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Authors Padilla  
Subject Geothermal waste: exemption from generation and handling fees: study.
Relating To relating to hazardous materials.
Title An act to add and repeal Article 3.7 (commencing with Section 25138) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous materials.
Last Action Dt 2025-03-26
State Amended Senate
Status Died
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Vote Req Approp Fiscal Cmte Local Prog Subs Chgs Urgency Tax Levy Active?
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Bill Actions
2026-02-02     Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2025-05-23     May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2025-05-16     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-05     May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-25     Set for hearing May 5.
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 867.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-04     Set for hearing April 23.
2025-04-02     Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
2025-03-26     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-03-12     Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-24     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2025-03-26
Introduced     2025-02-21
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The hazardous waste control laws require the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to regulate the handling and management of hazardous waste and hazardous materials. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws is a crime.

Existing law requires a generator of hazardous waste to pay to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration a generation and handling fee for each generator site that generates a specified amount of waste, as provided, and authorizes DTSC to adopt regulations necessary to implement generator fees.

Existing law exempts geothermal waste resulting from drilling for geothermal resources from the hazardous waste control laws for a specified reason. Existing law also exempts geothermal waste, excluding filter cake, that is generated from the exploration, development, or production of geothermal energy and that does not result from drilling for geothermal resources, from the hazardous waste control laws under specified circumstances.

This bill would require the DTSC to prepare and submit to the Legislature, no later than July 1, 2026, a study regarding the issues that would arise if geothermal waste that is not exempt from generation and handling fees pursuant to existing law is made exempt from those fees.