ARTICLE 6. Financial Provisions [48650. - 48657.]

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC 6.

in effect

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 48650. Section 48650.

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), every oil manufacturer shall pay to the board, on or before the last day of the month following each quarter, an amount equal to six and one-half cents ($0.065) for every quart, or twenty-six cents ($0.26) for every gallon, of lubricating oil sold or transferred in the state, or imported into the state for use in the state in that quarter. For lubricating oil sold by weight, a weight to volume conversion factor of 7.5 pounds per gallon shall be used to determine the fee. Except as provided in subdivision (b), no payment is required for oil that meets any of the following: (1) Oil for which a payment has already been made to the board pursuant to this section. (2) Oil exported or sold for export from the state. (3) Oil sold for use in vessels operated in interstate or foreign commerce. (4) Oil imported into the state in the engine crankcase, transmission, gear box, or differential of an automobile, bus, truck, vessel, plane, train, or heavy equipment or machinery. (5) Bulk oil imported into, transferred in, or sold in the state to a motor carrier, as defined in Section 408 of the Vehicle Code, and used in a vehicle designated in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 34500 of the Vehicle Code. (6) The oil otherwise subject to payment pursuant to this subdivision has a volume of five gallons or less. (b) If oil exempted from payment pursuant to subdivision (a) is subsequently sold or transferred for use, or is used, in this state, and the use does not qualify for exemption pursuant to subdivision (a), the entity that sells, transfers, or uses the oil for a purpose that is not exempt from payment, shall make the payment specified in subdivision (a). (c) Every manufacturer of finished lubricant containing at least 70 percent rerefined base lubricant shall pay to the board an amount equal to three cents ($0.03) for every quart or twelve cents ($0.12) for every gallon sold or transferred in the state or imported into the state, pursuant to the schedule established in subdivision (a). (d) Except as provided in subdivision (c), on and after January 1, 2014, every oil manufacturer shall pay to the board an amount equal to six cents ($0.06) for every quart or twenty-four cents ($0.24) for every gallon of lubricating oil sold or transferred in the state or imported into the state, pursuant to the schedule established in subdivision (a).

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 48650.2. Section 48650.2.

For the purposes of this chapter, the board may collect the fees pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law (Part 30 (commencing with Section 55001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code).

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 48650.5. Section 48650.5.

(a) Any person who has made a payment pursuant to Section 48650 on lubricating oil exempted from payment pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 48650, and the payment was made either directly to the board, or indirectly to a vendor from whom it was purchased, by the adding of the amount of the payment to the price of the lubricating oil, shall be reimbursed and repaid the amount of the payment made on that oil, except as otherwise provided in this section. (b) The claimant of a refund shall present to the board a claim supported by the original invoice showing the purchase. The claim shall state the total amount of the lubricating oil purchased by the claimant and the manner and the equipment in which the claimant has used the lubricating oil. The claim shall not be under oath but shall contain, or be accompanied by, a written declaration that it is made under the penalty of perjury. (c) The board, upon the presentation of the claim and the invoice, shall pay the claimant from the payments collected under Section 48650 an amount equal to the payments collected on the lubricating oil in respect to which the refund is claimed. (d) Any person who willfully makes or subscribes to a claim for refund under this section which the person does not believe to be true and correct as to every material matter is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to the penalties prescribed for perjury by the Penal Code. All applications for refund under this section based upon the exportation of lubricating oil from this state shall be filed with the board within the three months after the close of the calendar month in which the lubricating oil is exported or 13 months from the date of the purchase of the lubricating oil, whichever is later. Any application filed after the prescribed time shall not be considered by the board or any other agency or officer of the state for any purpose. (e) In lieu of the collection and refund of the payment on lubricating oil used by a manufacturer in a manner that entitles a purchaser to claim a refund under this section, the board may give a credit to the manufacturer upon the filing of a return and the determination of the amount of the fee. (f) In lieu of the collection and refund of the payment on lubricating oil exported by a licensed manufacturer for use outside the state in a manner that entitles a manufacturer to claim a refund pursuant to this section, the board may give a credit to the distributor upon his or her payment return and the determination of the amount of his or her payment, in accordance with such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe. (g) When an amount represented by a person to a customer as constituting reimbursement for fees due under this chapter is computed upon an amount that is not subject to that fee, or is in excess of that fee amount due, and is actually paid by the customer to the person, the amount so paid shall be returned by the person to the customer, upon notification by the board or by the customer that the excess has been ascertained. If the person fails or refuses to return that amount, the person shall remit to the board the amount so paid, if the amount was knowingly or mistakenly computed by the person upon an amount that is not subject to the fee, or is in excess of the fee due.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 48650.7. Section 48650.7.

In any transaction involving a total volume of oil subject to payment pursuant to Section 48650 in excess of 10 gallons, the invoice or other form of accounting of the transaction shall identify the amount of the payment separately from the cost of the oil.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 48651. Section 48651.

The board shall pay a recycling incentive pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 48652 to every industrial generator, curbside collection program, and certified used oil collection center, for used lubricating oil collected from the public or generated by the certified used oil collection center or the industrial generator, if either of the following conditions apply: (a) The used lubricating oil is transported by a used oil hauler to a used oil storage facility or to a used oil transfer facility and that used oil storage facility or used oil transfer facility causes that oil to be transported by a used oil hauler to an in-state used oil recycling facility that is certified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 48662 or to an out-of-state used oil recycling facility registered pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 48662 or certified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 48662 for the purpose of producing recycled oil as defined in Section 48620. (b) The used lubricating oil is transported by a used oil hauler directly to an in-state used oil recycling facility that is certified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 48662, or to an out-of-state used oil recycling facility registered pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 48662 or certified pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 48662, for the purpose of producing recycled oil, as defined in Section 48620.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 48651.5. Section 48651.5.

(a) Effective January 1, 2013, the board, with regard to promoting the recycling of used lubricating oil into rerefined oil, shall pay a rerefining incentive pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 48652 to a recycling facility for rerefined oil produced from used oil if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The facility is an in-state or out-of-state recycling facility that is certified in accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 48662 and produces rerefined base lubricant meeting the specifications of rerefined oil, as defined in Section 48620.2. (2) The used oil was generated and collected within the state and prior to treatment or processing has been tested to meet the definition of used oil, as specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 25250.1 of the Health and Safety Code. (3) The facility submits to the board a completed used oil rerefining incentive payment claim in the form and manner that the board may prescribe. (b) (1) To further promote the safe management of used oil, and to review the changes in policy and program enacted by the Legislature by Chapter 353 of the Statutes of 2009, without implying that any further changes are necessary and warranted, the board, using existing financial resources, shall do all of the following: (A) Contract with a third-party consultant with recognized expertise in life-cycle assessments to coordinate a comprehensive life-cycle analysis of the used lubricating and industrial oil management process, from generation through collection, transportation, and reuse alternatives. (B) Solicit input from representatives of all used oil stakeholders in defining the scope and design of the life-cycle analysis, in conducting the life-cycle analysis, and in issuing a draft report for public review and comment. (C) Evaluate the positive and negative impacts of the testing requirements established in Section 25250.29 of the Health and Safety Code, the tiered fee on lubricating oil established in Section 48650, and the tiered incentive payments established in Section 48652, on used oil collection rates. (D) On or before January 1, 2014, submit a report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, describing the findings of the life-cycle analysis and the evaluation of the used oil management policies on used oil collection rates specified in subparagraph (C) and provide any recommendations for statutory changes that may be necessary to promote increased collection and responsible management of used oil. (2) All costs incurred by the board and its contractors in meeting the requirements of this subdivision shall be covered by the additional one-half-cent ($0.005) fee established in subdivision (a) of Section 48650, and effective through December 31, 2013, pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 48650. (c) The requirement for submitting a report pursuant to subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) is inoperative on January 1, 2018.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 48652. Section 48652.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the board shall set the recycling incentive at not less than ten cents ($0.10) per quart. The board may set the amount at an amount higher than ten cents ($0.10) if the board determines that a higher amount is necessary to promote the collection and recycling of used lubricating oil and sufficient funds are available in the fund. (b) On and after January 1, 2013, the board shall set the rerefining incentive at not less than two cents ($0.02) per gallon. On and after January 1, 2015, the board may set the rerefining incentive at a higher amount if the board determines that a higher amount is necessary to promote rerefining of used lubricating oil and sufficient funds are available in the fund. (c) The board shall not change the amount of an incentive paid pursuant to this section until at least one year has passed since the amount was last set. The amount of an incentive paid by the board shall remain at the previous amount for one month after setting the incentive at a different amount. The board shall not raise the amount of an incentive paid unless it finds that the raise will not adversely affect funding required pursuant to Sections 48631, 48653, and 48660.5. (d) The board shall set the recycling incentive for used oil generated by a certified used oil collection center and an industrial generator at not less than four cents ($0.04) per quart. The board may set the amount higher than four cents ($0.04), if the board determines that a higher amount is necessary to promote the collection and recycling of used lubricating oil from these generators and sufficient funds are available.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 48653. Section 48653.

The board shall deposit all amounts paid pursuant to Section 48650 by manufacturers, civil penalties, and fines paid pursuant to this chapter, and all other revenues received pursuant to this chapter into the California Used Oil Recycling Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the fund is to be appropriated solely as follows: (a) Continuously appropriated to the board for expenditure for the following purposes: (1) To pay recycling incentives pursuant to Section 48651. (2) To provide a reserve for contingencies, as may be available after making other payments required by this section, in an amount not to exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000). (3) (A) To make payments for the implementation of local used oil collection programs adopted pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 48690) to cities, based on the city’s population, and counties, based on the population of the unincorporated area of the county. Payment shall be determined by multiplying the total annual amount by the fraction equal to the population of cities and counties that are eligible for payments pursuant to Section 48690, divided by the population of the state. The board shall use the latest population estimates of the state generated by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance in making the calculations required by this paragraph. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 48656, the total annual amount shall equal eleven million dollars ($11,000,000), subject to subparagraph (B). (B) If sufficient funds are not available to initially issue full funding pursuant to subparagraph (A), the board shall provide funding as follows: (i) For the purposes set forth in this paragraph, one-half of the amount that remains in the fund after the expenditures are made pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) and subdivision (b). The board may utilize additional amounts from the fund, up to, but not exceeding, eleven million dollars ($11,000,000). (ii) As the board finds is fiscally appropriate, for the purposes set forth in Section 48656. The board shall give priority to the distribution of funding in clause (i) for the purposes of this paragraph. (C) Pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 48691, it is the intent of this paragraph that at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) be made available specifically for used oil filter collection and recycling programs. (4) To implement Section 48660.5, in an amount not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) annually. (5) For expenditures pursuant to Section 48656. (b) The money in the fund may be expended by the board for the administration of this chapter and by the department for inspections and reports pursuant to Section 48661, only upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act. (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the money in the fund may be transferred to the Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Account in the General Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act, to pay the costs associated with implementing and operating the Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program established pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 48100). (2) The money in the fund attributable to a charge increase or adjustment made or authorized in an amendment to subdivision (a) of Section 48650 by the act adding this paragraph shall not be transferred to the Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Account. (d) The money in the fund may be expended by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, upon appropriation by the Legislature, pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of, and paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of, Section 17001. (e) Appropriations to the board to pay the costs necessary to administer this chapter shall not exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000) annually. (f) The Legislature hereby finds and declares its intent that three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) should be annually appropriated from the California Used Oil Recycling Fund in the annual Budget Act to the board, commencing with fiscal year 2010–11, for the purposes of Section 48655 and to conduct those investigations and enforcement actions necessary to ensure a used oil storage facility or used oil transfer facility causes the used lubricating oil to be transported, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 48651.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 48655. Section 48655.

The board may enter into a contract with the department that will utilize the resources of the department to provide for greater investigation and enforcement efforts for used lubricating oil handling and storage and transfer facility operations. The department shall assist the board in developing the used oil program and providing assistance to local governments in removing barriers to the establishment of used oil collection programs.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 48656. Section 48656.

After all of the expenditures pursuant to Section 48653 have been made, notwithstanding paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 48653, the balance remaining in the fund shall be available to the board for the following purposes: (a) The implementation of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 48631 and Section 48651.5, subject to both of the following requirements: (1) The allocation of funds to implement subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 48631 shall be at the discretion of the board to be determined annually in a public meeting and pursuant to a vote of the board. (2) The board shall pay rerefining incentives pursuant to Section 48651.5 if sufficient funds are available in the fund. (b) Annual revenues left unspent in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000) shall be allocated pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 48653 for local collection programs adopted pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 48690).

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 48657. Section 48657.

The board shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all of its dealings, and these books, records, and accounts, and any amounts paid into or from the fund, are subject to an annual audit by an auditing firm selected by the board. The auditing firm or the board shall also conduct a selective audit of entities making payments to, or receiving payments from, the board to determine whether payments required by Section 48650 are being paid to the board on all lubricating oil sold in California, and that grants and recycling incentives are being paid out properly by the board.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026