General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5618
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 4557
*04557HB05618ENV*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 5618
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 4557
*04557HB05618ENV*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
AN ACT CONCERNING AN INCREASE IN THE HANDLING FEE FOR BOTTLE REDEMPTION CENTERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 22a-245 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
(d) In addition to the refund value of a beverage container, a distributor shall pay to any dealer or operator of a redemption center a handling fee of at least [one] two and one-half cents for each container of beer or other malt beverage and [two] three cents for each beverage container of mineral waters, soda water and similar carbonated soft drinks or noncarbonated beverage returned for redemption. A distributor shall not be required to pay to a manufacturer the refund value of a nonrefillable beverage container.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2017 22a-245(d)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2017
22a-245(d)
Statement of Purpose:
To promote recycling and the continued employment of workers in the bottle redemption industry.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.; REP. GRESKO, 121st Dist. REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.; REP. GRESKO, 121st Dist.
REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist.
H.B. 5618