Jan. 19, 2017
AB 2153: Battery recycling program
California enacted the Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Act of 2016 to fund the response costs associated with remediating lead-acid battery sites. By Todd O. Maiden, Phillip H. Babich and Gagandeep B. Kaur
Todd O. Maiden
Partner
Reed Smith LLP
environmental law
101 2nd St
San Francisco , CA 94105
Phone: (415) 543-8700
Email: tmaiden@reedsmith.com
USC Law School
Phillip H. Babich
Senior Associate
Reed Smith LLP
101 2nd St Ste 1800
San Francisco , CA 94105-3659
Phone: (415) 659-5654
Email: pbabich@reedsmith.com
U of San Francisco School of Law
Gagandeep Kaur
Reed Smith LLP
101 2nd St Ste 1800
San Francisco , CA 94105
Phone: (415) 543-8700
Fax: (415) 391-8264
UC Davis King Hall
Great strides have been made in reducing exposures to lead, which is both a carcinogen and reproductive toxicant. Nonetheless, California has struggled to fund the remediation of certain legacy facilities where lead-acid batteries, which are primarily used in vehicles and boats, have been disposed or recycled.
In September, to fund the response costs associate...
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