Welcome to the Fees Events page. Below you will find registration information and past event materials. For upcoming events, please send your questions in advance by submitting them to the Comments and Questions database. Can’t attend an event? Recorded events will be posted here for you to view at your convenience.

2024-25 Budget Process

Hazardous Waste Fees BCP and TBL

• SB 156 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, Ch. 72, St. of 2024) – Public Resources: Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill
• AB 107 (Gabriel, Ch. 22, St. of 2024) – Budget Act of 2024
• 3960-107-BCP-2024-MR (6/12/24) related to DTSC Generation and Handling Fee Shortfall Solution
• DTSC’s TBL (6/14/24) related to DTSC Generation and Handling Fee Shortfall Solution (RN 24 16592)
• RN 2416592 Summary Table (06/14/24)
• RN 2416592 Crosswalk (06/14/24)
• CDTFA’s Hazardous Waste Fee Savings Clause and Cost Reimbursement (SB 167, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review)
• DTSC G&H Fee BCP Summary (5/15/24)
• DTSC G&H Fee TBL Summary Table (5/15/24)

California Budget Update

The Governor’s May Revision was announced on May 10, 2024. Visit the California Budget 2024-25 from Governor Gavin Newsom to view the updates. As mentioned in the workshop, the Budget is one factor the BES considers in its rate setting process.

To find DTSC’s budget change proposals (BCP): 

1. Go to the BCP website.
2. Locate the search bar in the middle of the page that says, “Type department name or org code”. In that search, input the department’s org code: 3960
3. This will take you to the search result: “3960 – Toxic Substances Control, Department of (Number of BCPs: #)”. 
4. Click on “3960 – Toxic Substances Control, Department of (Number of BCPs: #)” to see DTSC’s BCPs.

To find DTSC’s trailer bill language (TBL):

1. Go to the TBL website.
2. Scroll down and click on Natural Resources and Capital Outlay to see all TBLs (they are not organized by department).

DTSC and BES Joint Virtual Fees Workshop

April 26, 2024 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm PST

Join the DTSC and the Board of Environmental Safety (BES) for a virtual workshop that will include information about the Environmental Fee, Facility Fee, and Generation & Handing Fee. DTSC will provide information on the fees that fund DTSC’s programs, the preliminary findings about the Generation and Handling Fee shortfall, and how to engage in the Budget process. The BES will provide information on how to engage in the fee rate setting process, as well as review the fee rate setting timeline.

Agenda

The workshop will open at 10:00 A.M. Agenda times are approximate and subject to change.

• 10:00 A.M. – BES and DTSC Presentation
• 11:00 A.M. – Break
• 11:15 A.M. – Q&A

Workshop Materials

• Video Recording
• Presentation Slides
• BES Fees Subcommittee Memo
• Environmental Fee Handout
• Generation and Handling Fee Fact Sheet
• Event Feedback Survey

Please submit your questions in advance to the Fees Comments and Questions submission form. Questions specific to the fee rate setting process, please email besinfo@bes.dtsc.ca.gov.

Special Accommodations or Language Assistance 

Please direct any requests for reasonable accommodation or language assistance to Sheena.Brooks@bes.dtsc.ca.gov by no later than close of business April 19. 

2023-24 Hazardous Waste Fees Webcast

January 24, 2024 | 11:00 am – 2:00 pm PST

With a focus on the Generation & Handling Fee, we will present an overview of how to file a return and pay the fee, as well as provide guidance on generators’ roles and responsibilities to track manifest records, report to DTSC and CDTFA on hazardous waste generated, and provide an overview of the manifest correction process.

Agenda

The webcast will open at 11:00 A.M. Agenda times are approximate and subject to change.

• 11:00 A.M. – DTSC Presentation and Q&A
• 12:00 P.M. – Lunch Break
• 12:30 P.M. – CDTFA Presentation and Q&A

Webcast Materials

• Generation and Handling Fee Fact Sheet
• DTSC Presentation Slide Deck
• Video Recording
• Event Feedback Survey