Section 25244.

25244. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Hazardous Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Treatment Research and Demonstration Act of 1985. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1030, Sec. 2.)

Section 25244.01.

25244.01. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the department’s duty to implement this article is contingent upon, and limited to, the availability of funding. (b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to Section 25244.4. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 40. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.)

Section 25244.1.

25244.1. (a)  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, whenever possible, the generation of hazardous waste is to be reduced or eliminated as expeditiously as possible, and that waste that is generated should be recycled, treated, or disposed of in a manner that minimizes any present or future threats to human health or the environment. […]

Section 25244.10.

25244.10. The department may issue grants to, and enter into contracts with, universities, governmental agencies, and private organizations to research and develop hazardous waste reduction, recycling, or treatment technology. These grants may be applied to personnel, equipment, and administrative costs and shall, to the extent possible, be used to augment other sources of research and […]

Section 25244.2.

25244.2. For purposes of this article, “hazardous waste reduction, recycling, and treatment technologies” mean technologies and techniques which have, as their primary purpose, the reduced generation of hazardous waste, the recycling of hazardous waste, or the conversion of hazardous waste into a less hazardous form. “Hazardous waste reduction, recycling, and treatment technologies” do not include […]

Section 25244.4.

25244.4. Every generator of hazardous waste shall submit a report to the department, at least once every two years, reporting the changes in volume and toxicity of waste achieved through waste reduction during the period for which the report is issued. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1030, Sec. 2.)

Section 25244.5.

25244.5. (a)  The department shall establish a Hazardous Waste Technology, Research, Development, and Demonstration Program, which shall consist of all of the following elements: (1)  Contracting with, and providing grants to, universities, governmental agencies, and private organizations for the research and development of hazardous waste reduction, recycling, or treatment technologies pursuant to Section 25244.10. (2) […]

Section 25244.6.

25244.6. The department, in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Air Resources Board, and the California Waste Management Board, shall do all of the following: (a)  Implement a program to research, develop, and demonstrate hazardous waste reduction, recycling, and treatment technologies at appropriate locations throughout the state. (b)  On or before […]

Section 25244.7.

25244.7. Consistent with Article VII of the California Constitution, the department may contract for services to be performed to carry out this article, including, but not limited to, environmental control assessment, feasibility analysis, the review of project design, field management responsibilities, and project scheduling and control. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1030, Sec. 2.)

Section 25244.8.

25244.8. Grant funding for equipment construction needed for demonstration of hazardous waste reduction, recycling, and treatment technologies shall be provided to projects selected pursuant to Section 25244.6 in four consecutive steps: (a)  Step I grants shall be made to study the feasibility of a proposed project. Ninety percent of the costs of the feasibility study […]

Section 25244.9.

25244.9. The department shall compile the results of all evaluations of projects funded by step IV grants, as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 25244.8, or the evaluations of any other project which are available to the department, and shall make them available to interested parties as expeditiously as possible. The department shall notify any […]