Section 25150 Of Article 5. Standards From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 5.
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. (a) The department shall adopt, and revise when appropriate,
standards and regulations for the management of hazardous wastes to
protect against hazards to the public health, to domestic livestock,
to wildlife, or to the environment.
(b) The department and the local officers and agencies authorized
to enforce this chapter pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25180
shall apply the standards and regulations adopted pursuant to
subdivision (a) to the management of hazardous waste.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the department may
limit the application of the standards and regulations adopted or
revised pursuant to subdivision (a) at facilities operating pursuant
to a hazardous waste facilities permit or other grant of
authorization issued by the department in any manner that the
department determines to be appropriate, including, but not limited
to, requiring these facilities to apply for, and receive, a permit
modification prior to the application of the standards and
regulations.
(d) The department shall not adopt or revise standards and
regulations which result in the imposition of any requirement for the
management of a RCRA waste that is less stringent than a
corresponding requirement adopted by the Environmental Protection
Agency pursuant to the federal act.
(e) The department shall adopt, and revise when appropriate,
regulations for the recycling of hazardous waste to protect against
hazards to the public health, domestic livestock, wildlife, or to the
environment, and to encourage the best use of natural resources.
(f) Before the adoption of regulations, the department shall
notify all agencies of interested local governments, including, but
not limited to, certified unified program agencies, local governing
bodies, local planning agencies, local health authorities, local
building inspection departments, the Department of Pesticide
Regulation, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the
Department of Fish and Game, the Department of Industrial Relations,
the Division of Industrial Safety, the State Air Resources Board, the
State Water Resources Control Board, the State Fire Marshal,
regional water quality control boards, the State Building Standards
Commission, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and
the California Integrated Waste Management Board.