CSAC has taken the following positions on legislation:
AB 2921 (Low): As amended on April 5, AB 2921 would allow for
polystyrene food service packaging (PFP) manufacturers and
polystyrene resin producers to voluntarily form or designate
a self-governing organization to deal with the collection
and recycling of polystyrene food packaging. If manufacturers and
resin producers choose to designate this organization at all, the
bill would allow them to establish their own recycling goals and
assessment fees.
Enforcement has yet to be spelled out, and this bill doesn’t
specifically give CalRecycle much, if any, oversight. This bill
is essentially voluntary and does not hold manufacturers
accountable for achieving recycling targets. CSAC is supportive
of the Extended Producer Responsibility Framework Approach.
However, we do not see AB 2921 as the comprehensive solution to
the growing problem of food service ware pollution.
CSAC has an
oppose
position on AB 2921.
SB 1088 (Dodd): CSAC has updated its position on SB 1088 as
amended on April 9 from Support to Support if Amended and is
working closely with the author’s office to address concerns.
This bill would require the Office of Emergency Services, along
with other agencies, to establish standards for utilities to
protect against damage from storms, floods, mudslides, wildfires,
earthquakes. In addition, the bill would require Investor Owned
Utilities (IOU) to file, and the California Public Utilities
Commission to review, adopt and enforce, safety, reliability and
resiliency plans to prevent and mitigate risk from wildfires and
other major events that affect the safety and reliability of the
electric and gas systems.
CSAC changed its position on this bill to Support if Amended.
This bill is likely to help make California’s utility
infrastructure more resilient, however, CSAC is concerned about
the bill’s potential impact on civil liability issues and has
proposed an amendment to help address this concern.
