SB 182 — RECYCLING & LITTER REDUCTION

SENATEAN BILLACT 182RELATING 56THTO LEGISLATURERECYCLING; - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2023 INTRODUCED BY Jeff Steinborn and Crystal R.

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AMENDING ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS PURSUANT TO r i = r t e w d m a n o THE RECYCLING AND ILLEGAL DUMPING ACT SFCº SCONCº;

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The purpose of the Litter Control and Beautification Act is to accomplish litter control by vesting in the department authority to eliminate litter from the SB 182 Page 1 state to the maximum practical extent.

The department shall aid in h g establishing a statewide keep America beautiful program.

The o t hr department shall cooperate with cities, counties, [and ] other g e i k departments of state government, [in developing ] federal land h5 r i s h management agencies in New Mexico and nonprofit organizations , t, e u g to develop a statewide litter and solid waste reduction e b l e e h program.

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The Litter Control and Beautification Act is l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r intended to add to and coordinate existing litter control and t e w d m a n o removal efforts, except as specifically stated in that act." dSECTION m2. :

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SB 182 Page 2 (5) apply for funds available from any other source for use in the administration of the Litter Control and h g Beautification Act;

o t hr (6) adopt rules to enter into contracts for g5 e i k making either direct or matching grants with other state h r i s agencies, cities or counties or with an Indian nation, tribe or h , t, e u g pueblo government for the purpose of promoting local keep e b l e e h America beautiful programs;

and n d d i = = o h (7) aid in the adoption and enforcement of l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r model anti-litter statutes and ordinances and improve state and t e w d m a n o local litter control programs.

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[and to] (3) conduct [a public awareness and media] an ongoing statewide advertising campaignSB [to182 includePage brochures,3 literaturecampaign and educational materials, production of public h g service announcements and other expenses relating to public o t hr relations] educating the public about litter reduction;

g e i k [(3)] (4) at least fifty percent of the fees h r i s received in a year to local governments or Indian nation, tribe h , t, e u g or pueblo governments to establish and help continue 5 local keep e b l e e h America beautiful programs and youth employment programs to aid n d d i = = o h in litter control, recycling and beautification projects;

l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r [(4)] (5) no more than fifteen percent of the t e w d m a n o fees received in a year for operating expenses for the New dMexico mclean :and beautiful program;

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and [(5)] (6) no more than ten percent of fees received in a year to a clearinghouse for nonprofit organizations' beautification and related educational programs." SECTION 3.

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The position of "recycling and waste reduction h g education coordinator" is created in the department and shall o t hr be funded from the recycling and illegal dumping fund.

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The department of environment, tourism h5 r i s department, office of highway litter control of the department h , t, e u g of transportation, New Mexico outdoor recreation division of e b l e e h the economic development department, state parks division of n d d i = = o h the energy, minerals and natural resources department, clean land ]beautiful bprogram ,dcoordinator, iNew aMexico ºclean eand rbeautiful iadvisory =committee rand recycling and beautifulwaste programreduction coordinator,education Newcoordinator Mexicoshall cleancollaborate andon tstrategies eto wincrease drecycling mand alitter nreduction, ostate beautifullitter advisoryreduction committeeeducation and recyclingmarketing and wastefunding reductionpriorities." dSECTION m4. :

b e d s º o t n = .223911.1AIC February 27, 2023 (11:53Am) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d education coordinator shall collaborate on strategies to increase recycling and litter reduction, state litter reduction education and marketing and funding priorities." SECTION 4.

A municipality, county, Indian nation, pueblo or tribe, land grant community, cooperative association, [or ] solid waste authority or federally recognized nonprofit organization incorporated in New Mexico that meets eligibility requirements established by the board may apply for a grant for providing funds to public landfills to offset the cost of collecting or recycling of tires, [or submit a competitive bid for a loan or contract for development costs or operating costs to establish a recycling facility] purchase equipment, perform marketing, purchase products produced by a SB 182 Page 5 recycling facility, provide educational outreach, develop recycling infrastructure, h abate illegal dumpsites or contract with vendors to promote u » r t h recycling and to abate illegal dumpsites consistent with g e l i provisions of the Recycling and 5 Illegal Dumping Act.

[TheB. h r i s first priority for funding shall be abatement of illegal scrap h , e h t u g tire dumpsites and the recycling of scrap tires.

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A grant, loan or contract for processing shall n d d i = = o h not be awarded pursuant to the Recycling and Illegal Dumping l ] b ,d i a º r e r = Act to a person who receives less than ninety-five percent of t e w d m a n o recyclable materials from sources in New Mexico.

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C.]»SCONCC. SCONCºB.»SCONC Nothing in this section prohibits a municipality, county, Indian nation, pueblo or tribe, land grant community or cooperative association from contracting for services to complete an abatement action.

[D.Nothing in this section prohibits a municipality, county, Indian nation, pueblo or tribe, land grant community or cooperative association from contracting for services to complete an abatement action." SECTION 5.

AtAPPROPRIATION.--One leastmillion two-thirdsdollars of($1,000,000) budgetedis grantappropriated moneyfrom inthe eachgeneral fiscalfund year shall be allocated to tirethe abatementtourism anddepartment recyclingfor programs,expenditure and one-third of budgeted grant money in each fiscal year shall2024 befor allocateda tostatewide abatementlitter ofreduction illegaladvertising dumping and recyclingeducational ofcampaign. other solid wastes.]" SFCºSCONCºSECTION 5.