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0 SB 14 amended on June 27, 2012 RECEIVED AUG 0 5 2014 Reference: Bill text -SB 1018 Public Resources ht!R://Ieginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SEC. 41. The heading of Article 11.9 (commencing with Section 25244.12) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: Article 11.9. Pollution Prevention and Hazardous Waste Source Reduction and Management Review Act SEC. 42. Section 25244.12 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 25244.12. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Pollution Prevention and Hazardous Waste Source Reduction and Management Review Act. SEC. 43. Section 25244.13 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read 25244.13. The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Existing law requires the department and the State Water Resources Control Board to promote the reduction of generated • hazardous waste. This policy, in combination with hazardous waste land disposal bans, requires the rapid development of new programs and incentives for achieving the goal of optimal minimization of the generation of hazardous wastes. Substantial improvements and additions to the state's hazardous waste reduction program are required to be made if these goals are to be achieved. (b) Hazardous waste source reduction provides substantial benefits to the state's economy by maximizing use of materials, avoiding generation of waste materials, improving business efficiency, enhancing revenues of companies that provide products and services in the state, increasing the economic competitiveness of businesses located in the state, and protecting the state's precious and valuable natural resources. (c) It is the intent of the Legislature to expand the state's pollution prevention activities beyond those directly associated with source reduction evaluation reviews and plans. The expanded program, which is intended to accelerate pollution prevention, shall include programs to promote implementation of pollution prevention measures using education, outreach, and other effective voluntary techniques demonstrated in California or other states. (d) It is the intent of the Legislature for the department to maximize the use of its available resources in implementing the pollution prevention program through cooperation with other entities, including, but not limited to, CUPAs, small business development corporations, business environmental assistance centers, and other regional and local government environmental programs. To the extent feasible, the department shall utilize cooperative programs with entities that routinely contact smal I business to expand its support of small business pollution prevention activities. (e) It is the goal of this article to do all of the following: (1) Reduce the generation of hazardous waste. (2) Reduce the release into the environment of chemical contaminants that have adverse and serious health or environmental effects. (3) Document hazardous waste management information and make that information available to state and local government. 0