AB 1897: Solid waste – reporting, packaging, and plastic food service ware

California State Capitol Building Sacramento by Christopher Padalinski
California State Capitol Building Sacramento by Christopher Padalinski

AB 1897 (Wicks) Penalties for refineries. Increases the maximum civil penalty applicable to a refinery for discharging air pollutants from $10,000 per day to $30,000 for the initial date of the violation, or $100,000 for the initial date of a second violation within 12 months, subject to certain conditions. STATUS: Gutted/amended; Dead as a refinery penalty bill.