FINAL BILL REPORT

                 SHB 1304

                          C 11 L 91

                     Synopsis As Enacted

Brief Description:  Requiring recycling at parks, marinas, and airports.

By House Committee on Environmental Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Valle, Horn, Rust, D. Sommers, Paris, Forner, Brekke, May and Wineberry).

House Committee on Environmental Affairs

Senate Committee on Environment & Natural Resources

Background:  By rule, the Department of Ecology requires litter receptacles in a variety of places frequented by the public, including parks, campgrounds, and marinas.

Current law requires local governments to provide recycling services to the public but does not require individual facilities to provide recycling receptacles.

Summary:  The State Parks and Recreation Commission must provide waste reduction and recycling information in all state parks by July 1, 1992.  The commission must also provide recycling receptacles in at least 15 parks by July 1, 1993.  Beginning July 1, 1995, and each biennium thereafter, the commission must provide recycling receptacles in five additional state parks until 40 state parks have recycling receptacles.

All airports, and marinas with more than 30 slips, are required to provide recycling receptacles.  This requirement is effective once a waste reduction and recycling element of a local solid waste plan is adopted by the city or county in which the airport or marina is located.

Recycling receptacles in state parks, marinas, and airports must collect at least two of the following materials:  aluminum, glass, newspaper, plastic, and tin.

An appropriation of $25,000 dollars is made to the State Parks and Recreation Commission from the litter control account to provide recycling receptacles and public information.  An additional appropriation of $20,000 is made to the commission from the trustland purchase account for the same purpose.

Votes on Final Passage:

House  97   0

Senate 48   0

Effective:    July 28, 1991