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Committee favors H.319 with contingency authority for household hazardous‑product stewardship
Summary
Committee members voted to report H.319 favorable after testimony that the bill delays some implementation dates for extended producer responsibility programs and authorizes ANR to implement and recover costs for a collection plan if manufacturers or stewardship organizations do not comply.
The House Ways & Means Committee found H.319 favorable after hearing testimony about multiple changes to the state’s extended producer responsibility and household hazardous product rules, including contingency authority that would let the Agency of Natural Resources implement a collection plan and recover costs from manufacturers if stewardship organizations fail to submit adequate plans.
Michael Grady, legislative counsel, walked the committee through the bill’s sections. He said the agency originally proposed language to set a statutory fee schedule for the paint stewardship program but that those fee caps are not in the bill as presented…
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