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Legislative Bill Action
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<br /> Existing law sets forth the boundaries of Kern and operations of a new or partially rebuilt waste water system
<br />Los Ange;es Counties and authorizes counties to change, or violations caused by operational upsets. The League and
<br />alter, or reform their boundaries by initiating a petition or the California Association of Sanitation Agencies, co-
<br />by a resolution adopted by the legislative bodies. This bill sponsors of the bill, have continued intensive negotiations
<br />would revise their statutory descriptions to conform to among various stakeholders, including the State Water
<br />those changes. Resources Control Board, environmental groups, the
<br /> Existing law authorizes a county board of supervi- wastewater community and legislative staff. It appears that
<br />sots to sell, exchange, quitclaim, or convey surplus real consensus is close. Staff: Yvonne Hunter, Status:
<br />property without publishing and posting formal notices if SenEnvQual;Hrg-6/24, Position: SupportJCo-sponsor.
<br />the value of the property does not exceed $10,000. This bill
<br />would increase the maximum amount to which the provi- AB 2770 (Matthews). Solid Waste. Conversion
<br />sion applies to $25,000. Technology. AB 939 Credit. AB 2770, sponsored by the
<br /> Existing law authorizes local agencies to fund California Integrated Waste Management Board (Waste
<br />health and welfare benefits for spouses and children. This Board), responds to the growing interest among local
<br />bill would authorize those benefits to be funded for spouses governments, the waste industry and the state in "conver-
<br />and dependent children of retired officers and employees, sion technology," as a means of reducing the amount of
<br /> Existing taw authorizes a community services solid waste being sent to landfills and turning this residual
<br />district to exercise powers, including, among other things, into a productive product such as an fuel, energy, or
<br />the constructing, opening, widening, extending, straighten- chemical,
<br />lng, surfacing, and maintaining, in whole or in part, of any
<br />street in the district, subject to the consent of the govern- As proposed to be amended, AB 277g establishes a
<br />lng body of the county or city in which the improvement is comprehensive structure to study and advance conversion
<br />to be made, This bill would authorize the Nipomo Commu- technologies. Of key interest to cities and counties is the
<br />nity Services District to adopt by resolution the power to provision that provides for AB 939 credit for_jurisdictions
<br />install or plant and maintain landscaping within public street that send residual solid waste to a conversion facility, if
<br />rights-of-way or easements within the district, they met several conditions, including that the jurisdiction
<br /> Existing law authorizes park and recreation continue to implement its recycling plan, the facility
<br />districts to provide, among other things, community complements the existing recycling and diversion infrastruc-
<br />recreation programs, recreation facilities, parks, and open ture, the facility maintains or enhances environmental
<br />space. This bill would authorize the Parker Darn Recreation benefits, and that the facility maintains or enhances the
<br />and Park District, the Coachella Valley Recreation and Park economic sustainability of the local waste management
<br />District, and the Hesperia Recreation and Park District to system.
<br />provide street lighting facilities and services.
<br /> As originally proposed by the Waste Board, AB 939
<br /> Existing law contains provisions relative to credit would have been limited to ten percent initially for an
<br />establishing a system of coordinates for mapping and individual jurisdiction, but could be increased or decreased
<br />surveying purposes. This bill would revise those provisions, after the facility is operational for three years. In response
<br /> to concerns expressed by the Senate Environmental Quality
<br />Staff: Dan Carri§g, Status: AsLG;Hrg-6/19, Position: Committee staff, the author and the Waste Board agreed to
<br />Review and Comment.
<br /> limit the potential AB 939 credit above ten percent to after
<br /> a jurisdiction has met the 50 percent goal of AB 939. AB
<br />ENVIRONMENTAL 2770 represents a significant milestone in recognizing the
<br /> potential benefits of conversion technology, as well as the
<br />AB 2351 (Canciamilla). Water quality. Mandator~ valid claims that cities and counties should receive AB 939
<br />Minimum Penalties. AE 2:31 remove~ several types of credit. Staff: Yvonne Hunter, Status: SenEnvQual;Hrg-6/
<br />wastewater violations from required mandatory minimum 24, Position: Support.
<br />penalties. These would include violations caused by start-up
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