Recycling And Composting Enterprise Grant Program

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Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary: The bill creates the Colorado recycling and composting infrastructure enterprise (enterprise) within the department of public health and environment (department) to develop and modernize the recycling and composting infrastructure in the state. The enterprise is authorized to issue revenue bonds. The bill creates the Colorado recycling and composting infrastructure enterprise grant program (grant program) within the department to provide grants to eligible entities to: Create new or expand existing recycling, recovery, and composting operations; Create markets for recycled materials, including the use of food service packaging as feedstock in the production of new products; and Facilitate recycling, composting, litter cleanup, and education efforts concerning recycling and composting practices. The bill creates the Colorado recycling and composting infrastructure enterprise board (enterprise board) to administer the grant program and submit an annual report concerning the grant program. The bill creates the Colorado recycling and composting infrastructure enterprise grant program cash fund (cash fund) and requires the enterprise board to award grants from the cash fund. The bill allows the executive board to promulgate rules to implement the grant program and requires the solid and hazardous waste commission (commission) to promulgate rules establishing a process for calculating the rates at which common types of food service packaging are being recycled or composted in the state, based on recently available data. On or before January 1, 2025, the commission must use the process to calculate such rates. Thereafter, the commission must recalculate each rate at least every 2 years. The enterprise board must evaluate the rates and advise the commission regarding their accuracy. The bill requires the enterprise to determine and impose a fee on food service packaging that is initially sold or offered for sale in the state, as follows: On and after January 1, 2022, and until January 1, 2030, the enterprise shall impose a fee in an amount to be determined by the enterprise but which may not exceed three-tenths of a cent on each unit of the food service packaging; On and after January 1, 2030, and until January 1, 2035, if the food service packaging is a type of food service packaging for which the commission has calculated a recycling or composting rate that is less than 50%, the enterprise shall impose a fee in an amount to be determined by the enterprise but which may not exceed six-tenths of a cent on each unit of the food service packaging; and On and after January 1, 2035, if the food service packaging is a type of food service packaging for which the commission has calculated a recycling or composting rate that is less than 75%, the enterprise shall impose a fee in an amount to be determined by the enterprise but which may not exceed one cent on each unit of the food service packaging. The enterprise shall collect the fee from the distributor that initially sells the food service packaging into the state. All money collected as fees must be deposited into the cash fund. The bill requires the commission to conduct an assessment of the state's recycling and composting infrastructure on or before January 1, 2022, including examining the types of food service packaging being collected, processed, recycled, or composted in the state. The bill creates the stakeholder advisory committee on recycling (advisory committee) in the department of public health and environment (department) and requires the advisory committee to: Conduct a literature review of various policy concepts relating to post-consumer recycled content requirements for packaging; Review rates and time frames in which post-consumer recycled content may be feasibly required for all packaging applications and materials; and Submit a report on or before July 1, 2022, to subject matter committees of the general assembly, which report must include recommendations in subject matter areas in which the advisory committee achieved consensus and note dissenting opinions in subject matters in which the advisory committee failed to achieved consensus. For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, the bill appropriates $139,775 to the department for use by the division of environmental health and sustainability to implement the bill. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) bill-detail#toggle' id='read-more-less-btn'> Read more Prime Sponsors Senator Kevin Priola Senator Rachel Zenzinger Representative Shannon Bird Representative Brianna Titone Committees Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Finance Appropriations House Energy & Environment Appropriations Share: If you require reasonable accessibility accommodation to access this content, please email accessibility@coleg.gov . Status Lost Introduced Lost Related Documents & Information Bill Text Fiscal Committees Votes Amendments Bill History Sponsors Bill Text Fiscal Committees Votes Amendments Bill History Sponsors All Versions (3) Date Version Documents 05/19/2021 Reengrossed PDF 05/18/2021 Engrossed PDF 03/10/2021 Introduced PDF Preamended Versions (3) Date Version Documents 05/14/2021 PDF 04/23/2021 PDF 03/23/2021 PDF Fiscal Notes (4) Date Version Documents 07/22/2021 FN4 PDF 05/05/2021 FN3 PDF 03/29/2021 FN2 PDF 03/19/2021 FN1 PDF Budget Staff Analysis (2) Date Version Documents 06/07/2021 SA2 PDF 05/13/2021 SA1 PDF 06/15/2021 | House Appropriations Activity Vote Documents 06/07/2021 | House Appropriations Activity Vote Documents Hearing Summary 06/04/2021 | House Appropriations Activity Vote Documents Hearing Summary 05/27/2021 | House Energy & Environment (1) Activity Vote Documents Refer Senate Bill 21-180 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. Vote summary Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF 05/14/2021 | Senate Appropriations (2) Activity Vote Documents Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary Refer Senate Bill 21-180, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. Vote summary Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF 04/21/2021 | Senate Finance (6) Activity Vote Documents Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment L) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment M) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment N) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment O) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment P) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary Refer Senate Bill 21-180, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Vote summary Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF 03/22/2021 | Senate Business, Labor, & Technology (2) Activity Vote Documents Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary Refer Senate Bill 21-180, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. Vote summary Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF Senate Votes (1) Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document 05/19/2021 Third Reading BILL 25 AYE 10 NO 0 OTHER Vote record Amendments (8) Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents 05/18/2021 L.017 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF 05/14/2021 J.001 SEN Appropriations Passed [*] PDF 04/21/2021 L.010 SEN Finance Passed [*] PDF 04/21/2021 L.009 SEN Finance Passed [*] PDF 04/21/2021 L.008 SEN Finance Passed [*] PDF 04/21/2021 L.007 SEN Finance Passed [*] PDF 04/21/2021 L.003 SEN Finance Passed [*] PDF 03/22/2021 L.001 SEN Business, Labor, & Technology Passed [*] PDF * Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate. ** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information. Bill history (9) Date Location Action 06/15/2021 House House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed 05/27/2021 House House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/19/2021 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment 05/19/2021 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 05/18/2021 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor 05/14/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/21/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations 03/22/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Finance 03/10/2021 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology Sponsors Prime Sponsor Sen. K. Priola | Sen. R. Zenzinger Rep. S. Bird | Rep. B. Titone Sponsor Rep. M. Soper Co-Sponsor Sen. S. Jaquez Lewis | Sen. P. 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