AB 474 California Assembly · 2017-2018 Regular Session

Hazardous waste: spent brine solutions.

Summary

Existing law exempts from certain requirements of the Hazardous Waste Control Law wastes from the extraction, beneficiation, or processing of ores and minerals that are not subject to regulation under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, including spent brine solutions used to produce geothermal energy that meet specified requirements. This bill would exempt spent brine solutions that are byproducts of the treatment of groundwater to meet California drinking water standards from those same requirements if certain conditions are met, including that the spent brine solutions are transferred for dewatering via a closed piping system to lined surface impoundments regulated by the California regional water quality control boards. The bill would require surface impoundments used for the treatment of spent brine solutions to maintain financial assurances consistent with requirements of the Hazardous Waste Control Law.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2017

Committee Review

Sep 2017

Assembly Passage

May 2017

Senate Passage

Sep 2017

Signed into Law

Oct 2017

Introduced Feb 13, 2017 Signed Oct 15, 2017

Floor votes · Senate Sep 6, 2017 · Assembly May 30, 2017

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Sep 6, 2017

D Democratic27

27 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican13

13 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Oct 15, 2017

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Sep 11, 2017

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3138.).

lower

Sep 6, 2017

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (40-0)

senate

Sep 6, 2017

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

lower

Sep 1, 2017

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).

upper

Aug 21, 2017

Upper · Passed

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jul 10, 2017

Committee

In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

upper

Jun 28, 2017

Upper · Passed

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 27, 2017

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 21).

upper

Jun 8, 2017

Committee

Referred to Com. on EQ.

upper

May 30, 2017

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (74-0-3)

assembly

May 26, 2017

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 26).

lower

Apr 5, 2017

Committee

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

lower

Mar 21, 2017

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Feb 27, 2017

Committee

Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

lower

Feb 14, 2017

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors