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practices fnd promote alternatives for hazardous waste management. at that no untreated wastes may be laced on or in the SB 1500 states Y P land in California after May 1990. In effect, SB 1500 accelerates the federal mandate. The act directs the State Water Resources Control Board and California Department of Health Services (DNS) to promote hazardous waste management practices following a hazardous waste management hierarchy. The hierarchy moves from reduction in hazardous waste generation to recycling treatment and, finally, to land disposal of only residuals from recycling and treatment. The County' s generators clearly will be impacted by SB 1500. They will be called upon to devote greater attention to waste minimization practices. And they will need to identify recycling and treatment options for their hazardous waste, since disposal of untreated hazard- ous wastes is banned after May 1990. 1.3 RELATIONSHIP OF AB 2948 TO OTHER LEGISLATION AB 2948 is one of many pieces of legislation passed in the last sev- eral years that focuses on hazardous waste management. The subject of this related legislation ranges from waste reduction to pretreatment of wastes. These bills include: • Senate Bill (SB) 1500 (Roberti , 1986) - Bans all untreat- ed hazardous wastes that do not meet Department of Health Services (DNS) treatment standards from land disposal as of May 8, 1990. DHS is required to promulgate treatment standards for all hazardous wastes. • AB 1861 (Campbell , 1985) - Authorizes the establishment of specified routes and parking and stopping places for hazardous waste transporters by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in conjunction with local governments. 1 . Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1986 (SB 1500, Roberti ) , as passed, p.4 PJ9 9390502D.00D 1-6 Rev. 1 11/08/88