SENATE BILL REPORT

                                   SHB 1304

         AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES,

                                MARCH 21, 1991

Brief Description:  Requiring recycling in state parks, marinas, and airports.

SPONSORS: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

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Metcalf, Chairman; Oke, Vice Chairman; Amondson, Barr, Conner, Owen, Patterson, Snyder, and Sutherland. 

Staff:  Atsushi Kiuchi (786‑7708)

Hearing Dates:March 21, 1991

BACKGROUND:

The state Model Litter Control and Recycling Act provides for increasing public awareness of the need to stop littering and to recycle waste materials.

The Department of Ecology assists public agencies by conducting educational programs and providing grants to carry out litter control and recycling activities.

SUMMARY:

The state Parks and Recreation Commission shall:

(1)provide waste reduction and recycling information in each park campground and day-use area by July 1, 1992;

(2)provide recycling receptacles in at least 15 day-use and campground areas by July, 1993 with an emphasis in parks near urban centers or heavily used parks;

(3)install recycling receptacles starting July 1, 1993, at a rate of at least five per biennium until the total number reaches 40 in state parks;

(4)enter into agreements for the collection and transport of the recycled materials from the receptacles.

Recycling receptacles shall be provided by marinas with 30 or more slips and by each airport with regularly scheduled commercial passenger service.  This requirement applies only to cities or counties that have adopted a waste reduction and recycling element in their solid waste management plan. 

The recycling receptacles shall be clearly marked for at least two of the following recyclable materials:  aluminum, glass, newspaper, plastic and tin.

A $25,000 appropriation from the model litter control account and $20,000 from the trust land purchase account is appropriated to the state Parks and Recreation Commission to carry out the provisions of this bill.

Appropriation:  $45,000

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  none requested

TESTIMONY FOR:

State park campgrounds and day-use facilities attract many visitors and will provide excellent opportunities for recycling education and collection of recyclables.  The timetables for implementation are realistic and should cause little financial or workload burdens on the department or marina operators.

TESTIMONY AGAINST:  None

TESTIFIED:  Representative Valle (pro); Jack Swanberg, NW Marine Trade Assn. (pro)