Bill > AB2776

This bill makes various updates to California's hazardous materials and waste laws, including clarifying regulations for hazardous waste generators, aboveground petroleum storage tanks, and underground storage tanks. Specifically, the legislation refines exemptions for certain oil-filled electrical equipment and small underground petroleum tanks under the Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act, updates reporting requirements to utilize the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system—a national digital platform for tracking hazardous waste shipments—and excludes specific solid waste compaction activities from the statutory definition of hazardous waste "treatment." Additionally, the bill adjusts compliance timelines for underground storage tank inspections, requiring permitholders to return to compliance within 30 days of receiving a report rather than merely filing an implementation plan, and exempts certain common medical and industrial gases, such as oxygen and nitrogen, from specific business emergency response plan requirements.