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SUBJECT: LEGISLATION: AB 2532 (Vasconcellos)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position in SUPPORT of AB 2532 by Assemblyman
Vasconcellos which would require, on and after January 1, 1991,
the use of refrigerant recycling equipment approved by the Bureau
of Automotive Repair in the servicing of vehicle air-conditioners
having CFC refrigerants, require specified reduction in the
percentage of new motor vehicles equipped with air-conditioners
and would further regulate the servicing of refrigeration systems
containing CFCs.
BACKGROUND:
AB 2532 , as amended January 9, 1990, makes findings regarding the
contribution made to the global warming trend by CFC' s And halons
and declares that it is the Legislature' s intent to promote the
recovery, reuse and recycling of CFC-based refrigerants in motor
vehicle air-conditioners by requiring every business which
installs or services mobile air-conditioners to use approved
refrigerant recycling equipment; to promote the recovery, reuse
and recycling . of CFC-based refrigerants in air-conditioning
systems in larger commercial buildings by requiring the use of
approved refrigerant recycling equipment; to phase out the use of
CFC-based refrigerants in mobile air-conditioning systems by
phasing out the, use of CFC' s in automobile air-conditioners; and
by phasing out the use of CFC-based refrigerants in
air-conditioning systems in commercial buildings by banning their
use in new buildings by January 1, 1992 .
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CC: County Administrator ATTESTED � 2-7, /9 90
Community Development Directorif
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Resource Recovery Specialist SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Catherine Kutsuris, Staff to the
Environmental Affairs Committee /rI
County Counsel By L DEPUTY
M382 (10/88) Les Spahnn
SRJ. Jackson, Barish & Associates
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The bill requires the use of approved refrigerant recycling
equipment whenever servicing an automobile air-conditioner after
January 1, 1991. The bill provides for civil fines for violating
this provision.
The bill prohibits the sale after January 1, 1991 of any
refrigerant used in charging vehicle air-conditioners unless it
is in a container of 15 pounds or larger. The bill provides ,for
civil fines for violating this provision.
The bill provides for phasing out the use of CFC' s in vehicle
air-conditioning systems by indicating that . for the model year
shown below no more than the percentage shown of vehicles which
are sold equipped with air-conditioners may have air-conditioners
which use CFC-based products:
MODEL YEAR PERCENTAGE
1993 67%
1994 33%
1995 0%
These deadlines may be extended for up to 12 months if the State
Air Resources Board adopts a finding that chemical or
technological alternatives to CFC-based products are not yet
available, or that manufacturers of new motor vehicles require
additional time to redesign vehicle air-conditioning systems.
The bill requires a certificate stating that a vehicle
air-conditioner is in good working order before a used vehicle
may be registered or transferred after January 1, 1991 .
On and after January 1, 1991 any person or business selling or
offering to sell a new or used motor vehicle equipped with a
vehicle air-conditioner utilizing CFC-based products shall
provide information to each customer regarding the dangerous
nature of the ozone depletion process and the importance of
proper servicing of air-conditioning equipment. On or before
January 1, 1991 DMV is required to develop information on this
subject which can be made available to automobile customers.
Civil penalties are provided for any violation of this provision.
The bill prohibits the installation on or after January 1, 1995
of an air-conditioning system in a building which exceeds 10,000
square feet if the system utilizes halogenated substances and
provides for civil penalties for violations of this provision.
The bill prohibits the intentional venting of CFC from a
refrigeration system and requires that the CFC be used or
recycled.
The bill exempts CFC' s from the hazardous waste statutes if they
contain no hazardous constituents other than those which are
inherent in the CFC' s which have been listed as a hazardous waste
and if the CFC' s are reused or recycled at the site where they
were used.
The bill requires an annual inspection and repair of any
refrigeration system by a qualified contractor. The contractor
must, within 20 days, deliver to the owner a complete record of
the inspection. The contractor is required to maintain a central
file of these inspection records, along with a record of the
amount of CFC that has been purchased and the amount used.
The bill prohibits a "dump test" of a full flooding halon fire
suppression system after January 1, 1991.
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The bill- prohibits the sale or transfer of more than 20 pounds of
CFC' s used in refrigeration systems to anyone who is not a
qualified contractor or who is not the owner of a recycling
operation.
The bill provides for civil penalties for violating any of the
provisions of the bill. The bill also makes intentional venting
of CFC' s a misdemeanor during calendar year 1992 and a felony or
a misdemeanor thereafter.
It appears that passage of AB 2532 would further the Board of
Supervisors' environmental goals and it is therefore recommended
that the Board indicate their support of AB 2532.
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