California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1337


Introduced by Assembly Member Allen

February 22, 2013


An act to amend Section 42251 of the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1337, as introduced, Allen. Solid waste: plastic bag: recycling.

Existing law requires a store, as defined, to establish an at-store recycling program to provide an opportunity for a customer of the store to return to the store clean plastic carryout bags. Existing law authorizes a retail establishment that is not a store, as defined, and that provides plastic carryout bags, to adopt an at-store recycling program.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the above provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 42251 of the Public Resources Code is
2amended to read:

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42251.  

(a) The operator of a store shall establish an at-store
4recycling program pursuant to this chapter that provides an
5opportunity for a customer of the store to return to the store clean
6plastic carryout bags.

7(b) A retail establishment thatbegin delete does not meet the definition ofend delete
8begin insert is notend insert a store, as specified in Section 42250, and that provides
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2adopt an at-store recycling program, as specified in this chapter.



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