California Integrated Waste Management Board

The purpose of this letter is to provide notice of a new requirement affecting solid waste landfill final closure plans. Chapter 823, Statutes of 2003 (AB 1497, Montanez) effective January 1, 2004, added Section 43501.5 to the Public Resources Code (PRC). Generally, the statute requires that landfill operators submit a “Labor Transition Plan” (LTP) and a certification respecting the LTP to the Enforcement Agency (EA) when the operator submits its final landfill closure plan to the EA and the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB).