ARTICLE 2. Compost Market Program [42240. - 42246.]

Article 2 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1096, Sec. 2.

§§ 42240–42246 · 10 sections

• § 42240 The Department of General Services and the department, in consultation with other affected state agencies, shall maintain specifications for the purchase of…
• § 42241 The Department of Transportation shall use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the state’s highway landscape…
• § 42241.3 (a) On or before December 31, 2019, the department, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, shall do both of the following: (1) Identify best…
• § 42241.5 The department may develop a program to increase the use of compost products in agricultural applications. The program may include, but shall not be limited…
• § 42243 The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of General Services shall initiate programs to…
• § 42243.5 On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing…
• § 42244 The department shall evaluate compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders…
• § 42244.5 On or before January 1, 1994, the board shall evaluate rice straw for use as a solid waste landfill cover material or for use as an extender for currently used…
• § 42245 Based on the results of the evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 42244, the department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost,…
• § 42246 Any procuring agency that prepares a request for bid for commercial fertilizers or soil amendment products shall document its determination that the use of a…