CHAPTER 3. Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery [40400. - 40520.]
Heading of Chapter 3 amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 21, Sec. 7.
§§ 40400–40520 · 23 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 40400–40403 · 4 sections
- § 40400 There is in the California Environmental Protection Agency the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. The Department of Resources Recycling and…
- § 40401 (a) (1) Except as otherwise specified by statute, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery succeeds to and is vested with all of the authority,…
- § 40402 The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery may expend the money in any appropriation or in any special fund in the State Treasury made available by law…
- § 40403 (a) The Office of Environmental Justice and Tribal Relations is hereby established within the department. (b) Duties of the office shall include, but are not…
ARTICLE 2. Staff §§ 40430–40432 · 3 sections
- § 40430 The Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall be appointed by, and hold office at the pleasure of, the Governor. The director’s appointment shall be…
- § 40431 The Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery may appoint those deputies, officers, and other employees that he or she finds necessary for the performance…
- § 40432 The Attorney General shall represent the board and the state in litigation concerning affairs of the board, unless the Attorney General represents another…
ARTICLE 3. Powers and Duties §§ 40501–40512 · 15 sections
- § 40501 The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery may hold any hearings and conduct any investigations in any part of the state necessary to carry out its…
- § 40502 (a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations, as necessary, to carry out this division in conformity with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of…
- § 40503 The board shall maintain its headquarters in the County of Sacramento, and may establish regional offices in any part of the state that the board deems…
- § 40505 In order to carry out its powers and duties under this chapter, the board may enter into any contracts that the board determines to be necessary.
- § 40506 The board may accept grants, gifts and donations for the purposes specified in this division.
- § 40506.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may sell any of its loans made pursuant to this division on the secondary market and may pool its…
- § 40506.5 (a) The Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery, with approval of the Director of Finance, may accept, on behalf of the Department of Resources Recycling…
- § 40506.7 For the purposes of disseminating information relating to its activities, powers, duties, or functions, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery may…
- § 40507 (a) (1) On or before March 1 of each year, the department shall file an annual report with the Legislature highlighting significant programs or actions…
- § 40507.1 (a) As part of the annual report required to be submitted by the board to the Legislature pursuant to Section 40507 on or before March 1, 2003, the board shall…
- § 40508 The board is designated as the state solid waste management agency for all purposes stated in the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42…
- § 40509 The board may render technical assistance and make recommendations concerning potential solid waste disposal sites upon the request of the board of supervisors…
- § 40510 The board shall use a rollcall vote for all official board decisions, including, but not limited to, approval, denial, or amendment of integrated waste…
- § 40511 (a) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code, on or before December 1, 2000, the board, in consultation with the Department of Conservation, shall…
- § 40512 (a) The department shall establish a pilot project located in the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura in partnership with garment manufacturers in order to…
ARTICLE 4. Debris Cleanup and Removal § 40520 · 1 section
- § 40520 (a) As used in this section: (1) “Contract” means a contract between the department and a contractor to perform wildfire debris cleanup and removal. (2) “The…