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NY S08242

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/7/2022

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Hinchey

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases the handling fee paid by deposit initiators to dealers and redemption center operators from 3.5 cents to 5 cents per beverage container accepted.

  • Reduces the quarterly payment requirement for deposit initiators to the commissioner of taxation and finance from 80 percent to 47 percent of the outstanding refund value account balance.

  • Allows deposit initiators to retain 53 percent of the quarterly refund value account balance (increased from 20 percent) for their own use.

  • Applies the reduced 47 percent payment requirement to final reports filed when deposit initiators cease operations in New York.

  • Takes effect April 1, 2022.

Legislative Description

Increases the handling fee paid by a deposit initiator to a dealer or operator of a redemption center from three and one half cents to five cents per container; decreases the amount of quarterly payments a deposit initiator must pay the commissioner of taxation and finance from eighty to forty-seven percent of the balance of initiator's refund value account.

Last Action

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

2/7/2022

Committee Referrals

Environmental Conservation2/7/2022

Full Bill Text

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