ARTICLE 4.5. State Regulation of Existing Hazardous Waste Facilities

Article 4.5 added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 244.

§§ 25146–25149.7 · 11 sections

• § 25146 The Legislature finds and declares that the number of hazardous waste disposal facilities is decreasing in the face of increasing demand, and that under…
• § 25146.5 The Legislature further finds and declares that: (a) It is a matter of urgent public necessity and statewide concern that the number of existing hazardous…
• § 25147 Except as expressly provided in Section 25149, it is not the intent of this article to preempt local land use regulation of existing hazardous waste facilities.
• § 25147.5 The definitions contained in this article shall govern the construction of only this article.
• § 25148 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), “existing hazardous waste facility” means a Class I disposal site, as defined in Section 2510 of Title 23…
• § 25148.5 “Solid waste” means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid, semisolid, and liquid wastes, including garbage, trash, refuse, paper, rubbish, ashes, industrial…
• § 25149 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in Section 25149.5 or 25181 of this code or Section 731 of the Code of Civil Procedure, no…
• § 25149.1 (a) No city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered, which has issued a conditional use permit for a hazardous waste facility shall…
• § 25149.5 (a) A general law city or county may impose and enforce, for revenue purposes, a license tax on the operation of an existing hazardous waste facility; provided…
• § 25149.6 A city, county, or city and county in which an existing hazardous waste facility is located may at any time recommend to the director any new or additional…
• § 25149.7 No provision of this article, or any ruling by the department or director, shall be construed as a limitation on the right of any person to maintain a civil…