§ 41850. — 41850. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 343, Sec. 16.)

California § 41850.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PRC: Public Resources Code - PRC
• Div. 30.: DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Part 2.: PART 2. INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS
• Ch. 7.: CHAPTER 7. Approval of Local Planning
• Art. 5.: ARTICLE 5. Enforcement and Penalties

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(a)
Except as specifically provided in Section 41813, if, after holding the public hearing and issuing an order of compliance pursuant to Section 41825, the board finds that the jurisdiction has failed to make a good faith effort to implement its source reduction and recycling element or its household hazardous waste element, the board may impose administrative civil penalties upon the city or county or, pursuant to Section 40974, upon the city or county as a member of a regional agency, of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day until the jurisdiction implements the element.
(b)
In determining whether or not to impose any penalties, or in determining the amount of any penalties imposed under this section, including any penalties imposed due to the exclusion of solid waste pursuant to Section 41781.2 that results in a reduction in the quantity of solid waste diverted by a jurisdiction, the board shall consider whether the jurisdiction has made a good faith effort to implement its source reduction and recycling element or its household hazardous waste element. In addition, the board shall consider only those relevant circumstances that have prevented a jurisdiction from meeting the requirements of this division, including, but not limited to, the factors described in subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 41825.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 343, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2009.