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Board backs state bill to expand CUPA reimbursement eligibility for small counties
Summary
Lake County supervisors on April 1 approved a letter supporting Assembly Bill 993, which would expand and increase state reimbursements for Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) programs that handle hazardous materials and hazardous-waste responses.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors voted April 1 to send a letter supporting Assembly Bill 993, legislation to expand state reimbursement for Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) operations that oversee hazardous materials and hazardous-waste programs.
Environmental Health staff explained that Lake County certified its CUPA program in February and that other small Northern California counties remain uncertified or have been newly certified. Under a 2024 state program to incentivize certification, newer certified counties may receive $60,000 annually; counties that were already certified did not receive those funds and have argued the discrepancy is inequitable. AB 993 would make counties with populations under 150,000 eligible for reimbursement regardless of certification date and would raise the maximum county allocation to $100,000.
County Environmental Health representative Craig Wetherbee told the board the state funding would allow local CUPA teams to buy equipment and training for hazardous-material responses rather than relying on general-fund or realignment dollars. The board approved the letter of support unanimously and authorized the chair to sign.
