PRINTER'S NO. 1772
No. 1468 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY HERSHEY, GEORGE, CLYMER, ARGALL, DALEY, GEIST,
ARMSTRONG, BARD, BASTIAN, BELFANTI, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPELLI, L. I. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COSTA, COY, CREIGHTON, CRUZ,
J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GORDNER, GRUCELA,
HARHAI, HASAY, HENNESSEY, HORSEY, JOSEPHS, LEDERER,
MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, McILHINNEY, MUNDY, NAILOR,
PETRARCA, RUBLEY, SAMUELSON, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHULER,
SCRIMENTI, SEMMEL, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK,
STURLA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, VITALI,
WALKO, WATERS, WATSON, C. WILLIAMS, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, WRIGHT,
YOUNGBLOOD AND WANSACZ, MAY 1, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
MAY 1, 2001
AN ACT
1 Requiring containers for collecting glass, aluminum and plastic
2 in public stadiums; requiring containers for collecting glass
3 and aluminum in public rest areas under the jurisdiction of
4 the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission; and imposing a penalty.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Short title.
8 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Recycling
9 Container Availability Act.
10 Section 2. Definitions.
11 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
12 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
13 context clearly indicates otherwise:
14 "Commission." The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
1 "Public stadium." A structure open to the public, including,
2 but not limited to, State and municipal stadiums, public
3 convention centers or arenas, school and entertainment stadiums.
4 Section 3. Containers for glass, aluminum and plastic.
5 In all public stadiums where a receptacle for trash is
6 maintained for users of the public stadium, the owner or
7 operator of the public stadium shall maintain in close proximity
8 to the trash receptacle a container for collecting glass, a
9 container for collecting aluminum and a container for collecting
10 plastic. The owner or operator of the public stadium shall also
11 establish, with the local county recycling coordinator, a method
12 of transporting the collected recyclable materials to their
13 respective markets in conjunction with existing local recycling
14 programs.
15 Section 4. Containers for glass, aluminum and plastic.
16 In all public rest areas under the jurisdiction of the
17 commission where a receptacle for trash is maintained for users
18 of the public rest area, the commission shall maintain in close
19 proximity to the trash receptacle, a container for collecting
20 glass, a container for collecting aluminum and a container for
21 collecting plastic. The commission shall also establish, with
22 the local county recycling coordinator, a method of transporting
23 the collected recyclable material to their respective markets in
24 conjunction with local existing recycling programs.
25 Section 5. Penalty.
26 An owner or operator of a public stadium who fails to comply
27 with section 3 commits a summary offense and shall, upon
28 conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25.
29 Section 6. Implementation.
30 The provisions of this act shall be implemented within one
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1 year of the effective date of this act.
2 Section 7. Effective date.
3 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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