Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1030, Sec. 2.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the Hazardous Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Treatment Research and Demonstration Act of 1985.
Article 11.8 - Hazardous Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Treatment
California Health and Safety Code — §§ 25244-25244.10
Sections (4)
Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 40. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.
(a)Except as provided in subdivision (b), the department’s duty to implement this article is contingent upon, and limited to, the availability of funding.
(b)Subdivision (a) does not apply to Section 25244.4.
Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1030, Sec. 2.
(a)The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, whenever possible, the generation of hazardous waste is to be reduced or eliminated as expeditiously as possible, and that waste that is generated should be recycled, treated, or disposed of in a manner that minimizes any present or future threats to human health or the environment.
(b)The Legislature further finds that there exists many promising, but as yet unproven, technologies for the reduced generation of hazardous waste and for recycling and treating hazardous waste.
(c)The Legislature further finds that financial commitment by public agencies and private industry for the expeditious development and dispersion of hazardous waste reduction, recycling, and treatment technologies depends upon further research as well as credible and timely demonstrations of the feasibility, environmental acceptability, and reliability of this technology.
(d)It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to promote the research, development, and expeditious demonstration of technologies which have the potential to reduce, recycle, and treat hazardous waste. It is further the intent of the Legislature to encourage private sector participation in this program to the greatest extent possible.
Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 914, Sec. 4.
The department may issue grants to, and enter into contracts with, universities, governmental agencies, and private organizations to research and develop hazardous waste reduction, recycling, or treatment technology. These grants may be applied to personnel, equipment, and administrative costs and shall, to the extent possible, be used to augment other sources of research and development funding, including federal and private funds. Any grant issued by the department pursuant to this section is not subject to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of the Public Contract Code, including, but not limited to, Section 10295 of the Public
Contract Code, but a contract entered into pursuant to this section is subject to all applicable state laws governing contracts.