12-R351
2012 -- S 3073
Enacted 06/12/12
S E N A T E R E
S O L U T I O N
CREATING A
SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY MODELS FOR
PAPER AND PACKAGING
Introduced By: Senators Paiva Weed, Ruggerio, and Goodwin
Date Introduced: June 12, 2012
RESOLVED,
That a special legislative commission be and the same
is hereby created
consisting of nine (9) members: four (4) of whom shall be representatives
from the Senate, not
more than three (3) of whom shall be from the same
political party, to be appointed by the Senate
President; one of whom
shall be the Director of the recycling program from the
Resource Recovery
Corporation, or designee; two (2) of whom shall be representatives of
environmental interests to be appointed by the Senate President;
and two (2) of whom shall be
representatives of businesses, including an expert on producer
responsibility programs for paper
and packaging, to be appointed by the Senate President.
In
lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory
commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission
created by a General Assembly
resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the
general public to serve in lieu
of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or
the minority leader of the political party which
is entitled to the appointment consents to the member of
the general public.
The
purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of the
opportunity to preserve long-term landfill capacity for
to expand the diversion of paper and packaging through a
producer responsibility program.
The
commission’s recommendations shall include, at a minimum: a set of criteria to
be
used to evaluate paper and packaging materials proposed
for product stewardship solutions;
methods to identify and monitor progress toward stewardship
performance goals for collection
and recycling of materials; options to facilitate the
creation of industry-managed stewardship
management organizations; methods to fund increased diversion of
paper and packaging; and
structures for agency oversight of a collection and recycling
program.
Forthwith
upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at
the call of Senate President who shall select a
chairperson from among the Senators.
Vacancies
in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.
The
membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.
All
departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and
information,
documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as
is deemed necessary or
desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this
resolution.
The
Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to
provide
suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the commission shall report its findings and
recommendations to the
Senate President no later
than March 5, 2013, and said commission shall expire on June 4, 2013.
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