(a) A treated wood waste handler shall keep a record of each shipment of treated wood waste sent from the handler to treated wood waste facilities. The record may take the form of a log, invoice, manifest, bill of lading, shipping document, or receipt from a treated wood waste facility. The record for each shipment of treated wood waste shall include all of the following information:

(1) The name and address of the treated wood waste facility to which the treated wood waste was sent.

(2) The weight of treated wood waste, the estimated weight of treated wood waste, or the weight of the treated wood waste as measured by the receiving treated wood waste facility. An estimated weight may be used when a scale is unavailable or weighing is impractical. Assumptions required for weight estimates shall be recorded in the shipment records.

(3) The date the shipment of treated wood waste left the handler.

(b) A treated wood waste handler shall keep a record of each shipment of treated wood waste received at the facility. The record may take the form of a log, invoice, manifest, bill of lading, or other shipping document. The record for each shipment of treated wood waste received shall include all of the following information:

(1) The originating treated wood waste generator’s full business name, identification number, if they have one, along with project name and number, if applicable, and address.

(2) The weight of treated wood waste or the estimated weight of treated wood waste. An estimated weight may be used when a scale is unavailable or weighing is impractical. Assumptions required for weight estimates shall be recorded in the shipment records.

(3) The date of receipt of the shipment of treated wood waste.

(c) A treated wood waste facility or a treated wood waste approved landfill that receives treated wood waste shall submit to the department semiannual reports for the periods ending June 30 and December 31 of each year. Reports shall be required beginning December 31, 2021, and shall be submitted in an electronic format provided by the department within 30 days of the end of each reporting period. Each semiannual report shall include the following information:

(1) Reporting facility information that includes the facility name, location address, and contact.

(2) For all treated wood waste shipments received, other than those reported under paragraphs (3) to (5), inclusive, the treated wood waste facility shall report the following information:

(A) The generator’s identification number, or, if the generator does not have an identification number, the name, address, contact person‘s name, mailing address, and telephone number of the generator.

(B) The dates of shipments.

(C) The weight of treated wood waste per shipment.

(3) The weight summary of all treated wood waste quantities received that were generated by households.

(4) The weight summary of all treated wood waste quantities discovered and separated from solid waste as part of an onsite load checking program.

(5) For shipments received from another treated wood waste facility, the following information shall be reported by the receiving treated wood waste facility:

(A) The treated wood waste facility’s identification number or the name, address, contact person’s name, mailing address, and telephone number of the treated wood waste facility.

(B) The dates of shipments.

(C) The weight of treated wood waste per shipment.

(d) The department shall make all of the information in the semiannual reports submitted pursuant to this section available to the public, through its usual means of disclosure, except the department shall not disclose the association between any specific treated wood waste handlers and specific facilities. The list of treated wood waste handlers served by a facility shall be deemed to be a trade secret and confidential business information for purposes of Section 25173 and Section 66260.2 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.

(e) (1) A treated wood waste handler shall retain the records described in subdivision (a) for at least three years from the date the shipment left the handler.

(2) A treated wood waste facility shall retain the records described in subdivision (b) for at least three years from the date of receipt of a shipment.

(f) Households are exempt from the recordkeeping requirements of this section when the treated wood waste is generated incidental to that household.

(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 147, Sec. 2. (AB 332) Effective August 31, 2021. Conditionally repealed on or after January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 25230.18.)