§ 69506.8. Advancement of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering.

When a manufacturer concludes that no safer alternative to its Priority Product is functionally acceptable, technically feasible, and economically feasible, or a manufacturer selects an alternative that reduces but does not eliminate the use of Candidate Chemicals in the product, the Department may require the manufacturer to initiate a research and development project or fund a challenge grant pertinent to the Priority Product that uses green chemistry and/or green engineering principles to do one or more of the following:

(a) Design a safer alternative to the Priority Product;

(b) Improve the performance of a safer alternative to the Priority Product;

(c) Decrease the cost of the safer alternative to the Priority Product; and/or

(d) Increase the market penetration of a safer alternative to the Priority Product.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 8-28-2013; operative 10-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 35).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 25253 and 58012, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 25253, Health and Safety Code.