Amendment ID: S2410-9-R1

Redraft Amendment 9

Compostable Plastic Bags

Ms. Creem moves to amend the bill in section 1, by inserting after the word "reduction", in line 84, the following words:- “, composting programs”; and

in said section 1, by striking out, in line 129, the word “and”; and

in said section 1, by inserting after the word “compostable”, in line 130, the following words:- “; and (iii) promulgate standards regulating bags authorized under subsection (b) of section 2”; and

by inserting after section 3 the following section:-

“SECTION 3A. Notwithstanding section 5 of chapter 21P, a city or town with a by-law or ordinance regulating bags authorized under subsection (b) of section 2 of chapter 21P of the General Laws may enforce the by-law or ordinance; provided, however, the by-law or ordinance shall have been approved not later than January 1, 2020.”.