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. (a) The department shall develop and adopt by regulation
criteria and guidelines for the identification of hazardous wastes
and extremely hazardous wastes.
(b) The criteria and guidelines adopted by the department pursuant
to subdivision (a) shall identify waste or combinations of waste,
that may do either of the following, as hazardous waste because of
its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious
characteristics:
(1) Cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality
or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating
reversible, illness.
(2) Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health
or the environment, due to factors including, but not limited to,
carcinogenicity, acute toxicity, chronic toxicity, bioaccumulative
properties, or persistence in the environment, when improperly
treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed.
(c) Except as provided in Section 25141.5, any regulations adopted
pursuant to this section for the identification of hazardous waste
as it read on January 1, 1995, which are in effect on January 1,
1995, shall be deemed to comply with the intent of this section as
amended by this act during the 1995 portion of the 1995-96 Regular
Session of the Legislature.