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(a)A person shall not transport hazardous waste on the highways of this state, or deliver to a railroad or vessel hazardous waste for transport if the final destination of the transported hazardous waste is a domestic facility outside the jurisdiction of the state, unless one of the following applies:
(1)The facility has been issued a
permit pursuant to subsection (c) or (g), or has been granted authority to operate pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 3005 of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6925) by either of the following:
(A)The United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(B)The state in which the facility is located, if the state has authorization to operate a hazardous waste program pursuant to Section 3006 of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6926).
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(a)
A person shall not transport hazardous waste on the highways of this state, or deliver to a railroad or vessel hazardous waste for transport if the final destination of the transported hazardous waste is a domestic facility outside the jurisdiction of the state, unless one of the following applies:
(1)
The facility has been issued a
permit pursuant to subsection (c) or (g), or has been granted authority to operate pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 3005 of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6925) by either of the following:
(A)
The United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(B)
The state in which the facility is located, if the state has authorization to operate a hazardous waste program pursuant to Section 3006 of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6926).
(2)
The facility is authorized by the state in which it is located, pursuant to the applicable laws or regulations of that state, to accept the transported hazardous waste for transfer, handling, recycling, storage, treatment, or disposal.
(3)
The facility is subject to a cooperative agreement executed pursuant to Section
25198.3.
(b)
A person shall not transport hazardous waste on the highways of this state, or deliver to a railroad or vessel hazardous waste for transport, if the final destination of the transported hazardous waste is a facility that is located on a site that has been listed on the National Priorities List established pursuant to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9605(a)(8)(B)).
(c)
A person who knowingly transports or causes the transportation of, or who reasonably should have known that the person was causing the transportation of, hazardous waste in violation of subdivision (a) or (b) shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties specified in subdivision (a) of Section 25191.
(d)
A person who knowingly delivers, or
arranges the delivery of, hazardous waste to another person for transport in violation of subdivision (a) or (b) shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties specified in subdivision (a) of Section 25191.
(e)
A person shall not transport hazardous waste that is subject to the requirements of Section 3017 of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6938) on the highways of this state or deliver to a railroad or vessel any of this hazardous waste for transport, if the final destination of the transported hazardous waste is a foreign country, unless the shipment is in compliance with the applicable regulations adopted pursuant to Section 25150.2 and either of the following conditions is met:
(1)
A copy of the foreign country’s written consent to receive the hazardous waste, or a copy of the EPA Acknowledgement of Consent, as defined in Section 262.51 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, is attached to the manifest required by this article.
(2)
The hazardous waste shipment is in compliance with the terms of an international agreement between the United States and the receiving foreign country, as provided in subsection (f) of Section 3017 of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6938 (f)).
(f)
A person who knowingly violates, or who reasonably should have known that the person was violating, subdivision (e) shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties specified in subdivision (a) of Section 25191.