California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Health and Safety Code - HSC |
Division 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
Part 13. GARBAGE AND ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL |
Chapter 4. Waste and Waste Disposal |
ARTICLE 7. Solid Waste Handling and Disposal |
Section 117580.
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The department insofar as presently or hereafter provided by law, shall continue to be responsible for all aspects of solid waste management and resource recovery as they directly affect human health, including, but not limited to, the contamination of air, water, and land, propagation of vertebrates and invertebrates that may transmit disease to man, handling and disposal of hazardous wastes, and management practices that threaten the health of solid waste employees or the general public.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)