Section 25160.3 Of Article 6. Transportation From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 6.
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. (a) Any person generating hazardous waste that is
transported or submitted for transportation, for offsite handling,
treatment, storage, disposal, or a combination thereof, subject to
the manifest requirements of Section 25160, and any facility operator
in the state who receives hazardous waste for handling, treatment,
storage, disposal, or any combination thereof, that was transported
subject to the manifest requirements of Section 25160, may submit an
electronic report to the department in lieu of the copy of the
manifests required by subdivision (b) or (e) of Section 25160. The
electronic report shall contain the information required by the
department pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25160, and shall be
provided no more than five business days after the end of the
previous calendar month, or, if submitted bimonthly, no more than 10
business days after the previous two calendar weeks. The electronic
report shall utilize the standardized electronic format and protocol
for the exchange of electronic data established by the Secretary for
Environmental Protection pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section
71050) of Division 34 of the Public Resources Code.
(b) The signatures required by Section 25160 and retained through
the electronic reporting authorized by this section shall conform
with the electronic signature techniques prescribed pursuant to
Section 71066 of the Public Resources Code. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, printed representations of signatures and other
information submitted in an electronic report pursuant to this
section shall not be rendered inadmissible in any civil or criminal
action by the best evidence rule and shall be deemed to meet the
requirements of Section 1507 of the Evidence Code.