OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-5353
AN ACT CONCERNING THE GAS CYLINDER STEWARDSHIP
PROGRAM.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 5843
File Copy No.: 329
House Calendar No.: 224
Primary Analyst: JS 5/6/24
Contributing Analyst(s): (NF)
Reviewer: MP
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The amendment strikes the underlying bill and the associated fiscal
impact. The amendment is not anticipated to result in a fiscal impact to
the state or municipalities, as described by section below.
Section 1 makes an adjustment to the timeframe for implementing
gas cylinder stewardship programs. While the deadline for
implementing the programs remains October 1, 2025, the amendment
newly requires each producer to be part of an approved program by
October 1, 2024. This is not anticipated to alter the Department of
Energy and Environmental Protection's resources needed to oversee the
gas cylinder stewardship programs.
Section 2 allows the court to impose a civil penalty of up to $25,000
for each violation of the gas cylinder stewardship program
requirements. This is not expected to result in a fiscal impact as it is
anticipated that producers will comply with the requirements, based on
experience from existing paint and mattress stewardship programs. 2024HB-05353-R00LCO05843-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
Section 3 allows a gas cylinder stewardship organization to pursue
legal action against a noncompliant producer, which results in no fiscal
impact to the state or municipalities. The court system disposed of over
263,000 cases in FY 23 and the number of cases associated with the
amendment is not anticipated to be great enough to need additional
resources.
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.