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<br />(B) "Operational improvement," which means improved site management so as to reduce, avoid, or eliminate the generation of
<br />hazardous waste.
<br />(C) "Production process change," which means a change in a process, method, or technique that is used to produce a product or a
<br />desired result, including the return of materials or their components, for reuse within the existing processes or operations, so as to
<br />reduce, avoid, or eliminate the generation of hazardous waste.
<br />(D) "Product reformulation," which means changes in design, composition, or specifications of end products, including product
<br />substitution, so as to reduce, avoid, or eliminate the generation of hazardous waste.
<br />(3) "Source reduction" does not include any of the following:
<br />(A) Actions taken after a hazardous waste is generated.
<br />(B) Actions that merely concentrate the constituents of a hazardous waste to reduce its volume or that dilute the hazardous waste
<br />to reduce its hazardous characteristics.
<br />(C) Actions that merely shift hazardous wastes from one environmental medium to another environmental medium.
<br />(D) Treatment.
<br />6) "Source reduction evaluation review and plan" or "review and plan" means a review conducted by the generator of the
<br />processes, operations, and procedures in use at a generator's site, in accordance with the format established by the department
<br />pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25244.16, and that does both of the following:
<br />(1) Determines any alternatives to, or modifications of, the generator's processes, operations, and procedures that may be
<br />implemented to reduce the amount of hazardous waste generated.
<br />(2) Includes a plan to document and implement source reduction measures for the hazardous wastes specified in paragraph (1)
<br />that are technically feasible and economically practicable for the generator, including a reasonable implementation schedule.
<br />(k) "Hazardous waste," "person," "recycle," and "treatment" have the same meanings as defined in Article 2 (commencing with
<br />Section 25110).
<br />SEC. 46.
<br />Section 25244.15 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
<br />25244.15.
<br />(a) This article establishes a program for pollution prevention, including, but not limited to, hazardous waste source reduction.
<br />(b) The department shall coordinate the activities of all state agencies with responsibilities and duties relating to hazardous waste
<br />and shall promote coordinated efforts to encourage the reduction of hazardous waste. Coordination between the program and
<br />other relevant state agencies and programs shall, to the fullest extent possible, include joint planning processes and joint research
<br />and studies.
<br />(c) The department shall adopt regulations to carry out the requirements imposed upon generators pursuant to this article
<br />(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), Sections 25244.19, 25244.20, and 25244.21 apply only to generators who, by site,
<br />routinely generate, through ongoing processes and operations, more than 12,000 kilograms of hazardous waste in a calendar year,
<br />or more than 12 kilograms of extremely hazardous waste in a calendar year.
<br />(2) The department shall adopt regulations to establish procedures for exempting generators from the requirements of this article
<br />where the department determines that no source reduction opportunities exist for the generator.
<br />(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), Sections 25244.19, 25244.20, and 25244.21 do not apply to any generator whose hazardous
<br />waste generating activity consists solely of receiving offsite hazardous wastes and generating residuals from the processing of
<br />those hazardous wastes.
<br />SEC. 47.
<br />Section 25244.15.1 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
<br />25244.15.1.
<br />RECEIVED
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