(a) This chapter is adopted pursuant to and for the purpose of implementing the California Integrated Solid Waste Management Act of 1989 (ACT) commencing with Section 40000 of the Public Resources Code (PRC), as it may be amended from time to time. These regulations should be read together with the Act.

(b) This Chapter implements those provisions of the Act relating to solid waste facilities and disposal sites, and application of minimum standards for solid waste handling and disposal (Chapter 3 of this Division, and 27 CCR Division 2, Subdivision 1 (§ 20005 et seq.)) to such facilities. Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit the authority of the enforcement agency or the board to enforce the minimum standards as they apply to collection, storage, and removal of solid wastes pursuant to the provisions of Sections 43209 and 43300 of the Public Resources Code (PRC). Nothing in this Chapter is intended to limit the authority of the state or local health agencies.