(a) A solid waste facility, as defined in Section 40194, sending materials to a biomass conversion facility, shall ensure that the materials are limited to those listed in subdivision (a) of Section 40106. The enforcement agency may inspect solid waste facilities and operations for compliance with this section.
(b) On or before April 1, 2016, and on or before April 1 of each year thereafter, the operator or owner of a biomass conversion facility shall provide an annual report to the department, in writing, for the preceding year, containing all of the following information:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the facility, the operator, and the owner.
(2) The total amount and type of material accepted by the facility.
(3) The name and address, or the physical location, of the source of each type of material accepted by the facility. A facility that cannot provide the name and address, or the physical location, of a source of material accepted by the facility shall provide an explanation why the information is not available.
(4) The total amount and type of material that was rejected by the facility.
(5) The name and address, or physical location, of the source of each type of material rejected by the facility and the reasons for the rejection. A facility that cannot provide the name and address, or the physical location, of a source of material rejected by the facility shall provide an explanation why the information is not available.
(6) The name and address, or physical location, of the final end user of ash or other byproducts produced by the facility. Until January 1, 2017, a facility that cannot provide the name and address, or physical location, of the final end user of ash or byproducts shall provide an explanation why that information is not available.
(7) Signatures of the operator and owner of the facility certifying the accuracy of the information provided under the penalty of perjury.
(8) Any other information that is necessary for the department to determine the accuracy of the information provided pursuant to this subdivision.
(c) To the extent that information specified in subdivision (b) has previously been submitted by the owner or operator of a biomass conversion facility in reports to another state agency or instrument of a state agency, the owner or operator of the facility may submit those reports to the department in satisfaction of the requirements of subdivision (b) regarding that information. Information required by subdivision (b) and not contained in the previously submitted reports shall be provided separately to the department.
(d) If information provided by a biomass conservation facility pursuant to this section is designated as confidential, the department shall treat that information in accordance with Section 40062 and its implementing regulations.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 441. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)