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Committee approves bill allowing air districts to recover costs of fence‑line monitoring at metal shredders
Summary
AB 1338 would allow local air districts to recover costs associated with implementing fence‑line monitoring required of metal shredding facilities. South Coast Air Quality Management District sponsored the measure and said the rule is resource‑intensive; the committee sent the bill to Appropriations with bipartisan support.
The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee on April 8 voted unanimously to pass AB 1338 to the Committee on Appropriations. The vote was recorded as 7 to 0 in committee.
Assemblymember Philip Solace presented AB 1338, saying the bill helps local air districts recover costs associated with fence‑line air monitoring and other implementation requirements imposed on metal shredding facilities under prior legislation and local rules. Solace said the measure supports communities in Southeast Los Angeles and South Los Angeles that identified metal shredders as a top local air‑toxics concern.
Dr. Sarah Reese, Deputy Executive Officer for Planning, Rule Development, and Implementation at the South Coast Air Quality Management District (the bill sponsor), testified that fence‑line monitoring and the associated QA/QC, data validation and reporting are costly and resource intensive and that local districts need cost‑recovery mechanisms to implement effective monitoring.
No members of the public testified in opposition. Committee members praised the bill’s focus on local control and community protections and voted to advance it to Appropriations.
