SB1240sam003 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Terry Link

Filed: 5/1/2019

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1240

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1240 by replacing everything from line 22 on page 5 through line 5 on page 7 with the following:

"Section 20. Use of tax proceeds by counties and municipal joint action agencies. A county or municipal joint action agency shall use the revenue received from the checkout bag tax in the following manner:

(1) At least 50% of the funds shall be used to collect items that include auxiliary containers, checkout bags, oil-based paints, latex paints, paint thinners, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, gasoline, pool chemicals, packaging, plastic film, prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, cleaning products, mercury, household batteries, used motor oil, oil filters, drain cleaners, lawn chemicals, solvents, antifreeze, carpet, mattresses, sharps, needles, fluorescent lamps, aerosol products, adhesives, glues, acids, caustics, flammable liquid, and any other product collected at a residential household hazardous waste event funded by the Agency. A county or municipal joint action agency may contract with a governmental entity whose primary function is environmental protection and operates permanent and temporary household waste facilities or a private vendor whose primary function is to collect and process permanent and temporary household hazardous waste to collect materials in this Section that are considered hazardous.

(2) At least 5% of the remaining 50% of the funds shall be used for education programs to reduce contamination and increase participation in recycling and composting programs. The remainder of the funds available under this paragraph (2) shall be used for:

(A) programs to increase the collection and recycling or composting of auxiliary containers;

(B) programs or grants to encourage infrastructure development for and market development or recycling and composting;

(C) the implementation of solid waste management plans developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act; or

(D) the purposes enumerated in paragraph (1) of this Section.".