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CONSENT
Bill No: SB 518
Author: Simitian (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE : 5-0, 3/21/11
AYES: Simitian, Strickland, Hancock, Kehoe, Lowenthal
NO VOTE RECORDED: Blakeslee, Pavley
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT : Recycling: beverage containers
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill deletes the provisions in the
California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter
Reduction Act that require the Department of Resources
Recycling and Recovery (DRRR) to establish reporting
periods for redemption rates and that require the
department to determine redemption rates for specified
types of beverage containers. Deletes the definition of
"redemption rate".
ANALYSIS : Existing law, under the California Beverage
Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (the Act):
1. Requires DRRR to establish reporting periods of six
months each for redemption rates and recycling rates
for specified types of beverage containers. (Public
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Resources Code Section 14551).
2. Requires DRRR 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
other conforming changes.
Background
The requirement for calculating both recycling and
redemption rates for aluminum, glass, plastic, and other
container materials has been in statute for years.
Recycling rates measure containers subject to the Act, and
redemption rates have calculations that include containers
that are not subject to the Act. The redemption rate was
used in the early years of the program as a trigger for
higher fees, but the trigger was removed in 1999 in SB 332
(Sher), Chapter 815, Statues of 1999. The remaining
recycling rate calculation is adequate to determine the
numbers and types of containers returned for recycling.
Purpose of this bill
According to the author's office, this bill removes
obsolete calculation and reporting requirements.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
DLW:kc 4/8/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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