This bill amends the laws governing the beverage container redemption program to provide that the operation plan for the management of beverage containers under a single
44 commingling program submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection by the
45 commingling cooperative must be designed to complete the transition from beverage
46 container sorting by brand to sorting by material type no later than October 1, 2026, as long
47 as at least 90% of the initiators of deposit included in the program have provided auditable
48 beverage container sales data to the commingling cooperative by June 30, 2026. It also
49 provides that the department's review of and determination of whether to approve or reject
50 an operation plan submitted by the commingling cooperative is not a license or permit
51 decision or other final action of the department and is not subject to the rules adopted by
52 the department regarding processing of applications. These changes to the laws governing
53 the beverage container redemption program are made retroactive to January 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 2036, HP 1366: 38.3107