Pub. Resources Code, § 42652.8

(a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, a local jurisdiction that does not qualify for a waiver pursuant to subdivision (a), (c), or (d) of Section 18984.12 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2023, that disposed of fewer than 5,000 tons of solid waste in 2014, and that has fewer than 7,500 people, qualifies for a waiver until December 1, 2028.

(b) A local jurisdiction seeking a low population waiver pursuant to subdivision (a) shall apply to the department. The application shall include both of the following:

(1) Information that establishes that the local jurisdiction meets the criteria in subdivision (a).

(2) The number of tons of solid waste that the local jurisdiction disposed of in 2014 if the local jurisdiction has not submitted the 2014 data directly to the department’s disposal reporting system in 2014.

(c) Beginning January 1, 2027, the department may, in its discretion, renew a waiver issued pursuant to subdivision (a) in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 18984.12 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(d) For the purposes of this section, “local jurisdiction” includes a city, a county, a city and county, or a special district.