Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00099 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 785 1 of 3
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 99
6	6	February Session, 2020
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10	10	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING TH E USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF
20	20	POLYSTYRENE PRODUCTS .
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than July 1, 2021, 1
25	25	each school district, regional school district, regional vocational 2
26	26	technical school and constituent unit of higher education shall develop 3
27	27	a plan for discontinuing the use in such district, school or constituent 4
28	28	unit, as applicable, of trays made from expanded polystyrene. Such plan 5
29	29	shall require the district, school or constituent unit, as applicable, to 6
30	30	discontinue such use not later than July 1, 2022, and to prepare for the 7
31	31	termination or amendment of any contract for the purchase of such trays 8
32	32	not later than July 1, 2021. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 9
33	33	require the development of such plan in any school district, regional 10
34	34	school district, regional vocational technical school or constituent unit 11
35	35	of higher education that discontinues the use of such trays in such 12
36	36	school district, school or constituent unit prior to July 1, 2021. For 13
37	37	purposes of this section, "expanded polystyrene" means blown 14
38	38	polystyrene and expanded and extruded foams that are thermoplastic 15
39	39	petrochemical materials utilizing a styrene monomer and processed by 16
40	40	Raised Bill No. 99
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44	44	LCO No. 785 2 of 3
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46	46	any number of techniques including, but not limited to, fusion of 17
47	47	polymer spheres, injection molding, foam molding and extrusion-blown 18
48	48	molding. 19
49	49	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) For purposes of this section: 20
50	50	(1) "Consumer" means any business invitee of a restaurant or caterer; 21
51	51	(2) "Expanded polystyrene" means blown polystyrene and expanded 22
52	52	and extruded foams that are thermoplastic petrochemical materials 23
53	53	utilizing a styrene monomer and processed by any number of 24
54	54	techniques including, but not limited to, fusion of polymer spheres, 25
55	55	injection molding, foam molding and extrusion-blown molding; 26
56	56	(3) "Single-use container" means any container made of expanded 27
57	57	polystyrene intended for the containment of food or beverage provided 28
58	58	by a restaurant or caterer to a consumer and customarily disposed of by 29
59	59	the consumer after such use; 30
60	60	(4) "Restaurant" has the same meaning as provided in subsection (b) 31
61	61	of section 19a-342 of the general statutes; and 32
62	62	(5) "Caterer" has the same meaning as "catering food service 33
63	63	establishment", as provided in section 19a-36g of the general statutes. 34
64	64	(b) (1) No owner or operator of a restaurant or catering business shall 35
65	65	provide or distribute a single-use container to a consumer. 36
66	66	(2) Any owner or operator who violates the provisions of this section 37
67	67	shall be fined two hundred fifty dollars for the first violation, five 38
68	68	hundred dollars for a second violation and one thousand dollars for a 39
69	69	third or any subsequent violation. 40
70	70	(c) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit the 41
71	71	provision or distribution of a single-use container that is: (1) Filled and 42
72	72	sealed prior to receipt by a restaurant or caterer and that is subsequently 43
73	73	sold to a consumer, or (2) utilized by a butcher or store to contain raw 44
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80	80	meat, including, but not limited to, beef, poultry, seafood or pork that is 45
81	81	sold to a consumer. 46
82	82	(d) Any local health department or health district or agent of the 47
83	83	Departments of Public Health, Consumer Protection and Energy and 48
84	84	Environmental Protection may enforce the provisions of this section. In 49
85	85	the event of enforcement by a local health department or health district, 50
86	86	one-half of any fine imposed pursuant to this section shall be remitted 51
87	87	to the municipality where such violation occurred. 52
88	88	(e) Not later than February 1, 2023, the Commissioners of Public 53
89	89	Health, Consumer Protection and Energy and Environmental Protection 54
90	90	shall jointly submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 55
91	91	11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the 56
92	92	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the 57
93	93	environment, public health and consumer protection on the 58
94	94	enforcement of the provisions of this section and the need to establish a 59
95	95	hardship waiver from the provisions of this section for any restaurant 60
96	96	or caterer with a demonstrated financial hardship directly caused by the 61
97	97	provisions of this section. 62
98	98	(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the 63
99	99	manufacture of single-use containers in this state or the sale of such 64
100	100	single-use containers by a person other than a restaurant or caterer. 65
101	101	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
102	102	sections:
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104	104	Section 1 from passage New section
105	105	Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 New section
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107	107	Statement of Purpose:
108	108	To decrease the use of certain polystyrene products in the state.
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110	110	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
111	111	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
112	112	underlined.]