Environmental Protection
3960 Department of Toxic Substances Control

The Department of Toxic Substances Control protects public health and the environment by: (a) regulating hazardous waste management activities, (b) overseeing and performing cleanup activities at sites contaminated with hazardous substances, (c) encouraging pollution prevention and the development of environmentally protective technologies, and (d) providing regulatory assistance and public education.

Since department programs drive the need for infrastructure investment, each department has a related capital outlay program to support this need. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • AB 32: Global Warming Solutions - The Budget includes $115,000 Hazardous Waste Control Account and 0.9 positions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from hazardous waste facilities. Toxics will identify measures to reduce emissions and implement facility permit changes to ensure that these facilities are in compliance with new regulations.

  • SB 1379: Biomonitoring - The Budget includes $123,000 General Fund and 0.9 positions to begin implementation of a statewide biomonitoring program pursuant to Chapter 599, Statutes of 2006 (SB 1379, Perata). Toxics will assist in developing protocols to ensure proper detection of persistent organic chemicals in human tissue samples. The biomonitoring program will be implemented in coordination with the Department of Public Health and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2007-08*
Positions
Dollars
12
 Site Mitigation and Brownfields Reuse
363.4
$106,047
13
 Hazardous Waste Management
401.4
65,711
19.01
 Administration
176.8
33,217
19.02
 Distributed Administration
-
-33,217
20
 Science, Pollution Prevention and Technology
64.4
11,178
21
 State as Certified Unified Program Agency
10.1
1,271
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,016.1
$184,207
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
1,016.1
$184,207

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Toxic Substances Control Budget (pdf * - 49K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 19K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 10K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.