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Assembly committee advances bill capping DTSC hazardous-waste fees for infill housing
Summary
The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee voted to pass SB 328, which would cap Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) generator/handling fees for residential infill and master development projects and set response timelines for DTSC review of cleanup plans.
SB 328, authored in the Senate by Senator Scott Wiener and presented to the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee by Senator Scott Wiener and Senator Scott Grayson, would cap the Department of Toxic Substances Control(DTSC) hazardous-waste generator/handling fee at $100,000 per project per year for infill housing projects and $250,000 per project per year for master development projects and require specified DTSC response timelines for development-related cleanup actions.
The measure aims to limit sharp increases in fees charged after the Legislature replaced a tiered fee model with a fixed per-ton fee in 2022, proponents said.…
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