AB 1439: Hazardous materials: reporting.
- Session Year: 2017-2018
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2017-09-26
Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to implement a procedure for the electronic reporting of all hazardous waste facilities permit modifications, to the extent the Secretary for Environmental Protection determines that the procedure is compatible with the electronic reporting standards adopted by the secretary.
This bill would repeal this provision.
Existing law authorizes the department to require a person submitting a report or data to submit the report or data in an electronic format.
This bill would additionally authorize the department to require a person submitting a workplan, schedule, notice, request, application, or other document for purposes of compliance with certain laws and regulations to submit the document in an electronic format.
Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to implement a procedure for the electronic reporting of all hazardous waste facilities permit modifications, to the extent the Secretary for Environmental Protection determines that the procedure is compatible with the electronic reporting standards adopted by the secretary.
This bill would repeal this provision.
Existing law authorizes the department to require a person submitting a report or data to submit the report or data in an electronic format.
This bill would additionally authorize the department to require a person submitting a workplan, schedule, notice, request, application, or other document for purposes of compliance with certain laws and regulations to submit the document in an electronic format.
Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to implement a procedure for the electronic reporting of all hazardous waste facilities permit modifications, to the extent the Secretary for Environmental Protection determines that the procedure is compatible with the electronic reporting standards adopted by the secretary.
This bill would repeal this provision.
Existing law authorizes the department to require a person submitting a report or data to submit the report or data in an electronic format.
This bill would additionally authorize the department to require a person submitting a workplan, schedule, notice, request, application, or other document for purposes of compliance with certain laws and regulations to submit the document in an electronic format.
Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to implement a procedure for the electronic reporting of all hazardous waste facilities permit modifications, to the extent the Secretary for Environmental Protection determines that the procedure is compatible with the electronic reporting standards adopted by the secretary.
This bill would repeal this provision.
Existing law authorizes the department to require a person submitting a report or data to submit the report or data in an electronic format.
This bill would additionally authorize the department to require a person submitting a workplan, schedule, notice, request, application, or other document for purposes of compliance with certain laws and regulations to submit the document in an electronic format.
(a)The Department of Toxic Substances Control may require a person submitting a report, workplan, schedule, notice, request, application, or other document or data for purposes of compliance with this code, the Education Code, or other related regulations to submit the document or data in an electronic format, if the document is submitted to either of the following:
(1)The Department of Toxic Substances Control.
(2)A unified program agency implementing the unified program specified in Chapter 6.11 (commencing with Section 25404) of Division 20.
(b)The Department of Toxic Substances Control may require that a document or data submitted in electronic format include the latitude and longitude, which shall be accurate to within one meter, of the location where a sample analyzed in the document or data was collected.
(c)The Department of Toxic Substances Control shall adopt standards, that include electronic formats, for the submission of reports, workplans, schedules, notices, requests, applications, or other documents or data. The adopted standards also shall include formats for analytical and environmental compliance data that may be submitted along with those documents. When adopting these standards, the Department of Toxic Substances Control shall only consider electronic formats that meet all of the following criteria:
(1)Are available at no cost.
(2)Are available in the public domain.
(3)Have available public domain means to import, manipulate, and store data.
(4)Allow importation of data into tables that indicate relational distances.
(5)Allow verification of data submission consistency.
(6)Allow inclusion of all of the following information:
(A)The physical site address from which the sample was taken, and information required for permitting and reporting an unauthorized release.
(B)Environmental assessment data taken during the initial site investigation phase, as well as the continuing monitoring and evaluation phases.
(C)The latitude and longitude, which shall be accurate to within one meter, of the location where a sample was collected.
(D)A description of all tests performed on the sample, the results of the testing, quality assurance and quality control information, available narrative information regarding the collection of the sample, and available information concerning the laboratorys analysis of the sample.
(7)Fulfill any additional criteria that the Department of Toxic Substances Control determines are appropriate for an effective electronic report submission program.
(d)In adopting standards pursuant to this section, the Department of Toxic Substances Control shall ensure the security of electronically submitted information.
(e)(1) The regulations adopted by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to this section, including regulations adopted pursuant to this section as amended during the 201718 Regular Session, may be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. For the purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of these regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare.
(2)Notwithstanding the time limitation in subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, an emergency regulation adopted or amended pursuant to this section shall not be repealed until one year after the effective date of the regulation, unless the Department of Toxic Substances Control readopts the regulation, in whole or in part, in compliance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(a)The Department of Toxic Substances Control may require a person submitting a report, workplan, schedule, notice, request, application, or other document or data for purposes of compliance with this code, the Education Code, or other related regulations to submit the document or data in an electronic format, if the document is submitted to either of the following:
(1)The Department of Toxic Substances Control.
(2)A unified program agency implementing the unified program specified in Chapter 6.11 (commencing with Section 25404) of Division 20.
(b)The Department of Toxic Substances Control may require that a document or data submitted in electronic format include the latitude and longitude, which shall be accurate to within one meter, of the location where a sample analyzed in the document or data was collected.
(c)The Department of Toxic Substances Control shall adopt standards, that include electronic formats, for the submission of reports, workplans, schedules, notices, requests, applications, or other documents or data. The adopted standards also shall include formats for analytical and environmental compliance data that may be submitted along with those documents. When adopting these standards, the Department of Toxic Substances Control shall only consider electronic formats that meet all of the following criteria:
(1)Are available at no cost.
(2)Are available in the public domain.
(3)Have available public domain means to import, manipulate, and store data.
(4)Allow importation of data into tables that indicate relational distances.
(5)Allow verification of data submission consistency.
(6)Allow inclusion of all of the following information:
(A)The physical site address from which the sample was taken, and information required for permitting and reporting an unauthorized release.
(B)Environmental assessment data taken during the initial site investigation phase, as well as the continuing monitoring and evaluation phases.
(C)The latitude and longitude, which shall be accurate to within one meter, of the location where a sample was collected.
(D)A description of all tests performed on the sample, the results of the testing, quality assurance and quality control information, available narrative information regarding the collection of the sample, and available information concerning the laboratorys analysis of the sample.
(7)Fulfill any additional criteria that the Department of Toxic Substances Control determines are appropriate for an effective electronic report submission program.
(d)In adopting standards pursuant to this section, the Department of Toxic Substances Control shall ensure the security of electronically submitted information.
(e)(1) The regulations adopted by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to this section, including regulations adopted pursuant to this section as amended during the 201718 Regular Session, may be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. For the purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of these regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare.
(2)Notwithstanding the time limitation in subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, an emergency regulation adopted or amended pursuant to this section shall not be repealed until one year after the effective date of the regulation, unless the Department of Toxic Substances Control readopts the regulation, in whole or in part, in compliance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(a)The Department of Toxic Substances Control may require a person submitting a report, workplan, schedule, notice, request, application, or other document or data for purposes of compliance with this code, the Education Code, or other related regulations to submit the document or data in an electronic format, if the document is submitted to either of the following:
(1)The Department of Toxic Substances Control.
(2)A unified program agency implementing the unified program specified in Chapter 6.11 (commencing with Section 25404) of Division 20.
(b)The Department of Toxic Substances Control may require that a document or data submitted in electronic format include the latitude and longitude, which shall be accurate to within one meter, of the location where a sample analyzed in the document or data was collected.
(c)The Department of Toxic Substances Control shall adopt standards, that include electronic formats, for the submission of reports, workplans, schedules, notices, requests, applications, or other documents or data. The adopted standards also shall include formats for analytical and environmental compliance data that may be submitted along with those documents. When adopting these standards, the Department of Toxic Substances Control shall only consider electronic formats that meet all of the following criteria:
(1)Are available at no cost.
(2)Are available in the public domain.
(3)Have available public domain means to import, manipulate, and store data.
(4)Allow importation of data into tables that indicate relational distances.
(5)Allow verification of data submission consistency.
(6)Allow inclusion of all of the following information:
(A)The physical site address from which the sample was taken, and information required for permitting and reporting an unauthorized release.
(B)Environmental assessment data taken during the initial site investigation phase, as well as the continuing monitoring and evaluation phases.
(C)The latitude and longitude, which shall be accurate to within at least one meter, of the location where a sample was collected.
(D)A description of all tests performed on the sample, the results of the testing, quality assurance and quality control information, available narrative information regarding the collection of the sample, and available information concerning the laboratorys analysis of the sample.
(7)Fulfill any additional criteria that the Department of Toxic Substances Control determines are appropriate for an effective electronic report submission program.
(d)In adopting standards pursuant to this section, the Department of Toxic Substances Control shall ensure the security of electronically submitted information.
(e)(1) The regulations adopted by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to this section, including regulations adopted pursuant to this section as amended during the 201718 Regular Session, may be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. For the purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of these regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare.
(2)Notwithstanding the time limitation in subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, an emergency regulation adopted or amended pursuant to this section shall not be repealed until one year after the effective date of the regulation, unless the Department of Toxic Substances Control readopts the regulation, in whole or in part, in compliance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(a)The Department of Toxic Substances Control may require a person submitting a report or data report, workplan, schedule, notice, request, application, or other document or data for purposes of compliance with this code, the Education Code, or other related regulations to submit the report document or data in an electronic format, if the report document is submitted to either of the following:
(1)The Department of Toxic Substances Control.
(2)A unified program agency implementing the unified program specified in Chapter 6.11 (commencing with Section 25404) of Division 20.
(b)The Department of Toxic Substances Control may require that a report document or data submitted in electronic format include the latitude and longitude, which shall be accurate to within at least one meter, of the location where a sample analyzed in the report document or data was collected.
(c)The Department of Toxic Substances Control shall adopt standards, that include electronic formats, for the submission of reports, which workplans, schedules, notices, requests, applications, or other documents or data. The adopted standards also shall include formats for the submission of analytical and environmental compliance data. data that may be submitted along with those documents. When adopting these standards, the Department of Toxic Substances Control shall only consider electronic formats that meet all of the following criteria:
(1)Are available at no cost.
(2)Are available in the public domain.
(3)Have available public domain means to import, manipulate, and store data.
(4)Allow importation of data into tables that indicate relational distances.
(5)Allow verification of data submission consistency.
(6)Allow inclusion of all of the following information:
(A)The physical site address from which the sample was taken, and information required for permitting and reporting an unauthorized release.
(B)Environmental assessment data taken during the initial site investigation phase, as well as the continuing monitoring and evaluation phases.
(C)The latitude and longitude, which shall be accurate to within at least one meter, of the location where a sample was collected.
(D)A description of all tests performed on the sample, the results of the testing, quality assurance and quality control information, available narrative information regarding the collection of the sample, and available information concerning the laboratorys analysis of the sample.
(7)Fulfill any additional criteria that the Department of Toxic Substances Control determines are appropriate for an effective electronic report submission program.
(d)In adopting standards pursuant to this section, the Department of Toxic Substances Control shall ensure the security of electronically submitted information.
(e)(1) The regulations adopted by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to this section section, including regulations adopted pursuant to this section as amended during the 201718 Regular Session, may be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. For the purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of these regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare.
(2)Notwithstanding the time limitation in subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, an emergency regulation adopted or amended pursuant to this section shall not be repealed until one year after the effective date of the regulation, unless the Department of Toxic Substances Control readopts the regulation, in whole or in part, in compliance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(3)Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, until the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to this section, the Department of Toxic Substances Control may implement this section using the following regulations adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board or the Secretary for Environmental Protection for the electronic submission of reports:(A)Chapter 30 (commencing with Section 3900) of Division 3 of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations.(B)Subdivision 4 (commencing with Section 15100) of Division 1 of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations.(C)Subdivision 2 of Division 3 of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations.|
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| Sep 26, 2017 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 301, Statutes of 2017. |
| Sep 26, 2017 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep 7, 2017 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. |
| Aug 31, 2017 | In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. |
| Aug 31, 2017 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Jul 13, 2017 | From Consent Calendar. |
| Jul 11, 2017 | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| Jul 10, 2017 | From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. |
| Jun 21, 2017 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| May 10, 2017 | Referred to Com. on EQ. |
| Apr 20, 2017 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1145.) |
| Apr 6, 2017 | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| Apr 5, 2017 | From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 5). |
| Mar 23, 2017 | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Mar 22, 2017 | Read second time and amended. |
| Mar 21, 2017 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 21). |
| Mar 13, 2017 | Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. |
| Feb 19, 2017 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Read first time. To print. |
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| Aug 31, 2017 | Assembly 3rd Reading AB1439 E.S. & T.M. (Quirk) By Hill | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| Jun 21, 2017 | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality |
Passed |
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| Apr 20, 2017 | Favorable (Tourism & Gaming Control Subcommittee) | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Apr 5, 2017 | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations |
Passed |
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| Mar 21, 2017 | Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials |
Passed |
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| California Council For Environmental And Economic Balance | ** Support | Jul 13, 2017 |
Office of Senate Floor Analyses (916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) 327-4478 | AB |
THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1439
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SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE: 6-0, 6/21/17
AYES: Wieckowski, Stone, Hill, Lara, Skinner, Stern
NO VOTE RECORDED: Gaines
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 74-0, 4/20/17 (Consent) - See last page for vote
DIGEST:
This bill authorizes the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to require a person submitting documents, including a report, work-plan, schedule, notice, request, or application, to submit the document in an electronic format.
Existing law:
1) Authorizes DTSC to require a person submitting a report or data to submit the report or data in an electronic format.
2) Requires DTSC to adopt standards specifying the types of electronic formats that can be used for the electronic submission of reports.
This bill authorizes DTSC to require a person submitting documents, including a report, work-plan, schedule, notice, request, or application, to submit the document in an electronic format.
Comments
Purpose of Bill. According to the author, DTSC is responsible for the regulation of hazardous waste in California, which includes permitting hazardous waste facilities and inspecting those facilities. The application for a hazardous waste facility permit can be thousands of pages long and can include various reports, work-plans, schedules and other documents. Currently, DTSC has limited authority to require that these documents be submitted in an electronic format, and, as a result, receives these documents in paper form. Additionally, DTSC is required to oversee and inspect these permitted hazardous waste facilities and often times requires various studies, reports, and other information, such as groundwater monitoring data. Responses to these information requests are often submitted to DTSC in paper form.
The author states that in order to improve overall efficiency and to provide for timely public access to these documents, it is reasonable to allow DTSC to compel the submittal of these documents in an electronic format.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Fiscal Com.: Local:
California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance
OPPOSITION: (Verified 7/11/17)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 74-0, 4/20/17
AYES: Acosta, Aguiar-Curry, Travis Allen, Arambula, Baker, Berman, Bigelow, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonta, Burke, Caballero, Calderon, Cervantes, Chau, Chávez, Chen, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Cunningham, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Eggman, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Friedman, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gloria, Gomez, Gonzalez Fletcher, Gray, Grayson, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kiley, Lackey, Levine, Limón, Low, Maienschein, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Reyes, Rodriguez, Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Voepel, Waldron, Weber, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Brough, Choi, Gallagher, Mathis, Patterson, Ridley-Thomas
7/13/17 11:31:53
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Senator Wieckowski, Chair
2017 - 2018 Regular
Bill No: AB 1439
Author: | Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials | ||
Version: | 3/22/2017 | Hearing Date: | 6/21/2017 |
Urgency: | No | Fiscal: | Yes |
Consultant: | Rachel Machi Wagoner | ||
SUBJECT: Hazardous materials: reporting.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
1) Authorizes the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to require a person submitting a report or data to submit the report or data in an electronic format.
2) Requires DTSC to adopt standards specifying the types of electronic formats that can be used for the electronic submission of reports.
This bill: authorizes DTSC to require a person submitting documents, including a report, work-plan, schedule, notice, request, or application, to submit the document in an electronic format.
Comments
Purpose of Bill. According to the author, DTSC is responsible for the regulation of hazardous waste in California, which includes permitting hazardous waste facilities and inspecting those facilities. The application for a hazardous waste facility permit can be thousands of pages long and can include various reports, work-plans, schedules and other documents. Currently, DTSC has limited authority to require that these documents be submitted in an electronic format, and, as a result, receives these documents in paper form. Additionally, DTSC is required to oversee and inspect these permitted hazardous waste facilities and often times requires various studies, reports, and other information, such as groundwater monitoring data. Responses to these information requests are often submitted to DTSC in paper form.
The author states that in order to improve overall efficiency and to provide for timely public access to these documents, it is reasonable to allow DTSC to compel the submittal of these documents in an electronic format.
SOURCE:
Author
SUPPORT:
California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance
OPPOSITION:
None received
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Date of Hearing: April 5, 2017
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 1439
Author:(Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials) – As Amended Ver:March 22, 2017
Policy Committee: | Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials | Vote: | 7 - 0 |
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill authorizes the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to require a person submitting documents including a report, work-plan, schedule, notice, request, or application, to submit the document in an electronic format. Specifically this bill:
1) Expands DTSC’s authority to adopt standards specifying the types of electronic formats that can be used for the electronic submission of a broader range of documents than currently are authorized under law.
2) Authorizes DTSC, when adopting the standards required for the electronic submittal of documents, to adopt these standards as emergency regulations.
3) Makes other technical and conforming changes.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Minor, absorbable costs.
COMMENTS:
Rationale. DTSC is responsible for the regulation of hazardous waste in California, which includes permitting hazardous waste facilities and inspecting those facilities. The application for a hazardous waste facility permit can be thousands of pages long and can include various reports, work-plans, schedules and other documents.
Currently, DTSC has limited authority to require documents to be submitted in an electronic format, and, as a result, receives these documents in paper form. Additionally, DTSC is required to oversee and inspect these permitted hazardous waste facilities and often times requires various studies, reports, and other information, such as groundwater monitoring data. Responses to these information requests are also often submitted to DTSC in paper form.
In order to improve overall efficiency and to provide for timely public access to these documents, this bill allows DTSC to compel the submittal of these documents in an electronic format.
Analysis Prepared by: Jennifer Galehouse / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
Date of Hearing: March 21, 2017
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS
Bill Quirk, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 1439 (
Author:Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials) – As Introduced Ver:February 17, 2017
SUBJECT: Hazardous materials: reporting
SUMMARY: Authorizes the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to require a person submitting documents, including a report, work-plan, schedule, notice, request, or application, to submit the document in an electronic format. Specifically this bill:
1) Expands DTSC’s authority to adopt standards, specifying the types of electronic formats that can be used for the electronic submission of a broader range of documents than currently are authorized under law, including reports, work-plans, schedules, notices, requests, or applications, to DTSC.
2) Authorizes DTSC, when adopting the standards required for the electronic submittal of documents, to adopt these standards as emergency regulations.
3) Makes other technical and conforming changes.
EXISTING LAW:
1) Authorizes DTSC to require a person submitting a report or data to submit the report or data in an electronic format. (Health and Safety Code (HSC) § 57013 (a))
2) Requires DTSC to adopt standards specifying the types of electronic formats that can be used for the electronic submission of reports. (HSC §57013 (c))
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown.
COMMENTS:
Need for the bill: DTSC is responsible for the regulation of hazardous waste in California, which includes permitting hazardous waste facilities and inspecting those facilities. The application for a hazardous waste facility permit can be thousands of pages long and can include various reports, work-plans, schedules and other documents. Currently, DTSC has limited authority to require that these documents be submitted in an electronic format, and, as a result, receives these documents in paper form. Additionally, DTSC is required to oversee and inspect these permitted hazardous waste facilities and often times requires various studies, reports, and other information, such as groundwater monitoring data. Responses to these information requests are often submitted to DTSC in paper form.
In order to improve overall efficiency and to provide for timely public access to these documents, it is reasonable to allow DTSC to compel the submittal of these documents in an electronic format.
Technical amendment: For consistency, the words “at least” on page 3, line 27 should be struck, as similarly struck on page 3 on line 1.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file.
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by: Josh Tooker / E.S. & T.M. /
Bill Author
Bill Co-Author(s):