Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

In implementing this division, the board and local agencies shall do both of the following: (a) Promote the following waste management practices in order of priority: (1) Source reduction. (2) Recycling and composting. (3) Environmentally safe transformation and environmentally s…

The purpose of this division is to reduce, recycle, and reuse solid waste generated in the state to the maximum extent feasible in an efficient and cost-effective manner to conserve water, energy and other natural resources, to protect the environment, to improve regulation of ex…

This division, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, is not a limitation on the power of a city, county, or district to impose and enforce reasonable land use conditions or restrictions on solid waste management facilities in order to prevent or mitigate potential…

This division, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, is not a limitation on the power of the Attorney General, on the request of the board, the state water board, a regional water board, or upon his or her own motion, to bring an action in the name of the people o…

(a) This division, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, is not a limitation on the power of any state agency in the enforcement or administration of any provision of law which it is specifically authorized or required to enforce or administer, including, but not …

This division, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, is not a limitation on the right of any person to commence and maintain at any time any appropriate action for relief against a nuisance as defined in the Civil Code. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

Each county, city, district, or other local governmental agency which provides solid waste handling services shall provide for those services, including, but not limited to, source reduction, recycling, composting activities, and the collection, transfer, and disposal of solid wa…

The solid waste handling services shall be provided for by one or any combination of the following: (a) The furnishing of the services by the local agency itself. (b) The furnishing of the services by another local agency. (c) The furnishing of the services by a solid waste enter…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Jurisdiction” has the same meaning as defined in Section 40145. (2) “Public agency” means a state agency as defined in Section 40196.3, a large state facility as defined in Section 40148, …

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each county, city, district, or other local governmental agency may determine all of the following: (1) Aspects of solid waste handling which are of local concern, including, but not limited to, frequency of collection, means of col…

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares both of the following: (1) In 1989, the Legislature enacted this division as the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989. One of the key provisions of this division is that each local agency has the responsibility for diver…

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (1) In 1996, the voters of California adopted Proposition 218, which among other things, limits the ability of local agencies to impose certain property-related fees and assessments without prior property owner c…

(a) An ordinance adopted by a city or county or an ordinance enacted by initiative by the voters of a city or county shall not restrict or limit the importation of solid waste into a privately owned facility in that city or county based on the place of origin. (b) This section do…

(a) For purposes of this section, “industrial source” means any of the following: (1) An entity required to be registered pursuant to Section 110460 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) An entity exempted from registration pursuant to Section 110480 of the Health and Safety Code. (…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a regional water board shall not issue a waste discharge permit for a new landfill, or a lateral expansion of an existing landfill, which is used for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste if the land has been primarily used at an…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 40059, every local agency which does not directly charge residential households a fee for the collection, transportation, and disposal of solid waste and every local agency which directly charges residential customers a fee which represents less than 9…

(a) Upon the request of any person furnishing any report, notice, application, plan, or other document required by this division, including any research or survey information requested by the board for the purpose of implementing its programs, neither the board nor an enforcement…

At the request of a county with a population of less than 250,000, the board and the state water board may meet with the county to prioritize, through development and joint adoption of a five-year plan, state environmental concerns with regard to solid waste management in relatio…

(a) On or before March 1, 1990, and every five years thereafter, each county, which is not a city and county, shall convene a task force to assist in coordinating the development of city source reduction and recycling elements prepared pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Secti…

The board shall make and enforce such regulations as are necessary and proper for the organization, maintenance, government, and direction of the fire protective system for the prevention and suppression of forest fires which is provided for in this article. (Added by Stats. 1965…

The department shall divide the state into a suitable and convenient number of administrative districts and shall appoint a supervising forest officer for each district. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)

The supervising forest officers shall, under the direction of the director, have charge of the firefighting system and men in such districts, and are charged with the duty of preventing and extinguishing forest fires and with the performance of such other duties as may be require…

(a) The department, in accordance with a plan approved by the board, shall do all of the following: (1) Provide fire prevention and firefighting implements and apparatus. (2) Organize fire crews and patrols. (3) Establish observation stations and other necessary structures. (4) E…

(a) Subject to an appropriation of funds for this purpose, the department shall begin to employ sufficient permanent firefighting personnel to increase the base period staffing levels. (b) The department shall maintain the ability to hire seasonal, temporary firefighters as neede…

(a) (1) The department shall actively engage University of California Cooperative Extension, relevant California State Universities, fire safe councils, California Native American tribes, tribal organizations, cultural fire practitioners, resource conservation districts, and any …

(a) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, the department, in coordination with the United States Forest Service and other relevant state, federal, tribal, local, and private cooperators, shall identify and map a comprehensive network of potential operational delineations that can be …

(a) A contract with a nonpublic entity entered into by the department that includes a provision for the services of pilots to fly firefighting aircraft owned by, or on loan to, the department for the purpose of fighting fire shall expressly provide that, if the pilot dies while p…

In providing communications, telecommunications, and necessary powerlines in connection with the prevention and extinguishment of forest fires, the department, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may enter into contracts with the owners of real property for t…

Any claim for damages arising against the state under Section 4114 or 4115 shall be presented to the Department of General Services in accordance with Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code a…

Any county, city, or district may adopt ordinances, rules, or regulations to provide fire prevention restrictions or regulations that are necessary to meet local conditions of weather, vegetation, or other fire hazards. Such ordinances, rules, or regulations may be more restricti…

The burning of growing, dead, or downed vegetation is for a public purpose if the department has determined that the burning of such vegetation is necessary for the prevention or suppression of forest fires. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.)

The department, or its duly authorized agent, shall enforce the state forest and fire laws. The department may inspect all properties, except the interior of dwellings, subject to the state forest and fire laws, for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with such laws. (Amended …

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or of law and except as provided in the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, on and after January 1, 1980, the director, the department, or the State F…

When selecting a fuel reduction project, the department shall collaborate with the State Water Resources Control Board, the California Geological Survey, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife to ensure the design of the fuel reduction project protects water resources and wildli…

(a) The department shall create the Wildfire Resilience Program. The purpose of the program is to assist nonindustrial timberland owners with wildfire resilience efforts by providing technical assistance on multiple topics, including, but not necessarily limited to, helping navig…

(a) On or before July 1, 2021, the Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal and the Forest Management Task Force, shall review the regional capacity of each county that contains a very high fire hazard severity zone, as identified by the director purs…

(a) On or before January 1, 2026, the department, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board and the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force, shall report to the relevant fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature on funds spent pursuant to Section 45 of Senate Bil…

(a) The board shall develop a comprehensive market development plan using existing resources, that will stimulate market demand in the state for postconsumer waste material and secondary waste material generated in the state. (b) The board’s market development plan shall include,…

(a) The department shall, by July 1, 2020, convene a Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling consisting of representatives of public agencies, private solid waste enterprises, and environmental organizations with expertise in recycling. (b) (1) The commis…

(a) The plan required by Section 42005 shall describe and prioritize actions that should be undertaken to meet the goals specified in subdivision (b) of Section 42005. (b) The plan shall include provisions for periodic review and revision in response to changing market factors or…

Upon adoption of the plan required by Section 42005, the board shall conduct a detailed analysis of staff resources and consider how to most effectively implement the plan in consideration of existing statutory mandates and resource constraints. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 733, Se…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to infringe upon regulations relating to civil rights, equal employment rights, equal opportunity rights, or fair housing rights of any person or any environmental protection or public health law. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 733, Sec. 2. …

The board shall adopt and revise regulations which set forth minimum standards for solid waste handling, transfer, composting, transformation, and disposal, in accordance with this division, and Section 117590 of, and Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20 of,…

(a) As part of the existing regulatory review process for regulations adopted pursuant to this article, the board may consider whether the operational requirements that apply to nonhazardous wood waste landfills should differ from the operational requirements that apply to other …

Regulations shall include standards for the design, operation, maintenance, and ultimate reuse of solid waste facilities, but shall not include aspects of solid waste handling or disposal which are solely of local concern or which are within the jurisdiction of the State Air Reso…