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Appropriations panel pauses action on extended producer responsibility bill amid Clean Water Fund transfer questions
Summary
Discussion of H915 centered on planned transfers from the Clean Water Fund to solid waste management accounts—up to $1,000,000 in fiscal years '30 and '31 and up to $750,000 in '32 and '33—prompting members to pause to review fiscal materials and potential consumer cost impacts.
The House Appropriations Committee paused further action on H915, an extended producer responsibility program, after members raised questions about fiscal transfers and potential downstream costs to consumers.
The chair outlined a fiscal arrangement in which the secretary of administration could transfer up to $1,000,000 from the Clean Water Fund to the solid waste management assistance account in fiscal years '30 and '31, with additional transfers up to $750,000 in fiscal years '32 and '33. The chair described the transfers as coming from the Clean Water Fund rather than the general fund and noted the administration and some business groups support the program.
Committee members expressed concern that costs imposed on distributors to implement producer responsibility systems could be passed on to consumers. One member asked to pause the item to review notes and fiscal sheets; the chair agreed to hold the item until the committee had an opportunity to bring in additional information or witnesses if necessary.
The pause leaves H915 under active consideration pending further fiscal review and any required testimony or clarification about impacts to Clean Water Fund revenues.
