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AB-2381 The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act: processing payments and handling fees.(2019-2020)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.
 (a) This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Recycling Stabilization Act of 2020.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this measure to stabilize the situation of beverage container recycling centers leaving the state at the current rate and to provide the Legislature with the time needed to reform and adjust the beverage container recycling laws to be more vibrant to companies and individuals alike.

SEC. 2.

 Section 14575.2 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:

14575.2.
 (a) Notwithstanding Section 14575, processing payments shall be set at the rate in effect on July 1, 2020.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 14575, the department shall suspend usage of surveys and calculations of recycling costs for purposes of calculating processing payments.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.

SEC. 3.

 Section 14585.2 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:

14585.2.
 (a) Notwithstanding Section 14585, handling fees shall be set at the rate in effect on July 1, 2020.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 14585, the department shall suspend usage of surveys and calculations of recycling costs for purposes of calculating handling fees.
(c) The department shall expend from the fund the amount necessary to pay supplemental handling fees to recycling centers on a per-container basis as follows:
(1) Two mills ($0.002) per container for low-volume recycling centers.
(2) One and one-half mills ($0.0015) per container for high-volume recycling centers.
(d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “High-volume recycling center” means a recycling center that is not a low-volume recycling center.
(2) “Low-volume recycling center” means a recycling center that is one of the 400 recycling centers in the state with the lowest volumes of redeemed beverage containers.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.