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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) The Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall appoint members to an advisory committee, which shall make recommendations on carpet stewardship plans submitted to the department pursuant to Section 42972. The Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Committee on Rules shall each appoint one additional member to the advisory committee. The advisory committee may be composed of, among others, individuals in the environmental community, the solid waste industry, and local government, public or private representatives involved in the collection, processing, and recycling of carpet, and other interested parties as determined by the Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery. The Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall appoint to the advisory committee one member who represents carpet manufacturers and at least one member who is a representative of either the Southern California Resilient Floor and Decorative Covering Crafts Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee or the Northern California Floor Covering Finishing Trades Institute Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee.
(b) A carpet stewardship organization or manufacturer, as applicable, shall provide to the advisory committee a copy of the carpet stewardship plan or amendments to the plan no less than 30 days before submitting the carpet stewardship plan or amendments to the plan to the department pursuant Section 42972. A carpet stewardship organization or manufacturer, as applicable, shall provide to the advisory committee a copy of the annual report required pursuant to Section 42976 no less than 30 days before submitting the annual report to the department. The advisory committee shall provide comments and recommendations to the carpet stewardship organization or manufacturer and to the department based on their review of the materials.
(c) A carpet stewardship organization or manufacturer, as applicable, shall incorporate to the extent feasible the advisory committee's recommendations into the carpet stewardship plan, amendments to the plan, or annual report before submitting the plan, amendments to the plan, or annual report to the department. If the carpet stewardship organization or manufacturer is unable to incorporate the recommendations, it shall provide a written explanation to the department and the advisory committee. The explanation shall detail whether the carpet stewardship organization or manufacturer plans to incorporate the recommendations into a subsequent carpet stewardship plan, subsequent amendments to the plan, or a subsequent annual report.
(d) A member of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of his or her official duties.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Public Resources Code - PRC § 42972.1 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/public-resources-code/prc-sect-42972-1.html
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