CAAB-1454Passed Chamber

The California Beverage Container and Litter Reduction Act.

Jurisdiction:
California
Type:
Deposit Return
Last action:
Jul 5, 2021
GlassMetalsPlastic Packaging
AB-1454 establishes California's beverage container deposit-return scheme with minimum refund values and a dedicated recycling fund, a core EPR/product stewardship mechanism for beverage containers.

Full bill text

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1454 Introduced by Assembly Member Bloom February 19, 2021 An act to amend Section 4466 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forestry. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1454, as introduced, Bloom. Forestry: burning of lands: wildland resources management program: model plans. Existing law requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to prepare 2 model plans for the initial development and implementation of a program for wildland resources management through prescribed burning and other methods, as provided. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this law. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 4466 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: 4466. (a) The department shall prepare two model plans for the initial development and implementation of a program for wildland resources management through prescribed burning and other methods, one of which is appropriate for an area of wildlands in northern California, and one, in southern California. All state agencies, including the Departments Department of Fish and Game and Conservation Wildlife, the Department of Conservation, and the State Water Resources Control Board, shall cooperate with the department in the creation of the model plans, to the end that administrative and environmental considerations are carefully and effectively considered and included in the program. (b) Upon completion of each model plan, the director shall submit the plan to the board for its review and approval as to its conformity with the requirements set forth in of Section 4467. (c) The department shall apply for funding from nonstate sources for the purpose of carrying out its planning responsibilities pursuant to this article. The department may shall not commence such the planning until such funding is available in an amount sufficient to meet the costs of one model plan. (d) Neither model plan may be implemented or used after January 1, 1983.

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