BILL ANALYSIS Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary Senator Kevin Murray, Chairman 1344 (Chesbro) Hearing Date: 5/8/06 Amended: 4/24/06 Consultant: John Decker Policy Vote: EQ 6-0 _________________________________________________________________ ____ BILL SUMMARY: SB 1344 would expand options for meeting the state's recycling content for rigid plastic packaging containers (RPPC). _________________________________________________________________ ____ Fiscal Impact (in thousands) Major Provisions 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Fund Regulatory & enforcement staff $100 $35 $35Special* *Integrated Waste management Account _________________________________________________________________ ____ STAFF COMMENTS: Current law requires that rigid plastic containers sold in the state be manufactured with recycled content. The amount of recycled material which must be included depends on the type of plastic. A manufacturer may meet the requirements by one of two other alternatives: (a) consuming a comparable volume of recyclable material in its other manufactured RPPC products, or (b) arranging for the consumption of comparable volume out of state. This bill clarifies these alternatives by: (a) providing that the comparable volume of material does not need to be in the manufacturer's RPPC products, and (b) providing that the comparable volume may be exported out-of-state, but not out of the US. According to the Integrated Waste Management Board, the bill could be implemented with two staff in 2006-07, at a cost of over $100,000. These costs would be for developing and promulgating regulations. In subsequent years, the board anticipates the need for minor, on-going enforcement effort. The Integrated Waste Management Account would finance these costs.