HB 2718 Summary

• Establishes a database maintained by the Department of Accounting and General Services to track state expenditures for cleaning up and disposing of polystyrene products in each county.

• Requires counties that have not enacted an ordinance significantly restricting polystyrene use to reimburse the state general fund for polystyrene cleanup and disposal costs beginning January 1, 2020.

• State departments and agencies may submit applications to collect reimbursement from applicable counties based on documented expenditures for polystyrene cleanup.

• Exempts counties that have already enacted ordinances significantly restricting polystyrene products from reimbursement requirements.

• Department of Accounting and General Services must submit annual reports to the legislature detailing collected data and reimbursements prior to each regular legislative session.