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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1000 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2017 LCO No. 4860 | |
| 3 | - | *_____ | |
| 3 | + | *04860_______ENV* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (ENV) | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
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| 10 | 10 | Raised Bill No. 1000 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | January Session, 2017 | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 4860 | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | - | *_____ | |
| 16 | + | *04860_______ENV* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
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| 22 | 22 | (ENV) | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING COMMERCIAL USES FOR RECYCLED GLASS. | |
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| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 28 | 28 | Section 1. (Effective from passage) Not later than February 1, 2018, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment that identifies viable commercial uses for glass that is recycled in this state and that recommends any necessary changes to the methods and procedures for collection of such glass in this state to establish best practices for such collection that will support and facilitate such commercial uses. In developing such report, the commissioner shall evaluate potential uses for such recycled glass, including, but not limited to, construction materials, landscape and playscape cover, fiber optic cables, fiberglass, pipe bedding, finishes and filtration systems. Additionally, the commissioner shall determine the viability of establishing a minimum recycled content requirement for glass containers sold in this state and make any recommendation for legislation concerning such a requirement. | |
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| 33 | 33 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 34 | 34 | Section 1 from passage New section | |
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| 36 | 36 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 38 | 38 | Section 1 | |
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| 40 | 40 | from passage | |
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| 42 | 42 | New section | |
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| 44 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 46 | + | To evaluate commercial uses for glass that is recycled in this state and develop recommendations for collection methods that best support such uses. | |
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| 46 | - | ENV Joint Favorable | |
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| 48 | - | ENV | |
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| 50 | - | Joint Favorable | |
| 48 | + | [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.] |