(a) The department shall annually compile and publish the laws relating to the use, handling, transportation, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials, including, but not limited to, hazardous wastes, flammable materials, corrosives, explosives, pesticides, and radioactive materials together with laws relating to administration, enforcement, and emergency response. The compilation shall reflect the amendments, additions, and deletions enacted each year.
(b) The department may contract with the Legislative Counsel to prepare the compilation of laws required by subdivision (a) and with the Department of General Services to print and distribute the compilation. Copies of the compilation shall be distributed at cost.
(c) During the 1985–86 fiscal year, the department shall absorb the costs of preparing the compilation from existing appropriations. It is the intent of the Legislature, commencing with the 1986–87 fiscal year, to appropriate revenues received from the distribution of the compilation to the department for carrying out the purposes of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 301.2. Effective September 29, 1996.)