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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06121990 - 1.40 I -040 TO:' BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra �. zr FROM: y� Costa Phil Batchelor, County Administrator °2 COUrIt .� y DATE: �Orra couN cP� June 4, 1990 SUBJECT: LEGISLATION: AB 3749 !(Sher) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION Indicate that the Board of Supervisors continues to SUPPORT AB 3749 by Assemblyman Sher which would impose a surcharge of 5 cents on each quart of oil sold in the state and establish a used oil recycling program funded from the surcharge. BACKGROUND: On March 27, 1990 the Board of Supervisors voted to support AB 3749. On May 22, 1990 the Board of Supervisors voted to continue its support of the bill as it was amended on April 18 , 1990. On May 3 , 1990 the bill was '!again amended. Existing law requires the California Integrated Waste Management Board to prescribe guidelines for providing facilities for the deposit of used oil by ,'' persons possessing not more than five gallons at one time at no cost to those persons. Existing law also requires manufacturers of containers for lubricating oils or industrial oils for sale , to consumers in California to label the containers or provide specified signs or other written material to retailers. Existing , law regulates used oil as a hazardous waste and prohibits the disposal of oil except at a facility or by a recycler or hauler certified and with a permit issued by the State Department of Health Services. Assemblyman Sher has introduced AB 3749 which, as amended May 3 , 1990, would enact the California Oil Recycling Enhancement Act, CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT.Yes YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON J nn 1 7 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER a i YVO,TEOFUPERVISORSI HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE NIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ASSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: ATTESTED ,JUN 12 19N PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Please See Page 3 . SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY DEPUTY M382 (10/88) under which every oil manufacturer would be required to pay a recycling deposit of ,five cents to the Integrated Waste Management Board for each quart ' or 20 cents for each gallon of lubricating oil or industrial oil sold or transferred to a dealer for sale in this state on or after July 1, 1991, excepting oil on which a recycling deposit has been paid. The bill would require these revenues to be used for specified purposes related to the recycling of used oil. These would include the adoption of a used oil recycling program which promotes and develops alternatives to the illegal disposal of used oil and which shall';contain at least the following elements: 1. A deposit and refund system as described below. 2. The awarding of grants or loans for research, testing, and demonstration projects to develop uses for used oil, and to nonprofit and governmental entities and businesses for projects which mayl include one or more of the following. programs or activities: * Curbside . pickup of used oil containers by a local government or its designee. * Retrofit of solid waste equipment to promote curbside pickup or disposal of used oil at used oil collection centers designated by the local government entity. * Establishment of publicly operated used oil collection centers. * Provision of containers and other materials and supplies that the public can utilize in an environmentally sound manner to store used oil for pickup or return to a used oil collection center. i 4 . Development and implementation of an information and education program aimed at promoting alternatives to the illegal disposal of'� used oil. S. A reporting, monitoring, and enforcement program to ensure that these provisions are appropriately carried out. The Integrated Waste Management Board would pay a collection refund of not less than !',five cents per quart to every industrial generator (defined as a business entity which buys and uses industrial or lubricating oil only for equipment owned or used by the business entity) , and certified used oil collection center for oil collected after 1 April 1, 1992 and transported by a used oil hauler permitted by the department from the industrial generator or used oil collection center to a certified used oil recycling facility. This amount may be increased if the Integrated Waste Management Board determines that an increase is necessary to promote recycling of used oil. The bill also provides for the certification of used oil collection centers. The bill also provides, as a condition of being eligible for payment of a used oil refund, for reporting by each oil manufacturer,: industrial generator, and used oil collection centers monthly beginning January 1, 1992 on the amount of used oil collected and transported to a certified facility and for other related reporting requirements. The bill also provides' for criminal and civil penalties for violation of the provisions of the bill. The Board of Supervisors has been concerned for some time about the need to provide better facilities for the collection and recycling of used .oil. The introduction of AB 3749 appears to be consistent with the Board of Supervisors ' objectives in this regard and it is therefore recommended that the Board of Supervisors indicate its continued support for AB 3749, as amended May 31 1990. I AB 3749 passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on April 23 , 1990 by a vote of 12: 0 and is scheduled to be heard by the Assembly Ways & Means Committee on May 30 , 1990. cc: Assemblyman Byron Sher County Administrator Community Development Director Health Services Director Dr. William Walker, ! Environmental Health Director Sheila Cogan, Resource Recovery Specialist Catherine Kutsuris, '' Community Development Department Chuck Zahn, Staff to the Environmental Affairs Committee Marice Ashe, Staff to the Hazardous Materials Commission Les Spahnn, SRJ. Jackson, Barish & Associates II