Bill Text: CT SB00312 | 2016 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring The Department Of Energy And Environmental Protection To Study Bottle Bill Beverage Container Refund Values And Redemption Fees.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-19 - Referred by Senate to Committee on Environment [SB00312 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2016-SB00312-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 312
February Session, 2016		LCO No. 2124
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Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
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AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO STUDY BOTTLE BILL BEVERAGE CONTAINER REFUND VALUES AND REDEMPTION FEES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Revenue Services, shall conduct a study on the possible elimination of the beverage container refund value specified in section 22a-244 of the general statutes and the substitution of such refund value with a nonrefundable four-cent recycling fee, to be used to promote recycling and anti-littering programs in the state. Not later than December 31, 2016, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and finance and revenue. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, any recommended legislation to facilitate the implementation of the recommendations developed pursuant to such study.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

GL

Joint Favorable