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AZ HB2833

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/10/2022

Primary Sponsor

Myron Tsosie

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Requires retailers selling groceries, food, or beverages for offsite consumption to collect a fee from customers for each single-use disposable cup, straw, bag, food container, and recyclable food container sold.

  • Directs the director to establish the fee amount by rule, with fees collected and transmitted by retailers in the same manner as transaction privilege taxes.

  • Allocates 50% of collected fees to the city, town, or county where collected, with a portion used to refund customers who return recyclable food containers for recycling.

  • Allocates 40% of fees from single-use disposable cups, straws, and food containers to fund household waste recycling programs operating at a financial loss and for pollution remediation, including uranium production remediation.

  • Transfers the remaining portion of all collected fees to the state general fund.

Legislative Description

Single-use plastics; recyclables; fee

Fees

Last Action

House read second time

2/14/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules2/10/2022
Natural Resources, Energy & Water2/10/2022

Full Bill Text

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