Florida Senate - 2022                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1156
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  01/31/2022           .                                
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       The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (Stewart)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 403.7032,
    6  Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         403.7032 Recycling.—
    8         (6) By July 1, 2023, the Department of Environmental
    9  Protection shall develop a comprehensive waste reduction and
   10  recycling plan for this state based on recommendations from the
   11  department’s Florida and the 2020 75% Recycling Goal Final
   12  Report. The department shall convene a technical assistance
   13  group within the department to help develop the plan.
   14         (a) The comprehensive plan, at a minimum, must:
   15         1. Identify recycling goals based on sustainable materials
   16  management and waste diversion.
   17         2. Include a 3-year plan to implement the following
   18  strategies:
   19         a. Recycling education and outreach. The department shall
   20  propose statewide solutions to provide local recycling
   21  information and education throughout this state.
   22         b. Local government recycling assistance. The department
   23  shall evaluate the benefits and challenges of the former state
   24  Recycling and Education Grant Program and provide
   25  recommendations for reinstating the program or considering other
   26  means of providing assistance to local governments.
   27         c. Recycling materials market development. The department
   28  shall consider and recommend plans to develop and promote
   29  markets for recycling materials.
   30         (b) Upon completion of the plan, the department shall
   31  provide a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker
   32  of the House of Representatives. The report must include an
   33  update on the status of the plan and any recommendations for
   34  statutory changes necessary to achieve the recycling goals or
   35  strategies identified in the plan.
   36         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
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   39  And the title is amended as follows:
   40         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   41  and insert:
   42                        A bill to be entitled                      
   43         An act relating to a comprehensive waste reduction and
   44         recycling plan; amending s. 403.7032, F.S.; requiring
   45         the Department of Environmental Protection to develop
   46         a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan for
   47         this state by a specified date, based on certain
   48         department recommendations; requiring the department
   49         to convene a technical assistance group for a
   50         specified purpose; providing minimum requirements for
   51         the plan; requiring the department to submit a report
   52         to the Legislature upon completion of the
   53         comprehensive plan; providing requirements for the
   54         report; providing an effective date.