SB 293 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE REDEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.

Substitute Senate GeneralBill Assembly File No.

307293 FebruaryPublic Session,Act 2024 Substitute Senate Bill No.

29324-2 Senate,AN AprilACT 8,CONCERNING 2024THE TheREDEMPTION CommitteeOF onOUT-OF-STATE EnvironmentBEVERAGE reportedCONTAINERS. through SEN.

LOPES of the 6th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.

(NEW)Section (Effective22a-245 from passage) The Department of Energythe andgeneral Environmentalstatutes Protectionis shallamended hireby aadding consultantsubsections to(g) conductand a(h) wasteas characterizationfollows and(Effective needsfrom assessment.passage):

Upon(NEW) completion(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of suchsubsections waste(b) characterizationto and(d), needsinclusive, assessment,of thethis departmentsection, no person shall submit,tender into accordancea withsection11-4aofthegeneralstatutes,areportdealer, tothejointredemption standingcenter, committeereverse ofvending themachine, Generaldistributor Assemblyor havingdeposit cognizanceinitiator for the purpose of mattersobtaining relatinga torefund thevalue environmentor onhandling fee for any empty beverage container that the resultsperson ofknows suchor characterizationhas andreason assessment,to including,know butwas not limitedoriginally to,sold in this state as a descriptionfilled ofbeverage anycontainer changesor fromthat thewas mostpreviously recentredeemed previousthrough sucha characterization.dealer, redemption center, reverse vending machine, distributor or deposit initiator.

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117-2,"Returning asempty amendedbeverage fromcontainers timefor torefund time,that madewere availablenot topurchased suchin agencyConnecticut foror saidthat purpose.were previously redeemed is illegal.

Sec.Any person who returns empty beverage containers that the person knows or has reason to know were not originally sold in Substitute Senate Bill No.

2.293 thisstate asfilledbeverage containersorthatwere previously redeemed shall be subject to fines and state enforcement action.

SubsectionConnecticut (b)General ofStatutes section 14-267a22a-245." ofApproved theMay general9, statutes2024 isPublic repealedAct andNo. the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

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307 (b) The axle weight on any axle and the gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer or any other object, including its load, may not exceed the lesser of the manufacturer's axle weight rating, the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating or the following axle and gross weight limits:

(1) The weight on any single axle shall not exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, eighteen thousand pounds on each axle;

(2) a two-axle vehicle shall comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection, and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of thirty-six thousand pounds;

(3) a three-axle vehicle shall comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of fifty-three thousand eight hundred pounds;

(4) a three-axle combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer shall comply with the axle requirementsspecified insubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionand shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of fifty-eight thousand four hundred pounds;

(5) a four-or-more-axle vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer shall comply with the axle requirementsspecified insubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionand shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of sixty-seven thousand four hundred pounds;

(6) a four-or-more-axle vehicle or combination of vehicleandtrailerorvehicleandsemitrailerwherethedistance between the first and last axle is not less than twenty-eight feet shall comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of seventy-three thousand pounds;

(7) the gross vehicle weight of (A) a bulk milk pickup tanker, [or] (B) a vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer hauling agricultural commodities, or (C) a vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer hauling solid waste, including recyclables, shall not exceed one hundred thousand pounds, provided the weight of the bulk milk pickup tanker or such vehicle or combination is permitted under the federal-aid highway amendments of 1974, 88 Stat.

2281, 23 USC 101 et seq., as amended from time to time;

and (8) notwithstanding the provisions of sSB293 / File No.

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307 this subsection and subsection (e) of this section, a vehicle or combinationofvehicle andsemitrailermaybeoperatedonanyhighway or bridge without a writtenpermit,providedit isincompliance with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection, and provided such vehicle or combination is in compliance with the federal- aid highway amendments of 1974, 88 Stat.

2281, 23 USC 101 et seq., as amended from time to time, including the gross vehicle weight limit of eighty thousand pounds and the following weight distribution formula:

T1 LN T2 W = 500 ─── + 12N + 36 T3 (( N-1 ) ) Where W = overall gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles to the nearest five hundred pounds, L = distance in feet between the extreme of any group oftwo or more consecutive axles, and N = number of axles in group under consideration, except that two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of sixty-eight thousand pounds, provided the overall distance between the first and last axles of such consecutive sets of tandem axles is thirty-six feet or more.

As used in this subsection, "agricultural commodity" means inputs limited to feed, seed and fertilizer and products of agriculture, as described in subsection (q) of section 1-1.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1 from passage New section Sec.

2 from passage 14-267a(b) Statement of Legislative Commissioners:

In Section 2(b)(7)(C), "solid waste including recyclables" was changed to "solid waste, including recyclables," for clarity.

ENV Joint Favorable Subst.

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307 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact: