{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"42422.6","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 42422.6","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT [40000. - 49654.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-30"},{"name":"PART 3. STATE PROGRAMS [42000. - 42999.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-30/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7.5. Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022 [42420. - 42428.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-30/part-3/chapter-7.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Stewardship Plans for Covered Batteries [42422. - 42422.6.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-30/part-3/chapter-7.5/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 351, Sec. 1.   (AB 2440)   Effective January 1, 2023.","effective":"2023-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Within 12 months of the approval of the stewardship plan, the department pursuant to Section <a href=\"/prc/42422.5\">42422.5</a>, a program operator shall fully implement its stewardship program.</p><p>(b) A program operator may petition the department to investigate a noncompliant producer, and the department shall respond to the petition in a timely manner.</p>","text":"(a) Within 12 months of the approval of the stewardship plan, the department pursuant to Section 42422.5, a program operator shall fully implement its stewardship program. (b) A program operator may petition the department to investigate a noncompliant producer, and the department shall respond to the petition in a timely manner.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/stewardship-plans-for-covered-batteries-42422-6","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}