Amendment ID: S2052-3

Amendment 3

Removal of Assessment

Mr. Keenan, Ms. O'Connor Ives and Mr. Ross move to amend the bill in section 1, in lines 23-26, by striking out the words ““Paint stewardship assessment”, the amount added to the purchase price of architectural paint sold in the commonwealth which is necessary to cover the paint stewardship program’s cost of collecting, transporting and processing the postconsumer paint throughout the commonwealth.”

And further amended, in said section 1, in lines 57-58, by striking out the words “Other than the paint stewardship assessment pursuant to subsection (c),”

And further amended, in said section 1, in lines 74-79, by striking out the words “(viii) propose an audited paint stewardship assessment as required by subsection (c); and (ix) include a funding mechanism that requires each producer who participates in a representative organization to remit to the representative organization payment of the paint stewardship assessment for each container of architectural paint sold in the commonwealth.”

And further amended, in said section 1, in lines 81-84, by striking clauses (i) through (iii) inclusive of paragraph (3) of subsection (b), and insert in place thereof the following:- “(i) if there is revision of the producer’s or representative organization’s goals; or (ii) if requested in writing by the department”

And further amended, in said section 1, in line 91, by inserting after the word “producers,” the word “and”, and in line 91-92, by striking out the words “and the amount of the paint stewardship assessment”

And further amended, in said section 1, in lines 94-116, by striking out subsection (c)

And further amended, in said section 1, in line 117, by striking out the figure “(d)”, and inserting in place thereof the following:- “(c)”

And further amended, in said section 1, in line 122, by striking out the words “and the paint stewardship assessment”

And further amended, in said section 1, in lines 124-126, by striking out the words “and information that notifies consumers that a charge for the operation of the program is included in the purchase price of all architectural paint sold in the commonwealth”

And further amended, in said section 1, in lines 143-144, by striking out the words “, as determined by an independent financial audit funded by the paint stewardship assessment”