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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Bottle Redemption’
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph A in the 6th line (page 1, line 9 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "4 1/2¢" and inserting the following: '4¢'
Amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph B in the 6th line (page 1, line 20 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "4 1/2¢" and inserting the following: '4¢'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 (page 1, lines 24 to 36 in L.D.)
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. It increases the handling fee for beverage containers by 1/2¢, instead of 1¢ as proposed in the bill. It also removes the provision of the bill that would have established the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources as the agent of the State for purposes of bottle redemption.