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Senators demand timeline after administration pulls SB 54 regulations
Summary
Senators pressed CalEPA and CalRecycle leaders at a March 20 budget subcommittee hearing for a firm schedule to reissue rules implementing SB 54 after the administration withdrew the first regulatory submission. Stakeholders warned the delay is harming businesses and undermining confidence in Extended Producer Responsibility.
At a March 20 hearing of the California State Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2, senators demanded a clear schedule from CalEPA and CalRecycle for reissuing regulations implementing SB 54, the 2022 producer-responsibility law intended to cut plastic waste and boost recycling.
Sen. Ben Allen, the bill—s author, said stakeholders who spent years participating in CalRecycle—s initial rulemaking were left frustrated after the administration withdrew the regulations. "It was very disappointing to see those—s regulations shelved," Allen said during questioning of CalEPA Secretary Yana Garcia and CalRecycle Director Zoe Heller.
"We have every intention of making the implementation of this law successful in the long term," Garcia told the committee. She and…
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