City of Baltimore - File #: 16-0282R

• File #: 16-0282R
• Version: 0
• Name: Request for State Action - Support the Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2016
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 1/11/2016
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 1/11/2016
• Title: Request for State Action - Support the Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2016 FOR the purpose of calling for passage and enactment of House Bill 31 and Senate Bill 57, the Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2016, to ban most carry-out plastic bag distribution by retailers and institute fees for disposable carry-out paper bags in order to reduce plastic trash in our neighborhoods, create a more sustainable future for our waterways and Bay, and lower overhead costs for our retailers.
• Sponsors: Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke, President Young, Robert Curran, Brandon M. Scott, Eric T. Costello, Sharon Green Middleton, Carl Stokes, James B. Kraft, William "Pete" Welch, Nick Mosby, Helen L. Holton, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Clean-up, Community, Greening Act of 2016, Request for State Action

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/11/2016	0	City Council	Adopted
1/11/2016	0	City Council	Introduced

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Henry

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Request for State Action - Support the Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2016
FOR the purpose of calling for passage and enactment of House Bill 31 and Senate Bill 57, the Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2016, to ban most carry-out plastic bag distribution by retailers and institute fees for disposable carry-out paper bags in order to reduce plastic trash in our neighborhoods, create a more sustainable future for our waterways and Bay, and lower overhead costs for our retailers.
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Plastic bags account for a significant portion of trash and litter pollution in our neighborhoods and waterways, including streams and rivers that flow to the Chesapeake Bay. This litter blights our communities, degrades the economic and recreational value of the Bay, and costs taxpayers millions each year on trash remediation, Bay restoration, and litter pickup. House Bill 31 and Senate Bill 57, the Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2016, would change all this by instituting a statewide ban on the distribution of most carry-out plastic bags by retailers and establishing a charge for disposable carry-out paper bags provided in stores.

Passing the Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2016 would be a win for communities, a win for our waterways, a win for retailers, and a win for local governments. A State analysis of similar legislation introduced in the last General Assembly session d...