OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-895
AN ACT CONCERNING DEPOSIT INITIATOR ACCOUNTS, THE
LABELING OF CERTAIN BEVERAGE CONTAINERS AND THE
REVIEW OF MUNICIPAL PROGRAMS FUNDED BY NIP
PAYMENTS.
As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 7602)
Senate Calendar No.: 50
Primary Analyst: CW 5/19/23
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, which makes a number of changes to the state's "bottle bill"
law, does not result in any fiscal impact.
Section 1 requires the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to
include, in its annual report, a review of the environmental programs
and measures municipalities implemented with revenue generated
from the five-cent nip surcharge, which is not anticipated to result in a
fiscal impact to the CEQ. CEQ currently has existing resources that can
be used for the data gathering and analysis necessary to carry out the
review, either by filling its current staff vacancy (one of the council’s two
funded positions) or using those funds to hire an external consultant.
Senate "A" removes the provision requiring distributors to retain all
unclaimed bottle deposits from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023,
which eliminates the General Fund revenue loss of $11.7 million in FY
24 identified in the fiscal note on the underlying bill.
Senate "A" also establishes redemption limits, requires distributors 2023SB-00895-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
and dealers to undertake consumer education efforts, and makes other
technical changes that do not result in any fiscal impact to the state or
municipalities.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.