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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 839 - Environment - Recycling - Bottle Deposits, Returns, and Refunds
FOR the purpose of supporting this legislation that would require bottle deposits, returns, and refunds on certain beverage containers; requiring a certain person to pay a refund under certain circumstances; requiring counties in the State to open at least one redemption center and requiring the redemption centers to be certified by the Department of the Environment; urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the House Environmental Matters Committee and the Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City Delegations to the Maryland General Assembly to support passage of the legislation and petitioning the Governor to sign the measure into law.
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This legislation has a number of very important parts that create an important piece of environmental legislation. First, this legislation creates a State Recycling Trust Fund. This fund will include recycling fees for newsprint, telephone directories, computer manufacturer registration fees, unclaimed deposits, and fines collected for violation of the bill. This Trust Fund will be used to provide grants to counties so that they may develop and implement local recycling plans, create public awareness campaigns, and pay redemption centers the refund valu...
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