1. (a) A PRO shall submit a proposed updated plan to the advisory board as required in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of section 42051.2 of the Public Resources Code at least 180 days before the expiration date of its producer responsibility plan.
2. (b) When the PRO submits a producer responsibility plan to the advisory board for review and comment as required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of section 42051.2 of the Public Resources Code, the PRO shall also make the proposed updated plan available to the public for review and comment by, at minimum, posting the plan to its internet website. To be considered by the PRO as described in subdivision (c), the advisory board's comments and public comments must be received by the PRO within 60 days after such posting.
3. (c) No later than 120 calendar days after receiving comments from the advisory board, the PRO shall submit the updated plan to the Department. The updated producer responsibility plan submitted to the Department as required in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of section 42051.2 of the Public Resources Code shall include a summary of all comments received from the advisory board and the public, and identify revisions, if any, made in response to the comments as summarized by the PRO. Additionally, the PRO shall make the plan available for public review by, at minimum, posting the plan to its internet website until an approved updated plan is posted.
4. (d) In determining whether the updated plan contains all the elements required pursuant to the Act and meets all requirements of this chapter, the Department shall consider comments submitted to the PRO by the advisory board and the public as summarized by the PRO pursuant to subdivision (c), as well as any revisions by the PRO in response to those comments.
5. (e) The Department shall approve the updated plan if it contains all the elements required pursuant to the Act and meets all requirements of this chapter. The updated plan is valid for an additional five years, beginning on the date of approval by the Department.
6. (f) The PRO shall post the updated approved plan on the PRO's internet website within five calendar days of approval by the Department.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 40401, 40502, 42060 and 42063, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 42051.2, 42060, 42063 and 42070, Public Resources Code.

History

1. New section filed 5-1-2026; operative 5-1-2026 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2026, No. 19).