An Act Regarding Responsibility for Activities Intended to Increase the Use of Refillable and Reusable Beverage Containers
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2134
Committee Amendment CA_A_H745 (House)
Amends: 38 MRSA §3107, 38 MRSA §3108-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ]r\ " to H,P. 1358, L.D. 2134, "An Act Regarding
Responsibility for Activities Intended to Increase the Use of Refillable and Reusable
Beverage Containers"
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
'See. 1. 38 MRSA §3107, sub-§3-B, ^F-l is enacted to read:
F-l. After consultation with the department and interested persons. the cooperative
shall contract with a Srd-nartv entity to complete a study by July 1 5.2026 to determine
the feasibility of achieving eoals of 5% refillable and reusable beverage containers sold
in the State by 2030. by 2040 and by 2050 and 10% refillable and reusable beveraee
containerssold in the State by 2030. by 2040 and by 2050 and to determine the
infrastructure andjnvestaientsthatvrould be necessary to suooort those goals and shall
provide the results of the study, along with any j-elated recommendations, to the
department. After reviewing: the results of the study and any recommendations of the
cooperative, the department shall include the results of the study. alone with any
additional comments or recommendations from the department, in the report required
by section 3115. subsection 3 that is due by February 15. 2027.'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following:
'See. 3. 38 MRSA §3108-A, sub-§2, ^B, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 482, §28 and
affected by §43, is amended by enacting a new subparagraph (4-A) to read:
(4-A) Funding of activities and infrastructure designed to increase the use of
refillable and reusable bevera^e^ontainers^ beverage packaging in the
State. The cooperative may expend funds under this suboaraeranh to suDport
activities and infrastructure designed to increase the use of other types of reusable
packaeine in the State. The cooperative shall make available a minimum of
$500,000 per calendar year for these activities, which may include. but are not
limited to;
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ^" to H.P. 1358, L.D. 2134
fa) Activities and infrastructure relating to the development and
implementation of models for refillable beverage container washme
techniques, including, but not limited to. mobile washine stations. in-house
washing stations and the establishment of_a fixed washing facility m the State;
fb) Development of or other activities relating to container, adhesive and label
options for refillable beverage containers; and
(cl Outreach to manufacturers, retailers. restaurants and consumers reeardine
the benefits of refillable beverage containers and the methods available for
ensuring such containers may be safely reused; and'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment amends the bill to clarify that the commingling cooperative must
make available a minimum of $500,000 per year to fund activities and infrastructure
relating to increasing the use ofrefillable and reusable beverage containers and reusable
beverage packagmg in the State. It also requires the commingling cooperative to consult
with the Department of Environmental Protection and interested persons and contract with
a 3rd-party entity to complete the study required in the bill regarding the feasibility of
achieving certain goals for the sale of reusable and refillable beverage containers,
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 01/31/24 ^'a''-
LD 2134 LR 2839(02)
An Act Regarding Responsibility for Activities Intended to Increase the Use of Refillable and Reusable
Beverage Containers
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^" ( ^j-
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds
Revenue
Other Special Revenue Funds
$0
$0
$0 ($500,000) ($500,000)
$0 ($500,000) ($500,000)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill reduces the amount of unclaimed deposit revenue the commingling cooperative is required to provide to the
Department of Environmental Protection. (DEP) for deposit into the department's Cost and Carbon Efficient
Technology Fund (CCET Fund) from $1,000,000 to $500,000 starting in fiscal year 2025-26. At that time the
allocations to the DEP will be reduced by $500,000 to reflect the lower amount available for bottle technology grants
to increase the use. ofrefillable and reusable beverage containers in the State.
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