Section 25150.84.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 25150.84.
in effect(a)
The department shall collect an annual fee from all metal shredding facilities that are subject to the requirements of this chapter or to the alternative management standards adopted pursuant to Section 25150.82. The department shall establish and adopt regulations necessary to administer this fee and to establish a fee schedule that is set at a rate sufficient to reimburse the costs of the department and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to implement this chapter and Section 41514.6, as applicable to metal shredding facilities. The fee schedule established by the department may be updated periodically as necessary and shall provide for the assessment of no more than the reasonable and necessary costs of the department and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to implement this chapter and
Section 41514.6, as applicable to metal shredding facilities.
(b)
The Controller shall establish a separate subaccount in the Hazardous Waste Control Account. The fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the subaccount and be available for expenditure by the department or Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(c)
A regulation adopted pursuant to this section may be adopted as an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and for the purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of these regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and general
welfare. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, an emergency regulation adopted by the department pursuant to this section shall be filed with, but not be repealed by, the Office of Administrative Law and shall remain in effect for a period of two years or until revised by the department, whichever occurs sooner.
(d)
(1)
A metal shredding facility paying an annual fee in accordance with this section shall be exempt from the following fees as the fees pertain to metal shredding activities and the generation, handling, management, transportation, and disposal of metal shredder waste:
(A)
A fee imposed pursuant to Section 25205.7.
(B)
A disposal fee imposed pursuant to Section 25174.1 until July 1, 2022.
(C)
A facility fee imposed pursuant to Section 25205.2.
(D)
A fee imposed pursuant to Section 25205.5.
(E)
A transportable treatment unit fee imposed pursuant to Section 25205.14 until July 1, 2022, and Section 25205.2 on and after July 1, 2022.
(2)
A metal shredding facility is not exempt from the fees listed in paragraph (1) for any other hazardous waste the metal shredding facility generates and handles.
References
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 11340.
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 11349.6.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 25150.82.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 41514.6.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 25205.7.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 25174.1.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 25205.2.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 25205.5.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 25205.14.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026