CS/HB 301

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to recycling; amending s. 403.7145, F.S.;
3	requiring each organization, association, business, and
4	institution operating in the state and receiving state
5	funds, and each public airport in the state, to collect
6	aluminum beverage cans and recyclable plastic and glass
7	from its place of business, or from the entities doing
8	business at the airport, and to offer such materials for
9	recycling; providing an effective date.
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11	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13	Section 1.  Section 403.7145, Florida Statutes, is amended
14	to read:
15	403.7145  Recycling.--
16	(1)  The Capitol and the House and Senate office buildings
17	constitute the Capitol recycling area. The Florida House of
18	Representatives, the Florida Senate, and the Office of the
19	Governor, the Secretary of State, and each Cabinet officer who
20	heads a department that occupies office space in the Capitol,
21	shall institute a recycling program for their respective offices
22	in the House and Senate office buildings and the Capitol.
23	Provisions shall be made to collect and sell wastepaper and
24	empty aluminum beverage cans generated by employee activities in
25	these offices. The collection and sale of such materials shall
26	be coordinated with Department of Management Services recycling
27	activities to maximize the efficiency and economy of this
28	program. The Governor, the Speaker of the House of
29	Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Secretary of
30	State, and the Cabinet officers may authorize the use of
31	proceeds from recyclable material sales for employee benefits
32	and other purposes, in order to provide incentives to their
33	respective employees for participation in the recycling program.
34	Such proceeds may also be used to offset any costs of the
35	recycling program.
36	(2)  Each state agency, the judicial branch of state
37	government, and the State University System shall collect and
38	sell, to the greatest extent practicable, aluminum, glass, and
39	plastic beverage containers, and other recyclable materials and
40	products used during the operation of facilities and offices and
41	may use the proceeds of the sale of such materials and products
42	for employee benefits and other purposes and thereby provide
43	incentives for employees to participate in the recycling
44	program. Such proceeds may also be used to offset any recycling
45	program costs.
46	(3)  Each organization, association, business, or
47	institution operating in the state and receiving state funds
48	shall, to the greatest extent practicable, collect aluminum
49	beverage cans and recyclable plastic and glass at all locations
50	where the organization, association, business, or institution
51	operates or does business, and shall offer such materials for
52	recycling. Each organization, association, business, or
53	institution may retain and use any proceeds received from the
54	sale of these materials for recycling to offset the cost
55	associated with collecting and recycling such materials.
56	(4)  Each public airport operating in this state shall, to
57	the greatest extent practicable, collect aluminum beverage cans
58	and recyclable plastic and glass from the airlines and other
59	entities doing business at the airport and offer such materials
60	for recycling. Each airport may retain and use any proceeds
61	received from the sale of these materials for recycling to
62	offset the costs associated with collecting and recycling such
63	materials. Airport administration offices, airport vendors, and
64	airlines are encouraged to coordinate the collection of
65	recyclable waste to the greatest extent practicable. The
66	provisions of this subsection are not intended to interfere with
67	any already established recycling activity.
68	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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