Notice of Public Hearing of House Bill 1204

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HB 1204, titled AN ACT Relating to the responsible management of plastic packaging, has been scheduled for a public hearing by the House Committee on Environment & Energy.

Date and Time: 02/07/2019 8:00AM (Subject to change by the Legislature.)
Location: John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm B, Olympia, WA

The Office of Financial Management has identified this bill as requiring a ten-year projection of increased cost to the taxpayers or affected fee payers.

Ten-year projection:

Fiscal Year		Plastic Packaging Stewardship Admin. Fee
2020		$0
2021		$0
2022		$200,000
2023		$96,539
2024		$78,897
2025		$0
2026		$0
2027		$0
2028		$0
2029		$29,205
Total:		$ 404,641

Section 16 would establish a plastic packaging stewardship administration fee. Ecology assumes that the annual fee would be collected from one Product Stewardship Organization. In FY 2022, the stewardship organization would be required to submit a $200,000 payment for Ecology’s start-up costs by January 1, 2022. In FY 2023 and subsequent years, the stewardship organization would submit annual payments to cover Ecology’s costs of administering and enforcing the plastic packaging stewardship program as outlined in the bill.  Fee revenue in FY 2029 and every five years thereafter is estimated at $29,205 based on Ecology’s estimated costs to prepare the annual billing, and review and approve the stewardship plans. 

Due to the complexity, breadth and novelty of bill’s requirements, Ecology doesn’t have sufficient knowledge or background to determine ongoing enforcement costs. Enforcement would also depend on how the plan is being implemented, as well as what requests or complaints we are getting from stakeholders. Therefore, our enforcement costs and associated cash receipts on these elements are indeterminate. 

The fee would be collected into the Responsible Plastic Packaging Stewardship Account established in Section 19.

No Cash Receipt Impact.

None.

Bill sponsors and contact information:

Representative Strom Peterson, Prime Sponsor
Democrat
(360) 786-7950
Strom.Peterson@leg.wa.gov

Representative Beth Doglio
Democrat
(360) 786-7992
Beth.Doglio@leg.wa.gov

Representative Noel Frame
Democrat
(360) 786-7814
Noel.Frame@leg.wa.gov

Representative Vandana Slatter
Democrat
(360) 786-7936
Vandana.Slatter@leg.wa.gov

Representative Nicole Macri
Democrat
(360) 786-7826
Nicole.Macri@leg.wa.gov

Representative Roger Goodman
Democrat
(360) 786-7878
Roger.Goodman@leg.wa.gov


House Committee on Environment & Energy members and contact information:

Representative Matt Boehnke
Republican
(360) 786-7986
BOEHNKE_MA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Richard DeBolt
Republican
(360) 786-7896
Richard.DeBolt@leg.wa.gov

Representative Beth Doglio
Democrat
(360) 786-7992
Beth.Doglio@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mary Dye
Republican
(360) 786-7942
Mary.Dye@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jake Fey
Democrat
(360) 786-7974
Jake.Fey@leg.wa.gov

Representative Joe Fitzgibbon
Democrat
(360) 786-7952
Joe.Fitzgibbon@leg.wa.gov

Representative Debra Lekanoff
Democrat
(360) 786-7800
LEKANOFF_DE@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jacquelin Maycumber
Republican
(360) 786-7908
MAYCUMBE_JA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jared Mead
Democrat
(360) 786-7892
MEAD_JA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Strom Peterson
Democrat
(360) 786-7950
Strom.Peterson@leg.wa.gov

Representative Matt Shea
Republican
(360) 786-7984
Matt.Shea@leg.wa.gov

Representative Sharon Shewmake
Democrat
(360) 786-7854
SHEWMAKE_SH@leg.wa.gov



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