Senate Bill 63 eliminates the Integrated Waste Management Board

Sacramento, CA – Today, California State Senator Tony Strickland’s (R-Thousand Oaks) Senate Bill 63 was signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Senate Bill 63 was part of a budget solution to close California’s $24 billion budget shortfall. SB 63 eliminates the Integrated Waste Management Board which pays members six-figure taxpayer-funded salaries to meet one or two times a month.

“Members of this board, who are mostly termed out legislators, were making about twice as much as our teachers, police officers, and fire fighters for less than half the amount of work,” Senator Strickland stated. “Outrageous examples like this are part of the reason we face such a staggering budget deficit.”

The elimination of the Integrated Waste Management Board is a victory for all Californians. This bill has been a project of Senator Strickland’s for the past ten years since he was a member of the State Assembly as a solution to rid California’s government of waste, fraud, and abuse.

SB 63 is expected to take effect on January 1, 2010.

Tony Strickland represents California Senate District 19, which includes portions of Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties.