FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.1216
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
2721H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter701,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtopaintrecycling.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter701,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection701.151,toreadasfollows:
701.151.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Administrativefee",afeesetbythedepartmenttoreimbursethe
3departmentforadministeringthissectionandpaidbyeachproducerorrepresentative
4organizationsubmittingaplanunderthissection;
5 (2)"Architecturalpaint",interiorandexteriorarchitecturalcoatingssoldin
6containersoffivegallonsorless."Architecturalpaint"shallnotbeconstruedtoinclude
7industrial,originalequipment,orspecialtycoatings;
8 (3)"Collectionsite",anylocation,event,orotherdepartment-approved
9collectionserviceatwhicharchitecturalpaintisacceptedintoapost-consumerpaint
10collectionprogramunderapost-consumerpaintcollectionprogramplan;
11 (4)"Conditionallyexemptsmallquantitygenerator",themeaningascribedto
12"verysmallgenerator"under40CFR262.14;
13 (5)"Department",thedepartmentofnaturalresources;
14 (6)"Director",thedirectorofthedepartmentofnaturalresources,orthe
15director'sdesignee;
16 (7)"Environmentallysoundmanagementpractices",proceduresforthe
17collection,storage,transportation,reuse,recycling,energyrecovery,anddisposalof
18architecturalpaintthatshall:
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19 (a)Beimplementedbyproducersorarepresentativeorganizationorby
20contractedpartnersoftheproducersorarepresentativeorganizationtoensure
21compliancewithallapplicablefederal,state,andlocallawsandanyregulationsand
22ordinancesfortheprotectionofhumanhealthandtheenvironment;
23 (b)Addressadequaterecordkeeping,tracking,anddocumentingofthefinal
24dispositionofmaterials;and
25 (c)Addressappropriateenvironmentalliabilitycoveragefortherepresentative
26organization;
27 (8)"Householdwaste",thesamedefinitionasin10CSR80.2-010;
28 (9)"Paint"or"paintproduct",architecturalpaintandadditionalproductsas
29definedinanapprovedprogramplan."Paint"or"paintproduct"shallnotinclude
30industrialororiginalequipmentcoatings;
31 (10)"Paintassessmentfee",costaddedpercontainerofpaintbyproducers.
32Suchcostshallcoverthecosttooperateandsustaintheprogramauthorizedunderthis
33sectionandshallbeverifiedbyanindependentfinancialauditor;
34 (11)"Post-consumerpaint",architecturalpaintnotusedandnolongerwanted
35byapurchaser;
36 (12)"Producer",amanufacturerofarchitecturalpaintthatsells,offersforsale,
37ordistributesthearchitecturalpaintinthisstateundertheproducer'sownnameor
38brand."Producer"doesnotincludearetailerwhosells,offersforsale,ordistributes
39withinorintothestatearchitecturalpaintmanufacturedortrademarkedbyaperson
40otherthantheretailer;
41 (13)"Program",thepost-consumerpaintcollectionprogramestablishedunder
42thissection;
43 (14)"Recycling",theseparationandreuseorremanufactureofmaterialsthat
44mightotherwisebedisposedofassolidwaste;
45 (15)"Representativeorganization",anonprofitorganizationestablishedby
46producerstoimplementtheprogram;
47 (16)"Retailer",apersonwhooffersarchitecturalpaintorotheralliedproducts
48forsaleatretailinthisstate.
49 2.Producersofarchitecturalpaintsoldatretailinthisstatemayestablishor
50joinarepresentativeorganization.Thedutiesunderthissectionshallbemetbythe
51representativeorganizationonbehalfofallitsmemberproducers.Anyproducerwhois
52notamemberofarepresentativeorganizationshallmeetthedutiesunderthissection
53separately.
54 3.(1)Arepresentativeorganizationoraproducerofarchitecturalpaintsoldat
55retailinthisstatethatisnotamemberofsuchrepresentativeorganizationshalldevelop
HCSHB1216 2 56andsubmittothedirectorforthedirector'sapprovalaplanfortheestablishmentofa
57post-consumerpaintcollectionprogram.Additionalpaintproductsmaybeproposedin
58asubsequentprogramplaninconsultationwiththedepartment.Theprogramshallbe
59structuredto:
60 (a)Reducethegenerationofpost-consumerpaint;
61 (b)Promotethereuseandrecyclingofpost-consumerpaint;
62 (c)Managethepost-consumerpaintwastestreamusingenvironmentallysound
63managementpractices;and
64 (d)Limitthedepartment'sroletooversightactivitiesthatincludeapprovingthe
65programplanandreviewingtheannualreport.
66 (2)Theplansubmittedunderthissectionshall:
67 (a)Providealistofparticipatingproducersandbrandscoveredbytheprogram;
68 (b)Provideinformationonthearchitecturalpaintproductscoveredunderthe
69program,suchasinteriororexteriorwater-andoil-basedcoatings,primers,sealers,or
70woodcoatings;
71 (c)Describehowtheprogramwillprovideforconvenientandcost-effective
72statewidecollectionofpost-consumerpaintinthisstate.Theproducersor
73representativeorganizationmaycoordinatetheprogramwithexistinghousehold
74hazardouswastecollectioninfrastructureasismutuallyagreeable.Apaintretailer
75shallbeauthorizedbytheproducersorrepresentativeorganizationasapaintcollection
76siteonlyifthepaintretailervoluntarilyagreestoactassuchandcomplieswithall
77applicablelawsandregulationsandtheretaillocationisconsistentwiththe
78maintenanceofacost-effectivenetworkofpaintcollectionlocations;
79 (d)Establishagoalforthenumberandgeographicdistributionofsitesfor
80collectionofpost-consumerpaintbasedonthefollowingcriteria:
81 a.AtleastninetypercentofMissouriresidentsshallhaveacollectionsitewithin
82afifteen-mileradiusandonesiteshallbeestablishedforeveryfiftythousandresidents
83ofthestateunlessotherwiseapprovedbythedirector;or
84 b.Iftheprogramisunabletomeettherequirementsofthissubsection,a
85collectioneventorotherdepartment-approvedcollectionserviceshallbescheduledona
86periodicbasistoservesuchresidents;
87 (e)Describehowpost-consumerpaintwillbemanagedinthemost
88environmentallyandeconomicallysoundmannerusingthefollowingstrategiesinthe
89followingorder:reuse,recycling,energyrecovery,anddisposal;
90 (f)Describeeducationandoutreacheffortstoinformconsumersaboutthe
91program.Sucheffortsshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto:
92 a.Informationaboutcollectionopportunitiesforpost-consumerpaint;
HCSHB1216 3 93 b.Informationaboutthechargefortheoperationoftheprogramthatshallbe
94includedinthepurchasepriceofallarchitecturalpaintsoldinthisstate;and
95 c.Effortstopromotethesourcereduction,reuse,andrecyclingofarchitectural
96paint;
97 (g)Establishaper-containercosttobeaddedtoarchitecturalpaintsoldinthis
98stateasaresultoftheprogram.Thisper-containercost,knownasthepaintassessment
99fee,shallbereviewedbyanindependentfinancialauditortoensurethatanyaddedcost
100topaintsoldinthisstateasaresultoftheprogramdoesnotexceedthecoststooperate
101andsustaintheprograminaccordancewithsoundmanagementpractices;and
102 (h)Describehowtheprogramwillcompensateserviceprovidersforactivities
103conductedundertheprogramthatmayinclude:
104 a.Thecollectionofpost-consumerarchitecturalpaintandarchitecturalpaint
105containersthroughpermanentcollectionsites,collectionevents,orcurbsideservices;
106 b.Thereuseorprocessingofpost-consumerarchitecturalpaintatapermanent
107collectionsite;and
108 c.Thetransportation,recycling,andproperdisposalofpost-consumer
109architecturalpaint.
110 (3)Theindependentfinancialauditorrequiredunderparagraph(g)of
111subdivision(2)ofthissubsectionshallbeselectedbytherepresentativeorganization
112afterconsultationwiththedepartment.Theindependentfinancialauditorshallverify
113thatthecostaddedtoeachunitofpaintwillcoverthecostsoftheprogram.The
114departmentshallreviewtheworkproductoftheindependentfinancialauditor.The
115costofanyworkperformedbysuchindependentfinancialauditorshallbefundedby
116thepaintassessmentfeesauthorizedbytheprogram.
117 (4)Eachmanufacturerundertheplanshallincludeinthepriceofany
118architecturalpaintsoldtoretailersordistributorsinthestatetheper-containeramount
119ofthefeesetforthintheplanorfeeadjustment.Ifarepresentativeorganization
120implementstheplanforamanufacturer,themanufacturershallberesponsiblefor
121filing,reporting,andremittinganyfeeassessedunderthissectionforeachcontainerof
122architecturalpainttotherepresentativeorganization.Aretailerordistributorshallnot
123deducttheamountofthefeefromthepurchasepriceofanyarchitecturalpaintthe
124retailerordistributorsells.
125 (5)Nolaterthansixtydaysafterthesubmissionofaplanunderthissection,the
126directorshallmakeawrittendeterminationofwhethertoapprovetheplanas
127submittedordisapprovetheplan.Ifthedirectorfindstheplandoesnotmeetthe
128requirementsofthissection,thedirectorshallprovideawrittenexplanationofthe
129nonconformingitems.Withinsixtydaysfollowingreceiptofthedirector'swritten
HCSHB1216 4 130explanationofitemsthatdonotmeettherequirementsofthissection,therepresentative
131organizationortheproducerofarchitecturalpaintshallsubmitarevisedplantothe
132directorforapproval.
133 (6)Thedepartmentshallenforcetheproducer'sortherepresentative
134organization'scompliancewiththeplanandmay,byregulationorbyusingexisting
135regulationspromulgatedundersections260.230,260.240,and260.249,establish
136enforcementproceduresandpenalties.
137 (7)Nolaterthantheimplementationdateoftheprogram,information
138regardingtheapprovedplan,thenamesofparticipatingproducers,andthebrandsof
139architecturalpaintcoveredbytheprogramshallbepostedonthedepartment'swebsite
140andonthewebsiteoftherepresentativeorganization.
141 (8)Theplanrequiredunderthissubsectionshallbesubmittedtothedepartment
142notlaterthantwelvemonthsaftertheeffectivedateofthissection.Thedepartment
143may,forgoodcauseshown,grantanextensionofthedeadlineforsubmission.
144 (9)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtorequirethedepartmentto
145developtheplanorestablishtheprogramauthorizedunderthissection.Such
146requirementshallbethesoleresponsibilityoftheproducersorrepresentative
147organization.
148 (10)Nothinginthissectionshallrequirearetailertotrack,file,report,submit,
149orremitafeeassessedunderthissection,salesdata,oranyotherinformationonbehalf
150ofamanufacturer,distributor,orrepresentativeorganization.Nothinginthissection
151shallprohibitamanufacturerandaretailerfromenteringintoremitteragreements.
152 4.(1)Thedepartmentshallestablishanadministrativefeetobepaidbyeach
153producerorrepresentativeorganizationsubmittingaplanunderthissection.The
154departmentshallsetthefeeatanamountthat,whenpaidbyeveryproduceror
155representativeorganizationthatsubmitsaplan,isadequatetoreimbursethe
156department'sfullcostsofadministeringthissection.Thetotalamountofannualfees
157collectedunderthissubdivisionshallnotexceedtheamountnecessarytoreimburse
158costsincurredbythedepartmenttoadministerthissection.Thedepartmentmay
159considerrelevantfactorswhenestablishingthefeeincluding,butnotlimitedto,the
160portionofarchitecturalpaintsoldinthestatebytheproducerorthemembersofthe
161representativeorganizationcomparedtothetotalamountofarchitecturalpaintsoldin
162thestatebyallproducersorrepresentativeorganizationssubmittingaplan.
163 (2)Eachproducerorrepresentativeorganizationimplementingaplanunder
164thissectionshallpaytheadministrativefeerequiredinsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection
165onorbeforeJuly1,2026,andannuallythereafter.Eachyearaftertheinitialpayment,
166theannualadministrativefeeshallnotexceedfivepercentoftheaggregateprogramfee
HCSHB1216 5 167addedtothecostofallarchitecturalpaintsoldbyproducersinthestateforthe
168precedingcalendaryear.Thedepartmentmayextendthetimeforpaymentupongood
169causeshown.
170 5.Uponimplementationoftheprogram,eachproducershallincludeintheprice
171ofanyarchitecturalpaintsoldtoretailersanddistributorsinthisstatetheper-container
172amount,knownasthepaintassessmentfee,intheapprovedplan.Noretaileror
173distributorshalldeductsuchamountfromthepurchaseprice.
174 6.Retailersmayincorporatethefeeaspartofthepriceamountdisplayedto
175consumersofarchitecturalproducts.Retailersshallnotberequiredtoincorporatethe
176feeaspartofthepriceamountdisplayedtoconsumersforarchitecturalproducts,
177providedthattheretailersmakeinformationaboutthefeeavailabletoconsumersof
178architecturalpaintproductspriortopurchase.
179 7.(1)Aftertheprogramisimplemented,noproducerorretailershallsellor
180offerforsalearchitecturalpainttoanypersoninthisstateunlesstheproducerofa
181paintbrandorarepresentativeorganizationisimplementingorparticipatinginthe
182programasrequiredbythissection.
183 (2)Aretailershallbedeemedtobeincompliancewiththissectionif,onthedate
184thearchitecturalpaintwasofferedforsale,theproducerislistedonthedepartment's
185websiteasimplementingorparticipatingintheprogramorifthepaintbrandislisted
186onthedepartment'swebsiteasbeingincludedintheprogram.
187 (3)Apaintcollectionsiteauthorizedunderthissectionshallnotchargeany
188additionalamountforthedisposalofpaintwhenthepaintisofferedfordisposal.
189 (4)Aproducerortherepresentativeorganizationthatorganizesthecollection,
190transport,andprocessingofpost-consumerpaintinaccordancewiththeprogramshall
191notbeliableforanyclaimofaviolationofantitrust,restraintoftrade,unfairtrade
192practice,orotheranticompetitiveactivityarisingfromconductundertakenin
193accordancewiththeprogramunderthissection.
194 (5)BeforeMarchthirty-firstofeachyear,theproducersorrepresentative
195organizationshallsubmitanannualreportforthepreviousyeartothedirectorthat
196detailstheprogram.Thefirstreportshallbesubmittedafterthefirstfullyearof
197implementation.Thedirectormay,forgoodcauseshown,extendthedeadlineforfiling
198thereport.Thereportorinformationrelatingtothereportshallbepostedonthe
199department'swebsiteandonthewebsiteoftherepresentativeorganization.Thereport
200shallcontainatleastthefollowing:
201 (a)Adescriptionofthemethodsusedtocollect,transport,andprocesspost-
202consumerpaintinthisstate;
HCSHB1216 6 203 (b)Thevolumeandtypeofpost-consumerpaintcollectedbymethodof
204disposition,containinginformationaboutreuse,recycling,othermethodsofprocessing,
205andanyotherrelatedandappropriateinformation;
206 (c)Samplesofeducationalmaterialsprovidedtoconsumersofarchitectural
207paint;
208 (d)Thetotalcostoftheprogram;and
209 (e)Anindependentfinancialauditcompletedbyanindividualfinancialauditor
210chosenbytheproducersortherepresentativeorganization.
211 (6)Financial,production,orsalesdatareportedtothedepartmentbya
212producerorbytherepresentativeorganizationshallnotbesubjecttodisclosure,butthe
213directormayreleaseasummaryformofsuchdatathatdoesnotdisclosefinancial,
214production,orsalesdataoftheproducer,retailer,orrepresentativeorganization.
215 (7)Theproducersortherepresentativeorganizationshallimplementthe
216programrequiredunderthissectiononJanuary1,2027,orsixmonthsafterthe
217approvaloftheplanunderthissection,whicheveroccurslater.
218 8.(1)Generatorsofhouseholdwastesandconditionallyexemptsmallquantity
219generatorsmaytransportorsendarchitecturalpaintstoapaintcollectionsitetothe
220extentpermittedbyaprogramapprovedbythedirector.
221 (2)Paintcollectionsitesmaycollectandtemporarilystorearchitecturalpaints
222generatedbyentitiesspecifiedinsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectioninaccordancewith
223therequirementsoftheprograminlieuofanyotherwiseapplicablerequirementsof
224statelawsorregulations.
225 (3)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtorestrictthecollectionof
226architecturalpaintbyaprogramwheresuchcollectionisauthorizedbyanyotherstate
227lawsorregulations.
228 (4)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoaffectanyrequirements
229applicabletofacilitiesthattreat,dispose,orrecyclearchitecturalpaintunderanyother
230statelawsorregulations.
231 9.Thedirectormaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulationsforthe
232administrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedin
233section536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshall
234becomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter
235536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable
236andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536to
237review,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequently
HCSHB1216 7 238heldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor
239adoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
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