Pub. Resources Code, § 40059 · Article 2. General Provisions
Pub. Resources Code, § 40059
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each county, city, district, or other local governmental agency may determine all of the following:
(1) Aspects of solid waste handling which are of local concern, including, but not limited to, frequency of collection, means of collection and transportation, level of services, charges and fees, and nature, location, and extent of providing solid waste handling services.
(2) Whether the services are to be provided by means of nonexclusive franchise, contract, license, permit, or otherwise, either with or without competitive bidding, or if, in the opinion of its governing body, the public health, safety, and well-being so require, by partially exclusive or wholly exclusive franchise, contract, license, permit, or otherwise, either with or without competitive bidding. The authority to provide solid waste handling services may be granted under terms and conditions prescribed by the governing body of the local governmental agency by resolution or ordinance.
(b) Nothing in this division modifies or abrogates in any manner either of the following:
(1) Any franchise previously granted or extended by any county or other local governmental agency.
(2) Any contract, license, or any permit to collect solid waste previously granted or extended by a city, county, or a city and county.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1355, Sec. 1. Effective September 27, 1990.
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Cited by 10 provisions
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- Pub. Resources Code, § 40004Printed as Section 40059
- Pub. Resources Code, § 40059.1Printed as Section 40059
- Pub. Resources Code, § 40059.2Printed as Section 40059
- Pub. Resources Code, § 40061Printed as Section 40059
- Pub. Resources Code, § 42051.1Printed as Section 40059
- Pub. Resources Code, § 42067Printed as Section 40059
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