BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 744 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 15, 2013 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES Wesley Chesbro, Chair AB 744 (Gordon) - As Amended: April 1, 2013 SUBJECT : Recycling: beverage containers SUMMARY : Repeals an obsolete calculation and reporting requirement in the California Beverage Container and Litter Reduction Act (Bottle Bill). EXISTING LAW : 1)Requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to establish reporting periods of six months each for redemption rates and recycling rates for specified types of beverage containers. 2)Requires CalRecycle to determine the redemption rates and recycling rates for those beverage containers for each reporting period and to issue a report on those determinations. THIS BILL : 1)Deletes the provisions that require the establishment of reporting periods and calculations for redemption rates for beverage containers. 2)Deletes the definition of "redemption rate" and makes conforming changes. FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown COMMENTS : This bill removes obsolete calculation and reporting requirements. The requirement for calculating both recycling and redemption rates for aluminum, glass, plastic, and other container materials has been in statute since 1986. Recycling rates measure containers subject to the Bottle Bill, and redemption rates include containers that are not subject to the Bottle Bill. The redemption rate was used in the early years of the program as a trigger for higher fees, but the trigger was AB 744 Page 2 removed in 1999. The current recycling rate calculation is adequate to determine the numbers and types of containers returned for recycling. REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION : Support Californians Against Waste Opposition None on file Analysis Prepared by : Elizabeth MacMillan / NAT. RES. / (916) 319-2092