Section 40975.

(a) Any agreement forming a regional agency shall be submitted to the board for review and approval at the time the regional agency integrated waste management plan is submitted to the board for review and approval.

(b) Any agreement forming a regional agency shall, at minimum, contain all of the following provisions:

(1) A listing of the cities and counties which are member agencies of the regional agency, and a description of the regional agency, including the name and address of the regional agency.

(2) Consistent with Section 40974, a description of the method by which any civil penalties imposed by the board pursuant to Sections 41813 and 41850 will be allocated among the cities or counties which are member agencies of the regional agency.

(3) A contingency plan which shows how each city or county which is a member agency of the regional agency will comply with the requirements of this part, including, but not limited to, Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6, in the event that the regional agency is abolished.

(4) A description of the duties and responsibilities of each city or county which is a member agency of the regional agency which demonstrates that the city or county will comply with Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6.

(5) A description of source reduction, recycling, and composting programs to be implemented by the regional agency. Those programs shall be at least as comprehensive and effective in meeting the requirements of Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6 as those which each city or county which is a member agency of the regional agency has proposed in its source reduction and recycling element.

(6) Any other additional element as determined to be needed by the cities or counties which are member agencies of the regional agency.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1993.)