HB474 Alabama 2022 Session

Under existing law there is no provision for the issuance of credits for sale or transfer among persons who use recyclable materials to produce a product or an energy source, and persons seeking to redeem credits in order to offset their solid waste disposal costs

This bill would authorize the Alabama Department of Environmental Management to issue recycle credits to persons using recyclable materials diverted from the solid waste stream in order to produce a new product or an energy source, and allow the credits to be sold and traded to persons seeking to offset the cost of solid waste disposal at public or private landfills in the state

This bill would provide the department with the authority to establish rules and distribute funds collected from certain fees and penalties, and to provide oversight of the program

This bill would also establish a civil penalty for fraud related to the transfer of recycle credits and for falsifying recycle credit certificates

Relating to recyclable materials; to authorize the Alabama Department of Environmental Management to establish a recycle credit program for the issuance, sale, or transfer of recycle credits; and to establish civil penalties for violation of certain provisions of this act.