Government
Sep. 29, 2016
Governor signs bill to add lead-acid battery fee to fund cleanup work
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that will fund environmental cleanup by adding to a fee to lead-acid battery sales.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that will fund environmental cleanup by adding a fee to lead-acid battery sales.
But he warned legislators that the bill makes liability concessions he is unlikely to approve in other situations. AB 2153 allows battery manufacturers to use the fees they pay to reduce their "share of liability" in an "action brought by a priva...
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