Budget Amendment ID: FY2013-S4-165.2

Further ENV 165.2

Bottle Bill Study

Messrs. Pacheco, Tarr, Knapik and Michael O. Moore moved that the amendment be amended by striking out the text of amendment 165 and inserting in place thereof the following text:-

by inserting after section 155, the following new section: -

SECTION 155A.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a commission to develop recommendations for promoting recycling and reducing the generation of solid waste.  The examination shall include, but shall not be limited to, determining the fiscal and environmental costs and benefits of an expansion of the so-called “bottle bill” referenced in section 321 of chapter 94.  The commission shall include the following members: the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, who shall serve as chair; the commissioner of the department of environmental protection; 2 members chosen by the senate president; 1 member chosen by the senate minority leader; 2 members chosen by the speaker of the house; 1 member chosen by the house minority leader; 1 who is a member of the Massachusetts Beverage Association; 1 who is a member of the Sierra Club; 1 who is a member of the Massachusetts Audobon Society; and 1 who is a member of the MASSPIRG.

The commission shall file the results of its study, together with drafts of legislation, if any, necessary to carry out its recommendations, by filing the same with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate who shall forward a copy of the study to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on telecommunication, utilities and energy and the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture not later than January 1, 2013.