California Public Resources Code

§ 42422.5

PRC § 42422.5 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 30 · Part 3 · Ch. 7.5 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)(1) At least 150 days before submitting a stewardship plan to the department, a program operator shall submit its entire proposed stewardship plan to the Department of Toxic Substances Control for review.

(2)The Department of Toxic Substances Control shall review the plan only for compliance with state and federal laws and regulations within its jurisdiction. The Department of Toxic Substances Control shall identify any elements of the proposed stewardship plan that would, if implemented, violate state or federal laws or regulations within its jurisdiction, and provide to the program operator, and the department, that determination and an explanation for any determination of noncompliance within 90 days of receipt of the plan. The program operator shall resolve all determinations by the Department of Toxic Substances Control prior to submitting the stewardship plan to the department.

(3)If, 90 days after submitting a plan to the Department of Toxic Substances Control, a program operator has not received a response, the program operator may submit a certification to the department that the stewardship plan was submitted to the Department of Toxic Substances Control, as required, and a timely response was not received. Additionally, if a response is not received pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph, the program operator shall submit a certification to the department that the stewardship plan is consistent with the laws and regulations within the jurisdiction of the Department of Toxic Substances Control.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 131, Sec. 195. (AB 1754) Effective January 1, 2024.