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California Code, Public Resources Code - PRC § 42656

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) By January 1, 2027, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall develop and certify a program environmental impact report pursuant to Section 15168 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations to streamline the permitting process for small and medium compostable material handling facilities or operations in the state that accept agricultural, food, and green materials.  The program environmental impact report shall streamline the process with which jurisdictions can develop and site those facilities or operations to ensure organic material in the state is processed to its highest and best use.

(b) For the purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:

(1) “Agricultural material” has the same meaning as defined in Section 17852 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(2) “Compostable material handling facility or operation” has the same meaning as defined in Section 17852 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(3) “Food material” has the same meaning as defined in Section 17852 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(4) “Green material” has the same meaning as defined in Section 17852 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(5) “Medium compostable material handling facility or operation” means a facility or operation that handles more than 5,000 and not more than 12,500 cubic yards of material, including feedstock, compost material, additives, amendments, and finished compost at any one time.

(6) “Small compostable material handling facility or operation” means a facility or operation that handles not more than 5,000 cubic yards of material, including feedstock, compost material, additives, amendments, and finished compost at any one time.

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