§ 26011.8. — (Amended (as added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 690, Sec. 6) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 211, Sec. 4.)

(a)
The sale or purchase of tangible personal property of a project approved pursuant to this section, as it reads on December 31, 2027, before January 1, 2028, shall continue to be excluded from sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the period of time set forth in the authority’s resolution approving the project pursuant to this section.
(b)
For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1)
“Project” means tangible personal property if at least 50 percent of its use is either to process recycled feedstock that is intended to be reused in
the production of another product or using recycled feedstock in the production of another product or soil
amendment, or tangible personal property that is used in the state for the design, manufacture, production, or assembly of advanced manufacturing, advanced transportation technologies, or alternative source products, components, or systems, as defined in Section 26003. “Project” does not include tangible personal property that processes or uses recycled feedstock in a manner that would constitute disposal as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 40192.
(2)
“Recycled feedstock” means materials that would otherwise be destined for disposal, having completed their intended end use and product lifecycle.
(3)
“Soil amendments” may include “compost,” as defined in Section 14525 of the Food and Agricultural Code, “fertilizing material,” as defined in Section 14533 of the Food
and Agricultural Code, “gypsum” or “phosphatic sulfate gypsum,” as those terms are defined in Section 14537 of the Food and Agricultural Code, or a substance distributed for the purpose of promoting plant growth or improving the quality of crops by conditioning soils through physical means.
(c)
The exclusions granted pursuant to Section 6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for projects approved by the authority pursuant to this section, as it reads on December 31, 2027, before January 1, 2028, shall not exceed one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for each calendar year.
(d)
This section shall become operative on January 1,
2028.

Legislative History

Amended (as added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 690, Sec. 6) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 211, Sec. 4. (SB 86) Effective October 1, 2025. Operative January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.