Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

(a) The Legislature hereby declares that it is the goal of the state to reach a 24-percent recycling rate for postconsumer carpet by January 1, 2020, and to meet or exceed that rate continually thereafter. (b) No sooner than January 1, 2020, and no less frequently than every thre…

(a) The department may audit the carpet stewardship organization or an individual manufacturer annually. (b) It is a violation of this chapter for the carpet stewardship organization, manufacturer, or their respective agent who holds records to fail to produce, as part of a depar…

(a) (1) A carpet stewardship organization, as part of its carpet stewardship plan, shall set up a trust fund or an escrow account, into which it shall deposit all unexpended funds and ongoing consumer assessments, for use in accordance with this section in the event that the plan…

(a) (1) Within 60 days after the department receives a plan submitted pursuant to Section 42972, it shall review the plan, determine whether it complies with Section 42972, and notify the submitter of its decision to approve or not approve the plan. (2) On or after April 1, 2015,…

A carpet stewardship organization shall provide to the department all data necessary for the department to evaluate the effectiveness of the program as it is described in the carpet stewardship plan and in annual reports submitted by the carpet stewardship organization. This data…

(a) A carpet stewardship organization shall include nonvoting board members with representation from the following types of entities: (1) A circular economy environmental nongovernmental organization. (2) A retailer that sells covered products. (3) A labor representative from a f…

A carpet stewardship organization shall be responsible for a carpet stewardship plan and shall make decisions regarding the implementation of a carpet stewardship plan, consistent with this chapter. A carpet stewardship organization shall not delegate any responsibility of its bo…

(a) The department shall enforce this chapter. (b) On and after April 1, 2012, a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer that offers a carpet for sale in this state, or who offers a carpet for promotional purposes in this state, is not in compliance with this chapter and is subject…

(a) In order to achieve compliance with this chapter, a carpet stewardship organization shall, on or before September 1 of each year, demonstrate to the department that it has achieved the amount and rates of recycling and a reduction in disposal of postconsumer carpet subject to…

On or before September 1 of each year, a manufacturer of carpet sold in the state shall, individually or through a carpet stewardship organization, submit to the department a report describing its activities to achieve the purposes of this chapter, as described in Section 42970, …

(a) The carpet stewardship organization submitting a carpet stewardship plan shall pay the department a quarterly administrative fee. The department shall set the fee at an amount that, when paid by every carpet stewardship organization that submits a carpet stewardship plan, is …

(a) The Carpet Stewardship Account and the Carpet Stewardship Penalty Subaccount are hereby established in the Integrated Waste Management Fund. (b) All fees collected by the department pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the Carpet Stewardship Account and may be expen…

(a) A civil penalty up to the following amounts may be administratively imposed by the department on any person who is in violation of any provision of this chapter: (1) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day. (2) Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per day if the violation is…

(a) This chapter does not limit, supersede, duplicate, or otherwise conflict with the authority of the Department of Toxic Substances Control under Section 25257.1 of the Health and Safety Code to fully implement Article 14 (commencing with Section 25251) of Chapter 6.5 of Divisi…

If the department determines that a carpet stewardship organization or manufacturer has not complied with one or more of the requirements of this chapter, the department may, through a public process, adopt regulations that establish requirements for carpet stewardship organizati…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any action by a carpet stewardship organization or its members that relates to any of the following is not a violation of the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professio…

The Department of General Services shall, to the extent feasible and within existing resources, take appropriate steps, including, but not limited to, revising relevant procurement rules, to ensure both of the following requirements are satisfied: (a) Postconsumer carpet that is …

It is the intent of the Legislature to review any federal law that has the purpose of managing postconsumer carpet in a manner consistent with this chapter and to consider the extent to which the program created by that federal law will, at a minimum, achieve the same levels of l…

This chapter shall become inoperative when all the following are met: (a) The department has adopted regulations pursuant to Section 42968.1. (b) The department has approved a producer responsibility plan, as defined by Section 42968, for the purposes of Chapter 19.5 (commencing …