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Signed by Governor Newsom, September28th, SB707 Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) textile recycling program, which according to it'sState Senator Josh Newman "wouldrequire companies to set up the nation's first mandatory take-back program for unwanted clothes".AND
"companies that make clothing and other textiles sold in California, including drapes, sheets and towels, will be required to create a non-profit organization by 2026 that would set up hundreds of collection sites at thrift stores, begin mail-back programs and take other steps in all of California’s 58 counties to take back and recycle their products by 2030"
AB2643 is a wood Cannabis cultivation: environmental remediation
This bill would require the department to conduct a study to create a framework for cannabis site restoration projects with the goal of providing guidance for the cleanup, remediation, and restoration of environmental damage caused by cannabis cultivation, and to complete the study by January 1, 2027, as specified. The bill would authorize the department to enter into an agreement with a nongovernmental organization or educational institution for that entity to conduct the study.
The bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2027, and until January 1, 2036, to submit an annual report to the Legislature on illicit cannabis cultivation and on the status of efforts to repair habitat degradation and other environmental damage in watersheds affected by cannabis cultivation on both public and private lands, as specified.
This bill would exclude plant waste and cannabis waste solely exhibiting the hazardous waste characteristic of toxicity pursuant to a specified regulation from classification as a hazardous waste.
Governor Newsom issues legislative update 9.28.24 | Governor of California
Signed by President Biden: Text - S.2685 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Reuse Excess Property Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress "To make data and internal guidance on excess personal property publicly available, and for other purposes."
- to give the public access to a list of unused, excess, no longer used inventory (not land) but "stuff"
“530. Internal guidance on excess personal property.”.
(d) GAO report.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives a report that evaluates the frequency with which executive agencies (as defined in section 102 of title 40, United States Code) acquire personal property that was made, produced, or manufactured by any entity, including any corporation, that is organized under the laws of, is headquartered in, or has its principal place of business in the People’s Republic of China, including any Special Administrative Region.
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