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Resolve, To Develop a Statewide Plan for the Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste
Sec. 1 Household hazardous waste statewide plan; design; report. Resolved: That the Department of Environmental Protection shall design a statewide plan to support municipalities and regions in the collection of household hazardous waste. In developing the plan, the department shall consider designating regional collection locations for the acceptance of household hazardous waste for disposal by residents in those regions. The department shall also identify a long-term funding mechanism to support the plan. By December 2, 2015, the department shall submit to the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources a report concerning the statewide plan including any proposed legislation necessary to establish and implement the plan. The Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources may report out a bill regarding the subject matter of the department's report to the Second Regular Session of the 127th Legislature.
 
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Environmental Protection to design a statewide plan for the collection of household hazardous waste and to develop a long-term funding mechanism to support the plan. It directs the department to consider designating regional collection locations for the acceptance of household hazardous waste. It directs the department to submit a report relating to the plan to the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources by December 2, 2015 and authorizes the committee to report out a bill regarding the subject matter of the department's report.