H.B. 414

1

RECYCLING AMENDMENTS
2 2008 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Tim M. Cosgrove
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill requires certain entities to participate in single stream recycling.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . defines terms; and
13 . requires a state agency, school district, or charter school located in a first or second
14 class county to participate in recycling.
15 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 ENACTS:
21 53A-2-124, Utah Code Annotated 1953
22 63G-6-427, Utah Code Annotated 1953
23
24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 53A-2-124 is enacted to read:
26 53A-2-124. Participation in single stream recycling.
27 (1) As used in this section:

28 (a) "Recyclable material" is as defined in Section 63G-6-427 .
29 (b) "School facility" means a building, structure, or other improvement that is owned or
30 operated by a school district or charter school.
31 (2) A school district or charter school located in a first or second class county shall:
32 (a) divert recyclable material from the solid waste stream generated at a school facility;
33 and
34 (b) contract for the collection of recyclable material in accordance with Title 63,
35 Chapter 56, Utah Procurement Code.
36 Section 2. Section 63G-6-427 is enacted to read:
37 63G-6-427. Participation in single stream recycling.
38 (1) As used in this section:
39 (a) (i) "Recyclable material" means a fiber or non-fiber material that may be reused,
40 including:
41 (A) newspaper;
42 (B) office paper;
43 (C) cardboard;
44 (D) a plastic bottle; and
45 (E) a steel or aluminum can.
46 (ii) "Recyclable material" does not include material containing confidential information
47 that requires shredding.
48 (b) "State agency" means an executive, legislative, or judicial branch department,
49 agency board, commission, or division, including a state institution of higher education as
50 defined in Section 53B-3-102 .
51 (c) (i) "State facility" means a building, structure, or other improvement that is
52 constructed on property:
53 (A) owned by the state or a state agency; and
54 (B) located in a first or second class county.
55 (ii) "State facility" does not mean:
56 (A) an unoccupied structure that is a component of the state highway system;
57 (B) a privately owned structure that is located on property owned by the state or a state
58 agency; or

59 (C) a structure that is located on land administered by the School and Institutional
60 Trust Lands Administration under a lease, permit, or contract with the School and Institutional
61 Trust Lands Administration.
62 (2) A state agency shall:
63 (a) divert recyclable material from the solid waste stream generated at a state facility;
64 and
65 (b) contract for the collection of recyclable material in accordance with Title 63,
66 Chapter 56, Utah Procurement Code.




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