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Assembly Bill 2700 (McCarthy – 1980)

Chapter 808, Statutes of 1980, AB 2700

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As enacted in 1980, Assembly Bill 2700 amended section 25187 of, and added section 25187.5 to the Health and Safety Code, in addition to amending Water Code section 13304, relating to hazardous waste control and cleanup.  (See Exhibit #1f)  Assembly member Leo T. McCarthy introduced the bill on March 3, 1980 as part of the Governor’s Toxic Initiative.  (See Exhibits #1a and #13, document PE-1)

 

Assembly Bill 2700 was assigned to the Assembly Committee on Health and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare where policy issues raised by the bill were considered.  (See Exhibits #3 and #7)  The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance.  (See Exhibits #2 and #5)  Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed the bill on July 28, 1980, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on that day as Chapter 808 of the Statutes of 1980.  (See Exhibits #1f and #2)

 

Four amendments were made to Assembly Bill 2700 as it was considered by the Legislature.  (See Exhibits #1b through #1e and #2)  A full understanding of legislative intent may be dependent upon knowing about the various proposals as introduced into the bill and then as amended throughout the bill’s consideration by the Assembly and the Senate Committees reviewing this measure.  (Id.)  This can be particularly helpful where your focus is on specific language; by contrasting that enacted with the prior proposals in the bill one can gain insight as to the intended meaning or the apparent controversy generated by the language of interest.  (Id.) 

 

The Enrolled Bill Memorandum to Governor dated July 17, 1980, provides the following digest of Assembly Bill 2700:

 

This bill would enable the Department of Health Services and regional water control boards to specifically order cleanup and abatement of hazardous waste by persons responsible as specified.

(See Exhibit #13, document PE-1)