HASBSCR13 MCCLOUDT 2982
SENATE SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS
SCR 13 2022 Regular Session Lambert
KEYWORD AND SUMMARY AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. Request the Department of Environmental
Quality to study strategies for recycling plastic containers.
SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE SENATE BILL
1. Removes references to "containers", so the resolution addresses plastic
generally.
2. Removes reference to plastic containers attracting vermin and disease-
causing bacteria.
3. Removes reference to bottle deposit programs.
4. Adds new language regarding the department exploring innovative strategies
that have proven successful in other jurisdictions.
5. Modifies a provision to indicate that a flourishing plastic recycling effort,
rather than a stream of plastics, would further make the construction and
operation of advanced recycling facilities economically feasible.
6. Adds that advanced recycling, in addition to recycling facilities, would create
jobs and economic opportunity.
7. Adds stakeholders to those entities the department should consult when
studying strategies to increase plastic recycling.
DIGEST OF THE SENATE BILL AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
SCR 13 Original 2022 Regular Session Lambert
Requests the Dept. of Environmental Quality to study strategies to increase the recycling of
plastic and to report recommendations to the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality
and the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment by March 10, 2023.
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Tyler S. McCloud
Division 4 Director