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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to the preemption of recyclable and 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | polystyrene materials; amending s. 403.7033, F.S.; 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | removing the prohibition of local regulation of 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | auxiliary containers, wrappings, and disposable 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | plastic bags; repealing s. 500.90, F.S., relating to 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | the preemption of the use or sale of polystyrene 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | products to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Services; providing an effective date. 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 1. Section 403.7033, Florida Statutes, is amended 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | to read: 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 403.7033 Departmental analysis of particular recyclable 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | materials.—The Legislature finds that prudent regulation of 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | recyclable materials is c rucial to the ongoing welfare of 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Florida's ecology and economy. As such, the Department of 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Environmental Protection shall review and update its 2010 report 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | on retail bags analyzing the need for new or different 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | regulation of auxiliary containers, wrappings , or disposable 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | plastic bags used by consumers to carry products from retail 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | establishments. The updated report must include input from state 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | and local government agencies, stakeholders, private businesses, 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | and citizens and must evaluate the efficacy and n ecessity of 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | both statewide and local regulation of these materials. To 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | ensure consistent and effective implementation, the department 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | shall submit the updated report with conclusions and 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | recommendations to the Legislature no later than December 31, 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2021. Until such time that the Legislature adopts the 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | recommendations of the department, a local government, local 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | governmental agency, or state governmental agency may not enact 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | any rule, regulation, or ordinance regarding use, disposition, 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | sale, prohibition, re striction, or tax of such auxiliary 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | containers, wrappings, or disposable plastic bags. 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | Section 2. Section 500.90, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 37 |
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