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Measure AB 1338
Authors Solache  
Subject Metal shredding facilities: regulations.
Relating To relating to air pollution.
Title An act to amend Section 41514.6 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.
Last Action Dt 2025-04-03
State Amended Assembly
Status In Committee Process
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
Leginfo Link Bill
Actions
2025-07-10     In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-16     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-04     Referred to Com. on E.Q.
2025-05-28     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-27     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 3. Page 1726.)
2025-04-24     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).
2025-04-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-07     Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
2025-04-03     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.
2025-04-01     Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
2025-03-28     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-22     From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To print.
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Amended Assembly     2025-04-03
Amended Assembly     2025-03-28
Introduced     2025-02-21
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								On or before January 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall develop requirements for facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring at metal shredding facilities, as defined in Section 25150.82, that are subject to Section 25150.84 and this section.
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								The requirements developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
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								(1)
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								Development of threshold levels, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health
						Hazard Assessment, for airborne contaminants, including, but not limited to, lead, zinc, cadmium, and nickel, at the fence lines of metal shredding facilities that are protective of air quality and public health. The threshold levels shall follow health guidance values adopted by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, if available.
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								Development of threshold levels for community notification of potential adverse impact on public health based on the threshold values developed pursuant to paragraph (1).
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								Development of actions, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, to be taken by metal shredding facilities if threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (1) are exceeded, and a method of enforcing those actions.
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								Development of community notification procedures to inform the public in areas in which the metal shredding facility is
						located, if the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision indicates the threshold levels developed pursuant to paragraph (2) were exceeded.
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								Reporting the results of the monitoring required pursuant to this subdivision to the district and the local public health department.
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								All metal shredding facilities subject to this section shall implement the facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring developed pursuant to this section.
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								On or before July 1, 2027, a district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall adopt regulations to implement, interpret, or make specific the requirements pursuant to this section.
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								A district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities shall oversee and enforce the compliance of metal shredding facilities with regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (d).
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								Any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing this section shall be reimbursed by the owner or operator of a metal shredding facility.
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								The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s costs to implement this section shall be reimbursed from the subaccount established in the Hazardous Waste Control Account pursuant to Section 25150.84.
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law requires, on or before January 1, 2027, an air pollution control district or an air quality management district the jurisdiction of which includes metal shredding facilities, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to develop requirements for facilitywide fence-line air quality monitoring at metal shredding facilities, as defined. Existing law authorizes any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing these provisions to be reimbursed pursuant to the fee authority of the district. This bill would require, rather than authorize, any reasonable regulatory costs incurred by a district in implementing these provisions to be reimbursed by the owner or operator of a metal shredding facility.