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

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