CA Pub Res Code Section 41825

(a)

Using the information in the report submitted to the board by the jurisdiction pursuant to Section 41821 and any other relevant information, the board shall make a finding whether each jurisdiction was in compliance with Section 41780 for calendar year 2006 and shall review a jurisdiction’s compliance with Section 41780 in accordance with the following schedule:

(1)

If the board makes a finding that the jurisdiction was in compliance with Section 41780 for calendar year 2006, the board shall review, commencing January 1, 2012, and at least once every four years thereafter, whether the jurisdiction has implemented its source reduction and recycling element and household hazardous waste element.

(2)

If the board makes a finding that the jurisdiction made a good faith effort to implement its source reduction and recycling element and household hazardous waste element, the board shall review, commencing January 1, 2010, and at least once every two years thereafter, whether the jurisdiction has implemented its source reduction and recycling element and household hazardous waste element.

(3)

If the board makes a finding that the jurisdiction was not in compliance with Section 41780 for calendar year 2006 or for any subsequent calendar year, the board shall review, commencing January 1, 2010, and at least once every two years thereafter, whether the jurisdiction has implemented its source reduction and recycling element and household hazardous waste element.

(4)

If, after determining that a jurisdiction is subject to paragraph (2), or, if, after determining that a jurisdiction is not in compliance with Section 41780 and is subject to paragraph (3), the board subsequently determines that the jurisdiction has come into compliance with Section 41780, the board shall review, at least once every four years, whether the jurisdiction has implemented its source reduction and recycling element and household hazardous waste element in the same manner as a jurisdiction that is subject to paragraph (1).

(5)

If, after determining that a jurisdiction is in compliance with Section 41780 and is subject to paragraph (1), the board subsequently determines that the jurisdiction is not in compliance with Section 41780, the board shall review, at least once every two years, whether the jurisdiction has implemented its source reduction and recycling element and household hazardous waste element in the same manner as a jurisdiction that is subject to paragraph (2) or (3).

(b)

In addition to the requirements of subdivision (a), the board may review whether a jurisdiction is in compliance with Section 41780 in accordance with the requirements of this section at any time that the board receives information that indicates the jurisdiction may not be making a good faith effort to implement its source reduction and recycling element and household hazardous waste element.

(c)

(1)Before issuing a compliance order pursuant to subdivision (d), the board shall confer with the jurisdiction regarding conditions relating to the proposed order of compliance, with a first meeting occurring not less than 60 days before issuing a notice of intent to issue an order of compliance.

(2)

The board shall issue a notice of intent to issue an order of compliance not less than 30 days before the board holds a hearing to issue the notice of compliance. The notice of intent shall specify all of the following:

(A)

The proposed basis for issuing an order of compliance.

(B)

The proposed actions the board recommends are necessary for the jurisdiction to complete to implement its source reduction and recycling element or household hazardous waste element.

(C)

The proposed recommendations to the board.

(3)

The board shall consider any information provided pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 41821 if the proposed issuance of an order of compliance involves changes to a jurisdiction’s calculation of annual disposal.

(d)

(1)If, after holding a public hearing, which, to the extent possible, shall be held in the local or regional agency’s jurisdiction, the board finds that a jurisdiction has failed to make a good faith effort to implement its source reduction and recycling element or its household hazardous waste element, the board shall issue an order of compliance with a specific schedule for achieving compliance.

(2)

The compliance order shall include those conditions that the board determines to be necessary for the jurisdiction to implement its diversion programs.

(3)

In addition to considering the good faith efforts of a jurisdiction, as specified in subdivision (e), to implement a diversion program, the board shall consider both of the following factors in determining whether or not to issue a compliance order:

(A)

Whether an exceptional growth rate may have affected compliance.

(B)

Other information that the jurisdiction may provide that indicates the effectiveness of the jurisdiction’s programs, such as disposal characterization studies or other jurisdiction specific information.

(e)

For purposes of making a determination pursuant to this section whether a jurisdiction has failed to make a good faith effort to implement its source reduction and recycling element or its household hazardous waste element, the board shall consider all of the following criteria:

(1)

For the purposes of this section, “good faith effort” means all reasonable and feasible efforts by a jurisdiction to implement those programs or activities identified in its source reduction and recycling element or household hazardous waste element, or alternative programs or activities that achieve the same or similar results.

(2)

For purposes of this section, “good faith effort” may also include the evaluation by a jurisdiction of improved technology for the handling and management of solid waste that would reduce costs, improve efficiency in the collection, processing, or marketing of recyclable materials or yard waste, and enhance the ability of the jurisdiction to adequately address all sources of significant disposal, the submission by the jurisdiction of a compliance schedule, and the undertaking of all other reasonable and feasible efforts to implement the programs identified in the jurisdiction’s source reduction and recycling element or household hazardous waste element.

(3)

In determining whether a jurisdiction has made a good faith effort, the board shall consider the enforcement criteria included in its enforcement policy, as adopted on April 25, 1995, or as subsequently amended.

(4)

The board shall consider all of the following when considering whether a jurisdiction has made a good faith effort to implement its source reduction and recycling element or its household hazardous waste element:

(A)

Natural disasters.

(B)

Budgetary conditions within a jurisdiction that could not be remedied by the imposition or adjustment of solid waste fees.

(C)

Work stoppages that directly prevent a jurisdiction from implementing its source reduction and recycling element or household hazardous waste element.

(D)

The impact of the failure of federal, state, and other local agencies located within the jurisdiction to implement source reduction and recycling programs in the jurisdiction.

(E)

The extent to which the jurisdiction has implemented additional source reduction, recycling, and composting activities.

(F)

The extent to which the jurisdiction has made program implementation choices driven by considerations related to other environmental issues, including climate change.

(G)

Whether the jurisdiction has provided information to the board concerning whether construction and demolition waste material is at least a moderately significant portion of the waste stream, and, if so, whether the local jurisdiction has adopted an ordinance for diversion of construction and demolition waste materials from solid waste disposal facilities, has adopted a model ordinance pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 42912 for diversion of construction and demolition waste materials from solid waste disposal facilities, or has implemented another program to encourage or require diversion of construction and demolition waste materials from solid waste disposal facilities.

(H)

The extent to which the jurisdiction has implemented programs to comply with Section 41780 and to maintain its per capita disposal rate.

(5)

In making a determination whether a jurisdiction has made a good faith effort, pursuant to this section, the board may consider a jurisdiction’s per capita disposal rate as a factor in determining whether the jurisdiction adequately implemented its diversion programs. The board shall not consider a jurisdiction’s per capita disposal rate to be determinative as to whether the jurisdiction has made a good faith effort to implement its source reduction and recycling element or its household hazardous waste element.

(f)

This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date.

Source: Section 41825, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=41825.­.

Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

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