1607-S2 AMH REEV H1940.1
2SHB 1607 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-1936.1/25) 843
By Representative Reeves
NOT CONSIDERED 04/27/2025
On page 4, line 10, after "(18)" insert ""Overburdened community" means a census tract ranked as a nine or a 10 in the environmental health disparities map maintained by the department of health under RCW
43.70.815, as the ranking methodology existed as of the effective date of this section.
(19)"
Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
On page 6, beginning on line 13, after "means" strike all material through "proficiency" on line 17 and insert ":
(a) Any person residing in a census tract that contains a high overall social vulnerability index as measured using the United States center for disease control and the agency for toxic substances and disease registry's social vulnerability index, as it existed as of January 1, 2025, for the most recent year such data are available; or
(b) Any person that has an income below the minimum necessary for a household based on family composition in a given geography to adequately meet their basic needs without public or private assistance, as measured by the University of Washington's center for women's welfare, for the most recent year such data are available"
On page 11, line 32, after "chapter" insert ". In order to inform the proposed redemption site network, the recycling refund producer responsibility organization must develop and complete a community engagement process focused on socially vulnerable populations and overburdened communities"
On page 14, line 1, after "(4)" insert "The department must appoint an equity subcommittee to the recycling refund advisory council comprised of six representatives from overburdened communities, including a representative from each of three geographic locations in eastern Washington representing a small, medium, and large community. The equity subcommittee has the following duties:
(a) Develop a community engagement program for implementation to inform the recycling refund program plan for equity and convenience standards;
(b) Inform the recycling refund program plan and provide comments to the recycling refund producer responsibility organization and the department; and
(c) Review annual reports and provide comments to the recycling refund producer responsibility organization and the department.
(5)"
On page 17, line 9, after "providers" insert ", community organizations,"
On page 17, line 10, after "populations" insert "and overburdened communities"
On page 17, line 20, after "funds" insert ", socially vulnerable populations, or overburdened communities"
On page 19, line 10, after "sites;" strike "or"
On page 19, line 11, after "(4)" insert "Increasing the number of redemption sites in socially vulnerable populations and overburdened communities; or
(5)"
On page 22, beginning on line 33, after "evaluation" strike all material through "underserved" on line 34 and insert "based on regionalized sales and redemption dates of whether redemption options disproportionately impact overburdened"
EFFECT: Amends the definition of socially vulnerable populations to mean persons residing in certain census tracts using the United States Center for Disease Control and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's social vulnerability index, as it existed as of January 1, 2025, or persons that have incomes below specified thresholds using a measurement by the University of Washington's Center for Women's Welfare. Defines overburdened communities as those ranked as a 9 or 10 on the environmental health disparities map maintained by the Department of Health. Requires the Department of Ecology to appoint an equity subcommittee to the advisory council with specified composition and duties. Requires the Recycling Refund Producer Responsibility Organization's (PRO's) program for nonprofit organizations to include community organization partnerships and to benefit overburdened communities, in addition to socially vulnerable populations. Authorizes the PRO to use unredeemed deposits to increase the number of redemption sites in overburdened communities and socially vulnerable populations. Requires the PRO's annual report to evaluate, based on regionalized sales and redemption data, whether redemption options disproportionately impact overburdened communities and socially vulnerable populations.
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