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DTSC reports improved fee collections and awards community cleanup grants despite budget reductions
Summary
DTSC summarized reforms to its generation-and-handling fee and progress on the Cleanup in Vulnerable Communities Initiative (CBCI); the department reported revenue improvements after emergency rulemaking and said it awarded assessment and cleanup grants across two rounds but that budget changes reduced planned rounds from three to two.
The Department of Toxic Substances Control updated the subcommittee on the generation-and-handling fee reforms and the Cleanup in Vulnerable Communities Initiative (CBCI), which funds assessment and cleanup work with an emphasis on environmental justice.
DTSC Director-level staff (Catherine Butler) said the 2021 reform (SB 158) consolidated multiple fees into a per‑ton generation-and‑handling fee. DTSC reported a revenue shortfall after implementation as generators under‑reported or paid late and the department's data systems lagged behind the new fee structure. The 2024–25 budget included statutory…
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