Amendment ID: S2830-23

Amendment 23

Study on Effective Means of Recycling Bottles

Messrs. Tarr and Fattman move that the proposed new draft be amended by inserting the following section:--

"SECTION X.

a) The Department of Environmental Protection in consultation with the Department of Revenue shall conduct a study on the most effective means of recycling bottles and beverage containers as defined by massachusetts general law chapter 94 Section 321 . This study shall review the best practices in other states and include any legislative recommendations on the issue as well as a plan to be implemented on recycling bottles and beverage containers in the commonwealth.

b) These recommendations shall be made in such a way as to be implemented by the General Court within 3 years of the completion of the Study. In conducting the study the departments shall conduct no less than 3 hearings in geographically diverse locations. This study shall be completed within no more than 12 months from the passage of this act. The results of the study shall be submitted to the Clerks of the House and Senate within 9 months of the completion of the Study.