A plan for covered products shall be designed to accept and manage all postconsumer covered products and shall include all of the following: (a) The names and contact information, including email address, phone number, and mailing and physical addresses, of producers and brands of covered products covered under the plan. (b) (1) A description of the method to establish and administer a means for fully funding the PRO in a manner that distributes the PROâs costs among the producers that are part of the stewardship organization using a per unit eco-modulated fee that reflects California sales volumes, existing producer collection, repair, reuse, and recycling programs that help achieve the purpose of this chapter, and the cost of reusing, repairing, recycling, or otherwise managing covered products pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 42984.4. (2) A five-year budget that establishes a funding level sufficient to operate the PRO in a prudent and responsible manner. The budget shall demonstrate how estimated revenues will cover all budgeted costs for each cost category. (3) Budgeted costs shall include, but not be limited to, administrative costs, education and outreach costs, operational costs, capital costs, and a reserve to operate the PRO should there be unexpected events, such as losses of income, and large unbudgeted expenses in order to protect the recycling infrastructure the PRO relies upon in its plan, during any lapse in producer participation during the life of the program. The plan shall include a description of the types of activities related to each line-item cost category. The reserve cost category shall include a reserve level amount and description justifying the reserve level amount indicated. (4) The PRO shall maintain reserve funds sufficient to operate the plan for no less than six months. If a new plan submitted by a PRO is approved by the department, the PRO shall establish its reserve and maintain the required reserve fund balance by the end of the second year of plan operation. (5) Administrative costs shall include the departmentâs actual and reasonable regulatory costs, which include full personnel costs, to implement and enforce this chapter as the criteria for all the costs that are defined in the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 42984.2. For the purposes of this paragraph, PRO implementation begins once the department approves a PROâs plan, except the departmentâs costs shall include actual regulatory development costs and other startup costs incurred prior to plan submittal and approval. (c) Quantifiable five-year and annual performance standards and metrics unless or until the department publishes performance standards pursuant to Section 42984.19. The PRO shall amend its plan to meet or exceed the performance standards published by the department. (d) A description of how the PRO will provide for a free and convenient dropoff or collection system for covered products, which shall include permanent collection sites and may include temporary collection sites and mail-back options, in each county of the state that meets both of the following requirements: (1) Provides for a minimum of 10 permanent collection sites or one permanent collection site per 25,000 people, whichever is greater, except as provided below: (A) A county with a population of 18,000 and under, as reported annually by the Department of Finance, shall have a minimum of three collection locations. (B) A county with a population of between 18,001 and 50,000, inclusive, as reported annually by the Department of Finance, shall have a minimum of four collection locations. (C) A county with a population between 50,001 and 100,000, inclusive, as reported annually by the Department of Finance, shall have a minimum of eight collection locations. (2) Provides for a reasonable geographic spread of permanent collection sites and an explanation for the geographic spread. (e) A description of how collection sites will be authoriz
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