Request for Approval
To: Michelle Martin
Deputy Director, Division of the Circular Economy
From: Marissa Cota
Branch Chief, Financial Resources Management Branch I
Request Date: December 1, 2025
Decision Subject: Awards for the Used Oil Payment Program (Used Oil Payment Program Account, Fiscal Year 2025–26)
Action By: December 16, 2025
Summary of Request
Staff requests approval of 184 grant awards in the amount of $6,000,000 for the non-competitive Used Oil Payment Program (Program) for fiscal year (FY) 2025–26.
Funding
The FY 2025–26 Budget Act allocates $6,000,000 to the Used Oil Recycling Account for the Program.
Table 1. Funding
Fund Source Amount
Available
Amount to
Fund Item
Amount
Remaining Line Item
Used Oil Recycling
Account (FY 2025–26)
$6,000,000 $6,000,000 $0 Local Assistance
Grants
Background and Findings
Statutory Authority
Public Resources Code (PRC) sections 48600 et seq. describes the California Oil Recycling Enhancement Act, which authorizes CalRecycle to develop and administer an oil collection and recycling program for local jurisdictions. Senate Bill 546 (Lowenthal, Chapter 353, Statutes of 2009) established the Used Oil Payment Program to replace the Used Oil Block Grant Program beginning with FY 2010–11.
PRC section 48653(a)(3) describes the payment calculation methodology and process for determining the total amount of funding to be made available. If sufficient funds are not available to initially issue full funding, one-half of the amount that remains in the fund after the expenditures are made pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) and subdivision (b) will be made available for the implementation of local used oil collection programs. Payment amounts are determined by multiplying the total annual funding 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 using the most recent population estimates provided by the Department of Finance.
Program Background
The Program provides, among other things, funding to assist local governments in developing and maintaining an on-going used oil and used oil filter collection/recycling program for their communities. CalRecycle developed Guidelines, which further describe eligibility, payment process, and other aspects of program administration.
Criteria and Process
The Notice of Funds Available was placed on the CalRecycle website on May 27, 2025, with an appropriate notice sent to interested parties.
Applications were due June 30, 2025, with a secondary due date of July 28, 2025, for authorizing documentation submission. CalRecycle received 185 applications and staff is recommending 184 applications for funding. One application was withdrawn after CalRecycle staff notified the applicant it did not comply with eligibility requirements. A total of 483 jurisdictions, including individual applicants and participants in regions applications, will receive funding.
Tables 2 and 3 identify the recommended applicants for OPP16 Cycle payments. Payments are calculated per capita using the Department of Finance's population statistics. Each city is eligible to receive a minimum of $5,000 or an amount calculated by CalRecycle, on a per capita basis, whichever is greater. Each county is eligible to receive a minimum of $10,000 or an amount calculated by CalRecycle, on a per capita basis, whichever is greater.
The FY 2025–26 allocated funds will be distributed by the State Controller’s Office to recipients in winter 2025 or spring 2026. Applicants who requested early payment must meet the established criteria to be eligible. All funds shall be available for expenditure until June 30, 2027, and are subject to the annual reporting requirement starting in August 2026.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of 184 grant awards as listed below for $6,000,000.
Table 2. Recommended Awards (Winter 2026)
Applicant Award Amount
City of Bellflower $10,774
City of Napa $10,917
Imperial Valley Resource Management Agency
Participants:
• City of Brawley
• City of Calexico
• City of Calipatria
• City of El Centro
• City of Holtville
$47,668
Applicant Award Amount
• City of Imperial
• City of Westmorland
• Imperial County
Siskiyou County
Participants:
• City of Dorris
• City of Dunsmuir
• City of Fort Jones
• City of Yreka
$30,000
Solano County
Participants:
• City of Dixon
• City of Rio Vista
$20,000
Total Award $119,359
Table 3. Recommended Awards (Spring 2026)
Applicant Award Amount
Alameda County $20,800
Amador County
Participants:
• City of Amador City
• City of Ione
• City of Jackson
• City of Plymouth
• City of Sutter Creek
$35,000
Butte County $10,000
Calaveras County $10,000
City and County of San Francisco $112,524
City of Agoura Hills $5,000
City of Alameda $11,087
City of Anaheim $45,795
City of Antioch $16,075
City of Arcadia $8,061
City of Artesia $5,000
City of Avalon $5,000
City of Azusa $7,120
City of Bakersfield $56,027
City of Baldwin Park $10,007
City of Bell Gardens $5,730
City of Benicia $5,000
City of Berkeley $17,603
Applicant Award Amount
City of Brentwood $9,333
City of Calabasas
Participants:
• City of Hidden Hills
$10,000
City of Camarillo $9,754
City of Carpinteria $5,000
City of Cerritos $6,972
City of Chico $15,687
City of Chino $13,225
City of Chula Vista
Participants:
• City of Coronado
• City of El Cajon
• City of Imperial Beach
• City of La Mesa
• City of Lemon Grove
• City of National City
• City of Santee
$92,979
City of Citrus Heights $12,046
City of Claremont $5,576
City of Covina $7,397
City of Culver City
Participants:
• City of Beverly Hills
• City of West Hollywood
$16,295
City of Davis $9,291
City of Diamond Bar $7,721
City of Downey $15,426
City of Duarte $5,000
City of Dublin $10,515
City of El Monte $14,913
City of Elk Grove $24,801
City of Escondido $20,519
City of Fairfield $16,595
City of Folsom $12,878
City of Fontana $29,600
City of Fremont $31,376
City of Fresno $74,229
City of Galt $5,000
City of Garden Grove $23,302
City of Gardena $8,609
City of Glendale $26,039
City of Glendora $7,419
Applicant Award Amount
City of Hawaiian Gardens $5,000
City of Hayward $22,095
City of Huntington Beach $26,160
City of Huntington Park $7,656
City of Indio $12,872
City of Irwindale $5,000
City of La Mirada $7,020
City of La Verne $5,000
City of Laguna Beach $5,000
City of Lakewood $11,295
City of Lancaster $24,131
City of Livermore $11,995
City of Lompoc $6,385
City of Long Beach $61,750
City of Los Angeles $507,264
City of Lynwood $9,454
City of Manhattan Beach $5,147
City of Martinez $5,512
City of Modesto $29,678
City of Monrovia
Participants:
• City of Bradbury
• City of Sierra Madre
$15,790
City of Montclair $5,606
City of Montebello $8,935
City of Monterey Park $8,478
City of Moorpark $5,239
City of Moreno Valley $28,497
City of Nevada City $5,000
City of Norwalk $14,000
City of Novato $7,477
City of Oakland
Participants:
• City of Albany
• City of Emeryville
• City of Piedmont
$71,981
City of Oakley $6,834
City of Oceanside $23,678
City of Ontario $25,007
City of Oroville $5,000
City of Oxnard $26,900
City of Palmdale $22,721
Applicant Award Amount
City of Paramount $7,567
City of Pasadena $19,225
City of Pico Rivera $8,688
City of Pittsburg $10,737
City of Pleasant Hill $5,087
City of Pleasanton $10,851
City of Pomona $20,865
City of Poway $7,303
City of Rancho Cordova $11,936
City of Rancho Cucamonga $23,896
City of Rancho Palos Verdes $6,028
City of Redding $13,004
City of Redondo Beach $9,643
City of Rialto $14,593
City of Rosemead $7,320
City of Roseville $21,585
City of Sacramento $70,391
City of San Bernardino $30,069
City of San Buenaventura (Ventura) $15,045
City of San Diego $186,760
City of San Dimas $5,167
City of San Leandro $12,248
City of San Marcos $13,478
City of Santa Ana $42,301
City of Santa Barbara $12,068
City of Santa Clarita $31,344
City of Santa Maria $15,471
City of Santa Monica $12,961
City of Simi Valley $17,136
City of South El Monte $5,000
City of South Gate $12,927
City of Suisun City $5,000
City of Thousand Oaks $16,826
City of Torrance $19,573
City of Union City $9,454
City of Upland $11,103
City of Vacaville $14,278
City of Vallejo $16,791
City of Victorville $19,276
City of Vista $14,069
City of Watsonville $7,399
City of West Sacramento $7,967
Applicant Award Amount
City of Whittier $12,253
City of Woodland $8,789
City of Yucaipa $7,892
Coachella Valley Association of Governments
Participants:
• City of Blythe
• City of Cathedral City
• City of Coachella
• City of Desert Hot Springs
• City of Indian Wells
• City of La Quinta
• City of Palm Desert
• City of Palm Springs
• City of Rancho Mirage
$53,837
Contra Costa Clean Water Program
Participants:
• City of Clayton
• City of Lafayette
• City of Orinda
• City of San Ramon
• City of Walnut Creek
• Town of Danville
• Town of Moraga
$47,873
Contra Costa County $24,535
Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority
Participants:
• City of Crescent City
• Del Norte County
$15,000
El Dorado County
Participants:
• City of Placerville
• City of South Lake Tahoe
$32,314
Fresno County
Participants:
• City of Clovis
• City of Coalinga
• City of Firebaugh
• City of Fowler
• City of Huron
• City of Kerman
• City of Kingsburg
• City of Mendota
• City of Orange Cove
• City of Parlier
$105,164
Applicant Award Amount
• City of Reedley
• City of San Joaquin
• City of Sanger
• City of Selma
Glenn County
Participants:
• City of Orland
• City of Willows
$20,000
Humboldt Waste Management Authority
Participants:
• City of Arcata
• City of Blue Lake
• City of Eureka
• City of Ferndale
• City of Rio Dell
• City of Trinidad
• Humboldt County
$40,606
Inyo County
Participants:
• City of Bishop
$15,000
Kern County
Participants:
• City of Arvin
• City of California City
• City of Delano
• City of Maricopa
• City of McFarland
• City of Ridgecrest
• City of Shafter
• City of Taft
• City of Tehachapi
• City of Wasco
$94,439
Lake County
Participants:
• City of Clearlake
• City of Lakeport
$20,000
Lassen Regional Solid Waste Management Authority
Participants:
• City of Susanville
• Lassen County
$15,000
Los Angeles County
Participants:
• City of Alhambra
• City of Bell
• City of Commerce
$231,804
Applicant Award Amount
• City of Cudahy
• City of Hermosa Beach
• City of Industry
• City of La Cañada Flintridge
• City of Lawndale
• City of Lomita
• City of Maywood
• City of Rolling Hills Estates
• City of San Fernando
• City of San Gabriel
• City of Santa Fe Springs
• City of South Pasadena
• City of Temple City
• City of Vernon
• City of Walnut
Madera County $11,523
Marin County Hazardous and Solid Waste Management
Participants:
• City of Belvedere
• City of Larkspur
• City of Mill Valley
• City of San Rafael
• City of Sausalito
• Marin County
• Town of Corte Madera
• Town of Fairfax
• Town of Ross
• Town of San Anselmo
• Town of Tiburon
$63,629
Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority
Participants:
• City of Atwater
• City of Dos Palos
• City of Gustine
• City of Livingston
• City of Los Banos
• City of Merced
• Merced County
$53,643
Modoc County
Participants:
• City of Alturas
$15,000
Mono County $10,000
Monterey County
Participants:
$92,049
Applicant Award Amount
• City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
• City of Del Rey Oaks
• City of Gonzales
• City of Greenfield
• City of King City
• City of Marina
• City of Monterey
• City of Pacific Grove
• City of Salinas
• City of Sand City
• City of Seaside
• City of Soledad
Napa County
Participants:
• City of American Canyon
• City of Calistoga
• City of St. Helena
• Town of Yountville
$30,000
Nevada County $10,111
Orange County
Participants:
• City of Aliso Viejo
• City of Brea
• City of Buena Park
• City of Costa Mesa
• City of Cypress
• City of Dana Point
• City of Fountain Valley
• City of Fullerton
• City of Irvine
• City of La Habra
• City of La Palma
• City of Laguna Hills
• City of Laguna Niguel
• City of Lake Forest
• City of Los Alamitos
• City of Mission Viejo
• City of Newport Beach
• City of Orange
• City of Placentia
• City of Rancho Santa Margarita
• City of San Clemente
• City of San Juan Capistrano
• City of Stanton
$303,890
Applicant Award Amount
• City of Tustin
• City of Villa Park
• City of Westminster
• City of Yorba Linda
Regional Waste Management Authority
Participants:
• City of Live Oak
• City of Marysville
• City of Wheatland
• City of Yuba City
• Sutter County
• Yuba County
$45,274
Riverside County $56,499
Rural Counties ESJPA
Participants:
• Alpine County
• City of Colusa
• City of Williams
• Colusa County
• Mariposa County
$40,000
Sacramento County $80,918
San Benito County
Participants:
• City of Hollister
• City of San Juan Bautista
$21,394
San Bernardino County
Participants:
• City of Adelanto
• City of Big Bear Lake
• City of Colton
• City of Grand Terrace
• City of Hesperia
• City of Highland
• City of Loma Linda
• City of Needles
• City of Redlands
• City of Twentynine Palms
• Town of Yucca Valley
$116,479
San Diego County $68,554
San Joaquin County
Participants:
• City of Escalon
• City of Lathrop
• City of Lodi
$119,148
Applicant Award Amount
• City of Manteca
• City of Mountain House
• City of Ripon
• City of Stockton
• City of Tracy
San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management
Participants:
• City of Arroyo Grande
• City of Atascadero
• City of El Paso De Robles (Paso Robles)
• City of Grover Beach
• City of Morro Bay
• City of Pismo Beach
• City of San Luis Obispo
• San Luis Obispo County
$54,351
San Mateo County
Participants:
• City of Belmont
• City of Brisbane
• City of Burlingame
• City of Daly City
• City of East Palo Alto
• City of Foster City
• City of Half Moon Bay
• City of Menlo Park
• City of Millbrae
• City of Pacifica
• City of Redwood City
• City of San Bruno
• City of San Carlos
• City of San Mateo
• City of South San Francisco
• Town of Atherton
• Town of Colma
• Town of Hillsborough
• Town of Portola Valley
• Town of Woodside
$141,242
Santa Barbara County
Participants:
• City of Buellton
• City of Goleta
• City of Solvang
$34,773
Santa Clara County
Participants:
$272,443
Applicant Award Amount
• City of Campbell
• City of Cupertino
• City of Gilroy
• City of Los Altos
• City of Milpitas
• City of Monte Sereno
• City of Morgan Hill
• City of Mountain View
• City of Palo Alto
• City of San Jose
• City of Santa Clara
• City of Saratoga
• City of Sunnyvale
• Town of Los Altos Hills
• Town of Los Gatos
Santa Cruz County
Participants:
• City of Capitola
• City of Santa Cruz
• City of Scotts Valley
$37,190
Shasta County
Participants:
• City of Anderson
• City of Shasta Lake
$20,000
Sierra County
Participants:
• City of Loyalton
$15,000
Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
Participants:
• City of Cloverdale
• City of Cotati
• City of Healdsburg
• City of Petaluma
• City of Rohnert Park
• City of Santa Rosa
• City of Sebastopol
• City of Sonoma
• Sonoma County
• Town of Windsor
$87,720
Stanislaus County
Participants:
• City of Ceres
• City of Hughson
• City of Newman
$63,145
Applicant Award Amount
• City of Oakdale
• City of Patterson
• City of Riverbank
• City of Turlock
• City of Waterford
Tehama County Solid Waste Management Agency
Participants:
• City of Corning
• City of Red Bluff
• City of Tehama
• Tehama County
$25,000
Town of Apple Valley $10,590
Town of Mammoth Lakes $5,000
Town of Paradise $5,000
Town of Truckee $5,000
Trinity County $10,000
Tulare County
Participants:
• City of Dinuba
• City of Exeter
• City of Farmersville
• City of Lindsay
• City of Porterville
• City of Tulare
• City of Visalia
• City of Woodlake
$83,701
Tuolumne County
Participants:
• City of Sonora
$15,000
West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority Participants:
• City of El Cerrito
• City of Hercules
• City of Pinole
• City of Richmond
• City of San Pablo
$35,654
Western Placer Waste Management Authority
Participants:
• City of Auburn
• City of Colfax
• City of Lincoln
• City of Rocklin
• Placer County
• Town of Loomis
$49,426
Applicant Award Amount
Western Riverside Council of Governments
Participants:
• City of Banning
• City of Beaumont
• City of Calimesa
• City of Canyon Lake
• City of Corona
• City of Eastvale
• City of Hemet
• City of Jurupa Valley
• City of Lake Elsinore
• City of Menifee
• City of Murrieta
• City of Norco
• City of Perris
• City of Riverside
• City of San Jacinto
• City of Temecula
• City of Wildomar
$212,476
Yolo County $10,000
Total Award $5,880,641
Deputy Director Action
On the basis of the information and analysis in this Request for Approval and the findings set out herein, I hereby conditionally approve the payment awards for the Local Government Used Oil Payment Program as listed in Tables 2 and 3. Each proposed recipient’s award is subject to two conditions:
1. The recommended payment recipient must pay all outstanding debts due to CalRecycle, or bring current any outstanding payments owed to CalRecycle, within 60 days of the date of the award email.
2. Comply with the OPP Cycle 16 Guidelines.
___________________________ ____________________________ Michelle Martin Dated
Deputy Director
Michelle
Martin
Digitally signed by
Michelle Martin
Date: 2025.12.10
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