3/19/09Metropolitan Washington COG1 Bag Legislation in DC, MD, & VA March 19, 2009 John Snarr, Principal Planner, COG

3/19/09Metropolitan Washington COG2 Bill Components Address plastic and/or paper bags Some ban plastic bags Some require all bags to be recyclable Some impose a fee on each bag distributed Some impose a recycled-content requirement for bags

3/19/09Metropolitan Washington COG3 Bills District of Columbia (Wells) Maryland HB 1210 (Carr) Virginia HB 1814 (Morrissey) HB 2010 (Ebbin) SB 873 (Ticer) SB 971 (Blevins)

3/19/09Metropolitan Washington COG4 District of Columbia Bill (Wells) Protect Environmental and Aquatic Assets Ban non-recyclable plastic carryout bags 5 cent fee on recyclable plastic & paper bags from Grocery Stores Drug Stores Liquor Stores Restaurants Food Vendors

3/19/09Metropolitan Washington COG5 District of Columbia Bill Recycled-Content Carryout bags (paper and plastic) that are disposable must Contain no old-growth fiber Be 100% recyclable Contain minimum 40% post-consumer content Display the word “Recyclable”

3/19/09Metropolitan Washington COG6 District of Columbia Bill Fund Create Anacostia River Cleanup & Protection Fund 1-2 cents retained by store 2 cents if store has Bag Credit Program Remaining money to Fund Fund used to Provide reusable bags to low-income residents Education campaigns Monitoring Litter Cleanup and Restoration of Watershed

3/19/09Metropolitan Washington COG7 Maryland Bill HB 1210 (Carr) Similar to DC Bill 5 cent fee on plastic & paper carryout bags from ALL retail stores Does not address required bag recyclability or recycled-content 1-2 cents retained by store 2 cents if store has Bag Credit Program Remaining money goes to the Chesapeake & Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund

3/19/09Metropolitan Washington COG8 Maryland Bill HB 1210 Fiscal Note Estimated annual administrative cost of $200,000 to $300,000 Potential annual revenues estimated as high as $3.9 million, but dependent on many variables

3/19/09Metropolitan Washington COG9 Virginia Bill HB 2010 (Ebbin) Similar to DC Bill 5 cent fee on plastic & paper disposable bags from Grocery Stores Convenience Stores Drugstores Does not address required bag recyclability or recycled- content Does not address retailers retaining part of fee Money goes to Water Quality Improvement Fund Left in Committee 2/10/09

3/19/09Metropolitan Washington COG10 Virginia Bill HB 1814 and SB 873 (Morrissey/Ticer) Bans retailers from distributing carryout plastic bags Left in committee 2/10/09 (HB 1814) 2/1//09 (SB 873)

3/19/09Metropolitan Washington COG11 Virginia Bill SB 971 (Blevins) Requires in store plastic bag recycling program and signage at Chain stores Stores that exceed 5,000 square feet Requires reusable bags to be available for sale Requires plastic bag manufacturers to provide recycling 1/19/09 Stricken at request of Patron