An Act providing for the return of beverage containers and for the powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Protection; imposing a returnable beverage container assessment on distributors; providing for duties of returnable beverage distributors; establishing the Returnable Beverage Container Fund; and providing for a returnable deposit value on returnable beverage containers, for redemption of empty returnable beverage containers, for redemption centers, for payment of claims from the fund and for annual report to General Assembly.
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Introduction
Feb 2021
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Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2021
Last action Feb 22, 2021
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PN 0542 Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Melissa Shusterman
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Sims
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Christina Sappey
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Kristine Howard
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Hanbidge
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Rozzi
DDemocratic
Co
Maureen Madden
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Schlossberg
DDemocratic
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