CA AB1439

Repeals Section 25200.18 of the Health and Safety Code, which required the Department of Toxic Substances Control to implement electronic reporting procedures for hazardous waste facility permit modifications.

Expands the Department of Toxic Substances Control's authority to require electronic submission of workplans, schedules, notices, requests, applications, and other documents in addition to reports and data for compliance purposes.

Requires the department to adopt electronic standards that are available at no cost, in the public domain, and include specific capabilities such as data import/manipulation, relational distance indicators, and submission consistency verification.

Mandates that electronic submissions include precise location data (latitude and longitude accurate to within one meter) and comprehensive environmental assessment, monitoring, and laboratory analysis information.

Authorizes the department to adopt implementing regulations as emergency regulations without standard time limitations, with emergency status lasting up to one year unless the department readopts the regulations under normal procedures.