| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to recycling; amending s. 403.7145, |
| 3 | F.S.; requiring each organization, association, |
| 4 | business, and institution operating in the state and |
| 5 | receiving state funds, and each public airport in the |
| 6 | state, to collect aluminum beverage cans and recyclable |
| 7 | plastic and glass from its place of business, or from |
| 8 | the entities doing business at the airport, and to offer |
| 9 | such materials for recycling; providing an effective |
| 10 | date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Section 403.7145, Florida Statutes, is |
| 15 | amended to read: |
| 16 | 403.7145 Recycling.-- |
| 17 | (1) The Capitol and the House and Senate office |
| 18 | buildings constitute the Capitol recycling area. The Florida |
| 19 | House of Representatives, the Florida Senate, and the Office |
| 20 | of the Governor, the Secretary of State, and each Cabinet |
| 21 | officer who heads a department that occupies office space in |
| 22 | the Capitol, shall institute a recycling program for their |
| 23 | respective offices in the House and Senate office buildings |
| 24 | and the Capitol. Provisions shall be made to collect and sell |
| 25 | wastepaper and empty aluminum beverage cans generated by |
| 26 | employee activities in these offices. The collection and sale |
| 27 | of such materials shall be coordinated with Department of |
| 28 | Management Services recycling activities to maximize the |
| 29 | efficiency and economy of this program. The Governor, the |
| 30 | Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the |
| 31 | Senate, the Secretary of State, and the Cabinet officers may |
| 32 | authorize the use of proceeds from recyclable material sales |
| 33 | for employee benefits and other purposes, in order to provide |
| 34 | incentives to their respective employees for participation in |
| 35 | the recycling program. Such proceeds may also be used to |
| 36 | offset any costs of the recycling program. |
| 37 | (2) Each state agency, the judicial branch of state |
| 38 | government, and the State University System shall collect and |
| 39 | sell, to the greatest extent practicable, aluminum, glass, and |
| 40 | plastic beverage containers, and other recyclable materials |
| 41 | and products used during the operation of facilities and |
| 42 | offices and may use the proceeds of the sale of such materials |
| 43 | and products for employee benefits and other purposes and |
| 44 | thereby provide incentives for employees to participate in the |
| 45 | recycling program. Such proceeds may also be used to offset |
| 46 | any recycling program costs. |
| 47 | (3) Each organization, association, business, or |
| 48 | institution operating in the state and receiving state funds |
| 49 | shall, to the greatest extent practicable, collect aluminum |
| 50 | beverage cans and recyclable plastic and glass at all |
| 51 | locations where the organization, association, business, or |
| 52 | institution operates or does business, and shall offer such |
| 53 | materials for recycling. Each organization, association, |
| 54 | business, or institution may retain and use any proceeds |
| 55 | received from the sale of these materials for recycling to |
| 56 | offset the cost associated with collecting and recycling such |
| 57 | materials. |
| 58 | (4) Each public airport operating in this state shall, |
| 59 | to the greatest extent practicable, collect aluminum beverage |
| 60 | cans and recyclable plastic and glass from the airlines and |
| 61 | other entities doing business at the airport and offer such |
| 62 | materials for recycling. Each airport may retain and use any |
| 63 | proceeds received from the sale of these materials for |
| 64 | recycling to offset the costs associated with collecting and |
| 65 | recycling such materials. |
| 66 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |