Spahnn, SRJ. Jackson, Barish & Associates
BY DEPUTY
M382 (10/88)
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The County Health Officer recommends that the Board of Supervisors support SB 966 so that
• Environmental Health can enhance its ability to efficiently and expeditiously enforce hazardous waste laws.
The Commission concurs in this recommendation.
SB 966 is pending in the Assembly Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials Committee. It passed the
Senate 35-0.
cc: County Administrator
Health Services Director
Health Officer
Hazardous Materials Commission
Les Spahnn, SRJ. Jackson, Barish & Associates