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3 J. L. & Env't 45 (1987)
Hazardous Waste: The Failure of the California Regulatory Framework

handle is hein.journals/jlen3 and id is 49 raw text is: HAZARDOUS WASTE: THE FAILURE OF THE CALIFORNIA REGULATORY FRAMEWORK BY COLIN LENNARD AND JOHN BELSHER Colin Lennard is a partner of the Los Angeles law firm, Burke, Wil- liams and Sorensen. He specializes in the area ofpublic law, specifically in the areas of hazardous and toxic waste, and environmental matters. He received his undergraduate degree from 1he University of California at Los Angeles, his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, and is the current co-chairman of the Environmental Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. John W Belsher is an associate with the Los Angeles law firm of Weiser, Kane, Ballmer and Berkman. Mr. Belsher specializes in land use, envi- ronmental, and redevelopment matters. INTRODUCTION On September 28, 1985, the Attorney General for the State of Cali- fornia, John Van de Kamp, publicly requested that the California Legis- lature convene a special legislative session to reform the state's toxic materials cleanup and regulatory programs. The Attorney General spe- cifically called for creation of a new state department with primary re- sponsibility for the regulation of hazardous materials.1 Reflecting on the failure of the Legislature to adopt Governor George Deukmejian's pro- posal to establish such a department (known as the Governor's Reor- ganization Plan),2 the Attorney General observed that the governor's toxic waste proposal was caught in a political cross fire and defeated in the waning hours of this year's legislative session.3 Ironically, on the day of the Attorney General's statement, Gover- nor Deukmejian, for the second consecutive year, vetoed legislation4 1. Los Angeles Daily Journal, Sept. 30, 1985, at 21, col. 1. 2. Governor's Reorganization Plan Number Two, creating the Department of Waste Man- agement (Aug. 1985) [pub. by the Dept. of General Services]. 3. Los Angeles Daily Journal, supra note I. 4. A.B. 16 (Tanner), 1985-86 Reg. Sess. In 1984 the Governor had vetoed an identical propo-

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