The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the long-term protection of air, water, and land from pollution due to the disposal of solid waste is best achieved by requiring financial assurances of the closure and postclosure maintenance of solid waste landfills.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 43500
Closure Plans
Known as the California Integrated Waste Management Act
The act spans §§ 40000–49654 (1,051 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Bonzi v. People ex rel. Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (2013)
Most recently applied in Bonzi v. People ex rel. Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (May 2013)
Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 603
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.