(a) The Legislature hereby declares that it is the goal of the state to reach a 24-percent recycling rate for postconsumer carpet by January 1, 2020, and to meet or exceed that rate continually thereafter.

(b) No sooner than January 1, 2020, and no less frequently than every three years thereafter, the department shall review and may adjust the recycling rate and program goals set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 42972, based on information included in carpet stewardship plans and annual reports, other information provided by carpet stewardship organizations, and economic and any other relevant information.

(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 794, Sec. 4. (AB 1158) Effective January 1, 2018.)