SACRAMENTO - The state supreme court has accepted a petition for review of Sinclair Paint Co. v. Board of Equalization, S054115. The case concerns whether a charge imposed under the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act, on manufacturers who are not otherwise regulated, is a fee or a tax. If it is judged to be a tax, as paint manufacturers have long insisted, only a super-majority vote in the legislature would make it valid..ENDSECTION Copyright (c) 1998 Cal--OSHA. All rights reserved.
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