§ 48027. — 48027. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 198.)

California § 48027.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PRC: Public Resources Code - PRC
• Div. 30.: DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Part 7.: PART 7. OTHER PROVISIONS
• Ch. 2.: CHAPTER 2. Finances
• Art. 2.5.: ARTICLE 2.5. Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program

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(a)
(1)
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that effective response to cleanup at solid waste disposal and codisposal sites requires that the state have sufficient funds available in the trust fund created pursuant to subdivision (b).
(2)
The Legislature further finds and declares that the maintenance of the trust fund is of the utmost importance to the state and that it is essential that, except as described in subdivision (g), any moneys in the trust fund be used solely for the purposes authorized in this article and not be used, loaned, or transferred for any other purpose.
(b)
The Solid
Waste Disposal Site Cleanup Trust Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the moneys in the trust fund are hereby continuously appropriated to the board for expenditure, without regard to fiscal years, for the purposes of this article.
(c)
The following moneys shall be deposited into the trust fund:
(1)
Funds appropriated by the Legislature from the Integrated Waste Management Account to the board for solid waste disposal or codisposal site cleanup.
(2)
Any interest earned on the moneys in the trust fund.
(3)
Any cost recoveries from responsible parties for solid waste disposal or codisposal site cleanup and loan repayments pursuant to this article.
(d)
If this article is repealed, the trust fund shall be dissolved and all moneys in the fund shall be distributed to solid waste landfill operators who have paid into the trust fund during the effective life of the trust fund.
(e)
Any trust fund distributions received by solid waste landfill operators pursuant to subdivision (c) may be used for only any of the following activities, as related to solid waste landfills:
(1)
Solid waste landfill closure and postclosure maintenance operations.
(2)
Implementation of Part 258 (commencing with Section 258.1) of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(3)
Corrective actions at the solid waste landfill.
(f)
The balance in the trust fund each July 1 shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000).
(g)
Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller may use the moneys in the Solid Waste Disposal Site Cleanup Trust Fund for loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381 of the Government Code.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 198. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.